Hans Martin Lundberg

Submitted by jose.paz on Mon, 02/24/2025 - 19:17

With over 30 years of experience, his career combines research in entrepreneurship and innovation management with creating and transforming organizations in high-uncertainty and high-risk contexts. Before joining our institution, he was a Research Professor at Linnaeus University in Sweden, where he also held the positions of Director of Accreditation and Senior Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Hans was previously part of our academic community between 2008 and 2011, serving as a Research Professor and Director of the Master in Marketing program at the Estado de México Campus of Tecnológico de Monterrey. He has also been a Research Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana.

He has collaborated with international organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations on business development and education initiatives in emerging markets. His publications include academic articles, book chapters, and monographs on entrepreneurship, innovation, and organizational development. He was Vice President of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) and founded its Entrepreneurship Interest Group. He has also led research projects that have had an impact on Latin America and Eastern Europe.

He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in Entrepreneurship from Växjö University (now Linnaeus University).

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Position
Profesor del Departamento de Estrategia y Liderazgo
Awards
  • UDEM Adalberto Viesca Sada Award for the best Latin American scientific work on family business in 2022. Awarded by Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico. November 2022

  • Founder of the Strategic Interest Group in Entrepreneurship (SIG Entrepreneurship) of the European Academy of Management (EURAM). Awarded at the official ceremony of "European Academy of Management 20 Years." December 2020

  • Recognition for Outstanding Service to the European Academy of Management (EURAM) community as Vice President (2014-2017). Awarded at the 17th EURAM Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. June 2017

  • Best Family Business Thesis Award 2016. Awarded by The Centre for Family Enterprise and Ownership (CeFEO), Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Sweden. February 2017

  • Best Reviewer Award for the Strategic Interest Group in Entrepreneurship at the 13th European Academy of Management Conference in Istanbul, Turkey (selected among 250 reviewers). June 2013

  • Nomination for Best Reviewer at the 13th European Academy of Management Conference in Istanbul, Turkey (1 of 15 nominees among approximately 2,000 reviewers). June 2013

  • Grant for the project "InnoTracing: Capturing the Messiness of Innovation." Awarded by The Peter Pribilla Foundation, Technische Universität München (TUM), Munich, Germany, for securing 3rd place in their science contest. November 2012

  • Annual Videum Science Park Entrepreneurship Award for significant contributions to entrepreneurship research and practice. Awarded by Videum Science Park, Linnaeus University, Sweden. December 2011

  • Nomination for the European STEP Award for the paper "Everyday Practices as Organizing Context for Entrepreneurial Orientation in Family Businesses." Presented at the 7th EIASM Workshop on Family Firms Management Research, Witten, Germany. May 2011

Education

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, specialisation Entrepreneurship
Växjö University, Sweden (Linnaeus University from 2010)

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Studies and Economics, specialisation Management Control
Växjö University, Sweden (Linnaeus University from 2010)

Degree of Bachelor of Arts (History)
Växjö University, Sweden (Linnaeus University from 2010)

Degree of University Diploma in Education for Upper Secondary School
Växjö University, Sweden (Linnaeus University from 2010)

Boyd Cohen

Submitted by jose.paz on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 20:53

Since obtaining his Ph.D. in strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado in 2001, Boyd Cohen focused on accelerating the path to a low-carbon sustainable economy for the past two decades. This included publishing three books (Post-Capitalist Entrepreneurship: Startups for the 99%, The Emergence of the Urban Entrepreneur, and Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change), multiple peer-reviewed articles, and starting a handful of ventures in the smart cities and sustainability arena. Boyd’s writings and thought leadership have been published in Fast Company, CoinDesk, and numerous smart cities publications. At the same time, the Smart Cities Wheel has been leveraged by governments around the globe to benchmark, rank, and strategize their path to a net zero future. His previous academic posts have been at IE (Spain), University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University (Canada), INCAE (Costa Rica), Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile), and EADA Business School (Spain), where he was Dean of Research. Boyd joined EGADE in April 2024 as a Research Professor in the Department of Strategy and Leadership. He is currently the Director of the Master in Sustainable Business at EGADE Business School. He also holds an International Fellow from Hult International Business School in the Future’s Impact Lab. He is finishing his fourth book (Abundance Capitalism), and is on the Board of Iomob, a Web2 and Web3 software startup he cofounded in smart mobility.

