🎓 Research

• Vision

  Among the activities included in the action program of the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures is the internationalization of research, especially to promote knowledge and understanding of the conditions that foster the rapprochement of cultures and the promotion of human rights.

  Along this line, the UNESCO Chair in Peace, Solidarity and Intercultural Dialogue, which was created in 2017, will foster research work with the aim of analysing the added value of peace as the first pillar of the United Nations and one of UNESCO's main objectives. The positive notion of peace, which is connected to the promotion and protection of human rights and development, should become a living notion that can be used by the different agencies of the United Nations and its specialized organizations on the ground.

• General objectives: contribution to the general development objectives taking into account social, economic and cultural progress

  • To support the Action Program of the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures
  • To analyse the peace programs carried out by United Nations entities
  • To create networks and platforms based on multicultural programs with universities and civil society
  • To support the Sustainable Development Goals

  Specific objectives

  • To design, implement and monitor actions on social, economic and cultural projects
  • To implement educational programs to implement the principles of the Social Development Goals
  • To promote the principles of the Peace Program through publications and participation in national and international events
  • To promote peace through the creation of communication strategies and new technologies

• Management team
  1. Carmen Parra Rodriguez
  2. Rogelio García Contreras
  3. Karina Gatica Chandía
  4. Andreu Barrabino
      
• Collaborating team
  1. Christian Guillermet
  2. David Fernandez Puyana
  3. Yolanda Cruz López
  4. Marc Perelló
  5. Silvia Loewe
  6. Sandra Fuentes

• Research on the United Nations Peace Agenda
• Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
• Culture of peace, security and defence
• Inclusive education
• Intercultural dialogue
• Multilateralism
• International migratory movements
• The impact of new technologies on education

• Ángel Herrera Oria Prize (2016/2017 academic year) to the best student, Sara García Escribano, student of the University Master's in Management and Communication of Social and Solidarity Entities
• The Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona Prize awarded in its 2018 edition the Honorary Distinction for the Best Social Content Master's Thesis to the thesis submitted by Laura Busto López titled: “The Cooperative as an Asset for Conservation and Local Development” (2017/2018 academic year)
• Teaching Innovation Award for “Educar la Mirada” (2017/2018 academic year)
• Prize for the best solidarity short film awarded by the Unesco Chair in Peace, Solidarity and Intercultural Dialogue, November 2017. Title: The Box
• Best Paper in Stream “Social Innovation & Food” : “Digital Platforms: A new tool to Fight Against Food waste”, presented at the ISIRC 2018

Management team:

• Carmen Parra Rodríguez

Advisory Board:

• David Fernández Puyana. Lawyer and expert in Peace and Human Rights Studies
• Rogelio Garcia Contreras. Director of the Social Enterprise Program at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas
• Christian Guillermet Fernandez. Vice-Director General of Foreign Policy at the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Jean Louis Laville. Professor at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris (CNAM), Professor of Solidarity Economy
• Alex Murdock. Professor Emeritus in Nonprofit Management and Leadership at the London South Bank University
• Josep Lluis Ortuño. Advisor on social projects
• Ignacio Parody Núñez. President of ENSIE (European Network of Social Integration Enterprises)
• Carmen Parra Rodríguez. Director of the Chair in Solidarity Economy
• Ferran Porta Jaques. Project advisor in Latin America

Networks to which it belongs:

RIUESS. 
Social Business City Barcelona. An international action program set up by Professor Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, whose aim is to transform the social needs of Barcelona by promoting and supporting social entrepreneurship and social enterprises.

• Solidarity finance: microcredits, social FinTech, solidarity currency
• Sustainable development goals
• Corporate social responsibility
• Social innovation
• Public markets: ethical procurement, social clauses
• Employment and social exclusion
• Disability and social inclusion
• Corporate forms of social and solidarity economy
• Social communication: social marketing, social digital communication
• Migratory aspects of solidarity economy: asylum, refugees and economic migration
• Development cooperation
• Social tourism

• The Federation of Business Associations of Insertion Companies (FAEDEI) awarded the Chair in Solidarity Economy the "Empresa Responsable con la Inserción" (ERI) Award.

