Dr. Jorge Cea Rodríguez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Science and Humanities (with honors) from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile. He obtained a Master’s degree on Human Resource Management and the PhD in Work and Organizational Psychology (Cum Laude) at the University of Seville (Spain). Deputy Director of the Institute of Administration of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of the Universidad Austral of Chile. He has made postdoctoral stays at the University of Seville, Spain, at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

The conflict between parties is inherent to the dynamics of organizations. A way to solve conflicts where negotiation has failed is to rely on the intervention of third parties. As researcher, he aims to understand the process of negotiation with third parties. He has developed research projects and scientific publications in matters of workplace mediation and conflict resolution.

Research Topic: Workplace mediation and conflict resolution

Host University: University of La Laguna, Spain

Research Advisor: Dr. Manuel González de la Rosa, University of La Laguna, Spain