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
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Short
Bio
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Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Business
Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia (Universitat de
València).
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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).
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Currently teaching
(academic year 2021-22):
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Cross-Cultural management (in English),
Bachelor's in International Business
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Strategic Human Resource Management
(in English), Bachelor's in Business Administration
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Knowledge Management and Innovation
(in Spanish), Master's in Quality Management
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Also, Lecturer (part-time), Open University of Catalonia
(Universitat Oberta de Catalunya):
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Online teaching of a high diversity of management-related courses in several Bachelor's
and Master's degrees (2001-02 - present).
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Currently
teaching (2021/22 academic year):
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Strategic Human
Resource Management (in Catalan), Master's in Human Resource Management.
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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.
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Regular supervision of doctoral theses (four
completed so far, several others in progress), and participation in doctoral
theses evaluation committees (four so far).
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Around 50 scientific publications, including
articles in leading international journals, such as, among others:
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Business Ethics: A European Review (currently Business Ethics, the Environment
& Responsibility)
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
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Human Resource Management
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Human Resource Management Journal
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International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
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International Journal of Human Resource Management
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International Journal of Innovation and Learning
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International Journal of Learning and Cghange
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Journal of Business Ethics
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Journal of Knowledge Management
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Journal of the Knowledge Economy
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Sustainability
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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.
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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.
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Member of organizing/scientific committees of several conferences.
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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
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(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.
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(2022) Facilitating radical innovation through secret technology‐oriented skunkworks projects: Implications for human resource practices (with Donada, C.; Alegre, J.). Human Resource Management Journal,
32(1): 133-150.
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(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.
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(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.
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(2018) Business Ethics as a Sustainability Challenge: Higher
Education Implications (with
Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). Sustainability, 10(8), 2017 (1-17)
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(2016) Accounting
ethics in unfriendly environments: The educational challenge (with Tormo-Carbó, G., Seguí-Mas, E.). Journal of Business Ethics,
135(1): 161-175.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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).
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(2005)
Knowledge management
effectiveness factors: The role of HRM. Journal of
Knowledge Management, 9(4): 70-86.
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(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
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(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.
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(2020). Ethics and Corporate Social
Responsibility in Nowaday's Companies (in Spanish). Guest
seminar. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Cali, Colombia), Nov.
[Webinar]
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(2020) Business Ethics for Entrepreneurs.
Guest lecture. Master’s in
Entrepreneurship. Koźmiński University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.
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(2020) Cross-Cultural Communication.
Guest lecture. Bachelor’s in
International Management. Koźmiński University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.
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(2020). Knowledge Management and Innovation
in the Enterprise. Guest lecture. Bachelor’s
in International Management. Koźmiński University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(2017) Publishing successfully in high-impact
international journals: strategies and recommendations (in Spanish). Guest doctoral/staff
seminar-Workshop. ICESI University, Cali (Colombia). July.
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(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.
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(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.
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(2016 & 2017) Publishing in (top)
international journals. Guest doctoral/staff seminar. AGH University of Science
and Technology (Kraków, Poland). April 2016 & March 2017.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(2015) Business Ethics and Corporate Social
Responsibility. Guest lecture. Master’s in Management. AGH University of Science
and Technology (Kraków, Poland). October.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(2009) Corporate
social responsibility in multinational companies. Ethical dilemmas and HRM
implications. Guest seminar. Master’s Degree in International Business Management. Helsinki, Finland. September.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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).