• In its 2017 edition, Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona awarded its Honorary Distinction for the Best Social Content Master's Dissertation to José Miguel García Rivas for his work titled: “Manos Unidas. A Historical Analysis of the Entity and a Marketing Campaign”.

• Ángel Herrera Oria Best Student Award was presented to Sara García Escribano, student of the University Master's in Management and Communication of Social and Solidarity Entities.

• In its 2018 edition, Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona awarded its Honorary Distinction for the Best Social Content Master's Dissertation to Laura Busto López for her work titled: “The Cooperative as an Asset to Conservation and Local Development”.

• In its 2019 edition, Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona awarded its Honorary Distinction for the Best Social Content Master's Dissertation to Sonia Guillera for her work titled: “Insertion Itineraries for People at Risk or in Situations of Social Exclusion”.

• In its 2019 edition, Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona awarded its Honorary Distinction for the Best Social Content Master's Dissertation to Eira Massip for the work titled: “Project to Create Municipal Insertion ARTAMI E.I. to Manage Public Dependency Care Services”.

• Award for the "Vets for Africa" volunteering initiative.  

• ICUSTA awarded the international volunteering initiative in which teachers and students from the three CEU universities participated. The award-winning project was titled The "Vets for Africa" Mission in Malawi and was initiated in Kenya in 2011 with teachers and students from the CEU UCH together with other organizations. The Mission moved to Malawi in 2015 and although the initial project focused on veterinary medicine, it has been expanding its intervention with the aim of optimizing food resources to improve human nutrition and taking training as the backbone for development for the future. The UNESCO Chair in Peace, Solidarity and Intercultural Dialogue participates in the project, implementing the application of Sustainable Development Goals.

• In its 2019 edition, Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona awarded its Master's Social Content Dissertation Special Distinction to Xavier Porta for his project titled: “The Other Thing About Volunteering: A Study of the Concerns and Motivations of Young Volunteers in Today's Society”.

• In its 2019 edition, Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona awarded its Master's Social Content Dissertation Special Distinction to Xavier Porta for his project titled: “The Other Thing About Volunteering: A Study of the Concerns and Motivations of Young Volunteers in Today's Society”.

   

The UAO CEU Chair in Family Business and Business Creation is coordinated by:

• Dr. Juan F. Corona Ramón, director of the CEFYCE UAO CEU Chair
• Dr. Carmen Ruiz-Viñals, subdirector of the CEFYCE UAO CEU Chair
• Dr. Fernando Álvarez-Gómez, subdirector of the CEFYCE UAO CEU Chair

Since 16 January 2015, a group of professors who are members and collaborators of the Chair have been meeting to activate both the activities (seminars, conferences, meetings, workshops, afterworks, challenges, etc.) and research and publications in the two areas addressed by the Chair: 1) Family businesses and 2) Entrepreneurship.
To carry out the Chair's research, a consolidated research group recognized by the Generalitat of Catalonia has been set up.

The Chair in Family Business and Business Creation forms part of the Network of Family Business Chairs of the Institute of Family Business. The Chair's philosophy is “win-win”. We aim to identify various work areas in relation to family businesses and entrepreneurship in order to offer the Chair to people at the University as an academic umbrella. The aim is to coordinate the daily work from different multidisciplinary fields related to family businesses and entrepreneurship and to give it joint value. This multidisciplinary approach also seeks a diverse background of the members of the Chair, looking for specialists from different departments of the University and fostering joint work with other professionals from other universities and private companies. This gives us a more operational nature when proposing research projects linked to the business world.

• Decision Making Based on Information Systems in the Family Business.
• Leadership in the Family Business.
• Storytelling in the Family Business and Entrepreneurship.
• Self-Management in Managerial Life.
• Corporate Responsibility.
• Culture and Values of the Family Business.
• Enterprising Woman.
• The Role of Women Directors in the Family Business.
   

