Mireia
Las Heras

Professor of Managing People in Organizations

• Ph.D. in Business Administration, Boston University
• Master in Business Administration, IESE, University of Navarra
• Degree in Industrial Engineering (Industrial Organization), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

ICWF - International Center for Work and Family

Mireia is a Professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department at IESE Business School. Since 2019 she serves as the Director of the International Center for Work and Family. She is an Industrial Engineer by training, holds an MBA from IESE Business School, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Boston University.

She has widely published and researched on Work Family issues around the World. She’s published extensively in high impact journals such as Human Relations, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management Journal and Journal of Business Research among others. She has coedited five research books (one about to come out). She is the chair of the International Work Family Conference in Barcelona every two years, which brings together researchers from all over the World and in 2019 celebrated its 8th edition.

If you are interested in knowing more about her and her work: https://mireialasheras.com/

Areas of interest.

*Work-Family Balance and Integration
*Career Management
*Social Networking and Career Management
*Women In Leadership

Publications

Journal Articles (refereed)

WANG, S., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., YALABIK, Z. (2024). The more you connect, the less you connect: An examination of the role of phubbing at home and job crafting in the crossover and spillover effects of work–family spousal support on employee creativity. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 97 (3), 1100-1128. doi:10.1111/joop.12503. WANG, S., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J., HALL, D. T., IDROVO, S. (2024). A fit perspective to family supportive supervisor behaviors. Exploring the role of protean career orientation on employee outcomes. European Management Journal, 42 (4), 623-632. doi:10.1016/j.emj.2023.04.007. ROFCANIN, Y., WANG, S., LAS HERAS, M., TASER, D., BOSCH, M. J., FINDIKLI, M. A., VALLINA, A. S. (2024). Perceptions of support trickle down. Effects on energetic resources via psychological empowerment. European Management Review, 21 (2), 477-490. doi:10.1111/emre.12577. GUO, Y., WANG, S., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M. (2024). A meta-analytic review of family supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSBs). Work-family related antecedents, outcomes, and a theory-driven comparison of two mediating mechanisms. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 151, Article 103988. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2024.103988. ERERDI, C., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BARRAZA, M., WANG, S., BAKKER, A., BOSCH, M. J., ... BERBER, A. (2024). Family‐supportive supervisor behaviours. The role of relational resources in work and home domains. European Management Review, 21 (1), 220-236. doi:10.1111/emre.12576. KOZHAKHMET, S., ROFCANIN, Y., NURGABDESHOV, A., LAS HERAS, M. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of psychological contract research: current status development and future research directions. International Journal of Manpower, 44 (5), 918-935. doi:10.1108/IJM-01-2021-0009. ERERDI, C., WANG, S., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M. (2023). Understanding flexibility i-deals. Integrating performance motivation in the context of Colombia. PERSONNEL REVIEW, 52 (4), 1094-1109. doi:10.1108/PR-08-2019-0419. WANG, S., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J., MARESCAUX, E. (2023). Do you get what you desire? Consequences of (mis) fit of desired versus actual servant leadership, and the role of context across 10 countries. BRQ-Business Research Quarterly, 234094442311684. doi:10.1177/23409444231168421. (Online first) ERDOGAN, D. T., LAS HERAS, M., ROFCANIN, Y., BOSCH, M. J., STOLLBERGER, J. (2022). Family motivation of supervisors. Exploring the impact on subordinates’ work performance via family supportive supervisor behaviors and work–family balance satisfaction. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 52 (12), 1179-1195. doi:10.1111/jasp.12919. TASER ERDOGAN, D., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J. (2022). Flexibility I-deals and prosocial motives. A trickle-down perspective. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33 (21), 4334-4359. doi:10.1080/09585192.2021.1953564.

Working Papers

KIM, S., LAS HERAS, M. (2012). A qualitative analysis of facilitating conditions for work-family enrichment (DI-957-E).

Proceedings

ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J., MARESCAUX, E., MUGHAL, F., ERDOGAN, B. (2019). Do You Get What You Desire? Consequences of (In)Congruence of Desired and Actual Servant Leadership. Academy of Management Proceedings. GERMEYS, L., BOSCH, M. J., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., ERERDI, C. (2019). How support from the supervisor's spouse and co-workers averts the employee's deviant work behavior? Academy of Management Proceedings. STOLLBERGER, J., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J. (2019). Serving Followers and Family? A Trickle-Down Model of How Servant Leadership Shapes Work Performance. Academy of Management Proceedings. TASER ERDOGAN, D., BOSCH, M. J., STOLLBERGER, J., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M. (2018). Family motivation of supervisors: Exploring the impact on subordinate work performance. Academy of Management Proceedings. MARESCAUX, E., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M. (2018). Seeing eye to eye on family supportive supervisor behaviors. The impact on employee outcomes. The 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: Improving Lives. Academy of Management Proceedings.

