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Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra


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Robert Morrison Fellow and Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy


Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra
316E Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

617-373-6568
a.cuervocazurra@neu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Ph.D., University of Salamanca, Spain
B.B.A. (Licenciatura), Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Cuervo-Cazurra analyzes how firms internationalize. Specifically, he studies how firms become internationally competitive by developing their technological capabilities and how then they overcome the difficulties in internationalization to become multinational companies. He also studies governance issues, with a special interest in corruption in international business. Recently, he has started a long-term research project analyzing the emergence of developing-country multinational firms. His geographical area of expertise is Latin America. He has done fieldwork in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico, Spain and the USA.

Awards and Honors

Winner, GWU-CIBER Best Paper on Emerging Markets Award, Academy of Management, International Management Division. 2011.

Nominee, Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Award, Strategic Management Society. 2011.

Winner, Outstanding Service Award, Journal of International Business Studies. 2010.

Winner, Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of International Business Studies. 2010.

Finalist, Emerald Best International Symposium Award, Academy of Management. 2010.

Winner, International Journal of Emerging Markets Best Paper on Emerging Markets Award, European International Business Academy. 2009.

Winner, International Advocate, Study Abroad Programs, University of South Carolina. 2009.

Finalist, Best Conference Paper for Practice Implications Award, Strategic Management Society. 2009.

Winner, Samsung Economic Research Institute Best Paper in Strategy/International Business Theory Award, Academy of Management, International Management Division. 2009.

Finalist, Professor of the Year, Doctoral Student Association, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. 2009.

Nominee, Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society. 2007.

Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management, Technology and Innovation Division. 2006.

Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management, International Management Division. 2002.

Winner, Free Press Outstanding Dissertation Award. Academy of Management, Business Policy and Strategy Division. 2000.

Finalist, Barry M. Richman Best Doctoral Dissertation Award. Academy of Management, International Management Division. 2000.

Finalist, Gunnar Hedlund Award for Best Dissertation in International Business. Institute of International Business, Stockholm School of Economics and European International Business Association. 1999.

Winner, Robert J. Litschert Best Doctoral Student Paper Award. Academy of Management, Business Policy and Strategy Division. 1998.

In August 2012, Alvero joined the executive committee of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management.

Selected Publications

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2012). Extending theory by analyzing developing country multinational companies: Solving the Goldilocks debate. Global Strategy Journal, 2(3), 153-167.

Thomas, D., Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Brannen, M. Y. (2011). Explaining theoretical relationships in international business research: It’s about the arrows linking the boxes. Journal of International Business Studies, 43, 1073-1078.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2011). Global strategy and global business environment: The direct and indirect influences of the home country on a firm’s global strategy. Global Strategy Journal, 1(3-4), 382-386.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Genc, M. (2011). How context matters: Non-market advantages of developing-country multinational companies. Journal of Management Studies, 48(2), 441-445.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2011). Selecting the country in which to start internationalization: the non-sequential internationalization argument. Journal of World Business, 46(4), 426-437.

Stal, E., Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2011). The investment development path and FDI from developing countries: The role of pro-market reforms and institutional voids. Latin America Business Review, 12(3), 209-231.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Un, A. (2011). Economic integration and the technological capabilities of local firms. In Jovanovic, M. (ed.) International Handbook of Economic Integration. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Volume II: 77-89.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2011). Internationalization process. In Kellermanns, F. & Mazzola, P. (eds). Handbook of Strategy Process Research. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Pages 432-451..

Cuervo-Cazurra and Genc. 2011). How context matters: Non-market advantages of developing-country MNEs. Journal of Management Studies, 48 (2): 441-445.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2011). Internationalization process. In Kellermanns, F. & Mazzola, P. (eds). Handbook of Strategy Process Research. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Pages 432-451.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Un, C. A. 2011). Economic integration and the technological capabilities of local firms. In Jovanovic, M. (ed.) International Handbook of Economic Integration. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Volume II: 77-89.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Un, C. A. 2010). Why some firms never invest in formal R&D. Strategic Management Journal, 31(7): 759-779.

Un, C. A., Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Asakawa, K. 2010). R&D collaborations and product innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27(5): 673-689.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. & Lieberman, L. 2010). International Business and Latin America. Globalization, Competitiveness and Governability, 4 (3): 16-23.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Dau, L. A. 2009). Pro-market reforms and firm profitability in developing countries. Academy of Management Journal, 52 (6): 1348-1368.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Dau, L. (2009). Structural reform and Firm Exports. Management International Review, 49(4), 479-507.

