ANA MARIA LARA PALMA

Ana Maria Lara Palma serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Organization Engineering at the University of Burgos' Higher Polytechnic School, specializing in business management applications for service-sector enterprises. Her academic work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical organizational tools for knowledge-based economies.

Education

• PhD in Industrial, Computer and Civil Engineering Technologies (2006) from University of Burgos. Dissertation: Model of the six stages of knowledge profitability: application of an intangible management tool for small and medium enterprises in the service sector, supervised by Dr. Lourdes Sáiz Bárcena.

Research Focus

Her scholarship centers on quantifying intangible asset value within SMEs through proprietary knowledge profitability models. Current investigations examine occupational therapy technology integration (TECTO group) and computational intelligence applications for organizational engineering. Methodologically, she combines qualitative case studies of service-sector firms with quantitative intangible asset measurement frameworks, emphasizing scalability for resource-constrained enterprises.

Research Groups

• Current: TECTO (Technology and Occupational Therapy)
• Former: GICAP (Applied Computational Intelligence), GIO (Organization Engineering)

Advising and Collaborations

While specific advisees aren't documented, her thesis supervision under Dr. Sáiz Bárcena indicates doctoral mentoring capacity. Cross-group collaborations span industrial engineering, computational intelligence, and healthcare technology domains, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with University of Burgos' research ecosystem.