Dr. Victor Oltra

Associate Professor (PhD Economics and Business Administration)

 

Department of Business Management (Dept. de Direcció d'Empreses ‘Juan José Renau Piqueras’)

Faculty of Economics (Facultat d'Economia)

University of Valencia (Spain) (Universitat de València)

 

Contact details

Departament de Direcció d'Empreses ‘Juan José Renau Piqueras’

Facultat d'Economia, Universitat de València

Av. Tarongers s/n, 46022 Valencia (Spain)

- Email: name.surname(at)valencia.edu

- Phone (office direct): (+34) 963828317

LinkedIn:                     https://www.linkedin.com/in/voltra

Google Scholar:          http://bit.ly/2PoWuQcl

 

Short Bio

·        Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia (Universitat de València).

·        Teaching: many different management-related courses (mostly in English) in several undergraduate, postgraduate & doctoral degrees; supervising many bachelors’ & masters’ theses; co-ordinating courses & preparing new ones (1995-96 – present, 5000+ in-classroom teaching hours).

·        Currently teaching (academic year 2021-22):

-        Cross-Cultural management (in English), Bachelor's in International Business

-        Strategic Human Resource Management (in English), Bachelor's in Business Administration

-        Knowledge Management and Innovation (in Spanish), Master's in Quality Management

·        Also, Lecturer (part-time), Open University of Catalonia (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya):

-        Online teaching of a high diversity of management-related courses in several Bachelor's and Master's degrees (2001-02 - present).

-        Currently teaching (2021/22 academic year):

-        Strategic Human Resource Management (in Catalan), Master's in Human Resource Management.

·        Research topics: human resource management, knowledge management and organizational learning, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, creativity and innovation in organizations, innnovative management teaching methods, globalization and cross-cultural challenges, and academic entrepreneurship.

·        Regular supervision of doctoral theses (four completed so far, several others in progress), and participation in doctoral theses evaluation committees (four so far).

·        Around 50 scientific publications, including articles in leading international journals, such as, among others:

-      Business Ethics: A European Review (currently Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility)

-      Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

-      Human Resource Management

-      Human Resource Management Journal

-      International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

-      International Journal of Human Resource Management

-      International Journal of Innovation and Learning

-      International Journal of Learning and Cghange

-      Journal of Business Ethics

-      Journal of Knowledge Management

-      Journal of the Knowledge Economy

-      Sustainability

·        Regular reviewer for (mainly international) scientific journals and conferences. Also reviewer for other official scientific organizations, such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of the Government of Canada.

·        Over 80 research papers at (mainly international) conferences, among them three keynote speaker presentations (in Colombia and Russia) and two best paper awards at international conferences.

·        Member of organizing/scientific committees of several conferences.

·        Visiting scholar, for research, teaching and training purposes, at several universities in different countries – Colombia, Costa Rica, Finland, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, UK, and USA.

 

Selected publications

·         (2022) Impact of knowledge-based organizational support on organizational performance through project management (with Sepúlveda-Rivillas, C.I.; Alegre, J.). Journal of Knowledge Management, 26(4): 993-1013.

·         (2022) Facilitating radical innovation through secret technologyoriented skunkworks projects: Implications for human resource practices (with Donada, C.; Alegre, J.). Human Resource Management Journal, 32(1): 133-150.

·         (2021) The core functions of project management in an emerging economy: A new measurement scale (with Sepúlveda-Rivillas, C.I.; Alegre, J.). International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, in press.

·         (2019) Don't try to teach me, I got nothing to learn”: Management students' perceptions of business ethics teaching (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Klimkiewicz, K., Seguí-Mas, E.). Business Ethics: A European Review, 28(4): 506-528.

·         (2018) Business Ethics as a Sustainability Challenge: Higher Education Implications (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). Sustainability, 10(8), 2017 (1-17)

·         (2018) The role of ontological learning levels in developing dynamic capabilities (with Peris-Ortiz, M., Vivas-López, S.) International Journal of Learning and Change, 10(3): 242-258.

·         (2018) Rowing against the wind: How do times of austerity shape academic entrepreneurship in unfriendly environments? (with Seguí-Mas, E.; Tormo-Carbó, G., Sarrión-Viñes, F.). International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 14(3): 725-766.

