Adam Smith Business School

Dr J Ignacio Canales

Ignacio Canales
  • Reader in Strategy (Management)

email: Ignacio.Canales@glasgow.ac.uk


Qualifications

  • Bachelor in Management (P. U. C.  Chile)
  • Commercial Engineer (P. U. C.  Chile)
  • MRes in Management (IESE Business School, U of Navarra)
  • PhD in Management (IESE Business School, U of Navarra)

Research Interests

Strategy process, Entrepreneurship, Subsidiary and MNC strategy

Research statement

My interest is on strategy as a continuous organizational process that encourages action by managers. Particularly I study how top down and bottom up forces interact to produce strategy. I study this phenomenon within the fields of strategy making process, entrepreneurship and in the relationship between subsidiaries and headquarters in MNCs.

Biography

I am Reader in Strategy in the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow. Previously, I was Senior Lecturer in Strategy in the University of Glasgow Business School (2009-2012), Lecturer in Management at the University of St Andrews (2004-2009) and a Research Fellow and PhD student at IESE Business School (1999-2004). In my country of origin, Chile, I developed an eight-year career as a practicing manager. This previous experience helped focus my research agenda on strategic management and the process through which strategy is developed. My areas of expertise are Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Multinational Corporations (MNCs).

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2013

García-Villaverde, P.M., Ruiz-Ortega, M.J., and Canales, J.I. (2013) Entrepreneurial orientation and the threat of imitation: the influence of upstream and downstream capabilities. European Management Journal, 31 (3). pp. 263-277. ISSN 0236-2373 (doi:10.1016/j.emj.2012.11.006)

Canales, J.I. (2013) Constructing interlocking rationales in top-driven strategic renewal. British Journal of Management, 23 (1). ISSN 1045-3172 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00821.x) (In Press)

2012

Donate, M.J., and Canales, J.I. (2012) A new approach to the concept of knowledge strategy. Journal of Knowledge Management, 16 (1). pp. 22-44. ISSN 1367-3270 (doi:10.1108/13673271211198927)

2011

MacLean, D., MacIntosh, R., and Canales, J.I. (2011) Strategy beyond the firm: interorganizational capability and industry development. In: SMS 31st Annual International Conference, 10-12 June 2011, San Diego, Miami, USA.

2010

Canales, J.I., and MacIntosh, R. (2010) Creating and maintaining strategic blind spots: exploring failure in the Scottish banking system. In: SMS 30th Annual International Conference, 12-15 September 2010, Rome, Italy.

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2010) Case Study: design and development of strategy processes at RACC. In: Johnson, G., Whittingotn, R. and Scholes, K. (eds.) Exploring Strategy: Text and cases. Pearson, Cambridge, pp. 738-741. ISBN 9780273737025

Wooldridge, B., and Canales, J.I. (2010) Managerial interplay: linking intent to realized strategy. In: Mazzola, P. and Kellermanns, F. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Strategy Process. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781848440449

2009

Canales, J.I., and Wooldridge, B. (2009) Managerial interplay: linking intent to realized strategy. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings . (doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2009.44270115)

Garcia-Pont, C, Canales, JI, and Noboa, F (2009) Subsidiary Strategy: The Embeddedness Component. Journal of Management Studies, 46 (2). pp. 182-214. ISSN 1467-6486 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00797.x)

2008

Vila, J., and Canales, J.I. (2008) Can strategic planning make strategy more relevant and build commitment over time? The case of RACC. Long Range Planning, 41 (3). pp. 273-290. ISSN 0024-6301 (doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2008.02.009)

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2008) Case study: RACC’s turning point. In: Johnson, G., Scholes, K. and Whittington, R. (eds.) Exploring Corporate Strategy. Pearson, pp. 866-868.

2005

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2005) Sequence of thinking and acting in strategy-making. Advances in Strategic Management, 22 . pp. 93-116. ISSN 0742-3322 (doi:10.1016/S0742-3322(05)22004-1)

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2005) Strategy formation effects on managerial action. In: Floyd, S.W., Roos, J., Jacobs, C.D. and Kellermanns, F.W. (eds.) Innovating Strategy Process. Blackwell, Malden, MA, USA, pp. 33-46. ISBN 9781405129398

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Article

García-Villaverde, P.M., Ruiz-Ortega, M.J., and Canales, J.I. (2013) Entrepreneurial orientation and the threat of imitation: the influence of upstream and downstream capabilities. European Management Journal, 31 (3). pp. 263-277. ISSN 0236-2373 (doi:10.1016/j.emj.2012.11.006)

Canales, J.I. (2013) Constructing interlocking rationales in top-driven strategic renewal. British Journal of Management, 23 (1). ISSN 1045-3172 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00821.x) (In Press)

Donate, M.J., and Canales, J.I. (2012) A new approach to the concept of knowledge strategy. Journal of Knowledge Management, 16 (1). pp. 22-44. ISSN 1367-3270 (doi:10.1108/13673271211198927)

