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Giménez Thomsen, Cristina
Professor, Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at
Esade
URL Professor
Directora Dirección de Identidad y Misión, Identity and Mission
Investigador, BuNeD - Business Networks Dynamics
Education
- Doctora en Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials.
- Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
- Llicenciada en Administració i Direcció d'Empreses.
Biography
Cristina graduated Summa cum Laude from the Doctorate in Business Administration at
Universitat de Barcelona and obtained the Institute of Logistics UK Prize for the
most outstanding student of the year in the MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
at Cranfield University. Her teaching and research interests are Supply Chain Management,
Logistics' integration processes and Logistics' impact on performance.Her recent papers
have been published in the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics
Management, the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, the
International Journal of Integrated Supply Management and The International Journal
of Logistics Management. Cristina has teaching experience both in Operations Management
and Supply Chain Management in undergraduate, graduate and in-company courses.
Selected publications
- Sancha Fernández, C., Gutierrez-Gutierrez, L. & Tamayo-Torres, I., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2022). From corporate governance to sustainability outcomes: the key role of operations management. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 43 (13), pp. 27-49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-01-2022-0043.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Longoni, A. & Sancha Fernández, C. (2020). The role of national culture on the relationship between sustainability practices and sustainability performance. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/3399.
- Arellano, M. C., Sancha Fernández, C. & Netland, T., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2020). Manufacturing network integration and culture: an institution-based view. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 32 (6), pp. 1121-1143. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-09-2019-0357.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Mària Serrano, J. F. & Giménez Thomsen, C. (2019). Managing sustainability in lower-tier suppliers: how to deal with the invisible zone. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 10 (4), pp. 458-474. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-09-2018-0266.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Wong, C. W. & Giménez Thomsen, C. (2019). Do dependent suppliers benefit from buying firms' sustainability practices?. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 25 (4), 100542. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2019.100542.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Sierra Olivera, V. & Sancha Fernández, C., Rodón, J., Markovic, S. (2018). The impact of environmental and social practices on the triple bottom line: A mediated model. Measuring and Controlling Sustainability, pp. 141-165. Taylor and Francis Ltd.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315401904-9.
- Wong, C. W., Sancha Fernández, C. & Giménez Thomsen, C. (2017). A national culture perspective in the efficacy of supply chain integration practices. International Journal of Production Economics, 193, pp. 554-565. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.08.015.
- Rodríguez, J. A., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Arenas Vives, D. (2016). Cooperative initiatives with NGOs in socially sustainable supply chains: How is inter-organizational fit achieved?. Journal of Cleaner Production, 137, pp. 516-526. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.115.
- Rodríguez, J. A., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Arenas Vives, D., Pagell, M. (2016). NGOs' Initiatives to Enhance Social Sustainability in the Supply Chain: Poverty Alleviation through Supplier Development Programs. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 52 (3), pp. 83-108. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12104.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Sierra Olivera, V. (2016). Achieving a socially responsible supply chain through assessment and collaboration. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, pp. 1934-1947. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.137.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Wong, C. W. & Giménez Thomsen, C. (2016). Buyer-supplier relationships on environmental issues: A contingency perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, pp. 1849-1860. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.026.
- Wiengarten, F., Humphreys, P. & Giménez Thomsen, C., McIvor, R. (2016). Risk, risk management practices, and the success of supply chain integration. International Journal of Production Economics, 171, pp. 361-370. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.03.020.
- Chavez, R., Yu, W. & Giménez Thomsen, C., Fynes, B., Wiengarten, F. (2015). Customer integration and operational performance: The mediating role of information quality. Decision Support Systems, 80, pp. 83-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2015.10.001.
- Tachizawa, E. M., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Sierra Olivera, V. (2015). Green supply chain management approaches: drivers and performance implications. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 35 (11), pp. 1546-1566. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-01-2015-0023.
- Wiengarten, F., Bhakoo, V. & Giménez Thomsen, C. (2015). The impact of host country regulatory quality on the value creation process in e-business supply chains. International Journal of Production Research, 53 (16), pp. 4963-4978. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2015.1008108.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Sierra Olivera, V., Kazeminia, A. (2015). Does implementing social supplier development practices pay off?. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 20 (4), pp. 389-403. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-07-2014-0239.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Sierra Olivera, V. & Rodón Mòdol, J., Rodríguez, J. A. (2015). The role of information technology in the environmental performance of the firm: [{"locale":"es_ES","text":"El efecto moderador de las tecnologías de información en la relación entre prácticas medio ambientales empresariales y rendimiento ambiental de la empresa. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administracion, 28 (2), pp. 273-291. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ARLA-08-2014-0113.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Longoni, A. & Giménez Thomsen, C. (2015). Sustainable supplier development practices: Drivers and enablers in a global context. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 21 (2), pp. 95-102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2014.12.004.
- Wiengarten, F., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Fynes, B., Ferdows, K. (2015). Exploring the importance of cultural collectivism on the efficacy of lean practices taking an organisational and national perspective. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 35 (3), pp. 370-391. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-09-2012-0357.
