Valentina Marano

Profile

Education

Ph.D., University of South Carolina, SC
M.A., George Washington University, DC
B.A., Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

Research & Teaching Interests

Professor Marano’s research explores the practice adoption, organizational legitimacy and performance of multinational corporations from both developed and developing countries. Her teaching interests include international strategy, international business, international management, and corporate social responsibility.

Industry & Academic Experience

Prior to joining academia, Professor Marano worked for several organizations in the academic, public and nonprofit sectors on economic development issues, cross-sector partnerships and on the creation of educational initiatives.

Services to the Profession

Professor Marano serves as ad hoc reviewer for Strategic Management Journal, Global Strategy Journal, Journal of Management, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, and Journal of Business Ethics. She is a regular reviewer at the Academy of Management (AOM) and Academy of International Business (AIB) annual conferences. Between 2012 and 2014 she served on the Communications Committee of the AOM''s International Management Division as the Newsletter Editor.

Awards & Recognition

2016 Delta Zeta Teacher Appreciation, Delta Zeta''s Northeastern University Chapter, March 24, 2016

Research Grant, Center for Emerging Markets, D''Amore-McKim School of Business, 2014/2015

Academy of International Business Conference, Best Reviewer Award, AIB Annual Meeting, 2014, Vancouver, Canada

Publications

Selected Publications

Marano, V., Tashman, P. & Kostova, T. 2016. Escaping the Iron Cage: Liabilities of Origin and CSR Reporting of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises. Forthcoming at Journal of International Business Studies.

Marano, V., Arregle, J.L., Hitt, M.A., Spadafora, E. & van Essen, M. 2016. Performance Consequences of Firms’ Internationalization: Meta-Analytic Evidence and Theoretical Advances. Forthcoming at Journal of Management.

Kostova, T., Marano, V. & Tallman, S. 2016. Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships in MNCs: Fifty Years of Evolving Research. Forthcoming at Journal of World Business.

Marano, V. & Kostova, T. 2016. Unpacking the Institutional Complexity in Adoption of CSR Practices In Multinational Enterprises. Journal of Management Studies, 53(1): 28-54

Presentations

Selected Presentations

Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships in MNCs: Fifty Years of Evolving Research (Author only, with T. Kostova & S. Tallman). This paper was presented during a special session dedicated to the "50th Anniversary Issue of the Journal of World Business" Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 2015

Responding to Institutional Voids: A Longitudinal Study of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises'' CSR Reporting (with P. Tashman & T. Kostova). Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 2015

Invited Presentation. "Responding to Institutional Voids: A Longitudinal Study of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises'' CSR Reporting" (with P. Tashman & T. Kostova). Harvard Business School (HBS)/Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) International Paper Development Workshop: International Business Responses to Institutional Voids. Harvard Business School, May 15-16, 2015, Boston, MA

Invited Presentation. "Responding to Institutional Voids: A Longitudinal Study of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises'' CSR Reporting" (with P. Tashman & T. Kostova). Sonoco Department of International Business, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, May 4, 2015, Columbia, SC