Manel González Piñero

Department of Music Management

mgonzalez3@esmuc.cat

Foto Manel PERFIL
Education


  • Doctor in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona (2018)

  • Guest researcher. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer, Noruega. (2017-2018).

  • Open Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship Program. ESADE (2010)

  • Graduate in English Philology. Universitat de Barcelona (2008)

  • MBA Master in Business Administration. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2022)

  • Graduate in Business Administration and Management (1997)

Research


  • Strategic innovation

  • Innovation with social impact

  • Cross innovation

  • Cross-fertilization of knowledge and technologies

  • Creativity management

  • Organization culture

  • New financing and investment strategies in the cultural and creative industries

Publications

Articles in scientific publications


  • Mutonyi, B. R., González-Piñero, M., Slåtten, T., Lien, G. (2024). Gaining affective organizational commitment in hospital employees through organizational attractiveness and psychological capital. BMC Health Services Research. Springer Nature. In press.

  • Mutonyi, B. R., González-Piñero, M., Slåtten, T., Lien, G. (2024). Driving Innovation in Healthcare: exploring the impact of ambidextrous leadership on creative performance among fronline health professionals in Norway. BMC Health Services Research 24, 268. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10641-9

  • Mutonyi, B. R., Slåtten, T., Lien, G., González-Piñero, M. (2022). The impact of organizational culture and leadership climate on organizational attractiveness and innovative behavior: a study of Norwegian hospital employees. BMC Health Services Research. 22, 637.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08042-x

  • González-Piñero M, Páez-Avilés, C., Samitier, J., Juanola-Feliu, E. (2021). Cross-fertilization of knowledge and technologies in collaborative research projects. Journal of Knowledge Management. 25(11), 34-59. Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 1367-3270. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-04-2020-0270

  • Páez-Avilés, C., González-Piñero, M., Juanola-Feliu, E., Bogachan, I., Mir, M., Samitier, J. (2015). Innovation and Technology Transfer of Medical Devices fostered by Cross-disciplinary Communities of Practitioners. International Journal of Innovation Management.19(06). ISSN 1363-9196. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919615400125

  • Juanola-Feliu, E., Miribel-Català, P., Páez-Avilés, C., Colomer-Farrarons, J., González-Piñero, M., Samitier, J. (2014). Design of a Customized Multipurpose Nano-Enabled Implantable System for In-Vivo Theranostics. Sensors. 14(10), 19275-19306. Editorial MDPI, 2014. ISSN 1424-8220 https://doi.org/10.3390/s141019275


Working papers

  • González-Piñero M (2017). Redefining the Value Chain of the Video Games Industry. Rapport nr 01-2017. Knowledge Works, National Centre for Cultural Industries. Lillehammer, Norway. ISBN 978-82-93482-13-0


Books

  • Bonet, L. and González-Piñero, M. (Eds) (2021). La innovación en la gestión de la cultura: reflexiones y experiencias. Barcelona: Edicions UB. ISBN: 978-84-9168-433-6

  • González-Piñero, M., Páez-Avilés, C., Juanola-Feliu, E., Samitier, J. (2016). Innovation in the videogames and the Biotechnological Sector. Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-659-87185-6.

  • Páez-Avilés, C., González-Piñero, M., Juanola-Feliu, E., Samitier, J. (2015). Innovation by Cross-cutting KETs: Technology Transfer and Commercialization Challenges for Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine. Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-659-35932-3.


Chapters

  • González-Piñero, M. (2021). How to launch new talent into the video game market? The case of GameBCN. In REDINE (Eds), Digital media and teaching methodologies: improving education from a comprehensive approach. Madrid: Adaya Press. Pp. 165-174. ISBN: 978-84-124511-0-8

  • González-Piñero, M. (2021). Claves de la innovación en el sector cultural: origen, evolución y revolución. In LL. Bonet and M. González-Piñero (Eds), La innovación en la gestión de la cultura: reflexiones y experiencias. Barcelona: Edicions UB. ISBN: 978-84-9168-433-6

  • González-Piñero, M. (2020). Microteatro por dinero: lo bueno si breve, dos veces bueno. In LL. Bonet and M. González-Piñero (Eds), La innovación en la gestión de la cultura: reflexiones y experiencias. Barcelona: Edicions UB. ISBN: 978-84-9168-433-6

  • González-Piñero, M. (2020). Innovation through Cross-Fertilization: Serious Games and Gamification in the EU-Funded Research Projects. In M. Tynnhammar (Ed), The Crest of the Innovation Management Research Wave. Vernon Press, 300 Pages. ISBN: 978-1-62273-860-1

  • Juanola-Feliu E, Colomer-Farrarons J, Miribel-Catala P, González-Piñero M, Samitier J (2014). Nano-enabled implantable device for in-vivo glucose monitoring. In, Implantable Bioelectronics - Devices, Materials and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 400 Pages. ISBN: 9783527335251

