Luciano Ciravegna

Biography

Luciano Ciravegna is a Full Professor and Director of Research. Ph.D. The London School of Economics; MPhil, University of Oxford; BSc with Honours, the London School of Economics.

As a professor at the Institution, he teaches courses in the areas of Marketing and Strategy. He has done research and consulting work in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, UK, Austria, and Italy. Additionally, he worked as a business risk analyst focusing on the Latin American markets.

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Rank:

Full Professor

Country of origin:

Italy

Country of Residence:

Costa Rica

E-mail:

luciano.ciravegna@incae.edu

Degrees

MPA - University of Oxford
BA - Economic History, London School of Economics
Ph.D. - the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics

Teaching areas

Competitiveness
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Marketing
International Business
Politics

Courses

Advanced Marketing
Marketing Management 2

Programs

Executive Programs

Publications

Articles

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kano, L.; Rattalino, F. (2018). The Paradox of Family Firm Longevity: 700 Years of Frescobaldi.

Brenes, E. (Esteban); Camacho, A. (Arnoldo); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); et.al. (2016). Strategy and Innovation in Emerging Economies After the End of the Commodity Boom—Insights from Latin America.

Brenes, E. (Esteban); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Marcotte, P. (2016). Assessing Agri-Business Firms' Performances: Organizational and Marketing Business Models of High/low Sales and ROE Outcomes.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Brenes, E. (Esteban) (2016). Learning to become a high reliability organization in the food retail business.

Vanninen, H.; Kuivalainen, O.; Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2016). Rapid multinationalization: Propositions for studying born micromultinationals.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); López, L. (Luis); Kundu, S. (2016). The internationalization of Latin American enterprises-Empirical and theoretical perspectives.

González-Perez, MA; Manotas, EC; Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2016). International SMEs from emerging markets—Insights from the Colombian textile and apparel industry.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Robson, P.; Felzensztein, C.; Amorós, J. (2015). Networks, entrepreneurial orientation and internationalization scope evidence from Chilean small and medium enterprises.

Brenes, E. (Esteban); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Pichardo, C. (2015). Family Business, Institution Voids and Performance in Emerging Markets.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Melgarejo, M. (Mauricio); López, L. (Luis); Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (2015). Internationalization of Multilatinas: scope, context, time, and performance.

Brenes, E. (Esteban); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Montoya, D. (2015). Super Selectos: Winning the war against multinational retail chains.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); López, L. (Luis); Kundu, S. (2014). Country of origin and network effects on internationalization: A comparative study of SMEs from an emerging and developed economy.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Majano, SB; Zhan, G. (2014). The inception of internationalization of small and medium enterprises: The role of activeness and networks.

López, L. (Luis); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kundu, S. (2014). Configurational Antecedents of Opportunism.

López, L. (Luis); Renko, M.; Kundu, S.; Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2013). Exporting to your neighbors: the Internationalization of Young Costa Rican and Finnish Firms.

López, L. (Luis); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kundu, S. (2013). Causal Recipes for Internationalization Speed.

López, L. (Luis); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kundu, S. (2013). An exploratory study on the causal recipes for internationalization speed.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2012). The Internationalization of ICT Clusters in Latin America Lessons from the Costa Rican Case.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2012). Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis: lessons from the automotive industry.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); López, L. (Luis); Kundu, S. (2012). The first export of high technology small and medium enterprises: a comparative analysis of Costa Rican and Italian software exporters.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2011). FDI and Technological Learning in New High Technology Clusters.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Maielli, G. (2011). Outsourcing of new product development and the opening of innovation in mature industries: a longitudinal study of Fiat during crisis and recovery.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Giuliani, E. (2008). MNC-dominated clusters and the upgrading of domestic suppliers: the case of Costa Rican electronics and medical device industries. In Dynamic Capabilities between Firm Organization and Local Systems of Production.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2003). The fall of the Argentine peso: ex-post remarks on fixed exchange rate regimes, currency crises, and debt.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2003). Industrial policy, entrepreneurial response and developmental implications: the Borsalino hat manufacturers during the interwar period. In BCC Studi e Ricerche.

Investigation work

Brenes, ER (Esteban R.); Chattopadyay, Amitava.; Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Montoya, Daniel. (2024). Pollo Campero in the USA. United Kingdom:. United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Canovi, Magali; Rattalino, Francesco (2024). How Family Owners' Social and Individual Identities Shape Corporate Entrepreneurship in Family Firms. USA. United States Academy of Management.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Verbeke, Alain. (2024). International entrepreneurship research versus international business research: a false dichotomy? . Canada :. Canada: University of Calgary Press.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Romano, P. (Pietro); Pilkington, A. (Alan) (2024). Outsourcing practices in automotive supply networks: an exploratory study of Full Service Vehicle suppliers. United Kingdom:. United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Nieri, Federica (2024). Investigating firms' involvement in corporate social irresponsibility: Are family owned MNEs better corporate citizens? . Italy. Italy University of Pisa.