LIST OF FAMILY BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS (start of CEFYE, February 2015):

1.- 11 December 2014, Barcelona, UAO CEU: Districte del Coneixement Networking Breakfast. Lecture by the Chair director Juan F. Corona titled “Internationalization of the Family Business”.
2.- 1^st Cycle of “Family Business Meetings” Seminars:
19 February 2015: Seminar by the Codorniu Group president, Mar Raventós. The Family Protocol, the Key Element in the Success of the Family Business.
5 March 2015: Seminar by Nacho Calvo, Head of Organization and Development of the Cosentino Group. The Importance of the Training Policy in the Family Business: The Case of the IMPULSA Program. 
3.- 6 March 2015: Presence of the Chair in Family Business and Business Creation in the Face-to-Face of the Cornellà Creació Fórum between Juan F. Corona and the journalist and assistant director of El Periódico, Olga Grau.
4.- 2^nd Cycle of “Family Business Meetings” Seminars:
27 March 2015: 2^nd Family Business Meeting: Antonio Gallardo, Vice-President of Almirall ProdesFarma. The Importance of Internationalization in the Family Business Strategy.
29 October 2015: Sergi Ferrer Salat, president of the Ferrer Group. The president of the Ferrer Group explained his concept of what 21^st century philanthropy should be.
27 November 2015: 2^nd Family Business Meeting: Joaquín Uriach. The Ability to Transform is Key to a Company's Sustainability.
29 June 2015: 1^st Conference on Experiential Entrepreneurship. Participants included the founder of Circle Line, Marta Alonso; the founders of Sitka Capital, Miguel Lobón and Carlos Guerrero; the founder of eltenedor.es, Álex Lorenzo; the fashion sector entrepreneur Nina Urgell; the CEO at Social Coin, the entrepreneur, businessman and start-up incubator manager Carlos Blanco; the social media manager at Sogues Comunication, Aretha Fusté; the director of Westinghouse Future Economy, Marc Vidal; and the director of Production  and Development at Neuroelectrics, Guillem Mitjà.
29-30 June 2015: Summer Course on Experiential Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
13-14 July 2015: Participation in the 3^rd CEU Emprende Summer Course ‘Entrepreneurship in the Classroom and Beyond’.
20 September 2016: Publication and public presentation of the “La Empresa Familiar en España" 2015 Report http://www.iefamiliar.com/publicaciones/la-empresa-familiar-en-espana-2015. Published by the Institute of Family Business in collaboration with Banco Santander.