Bio subtitle
Accelerating a regenerative economy through entrepreneurship and innovation.
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Position
Director of the Master in Sustainable Business
Awards
  • IESE Schneider Electric Best Paper Award for Impact on Practice
Education
  • Ph.D Strategy and Entrepreneurship
    University of Colorado (USA)

  • M.A. International Human Resources and International Exchange
    University of South Carolina (USA) and Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)

  • B.S. Organizational Behavior
    Miami University (USA)

Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N2kOYEwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Jairo Orozco Triana

Submitted by jose.paz on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 11:28

Dr. Jairo Orozco is a professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation at EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey. He has left a significant mark on the academic and business community with more than 15 years of experience training and motivating people in their decision to start a business and providing his experience in corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, business model redesign, and strategy. He has been a consultant to public and private companies, including the Inter-American Development Bank. He has held various liaison, academic, and research roles at institutions such as the University of Cartagena and the Ean University in Colombia, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain, and the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. His research focuses on the determinants of corporate entrepreneurship in developing countries, and his contributions have been published in renowned academic journals, such as the Journal of Small Business Management. He has participated as a speaker at renowned international conferences, such as RENT, ACEDE, CLADEA, and ICSB, sharing his experience and knowledge with the academic community.

Email
jairo.orozco@tec.mx
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Position
PROFESSOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Awards

Global Strategy Journal Award, GSJ - CLADEA , 2021.

Nominee to Jose Veciana Award - Best Young Researcher, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 2020.

1er lugar del Concurso de Investigación Iberoamericano EQUAA - BACKUS SABMiller Perú, 2016.

Becario Colfuturo, 2019.

Education

Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Management (Cum Laude)
Autonomous University of Barcelona

Master in Research Applied to Economics and Business
Autonomous University of Barcelona

Master in Innovation
Bolivar Technological University

Bachelor's degree in Economics
Cartagena University

Sascha Fürst

Submitted by carlos.munoz on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 19:42

Dr. Sascha Fürst is a Research Professor of Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation at EGADE Business School and Leader of the Thematic Area Research Group (GAT) in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Dr. Sascha is affiliated with the Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku in Finland as a research fellow in international entrepreneurship. He is also visiting professor at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany where he teaches business in the Latin American context.

Dr. Fuerts earned a PhD with distinction in International Business from the University of Turku and holds a Master of Science in Business and Engineering from the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern in Germany.

His research interests are focused on the junction between entrepreneurship, strategy, and international business.

Email
sascha@tec.mx
Bio subtitle
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving". (Albert Einstein)
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Position
Research Professor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Awards

Best Reviewer award by Elsevier, Journal of World Business, May 2019.

 

"Summa Cum Laude" ("Laudatur" in the Finnish academic grading system): The thesis makes an outstanding contribution to the knowledge in its field. PhD in Economics and Business Administration, major in International Business, University of Turku (Finland), December 2017.
Thesis title: Entrepreneurial internationalization: A process perspective.

 

Merit Medal of Honor for his contributions to the internationalization of the School of Management, Universidad EAFIT (Medellín, Colombia), 2009.

 

Fellowship UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), Geneva, Switzerland, February 2009.

 

Portfolio Awards. Nominated Best university professor by the Colombian business magazine Portafolio, 2007.

Education

PhD. in Economics and Business Administration with distinction in International Business
University of Turku, Finland

M.Sc. in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Cristian Granados Sánchez

Submitted by carlos.munoz on Tue, 07/20/2021 - 11:15

Dr. Cristian Granados is a research professor and consultant in the Innovation Department of EGADE. He holds a master's degree, doctorate, and post-doctorate from the University of Barcelona and the University of Cambridge. He was a research fellow at HEC Montreal and did a research stay at Harvard Business School. He actively works with entrepreneurs to develop their innovation capacity. He has worked with various companies such as Renault, Pfizer, Roche, Kraft-Heinz, Mabe, Hubbell, and Grupo Salinas in consulting and education. In addition, he is the academic director of the executive innovation program Tec Beyond and co-founder of the EGADE Innovation Community, which brings together 50 innovation leaders in Mexico. He has held positions as innovation director, co-founder of a video game startup, and Coparmex Innovation Commission president. In his research work, he focuses on analyzing factors of success and failure of innovation, and his studies have been published in British and American journals. He writes for Forbes, MIT Review, and Stanford Innovation Review in his dissemination work. He co-authors the book Do More with Less: 6 Principles of Frugal Innovation (Planeta).

Email
cristian.granados@tec.mx
Bio subtitle
"Innovation drives growth for countries and companies. But without bold and persevering entrepreneurs it would be impposible to enable changes."
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Position
Professor, researcher and advisor at EGADE
Awards
  • Dr. Cristian was distinguished as one of the best professors in innovation and entrepreneurship by EGADE and the Eugenio Garza Laguera Entrepreneurship Institute (2020 and 2021), and has been recognized as a SNI-C researcher.
Education

Master degree in Creation and Management of Innovative Technology-Based Companies

University of Barcelona

 

Ph.D. in Business (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

University of Barcelona

 

Doctoral Stay 

HEC Montreal

 

Doctoral Stay

Harvard Business School

 

Post-doctorate

Judge Business School, Cambridge University.

Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NSSwyswAAAAJ&hl=es
Website
https://egade.tec.mx/es/egade-ideas/autores/cristian-granados

Pedro Carreón

Submitted by agustin.leurette on Mon, 10/21/2019 - 10:49

Pedro is passionate about higher business education, with a career of more than 25 years in public, private and non-profit institutions. This experience has given him a unique understanding of business and a comprehensive perspective of the world in which they operate, making it easier for leaders and organizations to thrive in their business ecosystem. At the beginning of his professional life, Pedro collaborated in the promotion of investment projects of foreign companies in our country. Through the Tecnológico de Monterrey, he has participated as a consultant in the Institute of Family Businesses, the Eugenio Garza Lagüera Entrepreneurship Institute, the Award for the Best Mexican Companies awarded jointly with Deloitte and Citibanamex, and Executive Education at EGADE Business School. His teaching and research activities focus on innovative entrepreneurship. His most recent publications address the creation of new companies and the growth aspirations of Mexican entrepreneurs, mainly based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project. Likewise, he actively participates in different national and international forums that promote the entrepreneurial mentality. He is currently a member of the Academic Senate of Tecnológico de Monterrey and Chapter Advisor of Beta Gamma Sigma.

He is currently the director of the MBA program at EGADE Business School in Monterrey and Guadalajara.

Phone
(33) 3669-3000
Email
pedro.carreon@tec.mx
Bio subtitle
"Each person in our lives represents an opportunity to build a better version of ourselves".
Photo
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Position
Director of the MBA program at EGADE Business School in Monterrey and Guadalajara
Discipline
Education
  • Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences
    EGADE Business School
  • Diploma of Advanced Studies in Business Organization
    Universidad Autonóma de Barcelona
  • Master of Research in the Economics of the Enterprise
    Universidad Autonóma de Barcelona
  • Master in International Studies
    Tecnológico de Monterrey
Programs

Alfonso Ávila Robinson

Submitted by egade on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 14:10

Dr. Ávila Robinson’s career has brought him to world-class research institutions in Germany and Japan, such as the Fraunhofer Institute, RWTH Aachen, Tokyo Tech, and Kyoto University. Through these experiences, he has been able to amalgamate research in Innovation and Technology Management with several emerging technologies, including micro-/nanotechnologies, regenerative medicine, stem cells and cancer immunotherapies. 

He has developed a unique expertise in data science, network approaches and the management of technological innovation, including technology intelligence and forecasting, management of emerging technologies, interdisciplinary/convergent R&D, innovation in high-tech industries, and open innovation in life sciences/biotechnology companies. 

Dr. Ávila Robinson is also passionate about the study of the translation of convergent life science discoveries into revolutionary ventures which cure diseases. In this regard, he has accumulated practical experience in the regenerative medicine ecosystem in Japan.

Professor Ávila-Robinson’s research has been published in several top-tier journals in the field of technology and innovation management, such as Technovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Scientometrics. He is also an ad hoc reviewer for some leading journals in this field.

Email
aavilarobinson@tec.mx
Bio subtitle
"The greatest innovations come from connecting disparate, previously unconnected knowledge".
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Awards
  • Research Fellowship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan
  • Research Fellowship from the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in Mexico
  • Full academic scholarship from the Universidad de Monterrey in Mexico
     
Education
  • Ph.D. in the Management of Technology / Innovation Management
    Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)
  • M.Sc. in Manufacturing Engineering
    RWTH Aachen (Germany)
  • B.Sc. in Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Universidad de Monterrey

Fernando Moya

Submitted by egade on Fri, 05/25/2018 - 15:13

Dr. Moya Dávila is an expert in entrepreneurship, innovation, venture capital, finance, investment project valuation, obtaining bank and risk financing, and start-up valuation. He has 25 years’ experience in academia and consulting, the development and implementation of financial strategies for funding high impact and rapid growth start-ups, and building strategic alliances with community and various organizations at a global level. He has also worked with companies as an advisor, as well as in the incorporation of its corporate governance bodies and capital budget policies.

As an entrepreneur, he has created three development centers: a business center featuring an incubator, an accelerator, an investor’s club and company landing; a logistics center offering research services to the ports of Tampico and Altamira; and a plastics center which offers the petrochemical industry, plastic resins research. He also founded the company Productos FB, dedicated to the production and marketing of organic coffee.

At Tecnológico de Monterrey he has held the positions of Program Director, Career Director, Director of Department and Director of international programs at the Tampico campus.

Phone
+52 (55) 9177 8000 ext. 7997
Email
fernando.moya@tec.mx
Bio subtitle
"A curious academic with a passion for sharing knowledge".
Photo
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Position
Director of Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation Department
Field
Director del Departamento de Emprendimiento e Innovación Tecnológica
Awards
  • Winner of best professor award in 1997, 2000 and 2006, as well as being promoted to Assistant Professor for his achievements.
Education
  • Ph.D. in Administration
    Tecnológico de Monterrey and University of Texas at Austin
  • MBA with specialty in Corporate Finance
    State University of New York at Buffalo