Africa
Ariño

Professor of Strategic Management

Joaquim Molins Figueras Chair of Strategic Alliances

• Ph.D. in Management, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• MBA, IESE Business School, University of Navarra
• Degree in Economics and Business Administration, Universitat de Barcelona

Africa Ariño is Professor of the Strategic Management Department and Joaquim Molins Figueras Chair of Strategic Alliances at IESE Business School, University of Navarra. She received her Ph.D. in Management (Strategy and Organization) from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At IESE, she has served as deputy dean for faculty, head of the Strategic Management Department and director of the PhD program. Currently she is president of the Strategic Management Society (SMS) and was elected Fellow of the SMS in 2015. In 2014, she was Visiting Professor for six months at Lagos Business School (Nigeria) and Strathmore Business School (Kenya).

Her research interests include the governance and management of interorganizational relationships, with particular emphasis on strategic alliance design and dynamics. Her research has been published in journals such as the Global Strategy Journal, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science and the Strategic Management Journal, among others. Professor Ariño is also the author of numerous contributions in publications aimed at a managerial audience, such as the California Management Review and the Academy of Management Executive. She is co-author of the book Entrepreneurial Alliances (with Jeffrey J. Reuer, and Paul Olk) as well as co-editor of Strategic Alliances: Governance and Contracts (with Jeffrey J. Reuer) and Creating Value through International Strategy (with P. Ghemawat and J.E. Ricart).

Professor Ariño has served as associate editor of the Academy of Management Discoveries, the European Management Review and the Global Strategy Journal. She is currently a member of the editorial board of the Strategic Management Journal, and in the past has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Management and the Journal of Management Studies, among others.

Professor Ariño was the Chairperson of the 2014 Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society. She has also organized several specialized conferences related to her research interests.

She served on the Executive Committee of the SMS as president elect (2019-2020) and as a member of its board of directors by membership election for two consecutive terms (2011–2013; 2014–2016). She was also elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management (AoM) (2008 – 2010).

She has participated in diverse consulting projects concerning issues related to strategic management and others specific to family-owned companies.

Areas of interest.

• Cooperative strategies
• Strategic alliances

Publications

Journal Articles (refereed)

OLIVEIRA, N., ARIÑO, A., LUMINEAU, F. (2023). Time in international strategic alliances. Progress and prospect. Journal of World Business, 58 (4), Article 101456. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2023.101456. GALDINO, K. M., ELLIS, K. M., LAMONT, B. T., ARIÑO, A. (2023). Institutional determinants of ownership stake in cross‐border acquisitions in Africa. The moderating role of geographic distance. Thunderbird International Business Review, 65 (3), 311-323. doi:10.1002/tie.22329. KELLER, A., LUMINEAU, F., MELLEWIGT, T., ARIÑO, A. (2021). Alliance governance mechanisms in the face of disruption. Organization Science, 32 (6), 1542–1570. doi:10.1287/orsc.2021.1437.

Working Papers

JANÉ, J., LAGO, A., ARIÑO, A. (2005). Measuring the performance of international logistics outsourcing partnerships: A dyadic perspective analysis (DI-608-E). GALLO, M. Á., ARIÑO, A., MÁÑEZ, I., CAPPUYNS, K. (2004). Internationalization via strategic alliances in family businesses (DI-540-E). OLK, P., ARIÑO, A. (2003). Testing assumptions about evaluating strategic alliance performance (DI-529-E).

Proceedings

ARIÑO, A., BERRONE, P., RICART, J. E., SOBREPERE, X., YONG, A. (2024). Navigating complexity and novelty. A stakeholder governance framework for PPP projects. Academy of Management Proceedings.

Books

REUER, J., ARIÑO, A., OLK, P. (2010). Entrepreneurial Alliances. Madrid: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Edited books

ARIÑO, A., REUER, J. J. (2006). Strategic alliances: Governance and contracts. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan. ARIÑO, A., GHEMAWAT, P., RICART, J. E. (2005). Creating value through international strategy. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.

Book Chapters

ARIÑO, A. (2024). Alianzas. Emprender juntos con visión y confianza. En Fité, R.M. ; Nueno, P.; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 155-166). Barcelona: Gestión 2000. ARIÑO, A. (2019). Managing strategic alliances. In A. Caldart, J.E. Ricart, A. Carrera (Eds.), General Management in Latin and Ibero American Organizations: A Humanistic Perspective. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge. ARIÑO, A., ANDREU I CIVIT, R. (2019). Learning to Coordinate in Alliances: Toward a Microfoundation Framework. In Farok J. Contractor and Jeffrey J. Reuer (Ed.), Frontiers of Strategic Alliance Research: Negotiating, Structuring and Governing Partnerships (pp. 135 - 151). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Non-refereed articles

ARIÑO, A., ANDREU I CIVIT, R. (2018). Claves para coordinar alianzas de valor. Un modelo "micro" de eficiencia "macro". IESE Insight (36), pp. 15 - 21. ARIÑO, A., ANDREU I CIVIT, R. (2018). Building Blocks for Healthy Alliance Coordination. A Micro Framework for Macro Efficiency. IESE Insight (36), pp. 15 - 21. ARIÑO, A. (2015). Estrategias de largo recorrido para crecer. Salvando las distancias en África. IESE Insight (24), pp. 24 - 31.

Studies

MCPHEE, D., HECKEMÜLLER, C., ARIÑO, A., OZCAN, P. (2009). Joint ventures. A Tool for Growth During an Economic Downturn.

Cases

PASTORIZA, D., ARIÑO, A., CALLEJA, R. (2024). Shifting alliances in the golf industry: The PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (B). IESE, SM-1758-E. PASTORIZA, D., ARIÑO, A., CALLEJA, R. (2024). Shifting alliances in the golf industry: The PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (C). IESE, SM-1759-E. PASTORIZA, D., ARIÑO, A., CALLEJA, R. (2024). Shifting alliances in the golf industry: The PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (A). IESE, SM-1757-E.

Technical Notes

ARIÑO, A. (2006). Strategic Alliances: An Option to Enable Corporate Growth. IESE, DGN-648-E. ARIÑO, A. (2006). Las alianzas estratégicas: una opción para potenciar el crecimiento de la empresa. IESE, DGN-648. OTEGUI M.,, ARIÑO, A. (2004). Managing Strategic Alliances: A Process Framework. IESE, DGN-646-E.

Outputs in other media

OPRESCU, A., ARIÑO, A. (2020). Cooperar en tiempos de pandemia. El Economista, Madrid. ARIÑO, A., OPRESCU, A. (2019). Las nuevas alianzas de Telefónica. Expansión, Madrid. ARIÑO, A. (2017). Repensemos la estrategia. Las investigaciones sobre África ponen en duda la utilidad de las actuales teorías de la dirección de empresas. IESE Insight.