Business Leadership and the Future of Work Chair – Joaquim Molins Figueras Foundation

Chair: Mireia Las Heras

The Business Leadership and the Future of Work Chair – Joaquim Molins Figueras Foundation aims to help business and societal leaders foster quality employment that supports human and professional development, ultimately creating value for society. The Chair does this through academic research and spaces for dialogue.

The Chair seeks to deepen knowledge on the future of work and the leadership skills required to navigate this constantly changing environment—one shaped by ongoing technological, social, demographic and geopolitical transformation. To this end, the Chair promotes academic studies and teaching materials that drive innovation and the dissemination of best practices across education and business sectors.

Among other topics, the Chair will explore key areas related to the training of young professionals, the practices transforming work and organizations, and the demographic and sociological shifts influencing attitudes and behaviors in the workplace.

The Chair has been made possible thanks to the support of the Joaquim Molins Figueras Foundation.

Objectives.

  • Position the Chair as an academic benchmark in the study of the future of work across both business and academic circles.
  • Promote high-impact studies, research papers and teaching materials that showcase the latest innovations and best practices in business and executive education.
  • Organize conferences and academic symposia on the future of work.
  • Develop case studies and teaching materials for use in IESE programs and distribute them to other business schools worldwide.

Chair.

Mireia Las Heras is Professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department.

Professor Las Heras is an expert in people management, with an extensive research background in leadership, corporate culture, and the evolving conditions of the workplace. Her research covers topics such as humanistic and servant leadership, work-family integration, remote work, motivation and emotional states at work. Her work has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Relations, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and the Human Resource Management Journal.

Since 2019, she has served as director of the International Center for Work and Family (ICWF). In 2022, she received accreditation as a full professor from Spain’s national university quality agency. Since 2023, she has been the director of IESE’s MBA program.

Sponsors.

Fundacio Joaquim Molins Figueras

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.

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.

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.

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.

Non-refereed articles

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).

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.

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.

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.

Outputs in other media

LAS HERAS, M. (2024). Having Trouble Sleeping? Your Manager Could Help. Forbes. LAS HERAS, M. (2021). Así nos está cambiando el teletrabajo. Coroprate. LAS HERAS, M. (2019). Balanced lives help us all. Financial Times, UK.