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Erica Helena Salvaj Carrera

Profesora Titutlar

FACULTAD DE ECONOMIA Y NEGOCIOS, UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Corporate Governance and Political Economy; Organizational Theory; Power and Influence, Social Networks Gender Issues in Business, Business History, Strategy, Leadership and Change management, International Business.

Educación

  •  Management, IESE Business School. España, 2008
  •  Management and Economics, UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID. España, 1999
  •  Ingeniero Comercial, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL. Argentina, 1997

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesora Titular Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - A la fecha

  •   Profesora Asistente Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

    Santiago, Chile

    2008 - 2010

  •   Honorary Associate Professor Other

    MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

    Sydney, Australia

    2019 - A la fecha

  •   Profesora Visitante Other

    UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    2008 - A la fecha

  •   Visiting Scholar Other

    HARVARD UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2017 - 2018

  •   Directora del Grupo de Investigacion de Estrategia y Management Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

    Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Consultora Independiente Other

    Consultora Armsal

    Santiago, Chile

    2008 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


DIRECTORA DE TESIS

1) Miguel Cordova, PhD Candidate, Programa Doctorado en Strategic Management, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

2) Stefania Pareti, PhD Candidate, Programa Doctorado en Administracion y Economica, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Espana

3) Juan Nazar, MBA Candidate, Progama MBA Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina

External examiner (opponent) at Josef Lilljegren's public defense of his doctoral thesis “Networks that Organised Competition. Corporate Resource Sharing between Swedish Property Underwriters 1875-1950”. October 4, 2019 – Umea University, Sweden.

ENTRENAMIENTO A EJECUTIVOS

Entrenamiento y Mentoria de Ejecutivos a partir de diversos programas de la Universidad del Desarrollo y de la Red de Mujeres para la Alta Direccion (RedMad)


Difusión y Transferencia


PUBLICACIONES EN REVISTAS PARA PRACTITIONERS

Moschieri, Caterina, Salvaj, Erica and Blake, Daniel (February 2014) “Change is complex: The case of divestitures”. Harvard Deusto Business Review, 231, 32-43.

Bucheli, Marcelo and Salvaj, Erica (2009), "Embrace Your Enemy". Harvard Business Review, May 2009 Issue, 22-23.

Ferraro, Fabrizio and Salvaj, Erica (2005) “Under the Microscope: Networks of Corporate Power in Spain”. IESE Insight, https://ieseinsight.com/doc.aspx?id=469&ar=3.

Andreu, Rafael; Baiget, Joan; and Salvaj, Erica; (2005) “Gestión de conocimiento y competitividad en la empresa española. 2003”. Capital Intelectual, 0, (1), 30 – 59.

