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Nia Plamenova Djourova

Nia Plamenova Djourova

Lecturer UPF-BSM
Full Time MBA Academic Coordinator

Nia Plamenova Djourova is a Lecturer at UPF-Barcelona School of Management and ESCI-UPF.

She teaches in various programs at UPF-BSM, covering subjects such as team management, organizational behavior, leadership, stress management, mindfulness, conflict management, and coaching. Additionally, she serves as the Academic Coordinator for the Full-Time MBA program in both Spanish and English. Prior to joining UPF-BSM, Nia worked as a researcher and collaborator in the coaching unit at IESE Business School, and she was also a professor at the International University of Catalonia and the International University of Valencia.

She has authored and co-authored various scientific articles and technical notes on...


  • Business & Management Strategy

  • Doctor, Social and Legal Sciences, Human Resources
  • Master Of Science, Social and Legal Sciences, Human Resources
  • Psicología

Professor

  • Online Master in International Business
  • Master in International Business
  • Master in Supply Chain Management, Technology and Sustainability
  • Master in Project Management and Culture of Change
  • Master in Data Analytics for Business
  • International MBA
  • Full Time MBA in english

Coordinator

  • International MBA
  • Full Time MBA in english

  • Full Time MBA Academic Coordinator - UPF Barcelona School of Management
  • Faculty, Business & Management Strategy - UPF Barcelona School of Management
  • Faculty - Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
  • Faculty - Escola Superior Comerç Internacional
  • Research team member - IESE Business School, Universidad de Navarra
  • Faculty - Universidad Internacional de Valencia
  • Other - Universitat de València
  • Junior Asssitant - D&D Group Ltd.

Actividad Investigadora y transferencia

  • THEBEN, A. D., PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., FREIRE, A. (2023). The “new currency of the future”: a review of literature on the skills needs of the workforce in times of accelerated digitalisation. Management Review Quarterly.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., OTHER, O. (2021). Revisiting the Happy-Productive Worker Thesis from a Eudaimonic Perspective: A Systematic Review Peiró, José M ; Montesa, David ; Soriano, Aida ; Kozusznik, Malgorzata W ; Villajos, Esther ; Magdaleno, Jorge ; Djourova, Nia Plamenova ; Ayala, Yarid Sustainability (Basel, Switzerland), 2021-03-13, Vol.13 (6), p.3174. Sustainability, Basilea, Suiza.
  • CIRASOLA , L., RIBERA, A., PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N. (2021). Validation of a Personality Assessment Tool (TCI-R) in a Crosscultural Sample of Young Managers. IESE Publishing.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RODRÍGUEZ MOLINA, I., TORDERA SANTAMATILDE, N., ABATE, G. (2020). Self-Efficacy and Resilience: Mediating Mechanisms in the Relationship Between the Transformational Leadership Dimensions and Well-Being. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, United States of America.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RODRÍGUEZ MOLINA, I., LORENTE-PRIETO, L. (2019). Individual Profiles of Psychological Capital in a Spanish Sample. Journal of Social Science Research.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RODRÍGUEZ MOLINA, I., LORENTE-PRIETO, L. (2018). Validation of a Modified Version of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ12) in Spain. Revista Interamericana de Psicología Ocupacional.
  • MONTESA GARCÍA , D., PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., LORENTE-PRIETO, L. (2016). Es pot desenvolupar el capital psicològic en el dia a dia de les organitzacions? Anuari de Psicologia de la Societat Valenciana de Psicologia.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N. (2020). The 7 Moments of Coaching. Reverté Management, España.
  • VILLAJOS GIRONA, E., PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., SORIANO , A., PATRAS, L. (2024). Telework as an Enabler of Work-life Balance: Exploring its Impact on Work Performance. 16th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology.
  • PATRAS, L., PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., SORIANO , A., VILLAJOS GIRONA, E. (2024). Creencias de bienestar y la experiencia de aprendizaje del alumnado universitario. IMAT X Congreso de Innovación Aplicada.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., TORDERA SANTAMATILDE, N., RODRÍGUEZ MOLINA, I., ABATE, G. (2017). Self-efficacy and resilience: mediating mechanisms in the relationship between transformational leadership and wellbeing. International Scientific Conference 'Challenges and Perspectives in Contemporary Psychology'.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N. (2022). The never-ending road to sustainable people management. UPF Barcelona School of Management, Barcelona, España.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N. (2022). Gender quotas, the "right thing" to do? UPF Barcelona School of Management, Barcelona, España.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RIBERA, A. (2021). The Mindset model: a Balanced Integration of Academic Rigor and Action- Oriented Practice. IESE Publishing.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RIBERA, A. (2021). Behavioral Change and How to Make it Last. IESE Publishing.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RIBERA, A. (2020). Resilience. IESE Publishing.
  • SAYER, J., RIBERA, A., PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N. (2019). Dealing with Difficult Characters: Improving Work Relationships through Empathy. IESE Publishing.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RAES , A., RIBERA, A. (2019). Is More Always Better? The Too-Much-of-a-Good-Thing Effect in Management. IESE Publishing.
  • PLAMENOVA DJOUROVA, N., RIBERA, A. (2019). Introduction to Positive Psychology. IESE Publishing.