Mireia Las Heras

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.

Areas of Interest

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

Education

• 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

Publications

• 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.
• ROFCANIN, Y., WANG, S., LAS HERAS, M., TASER, D., BOSCH, M. J., FINDIKLI, M. A., VALLINA, A. S. (2023). Perceptions of support trickle down. Effects on energetic resources via psychological empowerment. European Management Review. doi:10.1111/emre.12577.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• STOLLBERGER, J., BOSCH, M. J., LAS HERAS, M., ROFCANIN, Y., DAHER, P. (2020). The tone at the top. A trickle-down model of how manager anger relates to employee moral behaviour. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 29 (6), 907-921. doi:DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2020.1804876.
• MARESCAUX, E., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., ILIES, R., BOSCH, M. J. (2020). When employees and supervisors (do not) see eye to eye on family supportive supervisor behaviours. The role of segmentation desire and work-family culture. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 121, Article 103471. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103471.
• ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., ESCRIBANO PINTO, P., STANKO, T. (2020). FSSBs and Elderly Care. Exploring the Role of Organizational Context on Employees' Overall Health and Work-Family Balance Satisfaction. Journal of Business and Psychology, 35 (3), 403 - 419. doi:10.1007/s10869-019-09629-8.
• KELLY, C. M., ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., OGBONNAYA, C., MARESCAUX, E., BOSCH, M. J. (2019). Seeking an "i-deal" balance: Schedule-flexibility i-deals as mediating mechanisms between supervisor emotional support and employee work and home performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 118. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103369.
• ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J., WOOD, G., MUGHAL, F. (2019). A Closer look at the positive crossover between supervisors and subordinates. The role of home and work engagement. Human Relations, 72 (11), 1776 - 1804. doi:10.1177/0018726718812599.
• STOLLBERGER, J., LAS HERAS, M., ROFCANIN, Y., BOSCH, M. J. (2019). Serving followers and family? A trickle-down model of how servant leadership shapes employee work performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 112, 158 - 171. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2019.02.003.
• ROFCANIN, Y., BAKKER, A. B., BERBER, A., GÖLGECI, I., LAS HERAS, M. (2019). Relational Job Crafting: Exploring the Role of Employee Motives with a Weekly Diary Study. Human Relations, 72 (4), 859 - 866. doi:10.1177/0018726718779121.
• ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BAL, M., VAN DER HEIJDEN, B., TASER ERDOGAN, D. (2018). A Trickle-Down Model of Task and Development I-Deals. Human Relations, 71 (11), 1508 - 1534. doi:10.1177/0018726717751613.
• ROFCANIN, Y., DE JONG, J., LAS HERAS, M., KIM, S. (2018). The Moderating Role of Prosocial Motivation on the Association Between Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviours and Employee Outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 107, 153 - 167. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2018.04.001.
• BOSCH, M. J., LAS HERAS, M., RUSSO, M., ROFCANIN, Y., GRAU GRAU, M. (2018). How Context Matters: The Relationship Between Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviours And Motivation To Work Moderated By Gender Inequality. Journal of Business Research, 82, 46 - 55. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.08.026.
• LAS HERAS, M., ROFCANIN, Y., BAL, M., STOLLBERGER, J. (2017). How Do Flexibility I-Deals Relate to Work Performance? Exploring the Roles of Family Performance and Organizational Context. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38 (8), 1280 - 1294. doi:10.1002/job.2203.
• LAS HERAS, M., VAN DER HEIJDEN, B., DE JONG, J., ROFCANIN, Y. (2017). "Handle with Care": The Mediating Role of Schedule I-deals in the Relationship between Supervisors' Own Caregiving Responsibilities and Employee Outcomes. Human Resource Management Journal, 27 (3), 335 - 349. doi:10.1111/1748-8583.12160.
• ROFCANIN, Y., LAS HERAS, M., BAKKER, A. B. (2017). Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors and Organizational Culture: Effects on Work Engagement and Performance. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 22 (2), 207 - 217. doi:10.1037/ocp0000036.
• KIM, S., LAS HERAS, M., ESCRIBANO, P. I. (2016). When Satisfaction with Work-Family Balance Pays. International Business Research, 9 (11), 178 - 188. doi:10.5539/ibr.v9n11p178.
• LAS HERAS, M., KIM, S., ESCRIBANO, P. I., RAES, A. (2016). Well-being and Engagement as Predicted by Fit and Misfit of Work to Family Supervisor Interruption Behaviors and - Subordinate Interruption Tolerance. European Accounting and Management Review, 3 (1), 93 - 123. doi:10.26595/eamr.2014.3.1.5.
• KIM, S., LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J. (2016). A Matter of Love: Exploring What Enables Work-family Enrichment. International Business Research, 9 (8), 24 - 36. doi:10.5539/ibr.v9n8p24.
• LAS HERAS, M., BOSCH, M. J., RAES, A. (2015). Sequential Mediation Among Family Friendly Culture and Outcomes. Journal of Business Research, 68 (11), 2366 - 2373. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.03.042.
• SHEN, Y., DEMEL, B., UNITE, J., BRISCOE, J. P., HALL, D. T., CHUDZIKOWSKI, K., ... ET AL. (2015). Career Success Across 11 Countries. Implications for International Human Resource Management. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26 (13), 1753 - 1778. doi:10.1080/09585192.2014.962562.
• LAS HERAS, M., TREFALT, S., ESCRIBANO, P. I. (2015). How National Context Moderates The Impact Of Family-Supportive Supervisory Behavior On Job Performance And Turnover Intentions. Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, 13 (1), 55 - 82. doi:10.1108/MRJIAM-06-2014-0556.
• ZHU, G., WOLFF, S. B., HALL, D. T., LAS HERAS, M., GUTIERREZ, B., KRAM, K. (2013). Too much or too little? A study of the impact of career complexity on executive adaptability. Career Development International, 18 (5), 457 - 483. doi:10.1108/CDI-07-2012-0067.
• HALL, D. T., DEAN LEE, M., ERNST KOSSEK, E., LAS HERAS, M. (2012). Pursuing Career Success while Sustaining Personal and Family Well-Being. A Study of Reduced-Load Professionals over Time. Journal of Social Issues, 68 (4), 742 - 766. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2012.01774.x.
• LAS HERAS, M., GRAU, M. (2011). Having an Impact: Learning from Those who Have Done It. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 4 (3), 422 - 425. doi:10.1111/j.1754-9434.2011.01366.x.
• HALL, D. T., LAS HERAS, M. (2010). Reintegrating Job Design and Career Theory: Creating not Just Good Jobs but Smart Jobs. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31 (2-3), 448 - 462. doi:10.1002/job.613.
• CHUDZIKOWSKI, K., DEMEL, B., MAYRHOFER, W., BRISCOE, J., LAS HERAS, M., ET AL. (2009). Career Transitions and Their Causes: A Country-Comparative Perspective. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 82 (4), 825 - 849. doi:10.1348/096317909X474786.