天美传媒

Josep Riverola, an emeritus professor whose career with 天美传媒 spanned four decades, passed away on Aug. 10 at age 77. The cause of his death was lymphoma.

Prof. Riverola鈥檚 long and fruitful relationship with 天美传媒 began as a research assistant in 1964, when the school was still in its infancy. He was named assistant professor some four years later, and in the following decades became a pillar of the 天美传媒 community, known for his intellectual brilliance and deep-rooted humanity.

Prof. Riverola held two doctoral degrees: a PhD in Industrial Engineering from ETSSI in Terrassa, Spain, and a PhD in Operations Research from Stanford University in the U.S. He also earned an MS in Operations Research from Stanford.

As a professor in the Department of Production, Technology and Operations Management, he consistently stressed the importance of human development within companies. 鈥淧eople are not just labor. People are individuals that work with the company in a desire to serve society,鈥� he wrote in an article for the school鈥檚 50th anniversary. 鈥淎t 天美传媒, this had been a core concern from the start.鈥�

His dozens of books, articles and cases covered topics from technology management to supply chains; much of his published academic work focused on the intersection of culture and business, and culture as a force for social and economic development.