PRESENTACIONES EN CONFERENCIAS

"Women may be climbing on board, but not in first class: Female board participation in Chile and Argentina", Business History Conference, Cartagena, March 2019.
“Business Investment in Education in Emerging Markets since 1960s”, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, August 2018.
“Political Connections, the Liability of Foreignness, and Legitimacy: A Business Historical Analysis of Multinationals’ Strategies in Chile”. Business History Conference, Baltimore, April 2018.
“Better Together: Multinational Corporations and Domestic Business Groups in Times of Economic and Political Transitions – Evidence from Chile”. Academy of International Business, IAE Business School, Buenos Aires, March 2018.
“Policy Risk, Distance and Private Participation Projects in Latin America”. BALAS Conference, Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, April 2017.
“Corporate Political Strategies of MNEs and local firms in Chile” Strategic Management in Latin America Conference, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, January 2017.
“Corporate Political Strategies of MNEs and local firms in Chile” International Corporate Governance Society Conference, Bentley University, October 2016.
“PhDs in Management in Latin America” Academy of Management Conference. Anaheim, August 2016.
“Asociacionismo, Redes y Marketing en la Transformación hacia el Turismo Experiencial. El caso del Barrio de las Letras” AEDEM - European Academy of Management and Business Economics. Palmas de Gran Canaria, June 2016.
“Better Together: Network Strategies during Economic and Political Transitions –Evidence from Chile” Academy of International Business. New Orleans, Lousiana, June 2016.
“Women and Corporate Power: A Historical and Comparative Study in Argentine & Chile (1901-2010)” LAEMOS - Latin American and European Meeting in Organization Studies. Viña del Mar, April 2016.
“Reinterpreting corporate change in Latin America from a social network perspective: Argentina and Chile, 1901-2000” Business History Conference. Portland, Oregon, April 2016.
"Women may be climbing on board, but not in first class: Female board participation in Chile and Argentina" International Corporate Governance Society Conference. Copenhagen, September 2015.
“Non-Market Strategies during transitions. The case of Chile”. Academy of Management Conference (AOM). Vancouver, August 2015.
"Mujeres en directorios de empresas chilenas, 1939-2010". Business History in Chile and Latin America. CONICYT’S International Networks between Research Centres, Santiago de Chile, 6-7 July 2015.
"Women may be climbing on board, but not in first class: Female board participation in Chile and Argentina". EGOS 2015. Sub-¬?Theme 34 Inequality, Institutions and Organisations, Athens, Greece 2-4 July 2015.
"Women and Corporate Power: A Historical and Comparative Study in Argentine & Chile (1901-2010)". Business History Conference (BHC) and the European Business History Association, “The Inequalities: Winners and Losers in Business”, Miami, Florida, June 24-27, 2015.
"Women may be climbing on board, but not in first class: Female board participation in Chile and Argentina". VIII Coloquio del Grupo Iberoamericano de Estudios Empresariales e Historia Económica. Alicante, España; 4-5 June, 2015.
“Business Groups’ Networks and Long-Term Survival. The case of Chile”. Strategic Management Conference. Santiago. March 2015.
“Business Groups’ Corporate Networks and Long-Term Performance”. Strategic Management Conference. Madrid. September 2014.
“The evolution of corporate networks in Latin economies: Argentina and Italy compared (1913-1990). Asociación Española de Historia Económica. Madrid. September 2014.
“Understanding the dynamics of innovation adoption in a real community of potential adopters”. Marketing Science Conference. Istanbul. August 2013.
“Multinational Corporations, Public Utilities, and Globalization: A Comparison of the Operations of US and Spanish Multinationals in the Chilean Telecommunications Sector, 1958 -2005”. Midwest Latin American History Conference: Loyola University – Chicago. January 26, 2013.
“Multinational Corporations, Public Utilities, and Globalization: A Comparison of the Operations of US and Spanish Multinationals in the Chilean Telecommunications Sector, 1958 -2005”. Translating Potential into Profits: Foreign Multinationals in Emerging Markets since the 19th Century. German Historical Institute - Washington DC. November 2-3, 2012.
“A longitudinal study of interlocking directories in Argentina and foreign firms’ integration into the local capitalism (1923-2000)” Corporate networks in the 20th Century: development and structural changes. University of Lausanne-Switzerland. 27-28 August 2012.
“The effects of Collaboration on Research Productivity: the case of Chile”, Academy of Management, Boston, August 2012.
"Corporate Networks in turbulent environments – A comparative study of Interlocking Directorates in Argentina and Chile (1954-1990)" EBHA (European Business History Association) 15th Annual Conference Athens, 24-26 August 2011.
"Corporate Networks in turbulent environments – A comparative study of Interlocking Directorates in Argentina and Chile (1954-1990)" Academy of Management, San Antonio, August 2011.
“Corporate Political Strategy, Multinational Corporations, and Business Groups during Political and Economic transitions: evidence from Chile”. Strategic Management Conference, Rio de Janeiro, March 2011.
“Corporate Political Strategy, Multinational Corporations, and Business Groups during Political and Economic transitions: evidence from Chile” Academy of Management, Montreal, August 2010.
“Corporate Political Strategy, Multinational Corporations, and Business Groups during Political and Economic transitions: evidence from Chile” Academy of International Business, 2010 Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2010.
“Institutions, Firms and Networks in Turbulent Environments: A comparative study of Corporate Networks in Argentina and Chile in the period 1969-1971” 3rd Latin American and European Meeting on Organization Studies Colloquium, Buenos Aires – April 2010.
“Dynamics in the Chilean System of Corporate Governance. An empirical study on the evolution of corporate networks in Chile from 1988 to 2005” 6th International Meeting of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Buenos Aires – December 2009.
“Who are the customer evangelists? How worthy are they?-A network model to measure customers’ referral value” Academy of Management, Chicago, August 2009.
“Multinationals, Business Groups, and Politics in the Second Global Economy: Spanish Firms in Chile, 1980-2006” Academy of Management, Chicago, August 2009.
“Multinationals, Business Groups, and Politics in the Second Global Economy: Spanish Firms in Chile, 1980-2006” 25th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium. Barcelona, July 2009.
“Multinationals, Business Groups, and Politics in the Second Global Economy: Spanish Firms in Chile, 1980-2006” Academy of International Business, Annual Meeting San Diego, June 2009.
“Dynamics in the Chilean System of Corporate Governance. An empirical study on the evolution of corporate networks in Chile from 1988 to 2005” 9th AIDEA Youth International Workshop. “Corporate Governance, Information and Control in an Evolutionary Context”. University of Naples “Federico II”, April 2009.
“Corporate Political Activity of Multinationals in Emerging Economies” PDW - Business and Government relationship in turbulent environments. The case of Latin America. Academy of Management, Anaheim, August 2008.
“Ceo’s Incentives and Structural Embeddedness in Corporate Governance. Do Norms Really Prevent Corporate Irresponsibility?” Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Santo Domingo, December 2007.
“CEOs constraint and the Dark Side of Social Capital”. Strategic Management Conference, Viena, November 2006.
“CEOs` Social Position, Power Relations and Corporate Governance Practices”. Politics and Interlocking Directorates Conference, University of Barcelona, September 2006.
“CEOs constraint and the Dark Side of Social Capital”. Academy of Management, Atlanta, August 2006.
“CEOs constraint and the Dark Side of Social Capital”. European Academy Of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference in Oslo, May 2006.
Participation to the Doctoral Consortium at the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Oslo, Norway, May 2006.
Participation to the European Doctoral Research Conference, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College, London, UK, May 2006.
"Social capital of corporate elites and diversification strategy". Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Lisbon, December 2005.
"Why do companies diversify? Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives on the Antecedents of Diversification" Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Lisbon, December 2005.
"Why do companies diversify? Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives on the Antecedents of Diversification" European Academy of Management, Munich, May 2005.

