Associate Professor, ESPM – Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, Brazil
Dr. Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen is an esteemed academic and researcher specializing in international entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation. She is currently an Associate Professor at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), Brazil, where she contributes significantly to business administration and global strategy. With a strong academic background, she has previously served as an Assistant Professor at Centro Universitário FEI and has held prestigious research positions at USC Marshall School of Business and Indiana University. Dr. Cahen is an active member of the Emerging Multinationals Research Network (EMRN) and has a prolific research portfolio, with publications in top-tier journals like the Journal of International Management, Journal of Business Research, and International Journal of Technology Management. She has also served as the Scientific Editor of Innovation & Management Review (2015-2020).
Publication Profile
🎓 Education
Dr. Cahen has a robust academic foundation, earning her Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo (2008-2012). Further advancing her research career, she completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Business at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (2012-2013). Her academic journey has positioned her as a key expert in international business and digital strategy.
💼 Experience
Dr. Cahen has an extensive professional background in academia and research. Since March 2022, she has been an Associate Professor at ESPM, focusing on business strategy and innovation. Before this, she served for nearly a decade (2013-2022) as an Assistant Professor at Centro Universitário FEI, Brazil. She has also gained international exposure through her role as a Visiting Researcher (2018-2019) at USC Marshall – Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Her teaching experience spans undergraduate and graduate levels at prestigious institutions in Brazil, the Kelley School of Business (Indiana University, USA), and Adelaide University (Australia).
🏆 Awards and Honors
Dr. Cahen has received recognition for her outstanding contributions to international entrepreneurship. Her research on the Internationalization of New Technology-Based Firms from Emerging Markets was funded by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Brazil (2011-2012). She has also played a key role in advancing knowledge on multinational R&D decentralization and digital competencies in international ventures.
🔬 Research Focus
Dr. Cahen’s research is centered on international entrepreneurship, with a focus on strategy, innovation, and digital transformation of high-tech ventures and multinational enterprises. Her work explores how emerging market firms navigate global digital competencies, R&D decentralization, and lean internationalization. She has contributed to journals like International Business Review, R&D Management, Journal of International Management, and Journal of Business Research. Her studies provide valuable insights into institutional influences, digitalization, and international expansion in the modern business landscape.
🎯 Conclusion
Dr. Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen is a leading scholar in international entrepreneurship, digital strategy, and innovation. With a distinguished academic career across Brazil, the USA, and Australia, she has contributed groundbreaking research on global digital competencies, multinational R&D, and high-tech venture internationalization. Her work continues to shape the understanding of emerging market firms’ strategies in the digital economy. Through her teaching, research, and editorial contributions, Dr. Cahen remains a key figure in advancing international business knowledge. 🚀
📚 Publications
Unpacking global digital competence in the contemporary international venture (International Business Review, 2025) – DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102414
Multinational R&D decentralization in emerging markets: subsidiary evolution, autonomy, and influence in global innovation (R&D Management, 2024) – DOI: 10.1111/radm.12672
International Digital Competencies Maximizing Lean Internationalization in Healthcare Startups (International Journal of Health Management Review, 2023) – DOI: 10.37497/ijhmreview.v9i00.334
International Digital Competence (Journal of International Management, 2020) – DOI: 10.1016/J.INTMAN.2019.100691
The influence of home-country institutions on servitization (International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2020) – DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-05-2018-0258
The internationalisation of high-tech new ventures from Latin America – the Brazilian experience (Multilatinas: Strategies for Internationalisation, 2018) – WOS:000462120800019
The internationalisation of new technology-based firms from emerging markets (International Journal of Technology Management, 2017) – DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2017.10004282
Managerial perceptions of barriers to internationalization: An examination of Brazil’s new technology-based firms (Journal of Business Research, 2016) – DOI: 10.1016/J.JBUSRES.2015.10.143
Internationalization of State-Owned Enterprises Through Foreign Direct Investment (Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2015) – DOI: 10.1590/S0034-759020150604