Armand Gilinsky

Armand Gilinsky, Jr . recently retired as Professor Emeritus of Business and as the F.J. Korbel and Bros. Professor of Wine Business at Sonoma State University, where he taught strategy and entrepreneurship since 1994. His most recent book is Business Strategy for a Better Normal (Springer, 2023). He was Director of SSU’s Entrepreneurship Center and Director of the Wine Business Institute. He previously held teaching appointments at the Harvard Business School, CSU East Bay, and Northeastern U. Dr. Gilinsky has extensive consulting experience in strategic planning, competitive strategy, and developing business and financial plans. He has authored over 50 published business case studies and articles on strategy and socially responsible entrepreneurship. In 2011, he was President of the North American Case Research Association, a group of some 500 case research professionals. In 2013, he received the University Award for Excellence in Scholarship from Sonoma State. He was the founding editor of the Wine Business Journal from 2014-2020. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Policy from Henley Business School/Brunel University (London), and the A.B. and A.M degrees rom Stanford U.

Publications

The Impact of Firmographics on Philanthropic Engagement in the Global Wine Industry
The Impact of Firmographics on Philanthropic Engagement in the Global Wine Industry
Rosana Fuentes-Fernández, Armand Gilinsky, Joshua Aboah, Sharon Forbes, Coralie Haller, Marc Dressler. © 2024. 19 pages.
The pursuit of community engagement and support is commonly considered to be essential to the achievement of corporate social responsibility goals, irrespective of a firm's...
Handbook of Research on Sustainability Challenges in the Wine Industry
Handbook of Research on Sustainability Challenges in the Wine Industry
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Armand Gilinsky, Javier Martínez-Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez-García. © 2023. 435 pages.
In the wine industry, sustainability is an extremely important issue for two main reasons: Firstly, the industry faces serious threats as a consequence of climate change, as well...
Sustainable Succession in the Wine Industry: Leadership Skills the Next Generation Will Need
Sustainable Succession in the Wine Industry: Leadership Skills the Next Generation Will Need
Kristen Rinck, Armand Gilinsky Jr., Adele Santana, Caroline Coleman Bailey, Timothy Wallace, Jean-François Coget. © 2023. 22 pages.
Most studies that investigate sustainability across the wine industry and related support industries focus on the “triple-bottom-line.” None directly consider company succession...
The Economic, Social, and Environmental Value of the Spanish Wine Industry
The Economic, Social, and Environmental Value of the Spanish Wine Industry
Javier Martínez Falcó, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Eduardo Sánchez-García, Armand Gilinsky Jr.. © 2023. 25 pages.
A comprehensive understanding of the significance of vine cultivation and wine production, distribution, and consumption in Spain requires a joint consideration of its economic...