Faculty & Research
Directory
Gimeno Sandig, Alberto
Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade
Contracted Doctoral Professor URL
Investigador, GRIE - Grupo de Investigación en Iniciativa Emprendedora
Investigador, EEI - ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute
Education
- Doctor en Administración y Dirección de Empresas.
- Licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas y Máster en Dirección de Empresas. ESADE
- Licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas. ESADE - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Biography
In addition to forming part of ESADE's Faculty, he is one of the founding partners of Family Business Knowledge FBK, an applied research company in the field of the family business. FBK develops both management tools for the family business and studies on groups of family businesses. He likewise acts as consultant to business families.
On completing his degree, he created his own company Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente, SL. He has also been General Manager of United Port Services, SA, and of Productos Frit Ravich, SL.
He is the co-author of a theoretical model the structural risk model, used both by business families and by consultants and consultancy companies specialized in this field, in various countries of the world.
His research is focused on the application of the theory of complexity to family business management, with the aim of creating analytical models of this management.
Selected publications
- Parada, M., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Eze, L. (2024). Professional Associations. Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business (pp. 348-350). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc..
- Bermejo, M., De Diego, E., Elvira, M. M., García De Castro, A., Garrido, E., Gimeno Sandig, A., Parada, M. & Tàpies, J. (2022). Sumando ideas: Gestión y liderazgo de empresas familiares.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2022). Nobility of Spirit in Family Business I: Its relevance: Su importancia. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (326), pp. 44-46.
- Dawson, A., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2020). Growth through Innovation and Internationalization: Exploring the role of family business identity through narrative analysis. Handbook of qualitative research methods for family business (pp. 270-283).
- Parada, M., Gimeno Sandig, A., Samara, G. & Saris, W. (E-pub ahead of print). (2020). The adoption of governance mechanisms in family businesses: an institutional lens. Journal of Family Business Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-07-2019-0054.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2018, May). Institutional work in family businesses [Paper presentation]. 14th EIASM Workshop on Family Firm Management Research.
- Abenoza, S. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2017). El diálogo socrático: Un gran instrumento para la familia empresaria.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2017, May). Understanding the dynamics of familiness: An asset or a liability? [Paper presentation]. 13th EIASM Workshop on Family Firm Management Research.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2016). Understanding characteristics of long-term value creating family business.
- Casado Navarro-Rubio, J., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2016, June). The impact of professional associations on the education, learning and action of policymakers with regard to family enterprises [Paper presentation]. The International Family Enterprise Research Academy Annual Conference 2016 IFERA, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2016, May). Institutionalizing governance structures in family businesses [Paper presentation]. 12th EIASM Workshop on Family Firm Management Research.
- Parada, M., Müller, C. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2016). Family firms in Ibero-America: [{"locale":"es_ES","text":"una introducción. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administracion, 29 (3), pp. 219-230. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ARLA-05-2016-0128.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2015). Parenting and next gen development. Developing Next Generation Leaders for Transgenerational Entrepreneurial Family Enterprises (pp. 212-237). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784717872.00019.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2013). Professionalization of the family business. Exploring Transgenerational Entrepreneurship (pp. 42-61). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781003626.00009.
- Fletcher, D., Melin, L. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2012). Culture and values in family business-A review and suggestions for future research. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 3 (3), pp. 127-131. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2012.06.001.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Vives, L. (2012). La internacionalización de la empresa familiar española.
- Gimeno Sandig, A., Rüsen, T. & Von Schlippe, A. (2012). Strukturelles risiko und mentale modelle in familienunternehmen.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. (2011, November). Culture and values for entrepreneurial activities [Paper presentation]. South African Family Business Meeting STEP 2011.
- Baulenas Ruvireta, G., Coma-Cros Raventós, J. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2011). Family business: How to understand and manage different types of family businesses.
- Parada, M., Nordqvist, M. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2010). Institutionalizing the family business: The role of professional associations in fostering a change of values. Family Business Review, 23 (4), pp. 355-372. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894486510381756.