INVITACIONES PARA SEMINARIOS Y PRESENTACIONES

“Corporate Women in Argentinean, Australian and Chilean Business Elites”. Seminar Series in the Centre for Workforce Futures, Macquarie University, Australia, February 2020.
“Business Investment in Education in Emerging Markets since 1960s”. Research Seminars at Universidad del Desarrollo and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, September 2018.

"Women may be climbing on board, but not in first class: Female board participation in Chile and Argentina in the last century". Wellesley College, February 2018.

“Better Together: Multinational Corporations and Domestic Business Groups in Times of Economic and Political Transitions – Evidence from Chile”. MIT – Political Science, Latin American Working Group, Boston, February 2018.

“Como los líderes de negocios gestionan su poder e influencia. El caso de América Latina”. Workshop ¿Estudios organizacionales en Chile? Oportunidades, perspectivas y proyecciones". Organized by MINGA at Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago de Chile. May 2017.

“Participación femenina en las redes de directorios de Chile y Argentina (1923-2010). History Deparment, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires. May 2017.

“Social Innovation in Chile” SEFORIS Project, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. December 2015.

“Better Together: Network Strategies in Times of Economic and Political Transitions, Evidence from Chile”. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires. June 2015.

“Better Together: Network Strategies in Times of Economic and Political Transitions, Evidence from Chile”. IE, Madrid. June 2015.

“Better Together: Network Strategies in Times of Economic and Political Transitions, Evidence from Chile” Universidad Diego Portales. Santiago de Chile. May 2015.

“Interlocking Directories in Argentina and Foreign Firms’ Integration into the Local Capitalism (1923-2000)”. Northeastern University - Center for Emerging Markets, Seminar Series. December, 2012.

“Challenging the influentials hypothesis: A network model of customer social influence value”. Babson College. October, 2012

“Challenging the influentials hypothesis: A network model of customer social influence value”. Insper, São Paulo, July, 2011

“Corporate Political Strategy, Multinational Corporations, and Business Groups during Political and Economic transitions: evidence from Chile”. Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Faculdade de Ciencias Económicas e Empresariais, June 2010

“Corporate Political Activity of Multinationals from Newly Developed Countries in Emerging Economies: Spanish Multinational Corporations in Chile, 1990-2005”. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Research Seminar, Buenos Aires, September 2009.

