Chair of Family-Owned Business
Chair of Family-Owned Business
Chair: Álvaro San Martín
A forum of learning and connection for family firms
IESE’s Chair of Family-Owned Business was established in 1987 to promote and support family business and business family initiatives around the world.
The first of its kind in Europe, the Chair generates high-impact research and peer-reviewed publications, and actively participates in international conferences, research summits and educational initiatives, including regular sessions in IESE’s Alumni Learning Program.
Research areas.
- Governance in family-owned firms
- Interpersonal relationships and family dynamics
- Succession processes
- Ethics and corporate social responsibility
- Sustainability and growth in the family firm
- Innovation and intrapreneurship
Chair.
Álvaro San Martín is a professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department and the academic director of the Executive MBA in Madrid. With a PhD in Management from INSEAD, Prof. San Martín is an expert in organizational behavior, cultural psychology and team dynamics. His research has featured widely in leading scientific journals, including American Psychologist, Nature Human Behaviour, Psychological Science, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
In addition to his academic roles, Prof. San Martín serves as a member of the International Committee for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) and on the editorial board of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP), a prestigious peer-reviewed publication of the American Psychological Association.
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