Brenes, ER (Esteban R.); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Pichardo, CA (Caleb A.) (2024). Managing institutional voids: a configurational approach to understanding high performance antecedents. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Amorós, JE (José Ernesto); Etchebarne, MS (María Soledad); Felzensztein, C. (Christian); Haar, J. (Jerry) (2024). International entrepreneurship in Latin America: lessons from theory and practice. London, England:. London, England: Palgrave Macmillan London.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kano, L. (Liena); Rattalino, F. (Francesco) (2024). The family as a platform for FSA development: enriching new internalization theory with insights from family firm research. Canada :. Canada: Springer International Publishing.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Lopez, LE (Luis E.); Kundu, S. K. (Sumit K.) (2024). Born global or born regional? Evidence from an exploratory study in the Costa Rican software industry. London, England:. London, England: Palgrave Macmillan UK.

Brenes, ER (Esteban R.); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Pichardo, CA (Caleb A.) (2024). Overcoming institutional voids: firm configurations achieving high return on equity (ROE) in emerging markets. Alajuela, Costa Rica:. Alajuela, Costa Rica: INCAE Business School.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Brenes, ER (Esteban R.); Montoya, D. (Daniel) (2024). Differentiation strategies in emerging markets: the case of Latin American agribusinesses. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Brenes, ER (Esteban R.); Acuña, J. (Joseph) (2024). Differentiation strategies in agribusiness: a configurational approach. Amsterdam:. Amsterdam: Elsevier Inc..

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kuivalainen, O. (Olli); Kunduc, S. (Sumit K.); Lopez, L. (Luis E.) (2024). The antecedents of early internationalization: a configurational perspective. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Martina, SL (Silvia L.); Javalgib, R. (Rajshekhar (Raj) G.) (2024). Marketing capabilities and international new venture performance: the mediation role of marketing communication and the moderation effect of technological turbulence. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Brenes, ER (Esteban R.); Pichardo, C. (Caleb A.) (2024). Examining the strategy-performance link of Latin American businesses: a configurational approach. United States :. United States: IFAMA.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kunduc, S.K.; Kuivalainen, O.; Lopez, LE (2024). The timing of internationalization: drivers and outcomes. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Fitzgerald, R. (Robert); Kundu, S. (Sumit K.) (2024). Operating in emerging markets: a guide to management and strategy in the new international economy. New Jersey:. New Jersey: Pearson.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Michailova, S. (Snejina) (2024). Why the world economy needs, but will not get, more globalization in the post-COVID-19 decade. Canada :. Canada: Palgrave Macmillan.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Hartwell, C. (Christopher A.); Jandhyala, S. (Srividya); Tingbani, I. (Ishmael); Newburry, W. (William) (2024). Geopolitics in international business: challenges and insights. Michigan State University,. Michigan State University, Academy of International Business.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Verbekea, A. (Alain); Lopez, L. (Luis E.); Kundu, S. (Sumit K.) (2024). Five configurations of opportunism in international market entry. United Kingdom:. United Kingdom: Wiley Blackwell.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Amorós, JE (José Ernesto); Mandakovic, V. (Vesna); Stenholm, P. (Pekka) (2024). Necessity or opportunity? the effects of state fragility and economic development on entrepreneurial efforts. California:. California: SAGE.

Kilian, B. (Bernard); Giuliani, E. (Elisa); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Vezzulli, A. (Andrea) (2024). Decoupling standards from practice: the impact of in-house certifications on coffee farms' environmental and social conduct. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); López, L. (Luis Eduardo); Kundu, S. K. (Sumit K.) (2024). Born Globals or Born Regionals? Evidence from Young Software Firms in Finland and Costa Rica. London, England:. London, England: Palgrave Macmillan UK.

Kilian, B. (Bernard); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Robson, P. (Paul) (2024). Creating Shared Value Strategies: effects on coffee farmers. Alajuela, Costa Rica:. Alajuela, Costa Rica: INCAE Business School.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kano, L. (Liena); Rattalino, F. (Francesco); Verbeke, A. (Alain) (2024). Corporate diplomacy and family firm longevity. California:. California: SAGE Publications.

Martínez, O. (Octavio); Brenes, E. (Esteban R.); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); López, María Fernanda; Pichardo, Caleb (2024). Cocoa Gold (31414) . United States :. United States: IFAMA.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Nieri, Federica (2024). Business and human rights: A configurational view of the antecedents of human rights infringements by emerging market firms. USA. United States Springer.