Conferences:
01 October 2015: Lecture titled ‘Cases of Entrepreneurship: Models of Success’. First-hand experiences of two young entrepreneurs who achieved success with their respective initiatives. The speakers were Oscar Pierre and Iris Sanmartín, founders, respectively, of Glovo App and FormalDocs.
09 November 2015: Lecture by Marc Muñoz, founder of Brodynt Global Services. Entrepreneurship is about taking control of one's life, according to the speaker. 
11 December 2015: CSR roundtable "Good CSR Practices". Participants included the Cáritas Barcelona volunteer and Head of the Universitats amb Cor program, Fernando Porta; the director of Barcelona Sustainable Tourism, Joana Homs; HR director of the Clece Group, Rosa Llamas; and the director general of the Institut Cerdà, Carles Cabrera. The session was moderated by the Vice-Rector of Academic Organization at the UAO CEU, Eva Perea.
18 February 2016: Meetings with Young Entrepreneurs. Agustí Torelló. Spanish Wine Must Focus on Its Uniqueness and Not Be Guided So Much by Fashion. 
30 March 2016: 1^st Entrepreneurial Woman Workshop. The UAO CEU organized the 1^st Entrepreneurial Woman Workshop to highlight the unique role women play in the business world. Participants included the founder and CEO of ‘Pop Places’, Karen Prats; the Head of eCommerce at Unpasomás, Beatriz de la Sotilla; and the founder and CEO of María Pascual, María Pascual. Presentation of the ENVISION platform, which, promoted by the Association of Organizations of Mediterranean Businesswomen, was set up with the aim of bringing together the women leaders of small- and medium-sized businesses and women entrepreneurs in Spain. 
28 June 2016: 2^nd Experiential Entrepreneurship Conference: Ideas That Create Business Models. The former marketing director of Correos, Pau Cubells, opened the 2^nd Experiential Entrepreneurship Conference, which, organized by the Chair in Family Business and Business Creation, served as a prelude to the Summer Camp on Entrepreneurship, which was held throughout the week at the UAO CEU. Participants included the CEO of Waynabox, Pau Sendra; the CEO and founder of Sonarventures, Álvaro Cuesta; the CEO and founder of LetsGoi!, Yaiza Canosa; and the CEO and co-founder of Dietox, Virginie Roge.
28-30 June 2016: 2^nd Summer Course on Experiential Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
15 December 2016: 2^nd Entrepreneurial Woman Workshop. Participants included Natalia García, Executive Director of CREA HOUSE; Miriam Escrivà, CEO and founder of Miriam Escrivà Events; and Miriam Lao, co-founder and CEO of Ingenius.
3^rd Family Business Meetings:
02 March 2017. “Promoting Entrepreneurship from the Family Business: The Case of Lanzadera”, by Javier Jiménez, Director General of LANZADERA.
31 March 2017. “Promoting Innovation from the Family Business”, by Aleix Pons, Director of Economy and Finances at COTEC.
17 March 2017: 4^th Experiential Entrepreneurship Conference. Afternoon session (16:00-20:00) in which different entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship financiers explained their careers. Participants included Luis Crisenti, Socio Plana Abogados; Juan Prim, CEO and founder of Corre y Vuela; and Marc Vila, Senior Consultant at Business Angels Network Catalonia.
24 March 2017: Presentation of the Report on Family Businesses in Catalonia by Dr. Juan F. Corona and Dr. Fernando Álvarez. Network of Family Business Chairs. Family Businesses in Catalonia. The Catalan Association of Family Businesses, 2017.
26-30 June 2017: 2^nd Edition of the CEU Emprende Summer Camp: Entrepreneurship. Following the success of the first edition of the summer camp organized by the Chair in Family Business and Business Creation in collaboration with CEU Emprende, this inter-CEU activity (as participants were from the USP CEU, the UCH CEU and the UAO CEU) was held in Valencia but organized by the Chair in Family Business and Business Creation in collaboration with CEU Emprende and the UCH CEU.
Entrepreneurs Club activities (mentored by Carmen Ruiz, Alexis Vegas and Ángel Pachón).
December 2016: 3-way Economics Debate.
28 February 2017: Afterwork.
26-27 April 2017: Barcelona Thinking Challenge.
10 February 2017: Signing of the UAO-UOC-Foment del Treball-Fepime Agreement.
01 October 2017: 3^rd Entrepreneurial Woman Workshop. Participants included Patricia Pólvora, CEO of Teterum, and Geni Ramos, digital sector entrepreneur.
February 2018: Publication and public presentation of the “La Empresa Familiar en España" 2017 Report. Published by the Institute of Family Business in collaboration with Banco Santander.
21 March 2018: 4^th Experiential Entrepreneurship Conference. Participants included Laura Fernández Giménez, CEO and co-founder of FutureFunded and Agustín Arga, www.ecomlabsincubator.com
Entrepreneurs Club activities (mentored by Carmen Ruiz, Alexis Vegas and Ángel Pachón).
December 2017: 3-way Economics Debate.
18-19 April 2018 Barcelona Thinking Challenge. Challenge: Food Waste.
24 November 2018: 4^th Entrepreneurial Woman Workshop. With the participation of Natalia Pujades, CEO at Scratch School, and Sara Werner, CEO at Cocunat.
12 December 2018: 2^nd Afterwork in collaboration with the Entrepreneurs Club with the participation of CEO and founder of Reilón Wines and Laagam, Diego Arroyo, and CEO and founder of PartyAdvisor, Pol Domingo.
11 March 2019: 5^th Experiential Entrepreneurship Conference. Participants included Adrián Lorenzo, CTO of Mr. Jeff; Toni Gómez, CEO of Wakko Comunicación; Antoni Abellán, CEO of Helion Technologies; and Agustín Arpa, CEO of Wana Group.
2015-2018: Presentations at the Family Business Congresses by Dr. Juan F. Corona: 
21^st National Family Business Congress. Committed to the Future. Valencia, 28, 29 and 30 October 2018.
20^th National Family Business Congress. Celebrating History, Creating the Future. Toledo, 1, 2 and 3 October 2017.
18^th National Family Business Congress. Growth and Job Creation. Bilbao, 25, 26 and 27 October 2015.

