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Session 302

Directing Strategy: The Process Challenges of Formulating and Implementing Strategy in a World of Networks

Track Q	Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Track X	Time: 14:15 – 15:15
Showcase Panel	Room: Copenhague

Session Chair:

Xavier Castaner, University of Lausanne

Xavier Castañer (PhD, Minnesota) is a Professor of Strategy at the University of Lausanne and taught at ESADE, HEC (Paris), HEC (Geneva) and LBS. He has published on corporate governance, strategy, and development (on internal ventures, alliances and M&A) and innovation in ASQ, CGIR, JoM, JMS and SMJ, among other journals. He is also doing research on cultural and cross-sectoral alliances’ dynamics. Xavier has been very active in SMS: he has organized preconference workshops, presented in and chaired multiple sessions, been a review committee member for the PhD awards several times for several conferences and the SFR grants, participated as a faculty in the Doctoral Workshop, served as Representative at Large of the former Corporate Governance and Strategy IG and of the Strategy Process IG and is finishing his 3-year cycle as officer of the Strategy Process IG. He serves in the Editorial Board of the AMJ, Org Sci and the SMJ, among other outlets.

Panelists:

Juan Manuel Barrionuevo, Telefonica

Juan Manuel Barrionuevo has a bachelor in Engineering (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Duke University) and executive education degrees from both ESADE and IESE. At IESE he currently collaborates in the Cities in Motion Strategies’ project. His professional experience covers different sectors, such as telecom, venture capital and city development. Among other managerial positions, he was in charge of strategy at the Office of the President of Telefónica, but he’s also an entrepreneur, having founded Dig Eat All or Mapamundi Partners. He was also involved until recently in Mobile World Capital Barcelona.
Antoni Basolas Tena, Gas Natural Fenosa

Antoni Basolas Tena has a degree in Economics and Business Administration from IESE Business School. He began his professional career in 1990 at Arthur Andersen (now Deloitte). In 1994 he joined Caixa Holding where he served as Director of the Utilities Group. In 2005 he joined Gas Natural Fenosa as the Deputy CEO Office Manager and was appointed Head of Strategy and Development. In May 2009, he became the Managing Director of Strategy and Development. He is also a member of the Management Committee of Gas Natural Fenosa. Antoni Basolas Tena is a board member of several companies, including Eurogas, Gas Natural Aprovisionamientos, SDG, S.A.(international gas sourcing company), Union Fenosa Gas, S.A (Joint Venture with ENI spa), Europe Magreb Pipeline and Kangra Coal LTD.
Petri Kalliokoski, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Petri Kalliokoski holds the position of Executive Vice President, Knowledge Intensive Products and Services (KIPS) at VTT. He has business and organisational responsibility over the KIPS business area, which covers VTT’s research, innovation and customer activities in ICT, electronics and health technologies (750 persons). In addition to the business area responsibility, he oversees VTT’s strategy and business development in corporate level. Mr. Kalliokoski is a member of VTT’s Executive Board. Additionally, Petri Kalliokoski acts as the CEO of VTT International Ltd., a company that manages VTT’s research organizations and offices abroad. He is also the chairman of the board of VTT Ventures Ltd which co-invests in VTT's spin-offs with private investors and has around 20 companies in start-up phase. Petri Kalliokoski is a chairman or a board member in several high-tech and manufacturing companies. He also acts as a strategic advisor for several VTT’s customers on strategy, innovation and new business development.
Tomi Laamanen, University of St. Gallen

Tomi Laamanen is Chaired Professor of Strategic Management, Director of the Institute of Management, Director of the PhD Program of Management, and Academic Director of the Strategy and International Management Master (SIM) Program of the University of St.Gallen. He holds two D.Sc. degrees; one in Strategy and one in Finance, and his research focuses on strategic management with a special emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, management cognition, strategy process, and capability dynamics. Tomi Laamanen is former Associate Editor of Strategic Management Journal, Editor-in-Chief of Long Range Planning, and member of the Editorial Boards of Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Discovery, Journal of Management, and Strategic Management Journal. Tomi has co-chaired two SMS Special Conferences (in Lapland and in St.Gallen), the Strategy Process IG of the SMS, and the Strategizing Activities and Practices (SAP) IG at the Academy of Management. At the moment, Tomi Laamanen is the Chair of the Strategic Management Special Interest Group of EURAM. In addition, Tomi Laamanen has actively worked with a number of firms as Chairman, Member of the Board, or strategy advisor.
Howard Yu, IMD

Howard Yu is Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation at IMD. His research interests include technological innovation, strategic transformation, and change management. His teaching and research activities focus on why and how some firms can sustain new growth while others cannot. His research has examined the evolution of the global personal computer industry. Of six major firms where he conducted in-depth investigations on the subject, three of them were the largest motherboard makers in the world, the other three were the largest laptop manufacturers. Currently, Howard Yu is collaborating with private equity firms and venture capital funds in studying how established companies can expedite the process of creating new businesses by involving external entrepreneurs and third-party investors. He received his doctoral degree in management at Harvard Business School. Prior to his doctoral training, he worked in the banking industry in Hong Kong.

Directing strategy has been considered by some almost impossible, given the uncertainty and complexity stemming from rapid changes in organizational environments. Others have claimed that strategies are emergent and rationalized ex post. However, organizations in the for-profit, not-for-profit and public domains still engage in planning and some of them have even created the role of strategy director, chief strategy officer or director of business development. This panel discusses the challenges that top managers and strategy directors face in trying to organize and guide strategy formulation as well as support strategy implementation. Managers from both private and public organizations will share their insights and faculty panelists will discuss to what extent and how research has addressed these challenges. One of the aims of the panel is to conclude with a list of topics for future research in the domain.

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Sun: 13:45 – 14:30
Session 295: Keynote: Lifetime Achievement Award: Sun: 14:30 – 15:15
Session 471: Keynote: CK Prahalad Award: Mon: 09:30 – 10:30
Session 296: How Social Networks Create Competitive Advantage: The Microfoundations Reputation: Mon: 13:30 – 14:30
Session 4: Business Models in their Competitive Context
Session 5: Building Strategic States
Session 298: Using Networks to Shape Strategy
Session 299: Dealing with the Euro Area Economic Crisis: Strategic Adjustment in the Period of Turmoil
Session 300: Methodological and Conceptual Frontiers in the New World of Networks: Tue: 09:30 – 10:30
Session 297: Granularity of Profit: Tue: 14:15 – 15:15
Session 6: Quantitative Empirical Approaches in Strategic Management
Session 301: Strategy Frameworks: In Quest of Relevance in a Turbulent World
Session 302: Directing Strategy: The Process Challenges of Formulating and Implementing Strategy in a World of Networks
Session 470: Governance Challenges in Globalized Networks
Session 473: Rethinking the Architecture of Global Corporations

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