Brenes, ER (Esteban R.); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Woodside, A.G. (Arch G.) (2024). Taking the complexity turn in strategic management theory and research. New York:. New York: Springer International Publishing.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Martina, SL (Silvia L.); Javalgib, R. (Rajshekhar (Raj) G.) (2024). Service advantage built on service capabilities: an empirical inquiry of international new ventures. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Aguilera, Ruth V.; Giuliani, Elisa; Nieri, Federica (2024). Larger, more internationalized, better behaved? A configurational study of emerging market multinational enterprises' involvement in corporate wrongdoing. Italy. Italy University of Pisa.

Rodríguez, C. (Carlos); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Petersen, B. (Bent) (2024). Geographical reconfiguration in global value chains: search within limited space? . New York:. New York: Strategic Management Group.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Ahlstrom, David. Chinese University of Hong Kong.; Ahlstrom, David.; Gaur, Ajai. Rutgers Business School.; Gaur, Ajai.; Hoon Oh, Chang. University of Kansas School of Business.; Hoon Oh, Chang.; Michailova, Snejina. University of Auckland, Auckland.; Michailova, Snejina. (2024). Exogenous shocks and MNEs: learning from pandemics, conflicts, and other major disruptions. Amsterdam:. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kano, Liena; Verbeke, Alain. (2024). Internationalization of family firms: When is a managerial focus on socio-emotional wealth effective? . United Kingdom:. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Brenes, E. (Esteban R.); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Woodside, Arch G. (2024). Constructing useful models of firms' heterogeneities in implemented strategies and performance outcomes. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Rodriguez, Priscilla; Nieri, Federica (2024). Corporate misconduct in GVCs: challenges and potential avenues for MNEs. USA. United States Springer.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Mingo, Santiago Filatotchev, Igor (2023). Experience, Distance, and the Proximity of Cross-Border Investments: The Case of Private Equity. USA. United States Academy of Management.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Kano, Liena. (2023). Dynamics of entrepreneurial internationalization: an integrative framework. USA. United States Academy of Management.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); Cuervo-Cazurra, A. (Alvaro); Melgarejo, M. (Mauricio); Lopez, LE (Luis Eduardo) (2023). Home country uncertainty and the internationalization-performance relationship: building an uncertainty management capability. Amsterdam, Netherlands:. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2023). The Silicon Valleys of Latin America: searching for “Shared Value” development models. London, England:. London, England: The European Business Review.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2023). FDI, social ties and technological learning in new Silicon Valley clones. Evidence from the Costa Rican ICT cluster. United Kingdom:. United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2023). Linkages in the New ICT Clusters of Latin America: Evidence from Costa Rica. United Kingdom:. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2023). Academia-private sector collaborations in the Costa Rican information and communication technology (ICT) cluster. United Kingdom:. United Kingdom: Inderscience Publishers.

Ciravegna, L. (Luciano) (2023). Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America: lessons from Costa Rica. New York:. New York: Taylor & Francis Group.

Work experience

Dr. Luciano Ciravegna is an Italian citizen, currently resident in London, where he is a tenured Assistant Professor in Strategy and International Business at the Royal Holloway School of Management, University of London, and a Research Fellow at the Development Studies Institute at the London School of Economics.

His academic career and international experience began at the age of 17 when he was admitted to the United World College, a scholarship-only international school. He then pursued his interests in economics and politics by achieving a BSc in Economic History at the London School of Economics and publishing his undergraduate dissertation in Italian as his first book by him.

After the BSc, he became a fellow of St Antony's College at the University of Oxford, where he graduated from a two-year research master's program, the MPhil Latin American economics and politics. During the MPhil he worked in Argentina in the Italian Embassy and in several think tanks and research institutions, gathering material for his second book 'The Argentinean Crisis', published in English and Spanish.

I have then pursued a Ph.D. in the Development Studies Institute at the London School of Economics, supported by scholarships from INCAE, the Centro Studi D'Agliano, the London School of Economics, and the Italian Council for Social Sciences. His Ph.D. thesis was on the Costa Rican ICT cluster and development policy and was inspired by the consulting work carried out with Prof. Arturo Condo at INCAE-CLACDS, an institution that subsequently provided the essential financial and infrastructural support to complete the doctoral research.

During the Ph.D. Dr. Ciravegna worked as a consultant on competitiveness, clusters, and political risk in Guatemala and Costa Rica for INCAE-CLACDS, in London for the political risk consulting firm Executive Analysis, in Vienna for UNIDO, and in Italy for the Province of Turin.

His teaching experience includes courses for undergraduate, graduate, MBA and executives in international business, corporate strategy, competitive strategy, competitiveness and development, and business risk thought at the following institutions: INCAE Business School, The London School of Economics, Royal Holloway College, ESCP, Los Andes Business School, University of Hong Kong. He has published in the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Development Studies, the International Journal of Innovation Management, and has written 3 books.

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