·         (2017) Does CSR enhance employer attractiveness? The role of millennial job-seekers’ attitudes (with Klimkiewicz, K.). Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 24(5): 449-463.

·         (2016) Accounting ethics in unfriendly environments: The educational challenge (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). Journal of Business Ethics, 135(1): 161-175.

·         (2016) Individual performance in turbulent environments: The role of organizational learning capability and employee flexibility (with Camps, J., Aldás-Manzano, J., Buenaventura-Vera, G., Torres-Carballo, F.). Human Resource Management, 55(3): 363-383.

·         (2016) Globalized markets and startup dynamics in mature manufacturing industries (with Vivas-López, S., Puig, F., González-Loureiro, M.). Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 7(4): 947-962.

·         (2016) Scientific production in the field of academic spin-off: A bibliometric analysis (with Seguí-Mas, E., Sarrión-Viñes, F.,Tormo-Carbó, G.) (published in Catalan: ‘Producció científica en el camp de les spin-off acadèmiques: Una anàlisi bibliomètrica.’). Intangible Capital. 12(1): 246-267.

·         (2016) How effective are business ethics/CSR courses in higher education? (with Tormo-Carbó, G.; Seguí-Mas, E.; Klimkiewicz, K.). Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 228: 567-574.

·         (2015) Facilitating organisational learning through teamwork-based knowledge management: Evidence from Spain (with Vivas-López, S., Peris-Ortiz, M.). International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 18(1): 65-80.

·         (2014) Web 2.0, social capital and work performance in service companies: The employees’ view (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). Service Business, 8(3): 439-452.

·         (2014) Unlocking the catalysts for organizational development programme success: a case study of knowledge management challenges in an international context (with Lučkaničová, M.). Human Resource Management – Zarzadzania Zasobami Ludzkimi, 2014(6): 53-68.

·         (2013) A new framework for understanding inequalities between expatriates and host country nationals (with Bonache, J., Brewster, C.). Journal of Business Ethics, 115(2): 291-310.

·         (2013) Boosting organizational learning through team-based talent management: What is the evidence from large Spanish firms? (with Vivas-López, S.) International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24 (9): 1853-1871.

·         (2013) Learning, knowledge and dynamic capabilities: Theoretical implications for competitiveness and innovation in the 21st century (with Vivas-López, S., Peris-Ortiz, M.). International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 14 (3/4): 259-270.

·         (2013) Study of academic entrepreneurship under social economy forms: Analysis of co-operative university spin-offs (with Seguí-Mas, E., Sarrión-Viñes, F.,Tormo-Carbó, G). (published in Spanish: ‘Estudio del emprendimiento académico bajo fórmulas de economía social: Análisis de las spin-off universitarias cooperativa.’)  CIRIEC-España. Revista de Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa, 78: 101-124.

·         (2012) You are crazy!: A classroom experiment to enhance creativity among management students (with Escribá-Esteve, A.). Development and Learning in Organizations, 26(6): 20-22.

·         (2012) The complexity of knowledge: Challenges for its effective creation and transfer in the innovative organization (published in Spanish: ‘La complejidad del conocimiento: Retos para su eficaz creación y transferencia en la organización innovadora.’). Estudios Gerenciales. Journal of Management and Economics for Iberoamerica. 28 (Special Edition): 57-80.

·         (2009) Knowledge management: The key role of social and cultural aspects (published in Spanish: ‘La gestión del conocimiento: El papel clave de los aspectos sociales y culturales.’). In Menguzzato, M. (Ed.). La dirección de empresas ante los retos del siglo XXI – Homenaje al profesor Juan José Renau Piqueras (Business management facing 21st century challenges: A tribute to professor Juan José Renau Piqueras). Publicacions de la Universitat de València (Spain), pp. 169-177.

·         (2006) Knowledge management: Fundamentals and basic issues (published in Spanish: ‘La gestión del conocimiento: Fundamentos y aspectos básicos.’). In Oltra, V.; Tormo, G.; Tomás, J.V.  La gestión del conocimiento en la empresa: Conceptos, modelos y herramientas (Knowledge management in the firm: Concepts, models and tools). Cuadernos de Investigación en la Ingeniería, Vol. II: 7-62.  Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain).

