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)uv.es
- 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. Accredited
as Full Profesor (2024) by ANECA - Spanish Government ‘National Agency of
Quality Evaluation & Accreditation’.
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Teaching:
many different management-related
courses (mostly in English) in several undergraduate, postgraduate &
doctoral degrees; supervising many (100+) bachelors’ & masters’ theses;
co-ordinating courses & preparing new ones (1995/96 – present).
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Currently teaching at the University of Valencia (academic
year 2024/25):
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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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Human
and Organizational Dimension of Quality (in Spanish), Master's
in Quality Management.
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Also, regular Visiting Professor at ISM
University of Management and Economics, Vilnius (Lithuania), since 2022; intensive courses
taught: Business
Ethics and Sustainability, and Financial
and Business Ethics (in English). https://faculty.ism.lt/staff/dr-victor-oltra/
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Also, Lecturer
(part-time) at the 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 (2024/25
academic year): Strategic Human Resource Management (in Catalan
& Spanish), Master's in Human
Resource Management.
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Visiting Scholar (since 1999) for research, teaching and
training purposes, at several universities in different countries – Colombia,
Costa Rica, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, UK,
and USA. (See “Academic visits at
other universities” section below.)
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Research
topics: (strategic) human resource management; innovation
and knowledge management; business ethics, sustainability & corporate
social responsibility, innnovative management teaching methods, academic
entrepreneurship, globalization & cross-cultural challenges.
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Regular supervision
of doctoral theses (six completed so far), and participation in doctoral
theses evaluation committees (four so far).
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Around 50
scientific publications (see “Selected
Publications” section below), 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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Education
+ Training
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Human
Resource Management
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Human
Resource Management Journal
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Innovation: The European Journal of
Social Science Research
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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 Change
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International
Journal of Management Education
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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. (See “Other information of interest” section below.)
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Over 80 research papers at (mainly international) conferences,
among them three keynote speaker presentations, and two best paper awards at
international conferences. (See “Selected
guest courses, lectures/seminars, and plenary conference presentations” and “Conferences:
selected competitive papers” sections below.)
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Member of organizing/scientific committees at several conferences
(see “Other information of interest” section below).
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(2024) Is Google
driving us dumb? The introspective looping (with Camps, J.). Innovation:
The European Journal of Social Science Research: 1-16 (advance online
publication).
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(2024) Education
first? Triggering vs jeopardising entrepreneurial intentions (with Tormo-Carbó, G.; Seguí-Mas, E.). Education +
Training, 66(8): 1009-1030.
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(2022) The pivotal role of students’ absorptive capacity in management learning (with Fernández-Mesa, A.; Olmos-Peñiela, J.;
García-Granero, A.). International Journal of Management Education,
20(3): 1000687.
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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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(2022) 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, 14(3):
255-282.
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(2022) Understanding the declared knowledge
and readiness to apply Corporate Social Responsibility of Polish and Spanish
business students (with Syper-Jędrzejak, M.; Ulrych, W.) e-mentor,
94(2): 8-18.
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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 intensive courses, guest lectures & seminars, and plenary conference presentations
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(2022 – 2024) Business
Ethics and Sustainability, and Financial and Business Ethics. Intensive courses as a Visiting Professor. Bachelor’s in Business
Management & Marketing, International Business & Communication, Industrial
Technology Management, Finance. ISM University of Management and Economics,
(Vilnius, Lithuania). Nov-Dec
2022, April 2023, Nov-Dec 2023, Sep-Nov 2024, and (planned) April-May 2025.
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(2023 & 2024) Business
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Economy. Guest lectures. Master’s in
International Management. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków,
Poland). Jan 2023
& Jan 2024.
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(2016 – 2022) Publishing in top
international journals - Strategies and recommendations. Guest research seminars. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland).
April 2016, March 2017, Jan 2019 & Sep
2022.
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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 201 & 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. Kozminski
University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.
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(2020) Cross-Cultural Communication. Guest lecture. Bachelor’s in International Management. Kozminski
University (Warsaw, Poland). Jan.
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(2020). Knowledge Management and Innovation in the Enterprise. Guest
lecture. Bachelor’s in International
Management. Kozminski 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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(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 seminar. 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 & 2017) International
Business Management. Intensive course as a Visiting Professor. Bachelor’s in Management, Bachelor’s in IT
& Econometrics. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). March-April 2016 & March-April 2017
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(2015 – 2017) Knowledge
Management and Innovation. Intensive course as a Visiting Professor. Bachelor’s in Management, Bachelor’s in IT
& Econometrics. AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland). May-June 2015, March-April 2016, & March-April 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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(2010 & 2011) International Corporate Strategy. Intensive course as a
Visiting Professor. Master’s Degree in
International Business Management. Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki,
Finland.
