Juan Manuel Roca, Ph.D.

Department of Business and Economics
Business management

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Education

Ph.D. Cum Laude in Communication (Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona)
Masters in Media Management (Universidad de Navarra-IESE, Pamplona)
B.A. in Communication (Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona)  

Practice Areas

My primary research interests are both leadership and management as well as business education and leadership development. In this particular regard, in 2011 I published a book on the future of the MBA, throughout my career I've advised many business schools across the globe. As for leadership, I am particularly interested in self-leadership and leading teams and organizations, in particular, how to create, motivae, and lead high  performing teams. My research on leadership is primarily influenced by Robert Greenleaf's servant leadership theory as well as Saint Ignatius Spiritual Exercises. Professionally, I've been both served as director of Executive Education at Mexico's Tecnológico de Monterrey (EGADE Business School) and Managing Director of LeaderactiON, a leadership and business education consulting firm.

Publications and Media Placements

Roca, J. (2022). The great revive. Kolima.

Roca, J. (2018, self-published). Determinación sin límite.

Roca, J. (2013). El arte de la guerra hoy. Conecta.

Roca, J. (2011). MBAs, ¿ángeles o demonios? Gestión 2000.

Roca, J. (2010). Revolución LinkedIn. Paidós.

Roca, J. (2010). El líder que llevas dentro. Alienta.

Roca, J. (2009). El reino de la humildad. Alienta. 

Honors and Awards

Awarded best professor prize at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2020-2023).