Lara Gonzalez Porras

Lara González Porras has a Master of Science (Eco. & Bus. Admin.) from Tampere University. Currently, she is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University's Faculty of Management and Business. Her research explores stakeholder engagement in megaprojects. Lara is also interested in corporate-community relationships and sustainability. Her research goal is to stimulate the potential in business-society-nature relationships.

Doctoral researcher: Stakeholder engagement in forestry megaprojects

Part-time university teacher: KAT.VAST.206 Business, society and Nature 

Stakeholder engagement, megaprojects, stakeholder relations, corporate sustainability, qualitative research. 

Stakeholder theory, project management and megaprojects, corporate sustainability

Gonzalez-Porras, L. (2026). Diversity in Project Stakeholder Engagement: How Stakeholder Perceptions Shape Engagement Types in Megaprojects. Project Management Journal, 87569728261429823.

Gonzalez-Porras, L., Heikkinen, A., & Kujala, J. (2021). Understanding stakeholder influence: Lessons from a controversial megaproject. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 21(2-3), 191-213.

Gonzalez-Porras, L., Heikkinen, A., Kujala, J., & Tapaninaho, R. (2021). Stakeholder engagement in sustainability transitions. In Research handbook of sustainability agency (pp. 214-229). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Kujala, J., Heikkinen, A., Tapaninaho, R., Marjamaa, M., & Porras, L. G. (2019). Stakeholder interests in a transition towards sustainable circular economy. In Sustainable business and competitive strategies, retail industry and e-marketing (pp. 72-83). Bloomsbury Publishing India.

Gonzalez-Porras, L., Heikkinen, A., & Kujala, J. (2018). Case Botnia in Uruguay: Stakeholder influence strategies. In Leveraging Human Resources for Humanizing Management Practices and Fostering Entrepreneurship (pp. 246-258). Bloomsbury Publishing India.