Roberto Garcia

Areas of Expertise

The Environments of International Business, Management of Multinational Firms, Global Leadership, International Competitive Strategies, Cross-Cultural Management, The Global Auto Industry, Managing in Emerging Economies, International Business Teaching Effectiveness

Academic Degrees

• PhD, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1996
• MBA, The University of Toledo, 1988
• BA, The University of Missouri-Columbia, 1983

Professional Experience

• Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, August 2000-Present, Clinical Associate Professor of International Business
• MBA Program, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2005-Present, Supply Chain & Global Management Academy, Co-director
• MBA Program, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2001-2005, Global Experience Academy, Director
• Center for International Business Education and Research, Indiana University, September 2002–2003, Director
• United Way of Greater Toledo, June 1999-August 2000, Executive Vice President of Resource Development
• Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, September 1997-1999, Assistant Professor of International Business
• Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, 1994-1997, Assistant Professor of International Business

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Frequently invited to lecture on a variety of International Business topics
• "Favorite Professor," IU Scholastic Achievement Award Reception - By Student Athletes Kelly Ross and David Bubenicek, 2002 & 2006
• Board member, United Way of Monroe County, Bloomington, Indiana, March 22, 2001-2004
• Nominated for Innovative Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, 2003
• Nominated for Panschar Undergraduate Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, 2002
• "Building a Life and A Career Through International Business," New Horizons in International Business Presentation, International Business Institute, University of Toledo, College of Business Administration, February 22, 2001
• Instructional Support Services Active Learning Grant, Indiana University, 2001
• Twenty under Forty Leadership and Community Service Award, City of Toledo, OH and Toledo Business Journal, October 12, 2000
• Graduation Commencement Address - Main Speaker, University of Toledo, College of Business, May 5, 2000
• Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, The National Honorary Business Administration society. The University of Michigan, School of Business, May 2, 1997
• Outstanding Faculty Member, Sphinx & Mortar Board Senior Honorary Societies, The Ohio State University, 1997
• Faculty Nomination, President''s Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement, The Ohio State University, 1997
• Competition for Travel Grants for Research in Latin America, The Ohio State University, 1996
• Presidential Fellowship to Pursue Ph.D. Study, The University of Toledo, 1989-1991
• Recipient of the Kelley Direct “Teaching Excellence Award," 2010
• Recipient of the “Kelley Service Award” for contributions to international business teaching and programming, 2009
• Nominated for the “John W. Ryan Award” for Distinguished Contributions to International Programs and Studies, 2009
• Recipient of the “Innovative Teaching Award” by the Kelley School of Business, 2008

Selected Publications

• Garcia, P. Roberto, Maureen Maguire Lewis, Richard J. Bradberry (2006), “Ford Mexico: Bridging the Learning Divide,” CIBER Case Collection at European Case Clearing House.
• Garcia, P. Roberto, Stephen Hills, and G. Keong Leong (1999), "Grupo UNIKO," in John B. Cullen (ed.), Multinational Management: A Strategic Approach, Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing, pp. 541-551.
• Garcia, P. Roberto and Stephen Hills (1998), "Meeting ''Lean'' Competitors: Ford de Mexico''s Industrial Relations Strategy," in S. Babson and H. Juarez Nunez (eds.), Confronting Change: Auto Labor and Lean Production in North America, Wayne State University. 
• Garcia, P. Roberto (1998), "Adopting the Web to Teach International Business," Indiana University CIBER, No. 11, Kelley School of Business, Spring.
• Garcia, P. Roberto (1997), "The Competitiveness of Mexico''s Auto Industry in the New Global Environment: The Case of Ford," Chapter 9, in H. Thomas, D. O''Neal and R. Alvarado (eds.), Strategic Discovery: Competing in New Arenas, West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons.
• "International Business World Wide Web Page." To accompany International Business: Environments and Operations, Eighth Edition, by John Daniels and Lee Radebaugh, Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., 1997.
• Garcia, P. Roberto (1997), "Nissan Mexicana: A Response to an Evolving Mexican Government Policy," International research-oriented teaching case, The University of Michigan, School of Business Administration, Center for International Business Education.
• Garcia, P. Roberto (1997), “Volkswagen de Mexico: Toward Conversion to World-Class Performance,” International research-oriented teaching case, The University of Michigan, School of Business Administration, Center for International Business Education.