  • González-Piñero, M (2012). Redes de innovación, innovación abierta y creatividad. In, La experiencia paraguaya de institucionalización y desarrollo cultural en contexto. Cuadernos de observación en gestión y políticas culturales nº 1. ISSN: 1697-073X


Conference Publications

  • Mutonyi, B. R., González-Piñero, M. “Ambidextrous leadership among Norwegian frontline health professionals”. Proceedings of ISPIM Innovation Conference 2023, 4-7 June 2023, Ljubjliana (Slovenia)

  • Slatten, T., González-Piñero, M. “Affective Organizational Commitment in Norwegian Hospital Employees”. Proceedings of ISPIM Connects Athens 2022, 28-30 November 2022, Athens (Greece).

  • González-Piñero, M. “From a team of students to a self-sustaining studio: The experience of the GameBCN incubator bringing bachelor/master final projects into the market”. Proceedings of the V Congreso Virtual Internacional de Educación, Innovación y TIC, EDUNOVATIC 2020, December 10-11, 2020. Online.

  • Juanola-Feliu, E., Miribel-Català, P. L., Páez-Avilés, C., Colomer-Farrarons, J., González-Piñero, M., & Samitier, J. (2014). “Design of a Customized Multipurpose Nano-Enabled Implantable device for personalized medicine”. Proceedings of the 5th edition of Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference 2014, October 27-31, 2014. Barcelona, Spain.

  • Juanola-Feliu, E., Miribel-Català, P.; Páez-Avilés, C.; Colomer-Farrarons, J.; González-Piñero, M.; Samitier, J.; (2014). “Design of an implantable nano-enabled biomedical device for in-vivo glucose monitoring”. Proc. of IEEE 2014 Conference on Design of Circuits and Integrated Circuits, November 26-28, 20014. Madrid, Spain. ISBN: 978-1-4799-5743-9/14

  • Gonzalez-Piñero M, López Cano E, Mañanas Villanueva MA, Ramos Castro J, Caminal Magrans P. “Knowledge management and Open Innovation in a bioengineering case”. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, September 2011. Aberdeen (Scotland). ISBN: 978-1-908272-14-0 Book.

  • Gonzalez-Piñero M, López Cano E, Mañanas Villanueva MA, Ramos Castro J, Caminal Magrans P. “The value chain process and knowledge transfer in a bioengineering case”. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Knowledge Maganagement. September 2011. Passau (Germany). ISBN: 978-1-908272-09-6 Book.

  • González M. “Tecnologies Mèdiques: Una oportunitat estratègica per a l’empresa catalana”. III Congrés d’Enginyeria i Cultura Catalana: Tecnologia, Territori i Societat. Llibre d'Actes. Juny 2009. Palma, Mallorca. ISBN: 978-84-612-7601-1.

  • Caminal P, Giraldo B, González M, Jané R, Vallverdú M, Vidal N. “La docència en enginyeria biomèdica i l’adequació a l’’EEES”. III Congrés d’Enginyeria i Cultura Catalana: Tecnologia, Territori i Societat. Llibre d'Actes. Juny 2009. Pama. Mallorca. ISBN: 978-84-612-7601-1

Career

Manel González-Piñero has a PhD in Economics and an MBA (Universitat de Barcelona), in addition to having a degree in Business Administration and Management and in English Philology (UB).

He is Director of Innovation at the Centre de Recerca en Enginyeria Biomèdica (CREB) at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and Director of Strategy at XartecSALUT. He is also a professor of Economics and Innovation at the Facultat d’Economia i Empresa de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and at the ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya).

He is the academic co-director of the Summer School in Management of Creativity (HEC Montreal and Universitat de Barcelona). He teaches classes and collaborates on projects related to innovation and organizational culture.

He also collaborates on projects linked to cultural and creative companies with governments, start-ups and new cultural projects.

He has worked in the business development area of ​​the Biotechnology Research Center of the National Research Council of Canada (Montreal, Canada) and at the University of Technology Sydney (Sydney, Australia), as well as a researcher at Inland Norway University (Lillehammer, Norway) and Kunsskapsverket - Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter for kulturelle næringer.

Teaching

He is a professor of Economics and Innovation at the Facultat d’Economia i Empresa de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB) where he teaches Màster en Gestió Cultural i al grau de Comunicació i Indústries culturals. He is also the academic co-director of the Summer School in Management of Creativity (HEC Montreal and University of Barcelona).

At ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya) he teaches the subjects of Màster de Management Artístic las asignaturas de Innovación y Proyecto. In the management degree he teaches Innovation Management.

He is also invited to teach at other universities and business schools.