Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra
 
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Alvaro CUERVO-CAZURRA

Sonoco International Business Dpt.
Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
1705 College Street, 557
Columbia, SC 29208 USA
Tel.: 1-803-777-0314
Fax: 1-803-777-3609
e-mail: acuervo@moore.sc.edu
Personal site: cuervo-cazurra.com
Research: ssrn.com/author=911508

Research


I analyze how companies become internationally competitive by developing their technological capabilities and how they then overcome the difficulties in internationalization to become multinational firms. I also studies governance issues, with a special interest on corruption in international business. Recently I started a long-term research project analyzing the emergence and strategies of developing-country multinational companies. I have done fieldwork in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Spain.

This is a list of my academic publications in English and Spanish. The links are pre-publication versions of the articles available at ssrn. You can download them for free.





PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH

Journal articles
  1. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Un, C. A. 2009. Why some firms never invest in formal R&D. Strategic Management Journal (Forthcoming)
  2. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Dau, L. 2009. Structural reform and firm profitability in developing countries. Academy of Management Journal (Forthcoming)
  3. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Dau, L. 2009. Structural reform and firm exports. Management International Review (Forthcoming)
  4. Un, C. A., Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Asakawa, K. 2009. R&D collaborations and product innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management (Forthcoming)
  5. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. Selecting the country in which to start internationalization: The non-sequential internationalization argument. Journal of World Business (Forthcoming)
  6. Aguilera, R. and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Codes of Good Governance. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 17 (3): 376-387.
  7. 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.
  8. Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Genc, M. 2008. Converting disadvantages into advantages: Developing country MNEs in the least developed countries. Journal of International Business Studies, 39 (6): 957-979.
  9. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2008. The internationalization of developing country MNEs: The case of Multilatinas. Journal of International Management, 14 (2): 138-154.
  10. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2008. The effectiveness of laws against bribery abroad. Journal of International Business Studies, 39(4): 634-651.
  11. 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.
  12. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2007. Sequence of value-added activities in the internationalization of developing country MNEs. Journal of International Management, 13(3): 258-277.
  13. Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Maloney, M., and Manrakhan, S. 2007. Causes of the difficulties in internationalization. Journal of International Business Studies, 38 (5): 709-725.
  14. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and C. A. Un. 2007. Regional economic integration and R&D investment. Research Policy, 36: 227-246.
  15. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2006. Who cares about corruption? Journal of International Business Studies, 37: 803-822.
  16. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2006. Business groups and their types. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 23: 419-437
  17. Un, A., and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2005. Top managers and the product improvement process. Advances in Strategic Management, 22: 319-348.
  18. Un, C. A., and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2004. Strategies for knowledge creation in firms. British Journal of Management, 15 (March): 27-41.
  19. Aguilera, R., and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2004. Codes of good governance worldwide: What is the trigger? Organization Studies, 25: 417-446.
Book chapters
  1. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Internationalization Process. In Kellermanns, F. and Mazzola, P. (Eds.). Handbook of Strategy Process Research. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. (Forthcoming)
  2. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Laws against bribery abroad are effective in deterring investments in corrupt countries. In Transparency International (Eds.) Global Corruption Report 2009: Corruption and the Private Sector. Berlin: Transparency International. (Forthcoming)
  3. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Un, C. A. 2009. Economic integration and the technological capabilities of domestic firms. In Jovanovic, M. (Ed.) International Handbook of Economic Integration. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. (Forthcoming)
  4. Aguilera, R. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Kim, S. 2009. Taking stock of research on codes of good governance. In López Iturriaga, F. J. (Ed.) Codes of Good Governance Worldwide. Nova Publishers. (Forthcoming)
  5. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Multinational disadvantage. In Wankel, C. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Global Business in Today’s World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (Forthcoming)
  6. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Free markets. In Wankel, C. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Global Business in Today’s World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (Forthcoming)
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Ramos, M. 2004. Explaining the process of internationalization by building bridges among existing models. In Floyd, S. W., Roos, J., Kellermanns, F., and Jacobs, C. (eds.). Innovating Strategy Processes. London: Blackwell.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.

Conference Best Paper Proceedings

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

Case Studies

  1. Train, M., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Negotiation Exercise on Piracy and Hijacked Cargo Ships. Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Negotiation case with background and instructions for two players)
  2. Offong, I., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Siemens A.G.: Europe’s Bribery Giant. Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Case) 
  3. Dau, L. A., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Cemex: Building Global Sustainability Advantage. In Costanzo, L.A., Dess, G.G., Lumpkin, G.T., & Eisner A.B. Strategic Management: Text and Cases. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill . (Forthcoming) (Case) 
  4. Offong, I., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Botnia in Uruguay: Clean Mill Giant under Pressure. Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Case and teaching note) 
  5. Offong, I., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. ExxonMobil in Venezuela: Foreign Sovereignty and Business Contracts. Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Three-part case and teaching note). 
  6. Offong, I., Flegal, V., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2009. Primark: The Real Price of Fast Fashion. Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Two-part case and teaching note). 
  7. Offong, I., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2008. Sesame Workshop: Creator of the Longest Street in the World. Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Case and teaching note). 
  8. Offong, I., & Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2008. Mattel: Quality and Control Abroad. Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Case and teaching note). 
  9. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 1998. Three Revolutions for International Competitiveness: Zucamor. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Case and teaching note). 
  10. Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Suarez, F., & Lessard, D. 1998. Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile (CTC): Competence Building. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile. (Case) 
  11. Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Suarez, F., & Lessard, D. 1998. Hypercompetition in the Chilean Telecommunications Industry. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile. (Case) 

PUBLICATIONS IN SPANISH

Journal articles
  1. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2008. Distancias en el proceso de internacionalización: El caso del Banco Santander. (Distances in the internationalization process: The case of Banco Santander). Universia Business Review, 17: 96-111.
  2. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2007. Liberalización económica y Multilatinas (Economic liberalization and Multilatinas). Globalization, Competitiveness and Governance, 1 (1): 66-87
  3. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2004. Dificultades en la internacionalización de la empresa (Difficulties in the internationalization of the firm). Universia Business Review, 4 (4): 18-29. Summarized in English in Knowledge @ Wharton. 2005.
  4. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 1999. Grandes accionistas y beneficios privados: El caso de los bancos como accionistas de empresas no financieras (Large shareholders and private benefits: The case of banks as shareholders of non-financial firms). Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, 5 (1): 21-44.
  5. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 1998. La reforma del consejo de administración en España: Límites a la aplicación de los modelos Anglo-Sajones (The reform of the board of directors in Spain: Limitations to the application of Anglo-Saxon models). Información Comercial Española, 769, March: 9-21.
  6. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 1996. Tres perspectivas teóricas de las funciones del consejo de administración. (Three theoretical perspectives on the functions of the board of directors. Situación, 2, 3: 119-134.
Book chapters
  1. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2008. Corrupción y multinacionales (Corruption and multinationals). In ICEX (ed.) Claves de la Economía Mundial (Keys to the World Economy). Madrid: ICEX.
  2. Cuervo-Cazurra, A. 2007. Oportunidades of arbitraje para la multinacionales españolas en NAFTA (Arbitrage opportunities for Spanish multinationals in NAFTA). In Círculo de Empresarios (ed.) Multinacionales Españolas y NAFTA (Spanish Multinationals and NAFTA). Madrid: Círculo de Empresarios. Journal of International Business Studies, 39 (6): 957-979.