Prof. Francisco J. Lara is Associate Professor and Associate Director of FBC (Family Business Consortium) at the Busch School of Business, specializing in Talent Management, Entrepreneurship, and International Business.

Prof. Lara's academic interests lay at the area of Talent Management, Family Business and Entrepreneurship. His current work explores the relations of entrepreneurship coopetition of talent management within the startups, family business and incubators ecosystems, with a focus on cross-cultural management similarities and differences. He is presently leading the school's efforts in the emerging field of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition.

Prof. Lara's research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals like the *Journal of Business Research*, *International Entrepreneurship Management Journal*, *Management Decision*, *Employee Relations*, among others.

Prof. Lara is also a board member of European Financial Planning Association (EFPA) at the Ethics Committee. He serves as an independent board member in several startups, where he is a proactive Angel Investor through their Family Office, Lagar Brothers.

Prof. Lara holds a Juris Degree in Business Law from the University of Navarra (Spain), an Executive Master Degree in Human Resource Management from Garrigues Law School, an Executive Program of Leadership in Public Management from IESE Business School in Madrid, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Universidad Politécnica of Valencia (Spain).

 

 

   Education  - Law Degree University of Navarra (Spain)
- Master in Executive HR Management Garrigues - Madrid (Spain)
- Master in Leadership and Public Governance IESE Business School - Madrid (Spain)
- Ph.D., Management Universidad Politécnica Valencia (Spain)

 

 

   Expertise  - Talent Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Family Business
- Search Funds
- Change Management
- International Business

 

 

   Courses  - MGT 250: Business Communication
- MGT 410: Conflict Resolution
- MGT 331: Organizational Behavior
- MGT 323 Management: Theory & Practice
- ENT 372: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
- MGT 390: International Business

 

 

   Publications  **Select Publications:**  
García-Monleón, F., Danvila-del-Valle, I., Lara, F.J. (2021), "Intrinsic value in crypto currencies", *Technological Forecasting and Social Change* 162, 120393

Luna-Arocas, R, Lara, F.J. (2020), "Talent management, affective organizational commitment and service performance in local government", *International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health* 17 (13), 4827

Luna-Arocas, R., Danvila-Del Valle, I., Lara, F.J. (2020), "Talent management and organizational commitment: the partial mediating role of pay satisfaction", *Employee Relations: The International Journal* 42 (4), 863-881

Lara, F. J., Mogorrón-Guerrero, H., Ribeiro-Navarrete, S. (2020), "Knowledge of managerial competencies: cross-cultural analysis between American and European students" *Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja* 33 (1), 2059-2074

Danvila-del-Valle, I., Estévez-Mendoza, C., Lara, F.J. (2019), "Human resources training: A bibliometric analysis", *Journal of Business Research* 101, 627-636

Danvila-del-Valle, I., Lara, F.J., Marroquín-Tovar, E., Zegarra Saldaña, P.E. (2018), "How innovation climate drives management styles in each stage of the organization lifecycle: The human dimension at recruitment process", *Management Decision* 56 (6), 1198-1216

Lara, F.J., Salas-Vallina, A. (2017), "Managerial competencies, innovation and engagement in SMEs: The mediating role of organisational learning", *Journal of Business Research* 79, 152-160, 2017

Rieta, J., Pedraz, J.C. y Lara, F.J. (2014) “Business creation by immigrant entrepreneurs in valencian community. The influence of education”, *International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal* 10 (2), 409-426.

Lara, F.J. et al. (2012) “How to improve Organizational Result through Knowledge Management in knowledge-intensive Business Services”, *Service Industrial Journal* 32 (12), 1853-1863.

**Books:**  
Lara, F.J. y Chornet, F. (2014) “*50 pinceladas de Coaching*”. Ed. Erasmus, Barcelona.

Lara, F.J. et al. (2012) “*Casos de Dirección Estratégica*”. Ed. Pearson, Barcelona.

Lara, F.J. (2012) “*¿Cómo mejorar los resultados de una empresa?*”. Ed. Erasmus, Barcelona.

Lara, F.J. (2012) “*Liderar a las Personas en el Siglo XXI*”. Ed. Erasmus, Barcelona.

**Books Chapters:**  
Lara, F.J. (2014) “*Search Engine Optimization and Ethical Leadership Strategies*” (in Strategies of E-Business) Ed. Springer, London. pp. 79-90.

Lara, F.J. (2014) “*Basic Approaches to Leadership: their relation with Capitalism and Globalization*” (in Capitalism and the Social Relationship: an Organizational Perspective). Ed. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, pp. 57-77

Sanchez, J.L., Lara, F.J. y Rico, T. (2014) “*Dimensión Antropológica del Negocio*” (in Creación de Empresas y Emprendimiento) Ed. Pearson, Madrid, pp. 389-400.

Sanchez, J.L., Lara, F.J. y Rico, T. (2014) “*Ética y el Plan de Empresa*” (in Creación de Empresas y Emprendimiento) Ed. Pearson, Madrid, pp. 503-512.

Sanchez, J.L., Lara, F.J. y Chornet, F. (2014) “*El Coaching y la generación del Emprendedor*” (in Creación de Empresas y Emprendimiento) Ed. Pearson, Madrid, pp. 543-560.

**Other Articles:**  
Lara, F.J. y Botella, M.D. (2008) “Dirección de Personas: el Desarrollo de los Comportamientos Éticos en las Organizaciones” *Capital Humano* 217, 102-107.

Lara, F.J. y Botella, M.D. (2007) “Dirección de Personas en el S.XXI: Dirección por Valores y Competencias Directivas”, *Dirigir Personas* 44, 52-53.