Articles in other publications

LAS HERAS, M. (2021). Mejorar nuestro bienestar adoptando una actitud lúdica en el trabajo. Harvard Deusto Business Review (307), pp. 32-33. IESE INSIGHT, (2020). The Big Picture. How to flourish in your career. IESE Business School Insight (157). IESE INSIGHT, (2020). Pasos para diseñar tu trayectoria profesional. IESE Business School Insight (157). IESE INSIGHT (2020). The Big Picture. Teleworking, the new normal? IESE Insight (156). IESE INSIGHT (2020). Teletrabajo: ¿la nueva normalidad? IESE Business School Insight (156).

Edited books

LAS HERAS, M., GRAU GRAU, M., ROFCANIN, Y. (2022). Human Flourishing. A Multidisciplinary perspective on neuroscience, health, organizations and arts. Cham: Springer International Publishing. GRAU, M., LAS HERAS, M., RILEY BOWLES, H. (2022). Engaged fatherhood for men, families and gender equality. Healthcare, social policy, and work perspectives. Cham: Springer International Publishing. LAS HERAS, M., CHINCHILLA, N., GRAU, M. (2020). The New ideal worker. Organizations between work-life balance, gender and leadership. Cham: Springer International Publishing. LAS HERAS, M., CHINCHILLA, N., GRAU, M. (2017). The Work-Family Balance in Light of Globalization and Technology. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. POELMANS, S., GREENHAUS, J., LAS HERAS, M. (2013). Expanding the Boundaries of Work-Family Research. A Vision for the Future. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.

Book Chapters

LAS HERAS, M. (2024). Liderar la innovación con eficiencia. lo que un líder debe saber. En Fité, R.M.; Nueno, P. ; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 85-94). Barcelona: Gestión 2000. ROFCANIN, Y., AFACAN FINDIKLI, M., LAS HERAS, M., ERERDI, C. (2022). Idiosyncratic deals and individualization of human resource management practices. The Growth of HR differentiation. In Rofcanin, Y. and Anand, S. (Eds.), Idiosyncratic deals at work: exploring individual, organisational and societal perspectives (pp. 119-142). London: Palgrave Macmillan. AFACAN FINDIKLI, M., LAS HERAS, M., ROFCANIN, Y., ERERDI, C. (2022). Does what happen at work, stay at work?. Flexibility i-deals and employee lives outside of the workplace. In Rofcanin, Y. and Anand, S. (Eds.), Idiosyncratic deals at work: exploring individual, organisational and societal perspectives (pp. 21-43). London: Palgrave Macmillan. BOSCH, M. J., LAS HERAS, M. (2022). Small changes that make a great difference. Reading, playing and eating with your children and the facilitating role of managers in Latin America. In Grau, M., Las Heras, M., and Riley-Bowles, H. (Eds.), Engaged fatherhood for men, families and gender equality (pp. 245-264). Cham: Springer International Publishing. LAS HERAS, M., GRAU, M. (2017). Women in Management in Spain. In Ronald J Burke and Astrid M. Richardsen (Ed.), Women in Management Worldwide: Signs of progress (pp. 78 - 90). Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge.

Studies

LAS HERAS M., M., GIFRA, J. (2021). Un lugar de trabajo sostenible: hacia un modelo remoto y presencial. IESE. LAS HERAS M., M., GIFRA, J. (2021). A Sustainable Work Model: Towards Remote and in the Office Work. IESE. LAS HERAS, M., BARRAZA, M., VEGAS, B. (2020). Mujeres y hombres en trabajo en remoto: Cómo, cuándo y quién. Beneficios para la empresa, la sociedad y las personas. LAS HERAS, M., BARRAZA, M., RODRIGUEZ, A. (2020). Mujeres y hombres trabajando en remoto durante COVID-19. LAS HERAS, M., BARRAZA, M., ROFCANIN, Y. (2020). Trabajo en remoto en condiciones extraordinarias (COVID-19).

Cases

LAS HERAS, M., PÉREZ DEL VALLE, J., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2024). Castellers: el reto de tocar el cielo. IESE, DPOI-10. LAS HERAS, M., PÉREZ DEL VALLE, J., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2024). Castellers: The challenge of touching the sky. IESE, DPOI-10-E. RUIZ-ALBA, J. L., LAS HERAS, M., CHINCHILLA, N. (2024). Norma Parker (C). IESE, DPO-871. LAS HERAS, M., PÉREZ DEL VALLE, J., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2024). Castellers: The challenge of touching the sky. IESE, DPO-868-E. LAS HERAS, M., PÉREZ DEL VALLE, J., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2024). Castellers: el reto de tocar el cielo. IESE, DPO-868.

Technical Notes

LAS HERAS, M., PÉREZ DEL VALLE, J. (2024). Self-managed organizations. IESE, DPON-365-E. LAS HERAS, M., PÉREZ DEL VALLE, J. (2024). Las empresas autogestionadas. IESE, DPON-365. LAS HERAS, M. (2013). Silencio en la organización. IESE, DPON-106. LAS HERAS, M., CHINCHILLA, N. (2002). El trabajo como constructor de la persona, la familia y la sociedad: mirando al pasado y proyectando hacia el futuro. IESE, DPON-2.