·         (2005) Knowledge management effectiveness factors: The role of HRM. Journal of Knowledge Management, 9(4): 70-86.

·         (2005) Introduction to human factor development: Human resources as a key to competitiveness in the 21st century (published in Spanish: ‘Introducción al desarrollo del factor humano. Los recursos humanos como clave de la competitividad en el siglo XXI.’). In Oltra, V. (coordinator); Curós, M.P.; Díaz, C.; Rodríguez-Serrano, J.C.; Teba, R; Tejero, J. Desarrollo del factor humano (Human Factor Development.), pp. 13-60. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia), Barcelona (Spain).

 

 

Selected guest lectures/seminars and plenary conference presentations

·         (2016 – 2021) Globalization, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Multinational Companies. Guest lectures. Master’s in International Management / Bachelor’s in Management and Production Engineering. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). Oct 2016, Oct 2017 & Oct 2021.     

·         (2020). Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Nowaday's Companies (in Spanish). Guest seminar. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Cali, Colombia), Nov. [Webinar]

·         (2020) Business Ethics for Entrepreneurs. Guest lecture. Master’s in Entrepreneurship. Koźmiński University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.

·         (2020) Cross-Cultural Communication. Guest lecture. Bachelor’s in International Management. Koźmiński University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.

·         (2020). Knowledge Management and Innovation in the Enterprise. Guest lecture. Bachelor’s in International Management. Koźmiński University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.

·         (2019) Innovation and knowledge management in the age of globalization. Guest doctoral/staff seminar. University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics (Riga, Latvia), May 2019.

·         (2019) Innovation and knowledge management in the age of globalization. Guest seminar. Master’s in International Business. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics (Moscow, Russia), April 2019.

·         (2016 – 2019) Publishing in (top) international journals - Strategies and recommendations. Guest seminars. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). April 2016, March 2017 & Jan 2019.

·         (2019) The cross-cultural dimension in international business and ethical global leaderhip. Guest lecture. Master’s in International Management. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). January 2019.

·         (2018) Achieving business success in a globalized world. The key role of knowledge management and innovation. Guest Lecture. Bachelor’s in Media and Comminication. Megatrend University (Belgrade, Serbia). October 2018.

·         (2017) Publishing successfully in high-impact international journals: strategies and recommendations (in Spanish). Guest doctoral/staff seminar-Workshop. ICESI University, Cali (Colombia). July.

·         (2017) Innovating to survive in times of accelerated change: The key role of knowledge management (in Spanish). Guest lecture. Cátedra Internacional de Dirección de Empresas. University of Antioquia, Medellín (Colombia). June.

·         (2017) (International) HRM Challenges, Knowledge Management and Innovation. A Spanish View. Guest lectures. Bachelor’s in Management and Master’s in Human Resource Management. West University of Timisoara (Romania). May.

·         (2016 & 2017) Publishing in (top) international journals. Guest doctoral/staff seminar. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). April 2016 & March 2017.

·         (2016 & 2017) Business ethics in unfriendly environments: The educational challenge. Guest doctoral/staff seminar. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). April 2016 & May 2017.

·         (2016) Regional Integration and Business Management. Guest presentation. International Scientific and Practical Conference on Regional Integration. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Moscow, Russia. Plenary-keynote speaker. May.

·         (2016) Achieving business success in a globalized world: The key role of knowledge management and innovation. Guest lecture. Bachelor’s in International Studies. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Moscow, Russia. May.

·         (2016) Globalization and Internationalization. Doing business abroad and investing in Spain. Guest lecture. Bachelor’s in International Studies. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Moscow, Russia. May.

·         (2015) Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. Guest lecture. Master’s in Management. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). October.

·         (2014 & 2015) Knowledge Management. Guest lectures – Bachelor’s in Management and Master’s in (International) Management. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). May 2014, Jan & Oct 2015.   

·         (2013) Knowledge Management in the supply chain (in Spanish). Guest presentation – 19th Meeting of Logistics Managers: Knowledge management and innovation in the supply chain. Plenary-keynote speaker. ANDI (Colombian National Business Association), Cali, Colombia. September.  