- Wiengarten, F., Pagell, M. & Ahmed, M. U., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2014). Do a country's logistical capabilities moderate the external integration performance relationship?. Journal of Operations Management, 32 (1-2), pp. 51-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2013.07.001.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Sierra Olivera, V. (2013). Sustainable Supply Chains: Governance Mechanisms to Greening Suppliers. Journal of Business Ethics, 116 (1), pp. 189-203. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1458-4.
- Chavez, R., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Fynes, B., Wiengarten, F., Yu, W. (2013). Internal lean practices and operational performance: The contingency perspective of industry clockspeed. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 33 (5), pp. 562-588. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443571311322724.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Sierra Olivera, V. & Rodón Mòdol, J. (2012). Sustainable operations: Their impact on the triple bottom line. International Journal of Production Economics, 140 (1), pp. 149-159. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.01.035.
- Rodón Mòdol, J., Mària Serrano, J. F. & Giménez Thomsen, C. (2012). Managing cultural conflicts for effective humanitarian aid. International Journal of Production Economics, 139 (2), pp. 366-376. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.029.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Tachizawa, E. M. (2012, August). Extending sustainability to suppliers: A systematic literature review. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 17 (5), pp. 531-543. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/13598541211258591.
- van der Vaart, T., van Donk, D. P. & Giménez Thomsen, C., Sierra Olivera, V. (2012). Modelling the integration-performance relationship: Collaborative practices, enablers and contextual factors. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 32 (9), pp. 1043-1074. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443571211265693.
- Chavez, R., Fynes, B. & Giménez Thomsen, C., Wiengarten, F. (2012). Assessing the effect of industry clockspeed on the supply chain management practice-performance relationship. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 17 (3), pp. 235-248. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/13598541211227081.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., van der Vaart, T. & van Donk, D. P. (2012). Supply chain integration and performance: The moderating effect of supply complexity. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 32 (5), pp. 583-610. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443571211226506.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Sierra Olivera, V. & Rodríguez, J. A., Rodón Mòdol, J. (2012). The same assets, but new impacts: IT-enabled coordination and environmental performance. ECIS 2012 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Information Systems. Association for Information Systems.
- Giménez Thomsen, C. (2012, January). Approaches and perfortmance implications of green supply management: an empirical study [Paper presentation]. 19th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Amsterdam.
- Tachizawa, E. M., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Montes-Sancho, M. J. (2012). Green supply management strategies in Spanish firms. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 59 (4), pp. 741-752. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2012.2189117.
- Large, R. O., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2011). Drivers of green supply management performance: Evidence from Germany. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 17 (3), pp. 176-184. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2011.04.006.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Large, R. (2011). Drivers of green supply management performance: Evidence from Germany. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 17, pp. 176-184.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Wiengarten, F. (2011, July). Assessing the influence of information sharing and information quality on customer integration [Paper presentation]. 18th International Annual EurOMA Conference EurOMA 2011.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Wiengarten, F. (2011, April). Exploring the relationship between information sharing, information quality and customer integration: A contingency perspective [Paper presentation]. 22nd Annual POMS Conference, Reno 2011.
- Tachizawa, E. M., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2010). Supply flexibility strategies in Spanish firms: Results from a survey. International Journal of Production Economics, 124 (1), pp. 214-224. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.11.020.
- Giménez Thomsen, C. (2010, January). Drivers of green supply management performance: evidence from germany best paper award [Paper presentation]. 19th Annual IPSERA Conference: Supply Management - Missing Link in Strategic Management?, Lappeenranta.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Large, R. & McCarthy, D. (2009). Oral communication capabilities of governmental purchasers in the USA.
- Tachizawa, E. M., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2009). Assessing the effectiveness of supply flexibility sources: An empirical research. International Journal of Production Research, 47 (20), pp. 5791-5809. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540802146122.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Lourenço, H. R. (2008, November). e-SCM: Internet's impact on supply chain processes. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 19 (3), pp. 309-343. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09574090810919189.
- Tachizawa, E. M., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2007). Drivers and sources of supply flexibility: An exploratory study. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 27 (10), pp. 1115-1136. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570710820657.
- Large, R. O., Giménez Thomsen, C. (2006). Oral communication capabilities of purchasing managers: Measurement and typology. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 42 (2), pp. 17-32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-493X.2006.00009.x.
- Giménez Thomsen, C. (2006). Logistics integration processes in the food industry. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 36 (3), pp. 231-249. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030610661813.
- Giménez Thomsen, C. (2005). Case studies and surveys in supply chain management research-Two complementary methodologies. Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management, pp. 315-330. Physica-Verlag HD. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1636-1_21.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Large, R. O. & Ventura, E. (2005). SCM research methodologies: Employing Structural Equation Modeling. Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management, pp. 155-170. Physica-Verlag HD. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1636-1_11.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Ventura, E. (2005). Logistics-production, logistics-marketing and external integration: Their impact on performance. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 25 (1), pp. 20-38. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570510572222.
- Giménez Thomsen, C. (2004). Supply Chain Management implementation in the Spanish grocery sector: an exploratory study. International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 1 (1), pp. 98-114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISM.2004.004600.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Ventura, E. (2003). Supply Chain Management as a Competitive Advantage in the Spanish Grocery Sector. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 14 (1), pp. 77-88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09574090310806558.