Javier Busquets

Javier Busquets specialises in the digital strategy, innovation governance and corporate digital transformation areas. He is the Director of the Executive Master in Digital Business (taught alongside SCU in Silicon Valley, California) and in Digital Leadership (taught in association with IDC Spain). He teaches in the Bachelor in Global Governance, Double Degree in Business Administration & Law, MBA and Executive MBA programmes, as well as custom programmes for companies. His research focuses on the role of executives and innovation, in particular, the role of Chief Information Officers (CIOs), network theory and complex systems. He has specialised in the banking, insurance, fintech, healthcare and communications industries.

He was awarded the IBM Faculty Award in both 2007 and 2011 for his contribution to research in technological innovation and banking services. He has served as Co-Chair of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2014) and the International Conference on Mobile Business (ICMB 2008), and also as Member of the Organising Committee for Smart Business Network in Beijing (2008). His articles have appeared in international journals, he has authored numerous case studies and he participates regularly in academic conferences. In 2006 and 2007, the North American Case Research Association (NACRA) recognised two of his case studies consecutively as the best written outside of the US and Canada. Prior to joining ESADE in 2002, he held several executive positions at and consulted for companies such as Telefónica, Retevisión, Hewlett Packard and Siebel Systems. In addition, he has vast experience in executive education programmes and consulting projects.

Areas of interest

• Digital Strategy, leadership and governance of business transformations
• Strategy of Technology Innovation
• Network theory and Complex Systems
• Management of Information Systems

Education

• PhD in Management Copenhagen Business School (2006 — 2009)
• Active Learning (CPCL) Harvard Business School (2005 — 2005)
• MBA ESADE Business School (1990 — 1992)
• Ingeniero de Telecomunicacion Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (1982 — 1988)