BCN Thinking Challenges:
BARCELONA THINKING CHALLENGE
6^th Edition: (2017-2018 academic year). Challenge: Overcoming Food Waste. 
5^th Edition: (2016-2017 academic year). Challenge: Reducing Inequality in Cities. 
4^th Edition: (2015-2016 academic year). Challenge: Age Management in Businesses. 
3^rd Edition: (2014-2015 academic year). Challenge: Balancing School Performance in Spain.
2^nd Edition: (2013-2014 academic year). Challenge: Integration of People with Disabilities in the Workplace. 
1^st Edition: (2012-2013 academic year). Challenge: Labour Integration of the Long-Term Unemployed.
1^st Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge (2012-2013 academic year): Labour Integration of the Long-Term Unemployed 
In 2008 Spain was struck by a major economic crisis that resulted in thousands of people losing their jobs. A few years later, the situation worsened: With some 5 million unemployed across Spain and close to 900,000 in Catalonia alone, family dramas were our daily bread; the job placement system was insufficient, so that looking for work as an employee no longer seemed a good option. 
By 2013 the situation of the long-term unemployed was especially severe because of their many family burdens (spouse, children, elderly dependents, etc.). The members of the Entrepreneurs Club, aware of this situation, decided to do something in order to help solve the problem. This is how the 1^st Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge was born. 
The aim of the first edition was to organize a hackathon day, a working day in which students and experts in the field met with the dual purpose of carrying out projects and learning during the process. 
2^nd Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge Edition: (2013-2014 academic year): Integration of People with Disabilities in the Workplace
In the 2^nd  Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge, people with disabilities were the focus of attention. The aim of the workshop was to draw up a business plan with the aim of providing solutions so that this group can find professional opportunities suited to their abilities. Six groups were created of eight to nine participants among which was at least one professional and one person with a specific disability. The groups were organized this way to achieve a wide diversity in the projects so that each team had to work around a specific situation and their proposals focused on the disability of the disabled person in the group. 
This edition had the support of different associations that work directly with this collective, such as Cáritas, Once and AIJEC. It also had the institutional support of the European Parliament, which is committed to equal rights and opportunities for disabled people and their integration into society. This support was expressed in a letter from the then President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, who announced: "It is a great honour to grant the high Patronage of the European Parliament to this initiative". 
It is worth highlighting the Prize for the Best Entrepreneur of the Challenge, which was awarded to Àlex Romera, a student at the Pompeu Fabra University who attended the workshop with his guide dog, as Àlex is blind. 
3^rd Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge (2014-2015 academic year): Balancing School Performance in Spain 
In Spain, school failure has always been a pending issue in the field of education. This is reflected in the data collected by the INE: in 2014 the education/training dropout rate was 18.1% among women and 25.6% among men, with the European average being 9.6% and 12.8%, respectively. Although these rates had been on a downward trend over the preceding few years, they were still very high and it was therefore decided that this was an issue that needed to be addressed. In this edition, in addition to having professionals from the sector, the groups also included a group of professionals from different schools in Barcelona who advised the participants on the subject. The aim of this meeting was to devise a business project that would contribute to improving the education system and correct the high rates of school failure in Spain. 
Of the seven proposals, the team that created LINK was the one that best responded to the challenge posed in this third edition. The group, who had the support of a teacher from Escola Pineda, presented their project, which was based on identifying the causes of school dropout in order to "redirect the pupil who is on the verge of school failure". 
4^th Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge (2015-2016 academic year): Age Management in Businesses 
This edition posed the challenge of reconciling the different generations that coexist in the workplace and promoting intergenerational harmony, which has a positive impact on the work environment. The aim was to formulate entrepreneurial projects that would facilitate the integration of older people who have extensive professional experience with younger generations entering the world of work. 
Projects were encouraged to include strategies such as mentoring of older workers, looking for work later on in one's career, and the integration of new work methods. The latter was an innovative element that the Entrepreneurs Club wanted to teach the participants and was achieved through "retro-mentoring", which is a practice that is still not very widespread that is based on the transfer of knowledge from the younger generations upwards. By applying both techniques, both generations can be brought together through a circle of mutual training. 
The project that best responded to the challenge of intergenerational reconciliation was Jubbin. Its proposal was based on bringing together the experience of older workers with the commitment and initiative of young entrepreneurs at the start of their professional careers. This was achieved through a digital support platform designed to implement a progressive generational replacement model and to address the "business fear of inexperience" . 
This edition can be considered the first to have an international character, as we enjoyed the participation of exchange students, both from the ERASMUS program and students from other programs from Miami University, among others. 
5^th Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge (2016-2017 academic year): Reducing Inequality in Cities 
The 5^th edition holistically approached the reduction in inequalities through projects such as technology start-ups related to the Smart City that contribute to a more equitable redistribution of resources throughout the city's territory. 
The objective was once again to formulate entrepreneurial projects that would facilitate the challenge of reducing inequality. Projects were encouraged to include strategies such as networking and to be innovative, value-generating projects. Projects that created new areas of centrality were valued. The project that best responded to the challenge of reducing inequality was the Plentiservice project, which consisted of a web platform designed to connect the urgent needs of individuals with the capital of resources and skills offered by unemployed people and at risk of exclusion. 
The project focused on the neighbourhoods of Sant Andreu and La Sagrera because of their high unemployment rates. Plentiservice thus responded to the challenge posed in this edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge, which was to propose business models that have an impact on the reduction in inequality existing between the neighbourhoods of the city of Barcelona. 
As part of the prize, the members enjoyed the support of the Atípics Project to develop their idea. Atípics is a youth entrepreneurship program that focuses on social impact projects. The jury of the 5^th BCN Thinking Challenge was made up of the Head of the Càritas Universitats amb Cor program, Fernando Porta; the former executive of CaixaBank, Alberto Trallero; the director of Proximity Development at Barcelona Activa, Enric Miravitllas; the founder of UnCommon People and author of "365 Formas de Pedir Trabajo", Oscar Arenas; the doctor in Psychology, Joaquín Limonero; and the corporate director of Sales Marketing of the San Pablo CEU University Foundation, Javier Andreu. 
6^th Edition of the BCN Thinking Challenge (2017-18 academic year): Overcoming Food Waste 
In this latest challenge, the business case worked on was how to overcome food waste. To guide them in the task, a team of advisors participated that included university professors and entrepreneurs such as the founder of Uli Uli BCN, Cristian Agudelo; the founder and CEO of AllanRay, Álex Bastarós; the international project manager of Doctor Fackoy, Ana Puig; and the founding CEO of Thunderglasses, Miriam Lao. 
In this 6^th edition, the jury was made up of the sustainability integration manager of Danone, Borja Lafuente; the operating director of Proximity Development at Barcelona Activa, Enric Miravitllas; the head of Barcelona Caritas Diocesana Universitats amb Cor, Fernando Porta; and the UAO CEU Rector, Eva Perea. 

