Ettore Spadafora
Assistant Professor
Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
585-475-6313
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Ettore Spadafora
Assistant Professor
Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
Education
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Bio
Dr. Ettore Spadafora is an assistant professor of management at the RIT Saunders College of Business. He received his Ph.D. in international business from the University of South Carolina and his Ph.D. in strategy from the University of Pisa. His research lies at the intersection of strategy, corporate governance, and institutions. His work has been published in Journal of Management, Global Strategy Journal, and others. Dr. Spadafora is from Italy, born and raised in Pisa, Tuscany.
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Invited Article/Publication
Guler, K., & Spadafora, E. (2022). From hierarchies to markets: Placing platform-based governance forms into the governance space. Academy of Management Proceedings. . .
Spadafora, E., Addo, K., Kostova, T., Kumodzie-Dussey, M., & Leo, E. (2022). Board independence and firm internationalization: A meta-analysis. Multinational Business Review. . .
Tashman, P., Spadafora, E., & Wagner, D. (2022). Formal institutions, type of diversification and the diversification-performance relationship: A meta-analysis. Multinational Business Review. . .
Spadafora, E., Giachetti, C., Kumodzie-Dussey, M., & Elango, B. (2022). International experience and imitation of location choices: The role of experience interpretation and assessment and its board-level microfoundations. Global Strategy Journal. . .
Beugelsdijk, S., Kostova, T., Kunst, V., Spadafora, E., & van Essen, M. (2018). Cultural distance and the process of firm internationalization: A meta-analytical review and theoretical implications. Journal of Management. . .
Giachetti, C., & Spadafora, E. (2017). Conformity or nonconformity in multinationality? Performance implications for the Italian ceramic tile manufacturers. Management International Review. . .
Marano, V., Arregle, J., Hitt, M., Spadafora, E., & van Essen, M. (2016). Home country institutions and the internationalization-performance relationship: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Management. . .
Featured Work
Research Insights: Follow the Leader—or Not
Ettore Spadafora
How firms imitate market leaders in pursuing global strategies.