College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, MANGO 437
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-4566
Email: rcparent@fiu.edu
Ronaldo Parente
Knight Ridder Eminent Scholar Chair in International Management
Professor, Department of International Business
College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, MANGO 437
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-4566
Email: rcparent@fiu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Master of Business Administration
University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
Areas of Expertise
- Ecosystems and Platform Companies
- Sharing and Digital Economy
- Strategic Management, International Business, and Innovation
Professional Activities
Ronaldo Parente is the Ryder Eminent Scholar Research Fellow, a Professor of Strategy and International Business, and a Faculty Fellow of Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University. Dr. Parente is also a visiting scholar at Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV-EBAPE) in Brazil. At FIU he was the director of the doctoral program for 4 years until 2018. He has experience designing and teaching executive programs for C-level executives in Brazil, Colombia and in Miami. Dr. Parente research has been accepted / appeared in many leading academic journals including Journal of International Business Studies, Global Strategy Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Ethics, and Industrial and Corporate Change, among others. Dr. Parente is associate editor for the Cross Cultural Strategic Management Journal and serves on the Editorial Review Board of JIBS, GSJ, TIBR, JWB and JIM. Dr. Parente served as an elected board member for the European International Business Association (EIBA) for 6 years and also a 3-year term leadership position with the Global Strategy IG at SMS. He is currently serving another 3-year term for the Teaching Community at SMS and he is current one of the VP of the Ibero-American Academy of Management. Dr. Parente has being the chair and organizer of two SMS Special conferences in Brazil: The 2018 SMS Conference in Sao Paulo and the 2011 SMS Conference in Rio de Janeiro. He also organizer and co-chaired the CLADEA Annual Meeting in 2013. On the professional side, Dr. Parente has over 15-years of work experience working in the industry as a manager and/or consultant for several private and public institutions in Brazil, the United States, and Bulgaria.
Courses Taught
- Business in Latin America
- Dissertation Prep
- Doc Res In Bus Admin
- Emerging Markets
- Fundamentals of International Business
- Global Management Skills
- Global Strategy and Business Models
- International Business
- Multinational Firm Global Strategy
- Ph.D. Dissertation
- Strategic Management
- Study Abroad in International Business
Publications
Silva, J., Marcon, R., Parente, R. C., & Gambirage, C.
(2024).
<span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Feeling the squeeze: EMNEs’ international expansion as a driver of nonmarket political strategy at home</span><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;"></span> <br><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.
European Business Review
, 36(1)
.
Viktora-Jones, M. C., Parente, R., Zhao, Y., & Drory, N.
(2024).
<em><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#53565a;font-style:normal;">Firm performance drivers within a dynamic emerging market ecosystem</span></em><span style="font-size:medium;"></span><br><br><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.
Journal of International Management
, 30(1)
.
Haensel, K., Parente, R. C., Newburry, W., Fainshmidt, S., & Andrews, D. S.
(2023).
<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">What determines subunit integration in the multinational firm? A </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">meta-analysis.</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.
Journal of International Management
, 29(6)
.
Haar, J. N., & Parente, R. C.
(2023).
<span style="font-size:11pt;">The Perpetual Myth of Deglobalization</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.
BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
, 20(1)
.
Andrews, D., Fainshmidt, S., Newburry, W. E., & Parentge, R. C.
(2023).
<span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#1f1f1f;">What determines subunit integration in the multinational firm? A meta-analysis</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span><br><br><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.
Journal of International Management
, 29(6)
.
Gambirage, C., Cyrino, A., Silva, J., Parente, R. C., & Barbosa, L. G.
(2023).
<span style="font-size:11pt;">Examining entrepreneurial successes and failures during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2023)</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span><br><br><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
, 30(7)
.
Andrews, D. S., Fainshmidt, S., Gaur, A., & Parente, R. C.
(2022).
Does Decision-making Autonomy Lead to Foreign Subsidiary Product Innovation? The Roles of Knowledge Complementarities and Institutional Distance.
Long Range Planning
.
Zhou, D., Rong, K., & Parente, R. C.
(2022).
Why do Platforms Multinational Companies Struggle Abroad? A Multi-Method Study of the Role of Informal Institutional Distance.
Journal of Digital Economy
, 1(3)
.
Christensen-Salem, A., Zanini, M., Walumbwa, F. O., Parente, R. C., Peat, D., & Perrmann-Graham, J.
(2021).
Communal solidarity in extreme environments: The role of servant leadership and social resources in building serving culture and service performance.
Journal of Business Research
, 135(10)
.