"Dynamics in the Chilean System of Corporate Governance. An empirical study on the evolution of interlocking directorates in Chile from 1988 to 2005” Workshop “Innovación Distribuida. Negocios y redes sociales”. Universidad Diego Portales, Instituto de Ciencias Sociales, Santiago, Chile. September 2009

“Corporate Political Activity of Multinationals from Newly Developed Countries in Emerging Economies: Spanish Multinational Corporations in Chile, 1990-2005”. Tilburg University, Research Seminar, Netherlands, July 2009

“Family Firms and the Contingent Value of Board Int erlocks: the Spanish Case”. International Family-Owned Business Conference. IESE Business School, Barcelona, June, 2008.

“The New Conquistadores and Local Elites: Spanish Firms in Chile” Workshop on corporations and society: A new capitalism? The role of governance structure, elites, and stock market analysts. IESE Business School, Barcelona, February 2008

“Ceo’s Incentives and Structural Embeddedness in Corporate Governance. Do Norms Really Prevent Corporate Irresponsibility?” presented at Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago de Chile. November 2007.

“Las Redes de Propiedad y de Consejos de Administración del IBEX 35” presented at ESE Business School -Universidad de los Andes, Santiago de Chile, December 2005.

SERVICIOS DE CONSULTORIAS Y CHARLAS

Consulting services on social networks, leadership, strategic planning and organizational change on diverse sectors and companies in Latin America. Among the companies and organizations were Falabella, Natura, Electrica Guacolda, MSG Group, Watts, Nutrir-Parental Nutrition, 3M, Red de Mujeres para la Alta Dirección, Sixbell, Abbott, Andes Logistic, SAP.

OTRAS ACTIVIDADES DE DIFUSION Y SERVICIO

Columnas en El Mercurio, Diario Financiero, El Pulso and Estrategia.

Member and Reviewer at the Iberoamerican Academy of Management

Member and reviewer at Academy of International Business

Reviewer at several journals such as Corporate Governance: an International Review, Business History, Management Research, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business among others.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Honorary Associate Professor,

    MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

    Australia, 2019

    Honorary Associate Professor, Macquarie University (October 2019 - October 2020). Miembro del Management Team del Centre for Workforce Future.

  •   The Australia-APEC Women in Research Fellowship,

    APEC

    Chile, 2019

    Beca para estudiar el rol de las mujeres en los directorios en Australia y Chile

  •   Fellowship Alfred Chandler, International Visiting Scholar,

    HARVARD UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2017

    Beca para estudiar a grandes lideres de negocios en Mercados Emergentes. Asociado al proyecto Creating Emerging Markets. https://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/Pages/default.aspx

  •   Beca para estudio sobre Mujeres en posiciones ejecutivas

    Red de Mujeres para la Alta Direccion

    Chile, 2016

    Red de Mujeres para la Alta Dirección. Grant to study the barriers increase women participation in top executive positions in Chile (2016).

  •   Fondo para la investigación Científica y Tecnológica del Gobierno Argentino,

    CONSEJO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA

    Argentina

    Fondo para la investigación Científica y Tecnológica del Gobierno Argentino, PICT-2015 Number 3273. Argentine government´s grant to study the Argentinean Capitalism from 1880 to 2010 (2016-2018).

  •   Programa de Cooperación Internacional – Grant for Horizonte 2020’s activities in Europe. SEFORIS PROJECT

    CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS

    Chile, 2015

    Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Gobierno de Chile - Programa de Cooperación Internacional – Grant for Horizonte 2020’s activities in Europe. SEFORIS PROJECT (December 2015).

  •   Best paper in the Division of International Management.

    Academy of Management

    Estados Unidos, 2015

    Mejor paper de la Division de Negocios Internacionales en la conferencia mas importante de Management a nivel mundial.

  •   Mejor Profesor MBA

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

    Chile, 2010

    Universidad del Desarrollo. Best professor at the MBA Program (2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2017-2018).

  •   Agencia de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, Gobierno Argentino.

    CONSEJO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA

    Argentina, 2011

    Agencia de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, Gobierno Argentino. Argentine government´s grant to study the role of multinationals and the corporate elite of the country (2011-2013).

  •   Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Tecnológico y Científico - Concurso de Iniciación en Investigación

    CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNOLOGICAS

    Chile, 2008

    Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Gobierno de Chile - Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Tecnológico y Científico - Concurso de Iniciación en Investigación. Grant by Conicyt to study the evolution of Chilean corporate networks (174 projects awarded over 334 projects presented) (2008-2009).

