Marcelo J. Alvarado-Vargas is an Associate Professor of Management in the John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation at the University of Toledo in Ohio, USA. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Business Administration (2013) and a Master in International Business (2004) from the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University in Miami, FL, a Master of Science in Operations and Technology Management (2006) from Universiteit Gent in Belgium, and a Bachelor of Science in Production Engineering (2002) from Universidad Privada Boliviana in Bolivia.
His research manuscripts have been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Management, Multinational Business Review, International Journal of Emerging Markets, International Journal of Technology Management, among the most relevant. His research articles have been presented at international conferences such as the Academy of International Business, Academy of Management, and Strategic Management Society, among others. His research interests are in the areas of strategic management, firm innovation and technology management, international business, cross-cultural studies and diversity, and corporate reputation.
He is the recipient of the 2016 DeJute Undergraduate Teaching Award and the 2017 Outstanding Junior Researcher Award in the Neff College of Business and Innovation at the University of Toledo. He also received the 2018 Emerald Outstanding Reviewer Literati Award for the International Journal of Emerging Markets. He is a co-editor editor for the International Journal of Emerging Markets and an associate editor for the American Journal of Business, both Emerald academic journals.