·         (2012 & 2013) Knowledge Management (in Spanish). Guest lectures. Master in Business Administration (MBA) and Strategic Management Seminar (Executive Education Programme) (both in July 2012); Master’s in Industrial Engineering (Sep 2013). ICESI University, Cali, Colombia.

·         (2011) The complexity of knowledge: Challenges for its effective creation and transfer in the innovative organization (in Spanish). Guest presentation. 2nd Iberoamerican Symposium of Managerial Studies: An interdisciplinary view on innovation). Plenary-keynote speaker. ICESI University, Cali, Colombia. October.

·         (2009) Human resource management in multinational corporations: Are there ethical limits to cultural relativism? Guest research seminar. Helsinki School of Economics (currently Aalto University School of Business), Helsinki, Finland. September.

·         (2009) Corporate social responsibility in multinational companies. Ethical dilemmas and HRM implications. Guest seminar. Master’s Degree in International Business Management. Helsinki, Finland. September.

·         (2008) Expatriates vs. host-country nationals: Analysis of working conditions from a Rawls’s justice perspective. Guest research seminar. Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland. August.

·         (2007) Knowledge as an organizational strategic resource in the 21st century (in Spanish). Seminar within the course ‘Innovation and knowledge economy: How to identify what to innovate in businesses and public administrations.’ Universitat Internacional de Gandia (Gandia International University – University of Valencia Summer Programme). Gandia, Spain. July.

·         (1999) High commitment human resource management, knowledge management and organizational learning: An integrated framework. Guest research seminar. Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. Sep.

 

Conferences: selected competitive papers

·         (2020) Unlocking the dynamics of employee creative performance: An empirical investigation of the impact of human capital, affective commitment and civic virtue (with Ceylan, C.; Ferreras-Méndez, J.L.). 20th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), December.

·         (2019) Learning strategic management: The importance of students´absorptive capacity (with Fernández-Mesa, A.; Olmos-Peñuela, J.; García-Granero, A.; Ferreras-Méndez, J.L.).International Conference on Intercultural Learning in the Digital Age: Building up Telecollaborative Networks (ITECLA). University of Valencia (Spain), November.

·         (2018) The Role of team leader psychological capital, organizational learning capability and team member exchange in fostering employee innovative behaviour: A multilevel analysis (with Clarke, R.; Camps, J.; Buenaventura-Vera, G.). 17th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. University of Iceland, Reykjavík. June.

·         (2018) Learning strategic management: The absorptive capacity effect and its contingencies (with Fernández-Mesa, A.; Olmos-Peñuela, J.; García-Granero, A.). 17th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. University of Iceland, Reykjavík. June.

·         (2018) Triggering creativity through human capital and affective commitment: The mediating role of civic behaviour (with Ceylan, C.; Ferreras, J.L.). 15th International Human Resource Management (IHRM) Conference, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain. June.

·         (2017) Triggering employee innovative behavior through team leader psychological capital (with Clarke, R., Camps, J.,Buenaventura-Vera, G.). Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. August.

·         (2017) Learning strategic management: The absorptive capacity effect and its contingencies (with Fernández-Mesa, A., Olmos-Peñuela, J., García-Granero, A.). 16th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference (forthcoming). University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. June.

·         (2017) Managing knowledge in skunkworks projects: Key human resource practices and dynamics for boosting creativity and radical innovation (with Donada, C., Alegre, J.). 12th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD) (forthcoming). University of Saint Petersburg (Russia), June.

·         (2017) The role of ontological learning levels in developing dynamic capabilities (with Peris-Ortiz, M., Vivas-López, S.). 23rd Spanish-Portuguese Scientific Management Conference. University of Alicante, Benidorm (Spain). February.  

·         (2016) Boosting radical innovation through global excellence skunkworks projects in multinational companies: Key human resource practices and dynamics (with Donada, C.; Alegre, J.) 42nd EIBA (European International Business Academy) Conference. Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria). December.

·         (2016) How do high potential entrepreneurs perceive the ecosystem of the city of Valencia? Evidence analysis from the main start-up accelerators (presented in Catalan: ‘Com    perceben    els    emprenedors    d’alt    potencial    l’ecosistema    de    la    Ciutat    de    València?    Anàlisi    d’evidències    des    de    les    principals    acceleradores    de   start-ups’). I Workshop d’Economia Valenciana. Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). November.

·         (2016) Triggering innovation through psychological capital: A multilevel analysis (with Clarke, R., Camps, J.,Buenaventura-Vera, G.). 16th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. Université Paris-Est Val de Marne, Paris (France). June.

·         (2016) Business ethics and CSR in higher education: Assessing future managers’ ethical awareness (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E., Klimkiewicz, K). XXVI Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Vigo (Spain). June.

·         (2016) Entrepreneurial ecosystems in  hostile environments: How do entrepreneurs supported by startup accelerators perceive the Valencian ecosystem? (with with Seguí-Mas, E.; Sarrión-Viñes, F., Tormo-Carbó, G.) (presented in Spanish: ‘Ecosistemas emprendedores en entornos hostiles: ¿Cómo perciben los emprendedores apoyados por aceleradoras de start-ups el ecosistema de valencia?’). XXVI Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Vigo (Spain). June.

·         (2016) Boosting business ethics education effectiveness: How relevant is the interaction between ethics courses and students’ characteristics? (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). XXVI Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Vigo (Spain). June.

·         (2016) How effective are business ethics/CSR courses in higher education? (with  Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E., Klimkiewicz, K.) 2nd International Conference in Higher Education Advances (HEAD). Politechnic University of Valencia (Spain). June.

·         (2015) CSR-based employer attractiveness among young job seekers: The role of individual characteristics and attitudes towards CSR (with Klimkiewicz, K.).15th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. Kozmiński University, Warsaw (Poland). June.

·         (2015) Patterns of new venture creation in traditional manufacturing industries: Clustering, internationalization and subsector dynamics (with Puig, F., González-Loureiro, M., Vivas-López, S.).15th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. Kozmiński University, Warsaw (Poland). June.

·         (2015) The impact of business ethics education in unsupportive contexts: University students’ gender and age as moderators of ethical awareness (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). 15th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. Kozmiński University, Warsaw (Poland). June.

·         (2015) Academic entrepreneurship in unfriendly environments: Rowing against the wind? (with Seguí-Mas, E.; Tormo-Carbó, G., Sarrión-Viñes, F.). XXV Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Jaén (Spain). June.

·         (2014) Local contexts, globalization and challenges for traditional manufacturing sectors: The case of the textile and clothing industry (with Puig, F., Vivas-Lòpez, S., González-Loureiro, M.). 40th EIBA (European International Business Academy) Conference. Uppsala University (Sweden). December.

·         (2014) Unlocking the catalysts for organizational development programme success: A case study of knowledge management challenges in an international context (with Lučkaničová, M.) 13th International Human Resource Management (IHRM) Conference. Cracow University of Economics (Poland). June.

·         (2014) Facing the challenges for academic entrepreneurship: Spin-off creation in a dynamic spanish technical university (with Seguí-Mas, E., Sarrión-Viñes, F., Tormo-Carbó, G.).14th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. University of Valencia (Spain). June.

·         (2014) Boosting organizational development through project-based learning: Tackling key knowledge (with Lučkaničová, M.). 14th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. University of Valencia (Spain). June.

·         (2014) Accounting ethics education: Challenges and student perceptions in unsupportive contexts (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). 14th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. University of Valencia (Spain). June.

·         (2013) Exploring the triggers for academic entrepreneurship: The experience of a young and research-oriented Spanish technical university (with Seguí-Mas, E., Sarrión-Viñes, F., Tormo-Carbó, G.). XXIII Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Málaga (Spain). September.

·         (2013) The importance of ethics in accounting university teaching (presented in Spanish: ‘La importancia de la ética en la docencia universitaria en contabilidad.’) (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). (in Spanish: ‘). XXIII Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Málaga (Spain). September.

·         (2013) Accounting ethics in higher education: An investigation of students’ perceptions in a Spanish university (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). 2nd Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA) Conference. University of Valencia (Spain), July.