  •   Beca Doctoral

    UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA

    España, 2002

    IESE Business School. Scholarship granted by Universidad de Navarra to pursue PhD in Business (2002-2006).


 

Article (22)

COVID-19 and higher education: responding to local demands and the consolidation of e-internationalization in Latin American universities COVID-19 y educación superior: respondiendo a demandas locales y la consolidación de la e-internacionalización en universidades Latinoamericanas
Crises conducting stakeholder salience: shifts in the evolution of private universities' governance in Latin America
Champions of COVID-19 in Iberoamérica.
Latin American Universities responses to COVID19
Turning “brandstoþ” into a great business. Networks of trust and collaboration in the Swedish Property Underwriters Market from 1875 to 1950
Better together: How multinationals come together with business groups in times of economic and political transitions
Business investment in education in emerging markets since the 1960s
Directors and syndics in corporate networks: Argentina and Italy compared (1913-1990)
Opening the Black Box. Factors Affecting Women's Journey to Top Management Positions: A Framework Applied to Chile
Policy risk, distance, and private participation projects in Latin America
Political connections, the liability of foreignness, and legitimacy: A business historical analysis of multinationals strategies in Chile
Associations, networks and the transformation toward experiential tourism marketing. The case of the district Barrio de las Letras. Madrid
'Interlocked' business groups and the state in Chile (1970-2010)
Understanding Social Contagion in Adoption Processes Using Dynamic Social Networks
Adaptation Strategies of Multinational Corporations, State-Owned Enterprises, and Domestic Business Groups to Economic and Political Transitions: A Network Analysis of the Chilean Telecommunications Sector, 1958-2005
CORPORATE NETWORKS AND BUSINESS GROUPS IN ARGENTINA IN THE EARLY 1970S
Longitudinal Study of Interlocking Directorates in Argentina and Foreign Firms' Integration into Local Capitalism, 1923-2000
Reputation and Political Legitimacy: IT T in Chile, 1927-1972
A comparative study of interlocking directorates at the end of the import-substituting industrialization period in Argentina and Chile
Fragmentación del empresariado en la época de la industrialización por sustitución de importaciones (ISI) en la Argentina una aproximación desde el estudio de la red corporativa (1954-1970)
Embrace your enemy
“Women may be climbing on board, but not in first class: a long-term and comparative study on female board participation in Argentina and Chile (1923-2010)”

BookReview (2)

Global Boards: One Desire, Many Realities
Latin American Telecommunications: Telefonica's Conquest

BookSection (6)

Opening the “Black Box”: Factors Affecting Women’s Journey to Senior Management Positions—A Literature Review
Chile´s business network in 1939: between the global crisis and the industrialization promoted by the State
La red corporativa argentina y el rol de las empresas extranjeras: un estudio desde las redes de directorios (1923-2000)
A longitudinal study of interlocking directories in Argentina and foreign firms’ integration into the local capitalism (1923-2000)
Cohesión y homogeneidad. Evolución de la red de directorios de las grandes empresas en Chile, 1969-2005
Family Firms and the contingent value of Board Interlocks: The Spanish Case

Proyecto (9)

Women on Boards in Australia and Chile
Creating Emerging Markets
Barreras y oportunidades para el desarrollo de las mujeres hacia la alta dirección
Evolution of the Argentinean Capitalism from 1880 to 2010. Analysis and characterization of the largest Argentinean firms in the last century.
Grant to participate in Horizonte 2020’s activities in Europe. SEFORIS PROJECT
La difusión/adopción de nuevos productos y servicios en comunidades reales de potenciales consumidores. La importancia de las redes sociales y la publicidad
Empresas e inversiones extranjeras en la economía argentina. Un análisis histórico de largo plazo, 1870-2001
DYNAMICS IN THE CHILEAN SYSTEM OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE EVOLUTION OF CORPORATE NETWORKS IN CHILE FROM 1968 TO 2006.
Corporate Governance of Spanish Family Firms
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Erica Salvaj

Profesora Titutlar

Management

FACULTAD DE ECONOMIA Y NEGOCIOS, UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile

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Santiago Mingo

Associate Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering Department

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
MAURICIO HERRERA

Director de Ciencias Básicas

Ingeniería

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Couyoumdjian

UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile