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Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions (SBFI)
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This book analyzes rapidly-growing world-class Spanish retail banks. It argues that their success is due to excellent management, clear-headed CEOs, the presence of a cluster of like-minded executives who complement each other and create a homogenous strategy pattern, and that IT systems and the regulatory environment have contributed greatly.
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Reviews
'This book provides a fascinating study on the incredible growth process of the top Spanish banks. It also sheds light on the transformational impact that their top leaders had on those banks. A very unique contribution' - Professor Jordi Canals, Dean, IESE Business School
'Kase and Jacopin offer fascinating insight into the remarkable and surprising emergence of Banco Santander and BBVA as leading global banks. Against a background of disappointing returns to international expansion by retail banks, Santander and BBVA have reconciled rapid asset growth, strong profitability, and excellent shareholder returns. The book offers valuable lessons in how banks can develop strategies that combine operational excellence and attentiveness to the bottom line with inventiveness in developing new business and effectively managing integration.' - Robert M. Grant, Professor Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
'This study of the impressive success of BBVA and Santander banks is more than a descriptive account. Fascinating story, though it is,the book extends more deeply to consider alternative models of bank management and more widely to incorporate comparisons with other strategies in Europe and beyond. The reader will learn much.' - Albert Fishlow, Professor of International Affairs and Director, Institute for Latin
American Studies,Columbia University, New York, USA
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
KIMIO KASE is Associate Professor at IESE Business School, Spain. His interests lie in the area of corporate-level strategy, namely the creation of value from the corporate parent, and focus on the transformational leadership. He has studied Japanese and Spanish MNCs and, with a wide professional experience, has written and contributed to several books and articles.
TANGUY JACOPIN is Associated Research Fellow at IESE Business School, Spain, and Responsible for Research, Development and Innovation at Fundación CIFF, Spain. PhD at the Sorbonne University and Post-doctorate at Columbia University, he was also Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University, UK, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
TANGUY JACOPIN is Associated Research Fellow at IESE Business School, Spain, and Responsible for Research, Development and Innovation at Fundación CIFF, Spain. PhD at the Sorbonne University and Post-doctorate at Columbia University, he was also Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University, UK, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: CEOs as Leaders and Strategy Designers: Explaining the Success of Spanish Banks
Book Subtitle: Explaining the Success of Spanish Banks
Authors: Kimio Kase, Tanguy Jacopin
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230590465
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-54295-2Published: 14 December 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36050-5Published: 01 January 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59046-5Published: 14 December 2007
Series ISSN: 2523-336X
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3378
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 259
Topics: Organization, Business Strategy/Leadership, International Business