·         (2013) Key contextual factors for the creation of academic spin-offs: The case of a young and research-oriented Spanish technical university (with Seguí-Mas, E., Sarrión-Viñes, F., Tormo-Carbó, G.). 3rd Conference of the International Network of Business and Management Journals (INBAM). Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal), June.

·         (2013) Developing dynamic capabilities through ontological learning levels (with Vivas-López, S.) 3rd Conference of the International Network of Business and Management Journals (INBAM). Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal), June.

·         (2013) Teamwork and knowledge management to boost organizational learning: A Spanish view (with Vivas-López, S. and Peris-Ortiz, M.). XXIII Spanish-Portuguese on Scientific Management. Málaga (Spain), February. (Best paper award)

·         (2012) Globalizing ethics in MNCs: An analytical framework from an international HRM perspective (with Bonache, J.). 5th ISBEE (International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics) World Congress. Kozminski University, Warsaw (Poland), July.

·         (2012) You are crazy!: A classroom experiment to enhance creativity among management students (with Escribá-Esteve, A.). 4th LbD Conference. Learning by Developing – New Ways to Learn. Conference on Creativity in Higher Education. Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Espoo (Finland), May.

·         (2012) Team design and dynamics as key elements of knowledge management policies aimed at fostering organizational learning (with Vivas-López, S.). 7th International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC 2012). University of Valencia (Spain), April.

·         (2012) Team design and dynamics as key elements of a talent management perspective aimed at fostering organizational learning: A Spanish view (with Vivas-López, S.). 1st Workshop on Talent Management of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), April.

·         (2011) Knowledge transfer challenges: an analysis of knowledge management projects in two Spanish subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (with Newell, S. Alegre, J.). 37th EIBA (European International Business Academy) Conference. Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania), December.

·         (2011) Organizational learning processes: Understanding how human resource practices influence innovation performance (with Alegre, J.).  XXI Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Barcelona (Spain).  September.

·         (2011) Approaches to globalizing ethics in multinationals: A framework of analysis (with Bonache, J.) (in Spanish: ‘Enfoques para globalizar la ética en las multinacionales: Un modelo de análisis.’) XXI Congreso de ACEDE (Asociación Nacional de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa). University of Barcelona (Spain). September.

·         (2011) Knowledge transfer challenges in knowledge management projects: Two contrasting cases (with Newell, S., Alegre, J.). 11th Conference of the European Acedemy of Management (EURAM). Estonian Business School, Tallinn (Estonia), June.

·         (2011) Explaining the link between human resource practices and innovation performance: The role of organizational learning processes (with Alegre, J.). 6th International  Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC). Hull University Business School (UK), April.

·         (2009) Global standardization vs. local adaptation in IHRM: The role of universal ethical principles (with Bonache, J.). 35th EIBA (European International Business Academy) Conference. University of Valencia (Spain), December.

·         (2009) The limits of cultural relativism in IHRM: An interdisciplinary framework based on universal ethical principles (with Bonache, J.). 7th EIASM (European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management) Workshop on International Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management. Helsinki School of Economics (Finland), September.

·         (2008) Expatriates vs. host country nationals: Analysis of working conditions from a Rawls's justice perspective (with Bonache, J., Brewster, C.). HRM Global 2008 Conference. Turku School of Economics (Finland), August. (Best paper award)

·         (2008) Different work arrangements within MNCs: An analysis from Rawls's theory of justice (with Bonache, J., Brewster, C.). British Academy of Management - Human Resource Management Special Interest Group Conference. Kingston University (UK), April.

 

Academic visits at other universities

·        AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. Visiting Professor (full intensive official courses, doctoral seminars, Erasmus+ guest lectures, & joint research projects). May 2014; Jan, May-June & Oct-Nov 2015; March-April & Oct-Nov 2016; March-April & Oct-Nov 2017; Jan 2019; Sep & Oct-Nov 2021.

·        Koźmiński University, Warsaw, Poland. Visiting professor. Oct 2017 (guest lectures) & Jan 2020 (Erasmus+ guest lectures).

·        Saint Petersburg State University, Graduate School of Management, Russia. Visiting Scholar (joint research projects). Aug-Sep 2018, April-May, June-July 2019 & Jan 2020.

·        University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, Riga, Latvia. Visiting Professor (postgraduate guest seminars). May 2019.

