Armando Castro

Dr. Castro holds a Ph.D. in Management from Imperial College London and was a visiting Ph.D. student at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He also holds a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from the London School of Economics(LSE) and a bachelor’s degree in economics (cum laude) from the University of Trento. From 2017 to January 2019 he pursued his postdoctoral research as an LSE Fellow at the Department of Management at the London School of Economics. He has also been a research affiliate at the Cambridge Centre of Alternative Finance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Prior to his academic career, he had business experience as a consultant specialised in investments in Brazil, particularly in infrastructure and public-private partnerships. Additionally, he has had experience in the Brazilian financial market and has provided advisory services to the Brazilian and Italian governments.

Research summary

Dr. Armando Castro's research is interdisciplinary, spanning across the fields of Management (Organisation Theory) to Economics and Sociology. More specifically, his research interests are in business ethics, business strategy, sustainability, corporate corruption, new venture finance and O&G Megaprojects. He has been the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of projects funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund(HEIF), British Academy(BA), Project Management Institute(PMI) and the Association of Project Management(APM). His work on corruption was published at the Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management Inquiry and in book chapters. He has presented his work at international conferences such as the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, and Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.

Publications

Bribe and Co – The Institutionalization of Corruption in a Multinational Conference presentation; 2021; Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Castro A et al

Bribe and Co. - The Institutionalization of Corruption in a Multinational Conference ; 2021; AOM Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Castro A et al

Responsible Innovation Against Hunger: The Role of Institutional Pressures in Addressing Grand Challenges Conference ; 2021; Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Duch Crosta G et al

Transforming Sustainable Value in the Construction Industry – The role of Social Movements Conference ; 2021; Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Duch Crosta G et al

Corporate Corruption in Megaprojects: The Case of an Institutionalization of a Construction Cartel Conference ; 2020; Academy of Management Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; DOI Authors: Castro A

Corporate Corruption: A Review and an Agenda for Future Research Journal article; 2020; Taylor & Francis Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; DOI Authors: Castro A et al

Corruption and Adaptive Responses: The Case of Institutionalized Deviant Practices in Corporations Chapter; 2020; Emerald Publishing Links: IRIS; DOI Publisher Authors: Castro A

Eliminating modern slavery from projects Report; 2020; Links: IRIS; Authors: Brookes N et al

The Company That Bribed The World: A Case Study of The Institutionalization of Corruption in a Multinational Organization Conference ; 2020; European Group for Organisational Studies (EGOS) Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Castro A et al

We Need More Research on Corporate Corruption Internet publication; 2020; University of Chicago Links: IRIS; Publisher Authors: Castro A et al

Why would private firms be interested in fighting hunger? Institutional pressures leading to responsible innovation Conference ; 2020; European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Crosta G et al

Assessing energy efficiency: econometric evidence and implications for Italian energy policy Conference ; 2019; AIEE Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Perna P et al

Corrupt Nonmarket Strategies Megaprojects: The Case of a Corrupt Cartel of Construction Companies in the Oil and Gas Sector Conference ; 2019; European Academy of Management Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Castro A

Odebrecht S.A.: The rise, fall and the future of Latin America’s construction and petrochemical giant Report; 2019; Links: IRIS; Authors: Castro A et al

The Company that Bribed the World: A Case Study of the Institutionalization Conference presentation; 2019; Links: IRIS; Authors: Castro A et al

The Use of Nonmarket Strategies for the Maintenance of a Cartel in the Oil and Gas Sector Conference ; 2018; Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; Authors: Castro A et al

Contextual “Readiness” for Institutional Work. A Study of the Fight Against Corruption in Brazil Journal article; 2017; Journal of Management Inquiry Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; DOI Authors: Castro A et al

Readiness and Institutional Breakthroughs: A Study of the Fight Against Corruption in Brazil Conference presentation; 2017; Links: IRIS; UCL Discovery; DOI Authors: Castro A et al

Institutional Complexity and Deviant Practices: The Case of Rampant Corruption in Petrobras. Conference ; 2016; Links: IRIS; Authors: Castro A et al

Understanding the adoption of voluntary environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in the real estate sector Report; Links: IRIS; Authors: Gradillas M et al