Welcome to Jessenia Davila's Professional Website.
Postdoctoral fellow at IESE Business School
I am a dedicated researcher in Business and Management, with a particular emphasis on family firms. I hold a doctoral degree from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
My postdoctoral fellowship is centered on advancing knowledge in corporate governance, business strategies, and sustainability practices within family-owned enterprises. Originally from Venezuela, I am now based in Spain, working towards publishing my findings in top-tier journals and securing a full-time academic position in Madrid.
Publications:
Davila, J., Gomez-Mejia, L., & Martin, G. (2023). Family Firms and Employee Pension Underfunding: Good Corporate Citizens or Unethical Opportunists? Journal of Business Ethics, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05533-7
Davila, J., Duran, P., Gomez-Mejia, L., & Sanchez-Bueno, M. J. (2023). Socioemotional wealth and family firm performance: A meta-analytic integration. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2022.100536
Additional Academic Activities:
Reviewer
IFERA, 2024
SMS, 2024
European Academy of Management Conference, 2023