·        Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Visiting Professor (Erasmus+ guest lectures). April 2019.

·        Megatrend University, Belgrade, Serbia. Visiting Professor (Erasmus+ guest lectures). Oct 2018. 

·        ICESI University, Cali, Colombia. Visiting Professor (doctoral, master’s & MBA courses and seminars; also executive education) & Plenary Speaker (international conferences). July 2010, October 2011, July 2012, Sep 2013 & July 2017. 

·        Antioquia University, Medellín, Colombia. Visiting Professor (full intensive doctoral course & guest seminars). June 2017.

·        West University of Timisoara, Romania. Visiting Professor (postgraduate guest seminars). May 2017.

·        Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Moscow, Russia. Visiting Professor (keynote-plenary speaker at international conference, and Erasmus+ guest lectures). May 2016.

·        Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland. Visiting researcher (post-doctoral). Funded by grant from University of Valencia. June-Sep 2008 & July-Aug 2011.

·        Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. Visiting Professor (full intensive official courses, Master’s in International Business Management). May-June 2010 & April-May 2011.

·        University of León, Spain. Visiting Professor (intensive course at European Master in Business Studies, involving universities form Germany, France, Italy and Spain). April 2010.

·        Aalto University School of Business (formerly Helsinki School of Economics), Helsinki, Finland. Visiting researcher (post-doctoral). Funded by grant from Valencian regional government. June-Sep 2009.

·        Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica. Visiting Professor (full intensive doctoral course). July 2005.

·        Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Attendance to course on ‘Management Research’. Funded by grant from ‘Real Colegio Complutense en Harvard’ (organizing institute). July 2003.

·        University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. Visiting researcher (pre-doctoral). Funded by grant from University of Valencia. Oct 2000 to Feb 2001.

·        Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK. Visiting researcher (pre-doctoral). Funded by grant from University of Valencia. March-Sep 1999.

 

Other information of interest

·         Research awards:

-    International Conferences. Best Paper Awards, for papers presented at HRM Global Conference (2008, Turku, Finland), and Spanish-Portuguese Scientific Management Conference (2013, Málaga, Spain).

-    Centro de Estudios Financieros (Spanish postgraduate education institution). Awards of Premio ‘Estudios Financieros’ (Human Resource Management section), editions of 1998 (one paper awarded, 1st position) and 2003 (two papers awarded, 2nd position and finalist).

·         Member of the organizing/scientific teams of academic conferences:

-    15th IHRM (International Human Resource Management) Conference. University Carlos III of Madrid (Spain), June 2018. ‘Global Talent Management’ Track Chair (including peer-review process supervision).

-    1st ECONVAL (Workshop on Valencian Economy), Technical University of Valencia (Spain), November 2016. Scientific Committee Coordinator.

-    14th EURAM (European Academy of Management), University of Valencia (Spain), June 2014. Volunteer (40+) team coordinator.

-    7th OLKC (International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities), University of Valencia (Spain), April 2012.

-    35th EIBA (European International Business Academy), University of Valencia (Spain), December 2009.

-    14th ACEDE (Asociación Científica de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa, ‘Spanish Academy of Management’), University of Valencia (Spain), September 2006.

·         Paper reviewer for scientific international journal and conferences (since 2003). Including, among others:

-        Congreso de la Asociación Científica de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa (ACEDE).

-        Cuadernos de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa / Business Research Quarterly

-        European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS).

-        European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference.

-        European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference.

-        European Journal of Information Systems.

-        German Journal of Human Resource Management.

-        Iberoamerican Academy of Magamement International Conference.

-        Innovar Journal. Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales.

-        International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd)

-        International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS).

-        International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC).

-        International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.

-        International Human Resource Management (IHRM) Conference.

-        International Journal of Human Resource Management.

-        Journal of Strategic Information Systems.

-        M@n@gement.

-        SAGE Open.

-        Service Industries Journal.

-        The Learning Organization (also Finalist in ‘Reviewer of the Year Award 2006’.)

-        Universia Business Review.

-        Workshop d’Economia Valenciana.

·         International Mobility Programmes Coordinator (e.g., Erasmus+). Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, University of Valencia (2012).