Carnovale, S., Fainshmidt, S., Parente, R. C., & Zhao, Y.
(2021).
MNE host-country alliance network position and post-entry establishment mode choice.
Journal of International Business Studies
.
- Parente, R. C., Geleilate, J. M., & Talay, M. B. (2021). Does System Integration Leads to Improved Performance: The Role of Strategic Alliances. Industrial Marketing Management, 95.
Parente, R. C., Melo, M., Andrews, D., Kumaraswamy, A., & Vasconcelos, F.
(2021).
Public sector organizations and agricultural catch-up dilemma in emerging markets: The orchestrating role of Embrapa in Brazil.
Journal of International Business Studies
, 52(4)
.
Parente, R. C., Melo, M., Andrews, D., Kumaraswamy, A., & Vasconcelos, F.
(2021).
Public sector organizations and agricultural catch-up dilemma in emerging markets: The orchestrating role of Embrapa in Brazil.
Journal of International Business Studies
, 52(4)
.
- Dow, D., Baack, D., & Parente, R. C. (2020). The role of psychic distance in entry mode decisions: Magnifying the threat of opportunism or increasing the need for local knowledge? Global Strategy Journal, 10(2).
- Parente, R. C., Zhao, Y., Song, M., & Zenger, L. (2020). Host Country Institutional Diversity and Performance Persistence. Journal of Business Research, 113.
Parente, R. C., Murray, J. Y., Zhao, Y., Kotabe, M., & Dias, R.
(2020).
Relational resources, tacit knowledge integration capability, and business performance.
Journal of Knowledge Management
, NA - ONLINE(NA)
.
- Parente, R. C., Kelley, K., Thams, T., & Alvarado-Vargas, M. (2020). Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Links between Acquiring Firm Capabilities and Resources and Target Country Location. Multinational Business Review, 28(3).
Dow, D., Baack, D., & Parente, R. C.
(2020).
The role of psychic distance in entry mode decisions: Magnifying the threat of opportunism or increasing the need for local knowledge?
Global Strategy Journal
, 10(2)
.
Zhao, Y., Parente, R. C., Song, M., & Zenger, L.
(2020).
Host Country Institutional Diversity and Performance Persistence.
Journal of Business Research
.
- Vasconcelos, S., Garrido, I., & Parente, R. C. (2019). Organizational Creativity as a Crucial Resource for Building International Business Competence. International Business Review, 28(3).
- Parente, R. C., Rong, K., Geleilate, J. M., & Misati, E. (2019). Adapting and sustaining operations in weak institutional environments: A business ecosystem assessment of a Chinese MNE in Central Africa. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(2).
- Parente, R. C., Geleilate, J. G., & Rong, K. (2018). The Sharing Economy Globalization Phenomenon: A Research Agenda. Journal of International Management, 24(1).
- Parente, R. C. (2018). Technological Coevolution in the Energy Sector. RAUSP Management Journal, 53(2).
- Garrido, I., Parente, R. C., Vasconcelos, S., & Goncalo, C. (2017). Remaining Innovative: The Role of Past Performance, Absorptive Capacity, and Internationalization. Brazilian Business Review, 14(6).
- Chen, C., Gaspar, J., Friedman, R., Newburry, W., Nippa, M., Xin, K., & Parente, R. (2017). Paradoxical Relationships Between Cultural Norms of Particularism and Attitudes Toward Relational Favoritism: A Cultural Reflectivity Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics.
- Cyrino, A., Parente, R., Dunlap, D., & De, G. B. (2017). A Critical Assessment of Brazilian Manufacturing Competitiveness in Foreign Markets. Competitiveness Review, 27(3).
- Franco, C., Parente, R., & Facanha, S. (2017). Networks, R&D Projects and Subsidiaries Behavior in a Host Country. Brazilian Administration Review.
- Conti, C., Parente, R. C., & Vasconcelos, F. (2016). When distance does not matter: Implications for Latin American multinationals. Journal of Business Research, 69(6).
- Dunlap, D., Parente, R., Geleilate, J. M., & Marion, T. (2016). Organizing for Innovation Ambidexterity in Emerging Markets: Taking Advantage of Supplier Involvement and Foreignness. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 23(2).
- Geleilate, J., Magnusson, P., Parente, R., & Alvarado-Vargas, M. J. (2016). Home-Country Institutional Effects on the Multinationality-Performance Relationship Among Emerging Market Firms: A Meta-Analytic Perspective. Journal of International Management, 22(4).
