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Mendoza Mayordomo, Xavier
Education
- Doctor en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales.
- Licenciado en Ciencias Empresariales y Máster en Administración y Dirección de Empresas. ESADE
- Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas.
Biography
Xavier Mendoza is Esade's Director General since September 2022.
Xavier is an Associate Professor in the Strategy and General Management department and the current director of the Observatory of Spanish Multinational Companies OEME, a research unit jointly promoted by ESADE and ICEX. He served as dean of ESADE Business School 2000-2008 and as deputy director general of ESADE 2008-2011.
Professor Mendoza's research studies internationalization processes of firms, strategic management of multinational companies, and management education. His work has been published in journals such as Corporate Governance, Long Range Planning or Journal of Business Research and in books such as the Handbook of Research on Family Business or the OEME Annual Reports. He received the Outstanding Paper Award for the best article published in the journal Corporate Governance in 2008.Professor Mendoza currently teaches Executive, MBA and MSc students at ESADE in the areas of corporate strategy and international business. He has lectured and presented conference papers at several academic institutions and professional associations in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.
Prior to his appointment as Dean, he combined his academic activities with consultancy in business strategy. In addition to working for Spanish and multinational companies in different industries, he also advised several public administrations and NGOs in Spain. Professor Mendoza has extensive international experience as accreditation reviewer and has participated in more than 20 peer review visits to leading higher education institutions around the world. Dr. Mendoza is currently member of the Executive Committee of the Business Association of Latin American Studies BALAS and the Editorial Advisory Committee of Corporate Governance. He was elected member of the Board of Directors of AACSB-International 2008-2011 after serving in its Initial Accreditation Committee for six years. He also served in other committees of ACCSB, the most important international association of business schools.
As dean of ESADE Business School he was one of the founders of the European Academy of Business in Society EABIS and served as member and Academic Vice-Chair of its Supervisory Board 2002-2008. He also was a member of the ScienceBusiness Innovation Board, the Executive Board of the Community of European Management Schools CEMS, the Deans & Directors Committee of the European Foundation for Management Development EFMD and the Governing Body of Ramon Llull University.
Selected publications
- Shin, J., Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Choi, C. (2022). Do internationalizing business group affiliates perform better after promarket reforms? Evidence from Korean SMEs. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 39 (2), pp. 805-841. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-021-09751-3.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F., Infantes, P. M., Parada, M., Rautiainen, M. & Hohberger, J. (2022). Corporate Strategy in Family Business Groups in Developed Economies. The Palgrave Handbook of Managing Family Business Groups (pp. 81-124). Springer International Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13206-3_5.
- Araya-Castillo, L. & Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (2020). Internationalization process of Spanish firms of the service sector. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15665/dem.v18i2.2252.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F., Méndez, C. E. & Araya-Castillo, L. (2020). When geography matters: International diversification and firm performance of spanish multinationals. BRQ Business Research Quarterly, 23 (1), pp. 1-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2340944420898981.
- Araya-Castillo, L., Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Méndez, C. E. (2019). Impacto de la diversificación internacional sobre el desempeño de las multinacionales españolas. Cuadernos del Cendes, 36 (101), pp. 87-116.
- Shin, J., Mendoza Mayordomo, F., Hawkins, M. A. & Choi, C. (2017). The relationship between multinationality and performance: Knowledge-intensive vs. capital-intensive service micro-multinational enterprises. International Business Review, 26 (5), pp. 867-880. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2017.02.005.
- Kalafatoglu, T. & Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (2017). The impact of gender and culture on networking and venture creation An exploratory study in Turkey and MENA region. Cross Cultural and Strategic Management, 24 (2), pp. 332-349. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CCSM-04-2016-0090.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Carneiro, J. (2012). Introduction to the special issue of best papers Business Association of Latin American Studies 2010. Journal of Business Research, 65 (12), pp. 1749-1751. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.10.033.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Pellegrini, J. (2012). La multinacional española ante la crisis: respuestas y perspectivas. Retos de futuro de la multinacional española. Tercer informe anual del Observatorio de la Empresa Multinacional Española OEME (pp. 56-81).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & PUIG BASTARD, P. (2012). Síntesis y conclusiones. Retos de futuro de la multinacional española. Retos de futuro de la multinacional española. Tercer informe anual del Observatorio de la Empresa Multinacional Española OEME (pp. 152-164).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F., Mogas Sibina, E. & Pascual Sancho, J. (2012). Foreign investment in the Barcelona area.
- Dolan, S. L., Mendoza Mayordomo, F., Parada, M., PUIG BASTARD, P., SABAL CÁRDENAS, J. & Vives, L. (2010). La multinacional española ante un nuevo escenario internacional. Segundo informe anual del Observatorio de la Empresa Multinacional Española OEME.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Vives, L. (2010). El proceso de multinacionalización de las empresas españolas: retos y oportunidades. La multinacional española ante un nuevo escenario internacional. Segundo informe anual del Observatorio de la Empresa Multinacional Español OEME (pp. 122-165).
- Gimbert, X., Bisbe, J. & Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (2010). The role of performance measurement systems in strategy formulation processes. Long Range Planning, 43 (4), pp. 477-497. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2010.01.001.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Vives, L. (2009). De la internacionalización a la multinacionalización de la empresa: marcos teóricos para su análisis estratégico. La expansión de la multinacional española: estrategias y cambios organizativos. Primer informe anual del Observatorio de la Empresa Multinacional Española OEME (pp. 76-105).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Vives, L. (2009). Management education in Spain. Global management education: Country studies (pp. 306-317).
- Vernis Domènech, A. & Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (2009). Una aproximación a la conceptualización del nuevo rol del Estado: El Estado relacional. Reforma y Democracia, 44.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Vernis Domènech, A. (2008). El Estado relacional y la transformación de las administraciones públicas. Los escenarios de la gestión pública del siglo XXI (pp. 37-62).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (2008). Les escoles de negoci i l'atracció de talent internacional a Barcelona.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Vernis Domènech, A. (2008). The changing role of governments and the emergence of the relational state. Corporate Governance. The International Journal of Business in Society, 8 (4), pp. 389-396. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14720700810899130.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Vernis Domènech, A. (2007). L'estat relacional i la transformació de les administracions públiques. Els escenaris de la gestió pública del segle XXI (pp. 33-55).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (2007). Prólogo. Gestión de destinos turísticos sostenibles (pp. 1-2).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. & Vives, L. (2007). Management education in Spain.
- 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).
- 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).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (2000). La utilización de técnicas de gestión del sector privado y el desarrollo del management público. Pensar lo público (pp. 317-349).
- Echebarría Ariznabarreta, K. & Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (1999). La especificidad de la gestión pública: el concepto del management público. ¿De burócratas a gerentes? Las ciencias de la gestión aplicadas a la administración del Estado (pp. 15-46).
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F., Vilahur Fornés, F. & Losada Marrodán, C. (1994). Estudio Delphi sobre la formación profesional en Barcelona : orientaciones para la educación de la oferta educativa a la demanda empresarial.
- Mendoza Mayordomo, F. (1993). Management público e indicadores de gestión: Una perspectiva organizativa.