The project that best responded to the challenge posed was 2Help. The idea of 2Help was based on the marketing of those products that had been discarded for being misshapen but which, from a food point of view, were still nutritious. These products would have a second chance in the market but at a more affordable price for consumers with less purchasing power. 
In addition to the prize for the best project, the organization also awarded a distinction to the best entrepreneur. The support of sponsoring and collaborating entities was again key in the BCN Thinking Challenge. CEU Emprende, Santander Universities, Masia Tero, Doctor Fackoy and Danone's ReNueva (a circular economy project to ensure a second life for packaging) contributed with their sponsorship. As collaborating institutions, the UAO CEU Chair in Family Business and Business Creation, Caritas Diocesana de Barcelona, Rockets, Hantön and Pangea lent their support. True to its philosophy, the BCN Thinking Challenge once again brought together universities, entrepreneurship and social sensitivity. Universities, because 6 centres were represented: in addition to students from our university, other participants included ESADE, Pompeu Fabra University, Teamlabs, Panamerican University and the San Pablo CEU University. And social entrepreneurship, because from the start, it has always chosen to present a business case related to a particular social problem. 

Journals:

Parra, X. Tort-Martorell, X., Ruiz-Viñals, C. and Álvarez-Gómez, F. (2019). Maturity Model for the Information-Driven SME, in the Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (in press).
Ruiz-Viñals, C. and Álvarez-Gómez, F. (2018). Ownership and the Desire for Continuity Over Time, the Principal “Drivers” of the Family Business Culture, in China-USA Business Review, Aug. 2018, Vol.17, No.8, pp. 419-437. ISSN 1537-1514.
Ruiz-Viñals, C. and Solana-Oliver, J. (2018). La Narrativa Empresarial como herramienta para explorar las complejidades de la realidad Directiva. El caso de Satya Nadella. In Revista Internacional de Ciencias Sociales. Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 157-165. ISSN: 2530-4909.
Parra, X., Tort-Martorell, X., Ruiz-Viñals, C., Álvarez-Gómez, F. (2017). CHROMA: A Maturity Model for the Information-Driven Decision-Making Process. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 16(3), pp. 224–242. ISSN/ISBN: 1462-4621. DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2017.085633. Decision Sciences (Miscellaneous): IF 0.233/Rank 36/55/ Q4 (Scopus).
Ruiz Viñals, C.; Perea Muñoz, E. and Berlanga Silvente, V. (2017). “Entrepreneurial Activities and Alternative Learning Spaces. Skills Development for a Hackaton Day”. Doxa Comunicación: Revista interdisciplinar de estudios de comunicación y ciencias sociales. San Pablo CEU University. Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences. ISSN/ISBN:1696-019X. Vol: 24. pp. 175-186. DOI: Sociology and Politics: IF/Rank/D (AGAUR- Carhus plus).
Ruiz Viñals, C. (2008) New Methods and Results in Measuring the Efficiency of EU Funds: the Spanish Case. Society and Economy, Vol.30, No. 2, December 2008: 245-259. (ISSN: 03085147). ISI. Impact index 1665. Publication position 33. No. of journals in the category: 209. SCOPUS. Impact index: 1777. Publication position 4. No. of journals in the category: 711.

Books:

Corona Ramón, Juan F. (Coord). Empresa familiar: análisis estratégico. Deusto, Barcelona. pp. 39-88. ISSN/ISBN 978-84-234-2749-9.
Ruiz Viñals, C. and Álvarez Gómez, F. (Coord.) (2016) Empresa Familiar Responsable. Barcelona: Huygens, 2016. ISBN: 978-84-15663-60-7.
Ruiz Viñals, C.; Parra Rodríguez C. (eds) (2013) New Forms of Organisation in Knowledge-Based Societies. London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-415-64014-5 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0-203-08287-4 (ebk).
Parra, C.; Ruiz, C. (eds) (2012) Instrumentos Solidarios en Tiempos de Crisis. Barcelona: Bosch Editor, 2012. (ISBN: 978-84-7698-642-4).

