CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Business Administration, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis, (2016-2021)
- M.S. in Strategy and Organizational Analysis, UFPR, 2009-2011
- B.S. in Management, UEM, 2005-2008
Grants, Awards, and Honors
- Ph.D. Student Teaching Award, Fogelman College of Business & Economics, University of Memphis, 2020 (USD 1,000).
- Best Reviewer Award – Strategy Process Track, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, 2019.
- Humane Studies Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies, 2018 (USD 2000).
- Highly commended project, Emerald/CLADEA Management Research Fund Award - Project: The influence of Top Management Team’s cognition on Corporate Political Activities, 2018.
- SMA Doctoral Consortia Late Stage, 2018 (USD 500).
- SMA Doctoral Consortia Early Stage, 2016 (USD 500).
- IHS Ph.D. Application Fee Waiver, Institute for Humane Studies, 2015 (USD 100).
- Iberoamerican Young Scholars and Social Communicators Program, Fundacion Bases and Fundacion Atlas, 2015.
- CNPq Fellowship Grant, Brazilian Government, 2009 (USD 7000), 2010 (USD 8000).
- Honors Diploma, Maringá State University, 2009.
Publications
Published Papers
Leonel, R., Rehbein, K., & Westermann‐Behaylo, M. (in press). Extending Beyond Collective Action: Stakeholders’ Influence on Firms in the Digital Age by Colleoni et al. (2024) and Barnett et al. (2024). Academy of Management Perspectives.
Leonel, R., Lee, J., & Perrault, E. (in press). Of shepherds and sheep: Who sets the agenda for firms’ attention to social issues? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. DOI
Leonel, R., Rehbein, K., Westermann‐Behaylo, M., & Perrault, E. (in press). Firms’ Response to Slacktivism: When and Why are E‐Petitions Effective?. Journal of Management Studies. DOI
Severgnini, E., Vieira, V. A., Abib, G., & Leonel, R. (2023). When CEO compensation plan based on risk changes firm strategic variation and strategic deviation? The moderating role of shareholder return. Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, 21(4), 371-403. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MRJIAM-04-2023-1414/full/html
Rehbein, K., Leonel, R., de Bakker, F., & den Hond, F. (2020). How Do Firms That Are Changing the World Engage Politically? Rutgers Business Review.
Leonel, R., Picheth, S., Silva, F., & Crubellate, J. (2018). Assessing the methodological differences between Brazilian journals and top journals in strategy. RAM – Revista de Administração Mackenzie, 19(3). DOI
Leonel Junior, R. D. S., & Cunha, C. R. (2013). Atores, trabalho institucional e a institucionalização da estratégia de diversificação em uma cooperativa. Base, 10(1), 81–98. DOI (in Portuguese)
Crubellate, J. M., Mendes, A. A., & Leonel Junior, R. D. S. (2009). Ambiente regulativo, respostas estratégicas e qualidade de ensino superior em organizações de ensino superior (IES) do Estado do Paraná. Revista de Administração Da UFSM, 2, 116–129. (in Portuguese) Link
Book Chapters
Grimm, I., Sander, J., Leonel, R. (2023). O papel do Estado na governança das cadeias produtivas sustentáveis. In Santos et al. (Ed.), Cadeia Produtiva Sustantável: Teorias e Abordagens Ecossocioeconômicas (pp. 47-75). Paraná, Ponta Grossa: Editora UEPG. (in Portuguese) Link
Teaching Cases
Schill, R., Leonel, R., Jorgensen, D. F., & Groves, J. (2023). Norfana: os desafios à viabilidade de um novo produto. Revista Brasileira de Casos de Ensino em Administração, c4-c4. (in Portuguese) Link
Schill, R., Leonel, R., Fabian, F., & Jorgensen, D. F. (2022). Kuiki Credit: scaling innovation in a growing fintech startup. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 12(3), 1-20. DOI