Selected publications

• Busquets Carretero, J. & Sarkis Dos Santos, Adriana (2021). La gestión de la inteligencia artificial en el futuro: El papel de las estrategias de Estado. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (311), pp. 74-89.
• Garrido, D, Antequera, D. R., Busquets Carretero, J., López del Campo, R., Resta Serra, R., Jos Vielcazat, S. & Buldú, J. M. (2020). Consistency and identifiability of football teams: A network science perspective. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 19735.
• Martínez, J. H., Garrido, D., Herrera Diestra, J. L., Busquets Carretero, J., Sevilla-Escoboza, R. & Buldú, J.M. (2020). Spatial and temporal entropies in the Spanish football league: A network science perspective. Entropy, 22 (2), pp. 172-183.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2019). Liderazgo de redes generativas de innovación digital. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (295), pp. 14-26.
• Buldú, J. M., Busquets Carretero, J., Echegoyen, I. & Seirul.lo, F. (2019). Defining a historic football team: Using Network Science to analyze Guardiola's F.C. Barcelona. Scientific Reports, (9), pp. 590-600.
• Seirul·lo de Vargas, F., Busquets Carretero, J. & Vilà Bosch, J. (2019). Caso práctico: FC Barcelona. Gobernando líderes. Harvard Deusto Management & Innovation, (13), pp. 6-13.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2018). Multiasistencia: transforming the digital ecosystem. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 8 (2), pp. 97-109.
• Buldú, J.M., Busquets Carretero, J., Martínez, J. H., Herrera-Diestra, J. L., Echegoyen, I., Galeano, J. & Luque, J. (2018). Using network science to analyse football passing networks: Dynamics, space, time, and the multilayer nature of the game. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (10), pp. 230-239.
• Busquets Carretero, J., Cuello de Oro, J. F., Ramírez-Peinado, S. & Velasco Muñoz, C. (2018). El futuro ecosistema de la salud: explorando posibles escenarios. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (281), pp. 62-74.
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Álvarez Vázquez, Roberto (2018). La organización de la función de datos en la empresa. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (276), pp. 8-18.
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Cabrerizo , J. (2018). El gobierno de la transformación digital. Harvard Deusto Management & Innovation, (2), pp. 38-47.
• Busquets Carretero, J., Huete , L., Cano Giner, J., Maqueira, J. M., Minguela Rata, B., Nuñez-Cacho Utrilla, P. & Hugas Sabater, J. (2017). Hibridación: Claves para una estrategia única online/offline. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (269), pp. 46-55.
• Busquets Carretero, J., Seirul.lo de Vargas, F. & Vilà Bosch, J. (2017). Caso práctico: FC Barcelona. Gobernando líderes: una reflexión sobre el fútbol como sistema de juego complejo. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (267), pp. 72-81.
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Cabrerizo, J. (2016). El gobierno de la transformación digital. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (262), pp. 6-19.
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Álvarez, C, (2015). Banco Sabadell acquires Banco CAM: leveraging a cloud computing strategy. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, (5), pp. 8-19.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2015). Caso Banc Sabadell acquiring CAM 2012 . Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 5 (1), pp. 8-19.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2015). Discovery paths: exploring emergence and IT evolutionary design in cross-border M&As. Analysing grupo Santander's acquisition of abbey (2004-2009). European Journal of Information Systems, 24 (2), pp. 178-201.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2014). The digital agenda of the CEO. ESADE Alumni, (148), pp. 29-31.
• Adsuara, B., Ballestero, F., Ferrer Escoda, J. R., Cavero, R., Busquets Carretero, J., de la Serna, I., Font, A., Ridao Martin, J., Marcet, X., Fuster, J.M. & Ortiz de Zárate, A. (2014). Reig Majoral, M. & Busquets Carretero, J. (Eds.), Estudio PARTNERS Núm. 3, Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación como motor de transformación de la esfera pública. Retos y oportunidades. ESADE. Instituto de Gobernanza y Dirección Pública (IGDP).
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Fuster, J.M. (2014). Internet y democracia: explorando la geografía de lo nuevo. In M. Reig Majoral & J. Busquets Carretero (Eds.), Estudio Partners. Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación como motor de transformación de la esfera pública. Retos y oportunidades, pp. 12-26. ESADE. Instituto de Gobernanza y Dirección Pública (IGDP).
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Fuster, J.M. (2012). La creación de un nuevo Modelo Bancario: El caso de la compra de Abbey por el grupo Santander. Harvard Deusto Business Review, (218), pp. 18-32.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2012, July). Digitally enabled business models: The case of social networks in banking [Paper presentation]. 2012 SRII Global Conference, San Jose.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2012, June). Multiasistencia: business model innovation [Case study]. ESADE.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2011, September). Exploring the role of social networks in banking [Paper presentation]. Service Innovation: Exploring Complex Systems, Cambridge 2011, Cambridge.
• Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Vera Vinardell, L. (2010, December). Santander acquires Abbey: The Jack project [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2010, Saint Louis.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2010). Orchestrating network behaviour for innovation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Copenhagen Business School.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2010). Orchestrating network behavior for innovation. Copenhagen Business School.
• Alfaro Faus, M., Arenas Vives, D., Batllori Lloveras, G., Bieto Caubet, E., Bonache, J. A., Busquets Carretero, J., Cano Giner, J., Casaburi, I., Colet Petit, E., Fabregat Feldsztajn, J., Fontcuberta Llanes, J., Garcia Gay, R., García Lancha, O., Gimbert Ràfols, X., Heras Forcada, M., Iglesias, O., Mària Serrano, J., Parada, M., Platikanova, P., ... Wareham, J. (2010). Batllori Lloveras, G. (Ed.), El MBA de ESADE: todos los conocimientos para alcanzar el éxito profesional. Planeta.
• Busquets Carretero, J., Cano Giner, J., Colet Petit, E., Garcia Gay, R., Rodón Mòdol, J., Sesé Muniategui, F. & Wareham, J. (2010). Dirección de sistemas de información. In G. Batllori Lloveras (Ed.), El MBA de ESADE: todos los conocimientos para alcanzar el éxito profesional, pp. 329-360. Planeta.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2010). Orchestrating smart business network dynamics for innovation . European Journal of Information Systems, 19 (4), pp. 481-493.
• Busquets Carretero, J., Loebbecke , C. & Mallart Coch, J. (2010, June). Catalan Broadcasting Corporation (CCMA): The digital challenge [Case study]. The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Lanvin , B., Torres Mancera , D. & Busquets Carretero, J. (2010). Promoting information societies in complex environments: An in-depth look at Spain's Plan Avanza. In S. Dutta & I. Mia (Eds.), The global information technology report 2009-2010: ICT for sustainability , pp. 127-139. World Economic Forum (WEF).
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2009). Orchestrating smart business networks dynamics for innovation. European Journal of Information Systems, 19 (4), pp. 481-493.
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Blanco , J. (2009, October). CISCO Systems: Bridging the gateway between Europe and India [Case study]. ESADE.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2009). Orchestrating smart network dynamics for innovation. European Journal of Information Systems (19/4). Palgrave MacMillan
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. (2009, July). IMB Barcelona Lab [Case study]. The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. (2009, July). IBM Barcelona Lab: Orchestrating innovation in banking [Case study]. The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Wareham, J., Busquets Carretero, J. & Austin , R. D. (2009). Creative, convergent, and social: Prospects for mobile computing. Journal of Information Technology, 24 (2), pp. 139-143.
• Austin , R. D. & Busquets Carretero, J. (2008). Managing differences (Innovations case discussion: Specialisterne). Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, 3 (1), pp. 28-35.
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. (2008, October). Scalextric: The digital age [Case study]. North American Case Research Association (NACRA).
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2008). Orchestrating smart business networks. In P. Vervest, D. W. Van Liere & L. Zheng (Eds.), The network experience: New value from smart business networks, pp. 327-335. Springer.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2007, July). Network Behaviour [Paper presentation]. 23rd EGOS Colloquium, Vienna.
• Busquets Carretero, J., Wareham, J. & Rodón Mòdol, J. (2007, June). Network Strategy: A Dynamic Approach [Paper presentation]. 20th Bled eConference, Bled.
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2007, February). Multiasistencia on the Internet (C) [Case study]. The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, October). Multiasistencia on the Internet (A) [Case study]. The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. (2006, October). IBM Barcelona lab: A story of technological innovation [Case study]. North American Case Research Association (NACRA).
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, September). Sony Barcelona Plant (B). The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, September). Sony Barcelona Plant (C). The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, September). Sony Barcelona Plant (A). The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, February). Multiasistencia on the Internet [Case study]. ESADE, The European Case Clearing House (ECCH).
• Rodón Mòdol, J., Busquets Carretero, J. & Christiaanse, W. (2005, June). Orchestration in ICT-enabled business networks: A case in the repairs industry. 18th Bled eConference, Bled.