- Gimeno Sandig, A., Maratchi Legrain, A. & Parada, M. (2010, November). Caso Natura Bissé [Case study].
- Coma-Cros Raventós, J. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2010). L'empresa familiar a Catalunya: una anàlisi del risc estructural.
- Baulenas Ruvireta, G., Coma-Cros Raventós, J. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2010). Familienunternehmen fuhren - komplexitat managen: Mentale modelle und praktische lösungen.
- Gimeno Sandig, A., Melin, L. & Parada, M. (2010, July). Familiness: An asset or a liability? [Paper presentation]. 10th Annual IFERA World Family Business Research Conference, Lancaster 2010.
- Baulenas Ruvireta, G., Coma-Cros Raventós, J. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2010). Family business models: Practical solutions for the family business.
- Gimeno Sandig, A., Baulenas, G. & Coma-Cros, J. (2010). Family business models: Practical solutions for the family business. Palgrave MacMillan. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230282148.
- Bieto Caubet, E., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2010). Dealing with increasing family complexity to achieve transgenerational potential in family firms. Transgenerational entrepreneurship: Exploring growth and performance in the family firms across generations (pp. 167-194).
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2010, April). 'Familiness': An asset or a liability? [Paper presentation]. 2010 Family Enterprise Research Conference FERC.
- Bieto, E., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2010). Dealing with increasing family complexity to achieve transgenerational potential in family firms. Transgenerational Entrepreneurship (pp. 167-194). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd..
- Alemany, L., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2009). Capital riesgo y empresa familiar: ¿es posible la sinergia?.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. (2009). Familientherapeutische instrumente in familienunternehmen: Interview mit Alberto Gimeno.
- Baulenas Ruvireta, G., Coma-Cros Raventós, J. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2009). Modelos de empresa familiar: soluciones prácticas para la familia empresaria.
- Alemany, L., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2008, October). How can private equity contribute to global development and increased competitiveness of family firms? [Paper presentation]. Thriving in a competitive world: Leveraging financial, social and human capital in family enterprises, London 2008.
- Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2008, June). The transformation of values in family businesses: an institutional approach [Paper presentation]. 4th EIASM Workshop on Family Firms Management Research 2008.
- Bieto Caubet, E., Gimeno Sandig, A. & Parada, M. (2008). La importancia de la transformación de los valores en el comportamiento emprendedor. Transformarse o desaparecer: estrategias de la empresa familiar para competir en el siglo XXI (pp. 69-80).
- Gimeno Sandig, A., Labadie, G., Planellas Arán, M. & Saris, W. E. (2007, June). Measuring the effect of family ideology on family business performance [Paper presentation]. 2007 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2007 BCERC.
- Baulenas Ruvireta, G. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2007). Contenidos y tipo de protocolo en la empresa familiar española. El protocolo familiar: la experiencia de una década (pp. 91-104).
- Gimeno Sandig, A., Labadie, G., Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Saris, W. E. (2006). Internal factors of family business performance: An integrated theoretical model. Handbook of research on family business (pp. 145-164).
- Batista-Foguet, J., Baulenas Ruvireta, G., Coma-Cros Raventós, J., Gimeno Sandig, A., Guilló Lledó, L., Parada, M. & Saris, W. E. (2006). Radiografía de la empresa familiar española: fortalezas y riesgos.
- Gimeno Sandig, A., Labadie, G., Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Saris, W. E. (2005). El desempeño en la empresa familiar: principales factores internos explicativos. El patrimonio familiar, profesional y empresarial. Sus protocolos: constitución, gestión, responsabilidad, continuidad y tributación. Tomo VI. Estrategias de gobierno, continuidad y expansión de la empresa familiar (pp. 195-284).
- Baulenas Ruvireta, G. & Gimeno Sandig, A. (2005). Las relaciones familiares en la familia empresaria. El patrimonio familiar, profesional y empresarial, sus protocolos: constitución, gestión, responsabilidad, continuidad y tributación vol. 6 (pp. 475-506).