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Alfonso Hernández Vivanco, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Business Management and Department of Industrial Engineering



Training

PhD in Business (2018, University of Barcelona)
Master’s Degree in Business Research (2015, University of Barcelona)
Industrial Engineer (2010, Universidad San Francisco de Quito)


Experience

Lecturer at IQS School of Management and IQS School of Engineering. 2024 –
Assistant Professor in Business at the University of Barcelona. 2021 – 2024
Professor of Industrial Engineering at the Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià (EUSS). 2017 – 2019
FPI Scholarship – PhD student at the University of Barcelona, 2015-2018
Director of Operations and Supply Chain at ALMON del Ecuador S.A. 2019 – 2021; 2012-2015
Senior Analyst at LATAM Airlines. 2010-2012


Research lines

  • Sustainable management practices to promote innovation and business sustainability.
  • Integrated quality management systems, environment, occupational health & safety, corporate social responsibility.
  • Sustainable innovation and its relationship with quality by design in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.

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