Canales, J.I., and Wooldridge, B. (2009) Managerial interplay: linking intent to realized strategy. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings . (doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2009.44270115)

Garcia-Pont, C, Canales, JI, and Noboa, F (2009) Subsidiary Strategy: The Embeddedness Component. Journal of Management Studies, 46 (2). pp. 182-214. ISSN 1467-6486 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00797.x)

Vila, J., and Canales, J.I. (2008) Can strategic planning make strategy more relevant and build commitment over time? The case of RACC. Long Range Planning, 41 (3). pp. 273-290. ISSN 0024-6301 (doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2008.02.009)

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2005) Sequence of thinking and acting in strategy-making. Advances in Strategic Management, 22 . pp. 93-116. ISSN 0742-3322 (doi:10.1016/S0742-3322(05)22004-1)

Book Section

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2010) Case Study: design and development of strategy processes at RACC. In: Johnson, G., Whittingotn, R. and Scholes, K. (eds.) Exploring Strategy: Text and cases. Pearson, Cambridge, pp. 738-741. ISBN 9780273737025

Wooldridge, B., and Canales, J.I. (2010) Managerial interplay: linking intent to realized strategy. In: Mazzola, P. and Kellermanns, F. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Strategy Process. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781848440449

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2008) Case study: RACC’s turning point. In: Johnson, G., Scholes, K. and Whittington, R. (eds.) Exploring Corporate Strategy. Pearson, pp. 866-868.

Canales, J.I., and Vilà, J. (2005) Strategy formation effects on managerial action. In: Floyd, S.W., Roos, J., Jacobs, C.D. and Kellermanns, F.W. (eds.) Innovating Strategy Process. Blackwell, Malden, MA, USA, pp. 33-46. ISBN 9781405129398

Conference Proceedings

MacLean, D., MacIntosh, R., and Canales, J.I. (2011) Strategy beyond the firm: interorganizational capability and industry development. In: SMS 31st Annual International Conference, 10-12 June 2011, San Diego, Miami, USA.

Canales, J.I., and MacIntosh, R. (2010) Creating and maintaining strategic blind spots: exploring failure in the Scottish banking system. In: SMS 30th Annual International Conference, 12-15 September 2010, Rome, Italy.

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Current PhD areas of interest

Dr Canales' interest is on strategy as a continuous organizational process that encourages action by managers. In particular, he studies how top down and bottom up forces interact to produce strategy. This phenomenon is studied within the fields of strategy making process, entrepreneurship and in the relationship between subsidiaries and headquarters in MNCs.

Current PhD students

Javier Yáñez-Arenas

Thesis title: Service Innovation, Supply Chain Management, Strategy
Co-supervisor: Professor Robert Paton

Haitham Jafar

Co-supervisor: Professor Robert Paton

Jian Ming Chua

Co-supervisor: Professor Robert Chia

Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy is centered on learning rather than teaching. I believe that learning is a process that is best facilitated by interaction and collaboration. Hence, my intention as a teacher is to strive to be the catalyst for that process. I do so by encouraging my students to think creatively while simultaneously challenging them to think critically. A key to succeeding as a facilitator is to provoke enthusiasm by making content emotionally appealing for the student.

Honours

  • Elected representative at large of the Strategy Process Interest Group from the Strategic Management Society in 2012
  • Member of the organizing committee for the Strategic Management Society Special Conference to be held in Glasgow 2013
  • Adam Smith Research Foundations, Grant obtained in 2011
  • Appointed to the Research Committee of the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the  Academy of Management for a two year term, 2011-2012
  • Carnegie Trust for Universities in Scotland, Grant obtained in 2010
  • Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Management Studies
  • Awarded the outstanding Reviewer Award, granted by the Business Policy and Strategy division of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, USA, 2008
  • Co–chair for the Strategic Management Track, British Academy of Management 2006, 2007 and 2008
  • Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Management, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies and Long Range Planning
  • Awarded the Booz Allen Hamilton Fellowship for best PhD student paper, Strategic Management Society, Baltimore, USA, Nov. 2003
  • Awarded the outstanding Reviewer Award, granted by the Business Policy and Strategy division of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2005
  • Awarded the outstanding Reviewer Award, granted by the Business Policy and Strategy division of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA, 2003
  • Invited to participate in the Academy of Management’s Business Policy and Strategy division Doctoral Consortium, Denver, USA, 2002

Practitioner Experience (in Santiago, Chile)

  • Almacenes Michaely S.A., Dept. Store, C.F.O, 1998-1999
  • Embotelladora Andina S.A., Coca-Cola Bot., Treasurer, 1997-1998
  • Lan Airlines, Airline, Treasurer, 1995-1997
  • Ind. Textil La Scala S.A., Fashion, C.F.O, 1993-1995