Sus intereses de investigación se centran en el ámbito del gobierno corporativo, la gestión de la empresa, RSC y la contabilidad financiera
Aguilera, R. V., Desender, K., LopezPuertas-Lamy, M. (2025) "From Universal Owners to Owners of the Universe? How the Big Three Are Reshaping Corporate Governance", Corporate Governance: An International Review 33, 462-482
Desender, K., & Epure, M. (2021). "The pressure behind corporate social performance: Ownership and institutional configurations". Global Strategy Journal, 11(2), 210–244.
Surroca, J., Aguilera. R., Desender, K. & Tribó, J.A. (2020) "Is managerial entrenchment always bad and corporate social responsibility always good? A cross‐national examination of their combined influence on shareholder value”, Strategic Management Journal 41, 891-920
Desender, K., López-Puertas-Lamy, M., Pattitoni, P., Petracci, B. (2020) "Corporate Social Responsibility and Cost of Financing – the Importance of the International Corporate Governance System", Corporate Governance: An International Review 28, 207-234
Aguilera, R. V., Desender, K., LopezPuertas-Lamy, M., Lee, J.H. (2017) "The governance impact of a changing investor landscape", Journal of International Business Studies vol. 48 (2), 2017, 195–221.
Desender, K., Aguilera, R. V., LopezPuertas-Lamy, M, Crespi-Cladera, R. (2016) "A Clash of Governance Logics: Foreign Ownership and Board Monitoring", Strategic Management Journal vol. 37 (2), 2016, 349–369.
Aguilera, R., Desender, K., Bednar, M., Lee, J.: " Connecting the Dots: Bringing External Corporate Governance into the Corporate Governance Puzzle", Academy of Management Annals vol. 9 (1), 2015, 483-573.
Desender, K., Aguilera, R. V., Crespi-Cladera, R., Garcia Cestona, M.A. (2013) "When Does Ownership Matter? Board Characteristics and Behavior", Strategic Management Journal vol. 34 (7), 2013, 823–842.
Kurt Desender es Profesor de Organización de Empresas en el Departamento de Economía de la Empresa de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Se incorporó a la UC3M tras obtener el doctorado en Economía de la Empresa por la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Es licenciado en Economía por la Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Bélgica).
Su investigación se centra en la dirección estratégica de la empresa, la responsabilidad social corporativa y el gobierno corporativo, con especial atención al papel de la estructura de propiedad, los inversores institucionales y el contexto institucional en el comportamiento y desempeño empresarial. Sus trabajos han sido publicados en revistas académicas internacionales de referencia en estrategia y management, como Academy of Management Annals, Strategic Management Journal y Journal of International Business Studies. Asimismo, ha contribuido a la comunidad científica como editor de la revista Corporate Governance: An International Review.
En el ámbito docente, su actividad se concentra en la dirección general y la estrategia empresarial, impartiendo docencia en programas de grado, máster y MBA, tanto en español como en inglés. Además, participa regularmente en programas de formación ejecutiva desarrollados en colaboración con empresas y organizaciones como Deloitte, Indra, EY y Naciones Unidas.
Actualmente, además de su labor docente e investigadora, desempeña el cargo de Subdirector del Máster en Management de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y de vicedecano de Finanzas y Contabilidad .
Desender, K., & LopezPuertas-Lamy, M. (2026). "The boardroom firewall: Gender diversity and cybersecurity". Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 60, 100750.
Aguilera, R. V., Desender, K., LopezPuertas-Lamy, M. (2025) "From Universal Owners to Owners of the Universe? How the Big Three Are Reshaping Corporate Governance", Corporate Governance: An International Review 33, 462-482
Aguilera, R. V., Desender, K., LopezPuertas-Lamy, M. (2021) "Bridging Accounting and Corporate Governance: New Avenues of Research", The International Journal of Accounting 56, 2180001
Desender, K., & Epure, M. (2021). "The pressure behind corporate social performance: Ownership and institutional configurations". Global Strategy Journal, 11(2), 210–244.
Surroca, J., Aguilera. R., Desender, K. & Tribó, J.A. (2020) "Is managerial entrenchment always bad and corporate social responsibility always good? A cross‐national examination of their combined influence on shareholder value”, Strategic Management Journal 41, 891-920
Desender, K., López-Puertas-Lamy, M., Pattitoni, P., Petracci, B. (2020) "Corporate Social Responsibility and Cost of Financing – the Importance of the International Corporate Governance System", Corporate Governance: An International Review 28, 207-234
López-Puertas-Lamy, M., Desender, K., Epure, M. (2017) "Corporate Social Responsibility and the Assessment by Auditors of the Risk of Material Misstatement", Journal of Business Finance & Accounting vol. 44 (9-10), 2017, 1276–1314.
Aguilera, R. V., Desender, K., LopezPuertas-Lamy, M., Lee, J.H. (2017) "The governance impact of a changing investor landscape", Journal of International Business Studies vol. 48 (2), 2017, 195–221.
Desender, K., Aguilera, R. V., LopezPuertas-Lamy, M, Crespi-Cladera, R. (2016) "A Clash of Governance Logics: Foreign Ownership and Board Monitoring", Strategic Management Journal vol. 37 (2), 2016, 349–369.
Aguilera, R., Desender, K., Bednar, M., Lee, J. (2015) " Connecting the Dots: Bringing External Corporate Governance into the Corporate Governance Puzzle", Academy of Management Annals vol. 9 (1), 2015, 483-573.
Aguilera R. V, Desender, K. (2015) "Gobierno Corporativo: Mapa Actual y Nuevas Tendencias", Informe Situación Social de España 2015, Capítulo 8.
Desender, K., Aguilera, R. V., Crespi-Cladera, R., Garcia Cestona, M.A. (2013) "When Does Ownership Matter? Board Characteristics and Behavior", Strategic Management Journal vol. 34 (7), 2013, 823–842.
Aguilera R. V, Desender, K. (2012) "Methodological challenges in comparative corporate governance and strategic issues" in Wang CL, Ketchen D, Bergh D. (ed.) Research Methodology in Strategy and
Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Desender, K., Castro, E., Escamilla de León, S. (2011) "Earnings Management and Culture", The American Journal of Economics and Sociology 70 (3), 639-670.
Desender K, Lafuente E. (2011). "The Relationship Between Enterprise Risk Management and External Audit Fees: Are They Complements or Substitutes?" in Abolhassan, J. (ed.) Risk Management and Corporate Governance, Routledge.
Aguilera R. V, Desender K, Kabbach de Castro L. (2011) "A Configurational Perspective on Comparative Corporate Governance" in SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance, Sage Publications.
Desender K. (2010) "The influence of the board composition on enterprise risk management" in Handbook of Research on Enterprise IT Governance, Business Value and Performance Measurement, IGI Global.
