Research Areas
Knowledge management in multinational corporations; global technology scouting; emerging markets multinationals,Brazil
Current Projects
How multinational corporations source knowledge on a global basis; open innovation, technology scouting and knowledge protection; “what are the BRICs’ multinationals learning from and teaching the world?”
Representative Publications
(with Niklas Arvidsson and Julian Birkinshaw)
"Knowledge Flows within Multinational Corporations: Explaining Subsidiary Isolation and its Performance Implications." Organization Science 19(1), 90-107 (2008).
(with Niklas Arvidsson and Julian Birkinshaw)
Being in the Out Crowd: Why do some subsidiaries become isolated – and does it matter? (Research Brief). MIT Sloan Management Review 49(2), 13-14 (2008).
(with Don Sull and Sumantra Ghoshal)
The Hub of the World. Business Strategy Review Vol.16, 35-40 (2005).
Education
PhD, London Business School, 2008; MRe, London Business School, 2004; MSc in Business Administration, COPPEAD, Brazil, 1998; LL.B, cum laude, Law School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1995
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
The Barry Richman Best Dissertation Award finalist, International Management Division, Academy of Management, 2009; Richard Farmer Award for Best Dissertation in International Business finalist, Academy of International Business, 2009; Wiley-Blackwell Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research in Business Policy and Strategy finalist, Academy of Management, 2009; Temple/Academy of International Business Best Paper Award Nominee, 2007; Teaching Award, LSE, 2006; Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, International Management Division, 2004
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2008-present. Previous appointments: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Harvard Business School, Latin America Research Center.
Other Positions
Senior Analyst, Banco do Brasil, 1998-2000