Book chapters:
Álvarez-Gómez, F. and Ruiz-Viñals, C. (2019) “Caracterización de la empresa familiar catalana y factores diferenciadores respecto a la empresa familiar en España” in GEDISA. Colección “Herramientas Universitarias”. 
Solana Oliver, J., Ruiz-Viñals, C., Álvarez-Gómez, F. and Rello Condomnes, E. (2018). “La narrativa empresarial aplicada a la docencia de habilidades y valores: el caso de Sheryl Sandberg”. Signes, M.T., Carreira Zafra, C., Kazmierczak, M. El rol central de la narración en el contexto educativo. Diferentes perspectivas. Vigo: editorial del hispanismo, 2018. pp. 165-183. ISBN: 978-84-16187-53-9.
Álvarez-Gómez, F. and Ruiz-Viñals, C. (2018) “Characterization of the Catalan Family Business Sector and Differentiating Factors Regarding the Family Business in Spain”. Conference Proceedings, CUICIID 2018. ISBN978-84-09-04967-7. 
Parra, C., Ruiz, C., Alvarez, F. (2017), “Análisis de la toma de decisiones basada en información en empresas familiares: conclusiones sobre la aplicación del modelo CHROMA”, Proceedings of the 31^st Annual Congress of the European Academy of Management and Business Economics, Madrid, June.
Álvarez, F., Ruiz, C. (2017). “Modelos de empresa familiar”. Empresa familiar: análisis estratégico, Juan Corona (Coord.), Deusto, Barcelona. pp. 39-88. ISSN/ISBN 978-84-234-2749-9.
Álvarez, F. et al. (2017), “L’empresa familiar a Catalunya”, Associació Catalana de l’Empresa Familiar. ISBN 978-84617-8406-6.
Ruiz Viñals, C.; Perea Muñoz, E. and Berlanga Silvente, V. (2016). “Espacios alternativos de aprendizaje: el Barcelona Thinking Challenge” in Caldevilla Domínguez, D. Trabajos docentes para una Universidad de Calidad. McGraw-Hill. ISSN/ISBN: 9788448612672. pp. 773-781.
Corona, J. et al. (2016). “La Empresa Familiar en España-2015”, Instituto de la Empresa Familiar. ISBN 978-84-608-2119-9.
Ruiz Viñals, C. (2016) "Responsabilidad empresarial y Recursos Humanos: gestión responsable de las personas" in Ruiz Viñals, C. and Álvarez Gómez, F. (Coord.). Empresa Familiar Responsable. Barcelona: Huygens, 2016. pp. 85-99. ISBN:978-84-15663-60-7.
Ruiz Viñals, C. (2014). “Emprendimiento Social en España: una vertiente instrumental de la innovación social” in Parra, C. and Porta, F. Emprendeduría social: Alternativa sostenible para una nueva economía”. pp. 233-247. Barcelona: Bosch Editor.  (ISBN: 978-84-942385-9-8).
Parra, C. (Eds). New Forms of Organisation in Knowledge-Based Societies. London: Routledge. pp. 5-16. ISBN: 978-0-415-64014-5 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0-203-08287-4 (ebk).
Fondevila-Gascón, J.F., Beriain-Bañares, A., del Olmo-Arriaga, J.L., Ruiz-Viñals, C. (2013). EDULEARN 13 Proceedings. pp. 3832-3839. ISBN. 978-84-616-3822-2. ISNN: 2340-1117.
Fondevila-Gascón, J.F., Beriain-Bañares, A., del Olmo-Arriaga, J.L., Carreras Alcalde, M., Sierra-Sánchez, J., Pesqueira-Zamora, M.J., Ruiz-Viñals, C. (2013). ICERI2013 Proceedings. pp. 3036-3044. ISBN. 978-84-616-3847-5. ISNN: 2340-1095.
Ruiz Viñals, C. (2012) “Las Micro-finanzas y su papel en la Emprendeduría en el caso Europeo” in Parra, C.; Ruiz, C. (Eds) Instrumentos Solidarios en tiempos de Crisis. Barcelona: Bosch Editor, 2012: 241-255. (ISBN: 978-84-7698-642-4)