May-June 2010 & May 2011.
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(2010) Knowledge Management and
Innovation. Intensive course as a Visiting
Professor. European Master in Business Studies (joint-degree involving
universities form Germany, France, Italy and Spain). University of León,
Spain. April 2010.
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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. Haaga-Helia University of
Applied Sciences. 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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(2024) Team Leader psychological capital
and employee innnovative behavior: a multilevel analysis (with Clarke, R.; Camps,
J.; Buenaventura-Vera, G.). 33rd ACEDE International Conference (Spanish
Acadmny of Management). Polythechnic University of Valencia (Spain). June.
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(2024) Exploring knowledge management in the third mission of
latin american universities: a Colombian perspective
(with Troncoso-Piedrahíta, L.M.). 33rd ACEDE International Conference (Spanish
Acadmny of Management). Polythechnic University of Valencia (Spain). June.
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(2024) Previous capabilities for identifying
business opportunities in the context of entrepreneurial education (with
Martínez Romero, A.C.; Camps, J.) (presented in Spanish: Capacidades previas
para la identificación de oportunidades de negocio en el contexto de la
educación emprendedora). 33rd ACEDE International Conference (Spanish
Acadmny of Management). Polythechnic University of Valencia (Spain). June.
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(2022) Boosting students' academic
performance: The role of absorptive capacity, learning methodologies, and
cooperative climate (with Fernández-Mesa, A.; Olmos-Peñuela, J.; García-GraneroA.). 33rd
ACEDE International Conference (Spanish Acadmny of Management. Ramon Llull
University, Barcelona (Spain). June.
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(2022) Core functions of project management and project
performance: empirical analysis in an emerging economy (with Sepúlveda-Rivillas,
C.I.; Alegre, J.). 57th CLADEA International Conference (Latin-American
Council of Business Schools). Escuela politécnica Superior del Litoral, Guayaquil
(Ecuador), October.
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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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(2020) The presence of CSR content in the education
of students of management and related fields and the approach to CSR - a
comparative study (with Syper-Jędrzejak, M.; Ulrych, W.) (presented in Polish: Obecność
treści CSR w kształceniu studentów kierunków zarządzania i
pokrewnych a podejście do CSR - badanie porównawcze). 15th Success
in Human Resource Management Conference (XV Edycji Konferencji z Cyklu Sukces w
Zarządzaniu Kadrami), Wroclaw University of Economics (Poland), September.
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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 (with Seguí-Mas, E.; Sarrión-Viñes, F., Tormo-Carbó, G.) (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 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). Polytechnic 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.
·
(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
·
ISM University of
Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania Visiting Professor (7 visits, plus 1
forthcoming). Erasmus+ guest PhD projects reviewer (May-June 2022), and intensive
courses (Nov-Dec 2022, April 2023, Nov-Dec 2023, Sep, Oct & Nov 2024, and –
forthcoming – April-May 2025).
·
University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, Riga, Latvia. Visiting
Professor (1 visit, plus 1 forthcoming).
May 2019 (postgraduate guest seminars) & March-April 2025 (Erasmus+ guest
lectures).
·
AGH University of
Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. Visiting Professor (16 visits; intensive
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;
Aug-Sep 2022; Jan 2023; May-Sep 2023 (funded by a competitive research grant
from the Valencian region Government); Jan & Aug 2024.
·
Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland. Visiting professor (2 visits). Oct
2017 (guest lectures) & Jan 2020 (Erasmus+ guest lectures).
·
Saint Petersburg State
University, Graduate School of Management, Russia. Visiting Scholar (4 visits, joint
research projects). Aug-Sep 2018, April-May & June-July 2019, & Jan
2020.
·
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 (5 visits; 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 (2 post-doctoral visits). Funded by grant from University
of Valencia. June-Sep 2008 & July-Aug 2011.
·
Haaga-Helia University
of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. Visiting Professor (2 visits, intensive
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 a competieive research grant
from the 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. Course on
‘Management Research’ (attendant). 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 a grant from the University of
Valencia. Oct 2000 to Feb 2001.
·
Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK. Visiting
researcher (pre-doctoral). Funded by a grant
from the 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. Member
of the organizing committee.
-
35th EIBA (European International Business Academy), University of
Valencia (Spain), December 2009. Member of the organizing committee.
-
14th ACEDE (Asociación Científica de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa,
‘Spanish Academy of Management’), University of Valencia (Spain), September
2006. Member of the organizing committee.
·
Scientific reviewer (international journals and
conferences, books, and grant applications) (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.
-
Routledge – Taylor & Francis (scientific book reviewer)
-
SAGE Open.
-
Service Industries
Journal.
-
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (grant application reviewer)
-
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).