The Global Business Family Initiative

Our contribution to the Global Business Families

Our activities include:

  • Dissemination of three fundamental dimensions on which family business groups should develop (performance, purpose, and happiness).
  • Integration of Nobility of Spirit as a key element for achieving a balance between the former dimensions.
  • Programs that help business families develop their Nobility of Spirit and build on the three dimensions.
  • Reflective dialogue that aims to search for the right questions to fundamental issues where powerful business families can reflect upon and explore how to engage in a world that needs courageous and moral leaders.
  • Impactful research to develop conceptual models, instruments, and practices that can help business families in their quest for developing nobility of spirit and balance their performance, purpose and happiness objectives.

our contribution

Featured publications in English

Featured publications in Spanish

The Global Business Family Initiative members

Alberto Gimeno
Coordinador/a

Alberto Gimeno

Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade

Co-Academic Director of the Global Family Business Initiative

María José Parada
Coordinador/a

María José Parada

Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade

Co-Academic Director of the Global Family Business Initiative

José Fernandez de Álava
Coordinador/a

José Fernandez de Álava

Corporate Development Director Global Business Family Initiative

Lina Eze
Coordinador/a

Lina Eze

Visiting Researcher

Paula Infantes
Coordinador/a

Paula Infantes

Visiting Researcher

Alvarado
Coordinador/a

Cristina Alvarado

Visiting Researcher

Luciana Lucena
Coordinador/a

Luciana Lucena

Visiting Researcher

Lucas Pinheiro
Coordinador/a

Lucas Pinheiro

PhD Candidate, Esade

Featured programmes

Boards of Directors in Family Businesses

Target Audience: Family and non-family members who are currently part of the Board of Directors or want to/will join the board of directors. Externals who are interested in joining or are part of a board of directors in a family-owned business.

Building a Meaningful Life

Target Audience: Next Generation (18-24 year-olds).

Leading Family Business Transformation

Target Audience: Next Generation Managers (25-40 year-olds).

Leadership in the Family Council

Target Audience: Family Leaders.

Projecting the Business Family Towards the Future

Target Audience: Entire Family Unit.

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María José Parada
mariajose.parada@esade.edu

Josep Alías
josep.alias@esade.edu