Biography Julia Prats is head of the Department of Entrepreneurship at IESE Business School. At IESE, Prof. Prats teaches courses in both open enrollment programs as well as on in-company programs for companies such as Henkel, Randstad, and Teléfonica, among others. Prof. Prats's primary area of interest is the entrepreneurial process, which includes the identification, evaluation and implementation of opportunities in any context. Central to this work is developing strategies and systems that help established firms achieve profitable growth. Her second work stream focuses on understanding the key factors in building and managing professional service firms. Over the years she has had the opportunity to develop both areas of interest through teaching, research projects and consulting work. Prof. Prats was nominated Kauffman Emerging Scholar for her dissertation work and has published in international journals and congress proceedings, both for practitioners as well as the academic community. She has also authored teaching materials and contributions to several books on entrepreneurship and strategy related topics. She holds a Ph.D. in business administration from Harvard University, an M.B.A from IESE Business School, and a degree in industrial engineering from the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya. She has taught at Wharton Business School, IPADE (México), INALDE (Colombia), and AESE (Portugal). Areas of interest * Entrepreneurial Management * Growth strategies in turbulent environments * Professional service firms |
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