Mireia
Las Heras

Professor of Managing People in Organizations

ICWF - International Center for Work and Family

• 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

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)

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. doi:10.1108/IJM-01-2021-0009. (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.
STOLLBERGER, J., LAS HERAS, M., ROFCANIN, Y. (2022). Sharing is caring. The role of compassionate love for sharing coworker work–family support at home to promote partners’ creativity at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107 (10), 1824-1842. doi:10.1037/apl0000985.
ERERDI, C., WANG, S., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M. (2022). Understanding flexibility i-deals. Integrating performance motivation in the context of Colombia. PERSONNEL REVIEW. doi:10.1108/PR-08-2019-0419. (Online first)
SALAS-VALLINA, A., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M. (2022). Building resilience and performance in turbulent times. The influence of shared leadership and passion at work across levels. BRQ-Business Research Quarterly, 25 (1), 8-27. doi:10.1177/23409444211035138.
ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J., STOLLBERGER, J., MAYER, M. (2021). How do weekly obtained task i-deals improve work performance?. The role of relational context and structural job resources. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 30 (4), 555-565. doi:10.1080/1359432X.2020.1833858.
BÖREKÇI, D., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BERBER, A. (2021). Deconstructiong Organizational Resilience: A Multiple-Case Study. Journal of Management & Organization, 27 (3), 422-441. doi:10.1017/jmo.2018.72.
ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J., BERBER, A., MUGHAL, F., OZTURK, M. (2021). Servant leadership and family supportiveness. Looking into employees’ work and family outcomes. Journal of Business Research, 128, 70-82. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.01.052.
LAS HERAS, M., ROFCANIN, Y., ESCRIBANO, P. I., KIM, S., MAYER, M. (2021). Family‐supportive organisational culture, work–family balance satisfaction and government effectiveness. Evidence from four countries. Human Resource Management Journal, 31 (2), 454-475. doi:10.1111/1748-8583.12317.

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? Harvard Business Review (156).
IESE INSIGHT, (2020). Teletrabajo: ¿la nueva normalidad? IESE Business School Insight (156).

Edited books

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.
DEBELJUH, P., LAS HERAS, M. (2010). Mujer y liderazgo. construyendo desde la complementariedad. México: LID Editorial Mexicana.

Book Chapters

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.
LAS HERAS, M., CHINCHILLA, N., JIMENEZ, E. (2014). Corporate Family Responsibility. In Dr Jacqui Griffiths (Ed.), Sean Nicklin, Ben Cornwell (Eds.), Family Futures (pp. 163 - 167). Leicester, UK: Tudor Rose.

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., M., LLENSA, E. (2022). Outvise: un sueño en cuarentena. El trabajo presencial/remoto tras la pandemia. IESE, DPO-769.
LAS HERAS M., M., LLENSA, E. (2022). Outvise: A Quarantine Dream. Face-to-face/Remote Working After the Pandemic. IESE, DPO-769-E.
QUINTANILLA, J., LAS HERAS M., M. (2022). Lídia Izquierdo (A). La gestión de un despido. IESE, DPO-757.
QUINTANILLA, J., LAS HERAS M., M. (2022). Lídia Izquierdo (C). Sentencia de despido nulo. IESE, DPO-759.
QUINTANILLA, J., LAS HERAS M., M. (2022). Lídia Izquierdo (B). Un despido con problemas. IESE, DPO-758.

Technical Notes

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.