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Professor of management who specializes in entrepreneurship, family business and international business. I teach courses in the area of Entrepreneurship, Change Management, International Business. Recently focus on Search Funds or Entrepreneurship by acquisitions.

I have been a visiting professor in many US and European Universities, like Florida State University, Bentley University, ISM Frankfurt, Universittá Cattólica Sacro Cuore Milan, ESDES Business School Lyon, ISC Paris or Regents University London among others. I jointed The Catholic University of America in August 2014 as a visiting professor of The Busch School of Business. In 2023 I was appointed as Assistant Director of the FBC (Family Business Consortium), part of the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship.

By other hand, I am ordinary tenure professor of management at the Universidad Católica de Valencia in Spain, where I was Vice President of International Relations from 2006 to 2012. I was also the Head of the Masters in Human Resource Management at INEDE Business School, during the same years. I was previously an associate professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in Spain, in the Business Organization Department.

I love teaching, but I am also in love of business, reason why I developed with my family several businesses transforming a traditional Family Business into a Family Office. I also help many young professionals to develop their own business, giving my advice and experience, as well as, in some occasion make investments in their companies, as Business Angel or Lead Investor.

I am CEO of Lagar Brothers, and founder partner of Lagar Ventures. Board member of several other companies.

Activities

Employment (2)

Catholic University of America: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2014-08-01 to present | Assistant Director FBC - Visiting Professor (Ciocca Center for Entrepreneurship - Family Business Consortium)
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Francisco J. Lara

Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Màrtir: Valencia, Valencia, ES

2005-10-01 to present | Profesor Titular de Universidad (Business Administration & Entrepreneurship)
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Education and qualifications (3)

IESE Business School: Madrid, ES

2009 to 2010 | Programa de Liderazgo en la Gestión Publica - PLGP (IESE Business School - Madrid)
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Universidad Politécnica de Valencia: Valencia, Valencia, ES

2001 to 2006 | Doctor (Organización y Dirección de Empresas)
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University of Navarra: Pamplona, ES

1993 to 1997 | Licenciado en Derecho (Facultad de Derecho)
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Works (19)

Intrinsic value in crypto currencies

Technological Forecasting and Social Change
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Fernando García-Monleón; Ignacio Danvila-del-Valle; Francisco J. Lara
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Talent Management, Affective Organizational Commitment and Service Performance in Local Government

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020-07 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Roberto Luna-Arocas; Francisco J. Lara
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Talent management and organizational commitment: the partial mediating role of pay satisfaction

Employee Relations: The International Journal
2020-04-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0142-5455
Contributors: Roberto Luna-Arocas; Ignacio Danvila-Del Valle; Francisco J. Lara
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Knowledge of managerial competencies: cross-cultural analysis between American and European students

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja
2020-01-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1331-677X
Part of ISSN: 1848-9664
Contributors: Francisco J. Lara; Helena Mogorrón-Guerrero; Samuel Ribeiro-Navarrete
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Human resources training: A bibliometric analysis

Journal of Business Research
2019-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0148-2963
Contributors: IGNACIO DANVILA DEL VALLE; Carlos Estévez-Mendoza; Francisco J. Lara
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Francisco J. Lara

How innovation climate drives management styles in each stage of the organization lifecycle

Management Decision
2018-06-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0025-1747
Contributors: Ignacio Danvila-del-Valle; Francisco J. Lara; Edmundo Marroquín-Tovar; Pablo E. Zegarra Saldaña
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Managerial competencies, innovation and engagement in SMEs: The mediating role of organisational learning

Journal of Business Research
2017-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0148-2963
Contributors: Francisco J. Lara; Andres Salas-Vallina
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Francisco J. Lara

Basic Approaches to Leadership: Their Relation with Capitalism and Globalization

Capitalism and the Social Relationship
2014 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781349459490
Part of ISBN: 9781137325709
Contributors: Francisco J. Lara
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Search Engine Optimization and Ethical Leadership Strategies

Strategies in E-Business
2014 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781461481836
Part of ISBN: 9781461481843
Contributors: Francisco J. Lara
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Business creation by immigrant entrepreneurs in the valencian community. The influence of education

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
2014-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1554-7191
Part of ISSN: 1555-1938
Contributors: Joaquín Rieta Carbonell; Juan Carlos Pedraz Hernandez; Francisco J. Lara García
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Liderar a las personas en el siglo XXI

Erasmus Ediciones. Barcelona
2012 | Book
Contributors: Francisco J. Lara
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¿Cómo mejorar los resultados de una empresa? Gestión del conocimiento, liderazgo y competencias

Erasmus Ediciones. Barcelona
2012 | Book
Contributors: Francisco J. Lara
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How to improve organisational results through knowledge management in knowledge-intensive business services

The Service Industries Journal
2012-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0264-2069
Part of ISSN: 1743-9507
Contributors: Francisco Lara; Daniel Palacios-Marques; Carlos Alberto Devece
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Francisco J. Lara

The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship

Management Decision
2012-03-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0025-1747
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Francisco J. Lara

Análisis del sector de las energías renovables en España estudio comparativo a nivel europeo

Economía Industrial
2011 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0422-2784
Contributors: Francisco J. Lara
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Status in Management and Organizations

Management Decision
2011-06-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0025-1747
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Francisco J. Lara

Service Science for Socio‐Economical and Information System Advancement: Holistic Methodologies

Management Decision
2011-03-29 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0025-1747
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Francisco J. Lara

Knowledge Society: Opportunities and Challenges

Management Decision
2011-03-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0025-1747
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Estudio de la gestión del conocimiento sobre los resultados organizativos: análisis del efecto mediador de las competencias directivas

2006-05-12 | Dissertation/Thesis
Contributors: Francisco Javier Lara García
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