Aguilera, R., and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2009). Codes of good governance. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 17 (3): 376-387.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2009). Laws against bribery abroad are effective in deterring investments in corrupt countries. In Transparency International (ed.) Global Corruption Report 2009: Corruption and the Private Sector. Berlin: Transparency International. Pages 429-430.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2009). Multinational competitive disadvantages. In Wankel, C. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Global Business in Today’s World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2009). Free markets. In Wankel, C. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Global Business in Today’s World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Un, A. and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2009). Interactions with customers for innovation. In Costanzo, L. A., and MacKay, R. B. (eds) Handbook of Research on Foresight and Strategy. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Pages 362-379.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Dau, L. A. (2009). Multinationalization in response to reforms. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Un, C. A. and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2008). Do subsidiaries of foreign MNEs invest more in R&D than domestic firms? Research Policy, 37(10): 1812-1828.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Genc, M. (2008). Transforming disadvantages into advantages: Developing country MNEs in the least developed countries. Journal of International Business Studies, 39 (6): 957-979.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2008). The effectiveness of laws against bribery abroad. Journal of International Business Studies, 39 (4): 634-651.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2008). The multinationalization of developing country MNEs: The case of Multilatinas. Journal of International Management, 14 (2): 138-154.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2008). Better the devil you don’t know: Type of corruption and FDI in transition economies. Journal of International Management, 14 (1): 12-27.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Maloney, M., and Manrakhan, S. (2007). Causes of the difficulties in internationalization. Journal of International Business Studies, 38 (6): 709-725.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2007). Sequence of value-added activities in the internationalization of developing country MNEs. Journal of International Management, 13 (3): 258-277.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and C. A. Un. (2007). Regional economic integration and R&D investment. Research Policy, 36 (2): 227-246.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Un, A. (2007). Types of difficulties in internationalization and their consequences. In Tallman, S. (ed.) A New Generation in International Strategic Management. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Pages 63-83.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2006). Who cares about corruption? Journal of International Business Studies, 37 (6): 803-822.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2006). Business groups and their types. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 23: (4) 419-437.

Un, C. A. and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2005). Top managers and the product improvement process. Advances in Strategic Management, 22: 319-348.

Un, C. A., and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2004). Strategies for knowledge creation in firms. British Journal of Management, 15 (S1): 27-41.

Aguilera, R., and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2004). Codes of good governance worldwide: What is the trigger? Organization Studies, 25 (3): 417-446.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Un, C. A. (2004). Firm-specific and non-firm-specific sources of advantages in international competition. In Ariño, A., Ghemawat, P., and Ricart, J. (eds) Creating and Appropriating Value from Global Strategy. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. Pages 78-94.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Ramos, M. (2004). Explaining the process of internationalization by building bridges among existing models. In Floyd, S. W., Roos, J., Jacobs, C., and Kellermanns, F. (eds). Innovating Strategy Processes. London: Blackwell. Pages 111-122.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A, and Aguilera, R. (2004). The worldwide diffusion of codes of good governance. In Grandori, A. (ed.) Corporate Governance and Firm Organization. Oxford University Press: Oxford. Pages 318-348.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Un, C. A. 2004. The bald eagle cannot find its way in the rainforest: Sources and solutions to the difficulties in the internationalization of developed country MNEs into developing countries. In Prasad, S. B., and Gauri, P. N. (eds) Global Firms and Emerging Markets in the Age of Anxiety. Westport, CT: Praeger. Pages 13-36.

Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2002. Transforming the firm through the co-evolution of resources and scope. In Chakravarthy, B., Mueller-Stewens, G., Lorange, P., and Lechner, C. (eds.). Strategy Process: Shaping the Contours of the Field. London: Blackwell. Pages 18-45.

Industry and Academic Experience

Professor Cuervo-Cazurra was a faculty member at the University of South Carolina and University of Minnesota and a visiting professor at Cornell University before joining Northeastern University. He has taught at universities around the world such as Fundacao Dom Cabral in Brazil, INCAE in Costa Rica, Moterrey Tec in Mexico, University of Salamanca in Spain, University of Valencia in Spain, and WU in Austria.

Professional Services

Reviewing Editor, Journal of International Business Studies, 2010-present. Area Editor, Multinational firms, Globalization, Competitiveness and Governability, 2007-present. Area Co-Editor, MRN INTL International Business Strategy & Structure, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), 2009-present. Editor of special issue of Global Strategy Journal on ‘Developing-country multinational firms,’ 2012. Co-Editor of special issue of Globalization, Competitiveness and Governability on ‘International Business and Latin America,’ 2010. Editor of special issue of Universia Business Review on ‘Multilatinas,’ 2010. Editorial Board Member, Strategic Management Journal, 2009-present. Editorial Board Member, Global Strategy Journal, 2010-present. Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Business Studies, 2007-2010 Editorial Board Member, Journal of World Business, 2010-present. Editorial Board Member, Organization Studies, 2003-present. Editorial Board Member, Management Research, 2001-present. Editorial Board Member, Economía y Administración, 2005-present. Chair, Communications Committee, International Management Division, Academy of Management, 2008-present. Chair, Scientific Committee, Latin American Chapter, Academy of International Business, 2009-2010. Webmaster, Communications Committee, International Management Division, Academy of Management, 2006-2008. Representative-at-Large, Global Strategy Group, Strategic Management Society, 2006-2008 Organizer, Conference Program Track on Developing-Country Multinational Firms, Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Nagoya, Japan. June 2011.

Mailing Address

Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra
316E Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115