- Parente, R., & Geleilate, M. (2016). Developing new products in the automotive industry: Exploring the interplay between process clockspeed and supply chain integration. Industrial and Corporate Change, 25(3).
- Baack, D., Dow, D., Parente, R., & Bacon, D. (2015). Confirmation Bias in Individual-Level Perceptions of Psychic Distance: An Experimental Investigation. Journal of International Business Studies.
- Jin, Z., Lynch, R., Attia, S., Chansarkar, B., & Gulsoy, T. (2015). The relationship between consumer ethnocentrism, cosmopolitanism and product country image among younger generation consumers: The moderating role of country development status. International Business Review, 24(3).
- Melo, P., Borini, F., Miranda, M., & Parente, R. (2015). International Analysis of the Countries Where Brazilian Franchise Chains Operate. Revista De Administraç?o Da Universidade De S?o Paulo (RAUSP), 50(1).
- Melo, P., Borini, F., Oliveira, M., & Parente, R. (2015). Internationalization of Brazilian Franchise Chains: A Comparative Study. Revista De Administracao De Empresas, 55(3).
- Siqueira, A., Priem, R., & Parente, R. (2015). Demand-side Perspectives in International Business: Themes and Future Directions. Journal of International Management, 21.
- Kotabe, M., Mol, M., Murray, J., & Parente, R. (2013). The Limits to Outsourcing: Beware of the Consequences for Market Success! The World Financial Review.
- McDermott, G., Mudambi, R., & Parente, R. (2013). Strategic Modularity And The Architecture of Multinational Firm. Global Strategy Journal, 3(1).
- Parente, R., Alvaro, C., Nicole, S., & Flavio, V. (2013). Lessons Learned from Brazilian Multinationals’ Internationalization Strategies: A Qualitative Research. Business Horizons.
- Ketkar, S., Kock, N., Parente, R., & Verville, J. (2012). The impact of individualism on buyer-supplier relationship norms, trust and market performance: An analysis of data from brazil and the U.S.A. International Business Review, 21.
- Kotabe, M., Mol, M., Parente, R., & Murray, J. (2012). Outsourcing and its implications for market success: Negative curvilinearity, firm resources, and competition. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 40(2).
- Peng, M., & Parente, R. (2012). Institution-based weaknesses behind emerging multinationals. Revista De Administracao De Empresas, 52(3).
- Parente, R., Hahn, E., & Baack, D. (2011). The effect of supply chain integration, modular production, and cultural distance on new product development: A dynamic capability approach. Journal of International Management, 17(4).
- Jing, Q., Chun-Hin, H., & Parente, R. (2010). An Empirical Study on the Model of Organizational Agilities Formulation Mechanisms. Chinese Journal of Management, 7(12).
- Parente, R., Choi, B. P., Slangen, A., & Ketkar, S. (2010). Distribution Systems Choice in Service Industries: An Analysis of the International Insurance Firms Operating in the US. Journal of International Management, 16(3).
- Vaccaro, A., Parente, R., & Veloso, F. (2010). Knowledge Management Tools, Inter-organizational Relationships, Innovation and Firm Performance. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 77(7).
- Kock, N., Parente, R., & Verville, J. (2008). Can Hofstede's Model Explain National Differences in Perceived Information Overload? A Look at Data from the US and New Zealand. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 55(1).
- Lakshman, C., & Parente, R. (2008). Supplier Focused Knowledge Management and Product Performance in the Brazilian Auto Industry. Journal of Management Studies, 45(2).
- Kotabe, M., Parente, R., & Murray, J. (2007). Antecedents and Outcomes of Modular Production in the Brazilian Automobile Industry: A Grounded Theory Approach. Journal of International Business Studies, 38(1).
- Parente, R., Kotabe, M., Dunlap-Hinkler, D., & Mishra, H. (2007). Determinants of Cross-National Knowledge Sourcing and Its Effects on Firm Innovation. Journal of International Business Studies, 38(2).
- Parente, R., & Gu, J. (2005). Strategic Modularization and Performance Implications in the Brazilian Automotive Industry. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 5(4).
- Dunlap-Hinkler, D., & Parente, R. (2004). Observer Effects of Repatriate Assignments: A Justice Framework. Journal of Behavioral & Applied Management, 6(1).
- Kock, N., Parente, R., & Sonsini, J. (2004). An Analysis of the Implementation and Impact of Speech Recognition Technology in the Healthcare Sector. Perspectives in Healthcare Information Management, 1(5).
- Parente, R., Kedia, B., Mukerji, A., & Kock, N. (2004). Strategies, Structures and Information Architectures: Toward International Gestalts. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2(3).