Biography
Marcelo Bucheli studies the political economy of foreign direct investment in Latin America. He received his PhD in History from Stanford University (2002), was the Harvard-Newcomen Fellow in Business History at Harvard Business School (2004-2005), a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois (2009-2010), and the John H. Dunning Fellow at Henley Business School, Reading University, UK (2014-2015). He earned a BA and MA in Economics from Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia). Marcelo was the winner of the 2011 Mira Wilkins Award in International Business History, the 2009 Petroleum History Institute Article of the Year Award, and the 2004 Harvard-Newcomen Award for the best article published in ‘Business History Review.'
Research Interests
Business History, Economic History, Latin America
Research Description
My research focuses on two areas: (a) the political economy of international business in a historical perspective. (b) the integration of organization and management theories with historical research methods. I have published on the banana, coffee, petroleum, and telecommunications industries in the twentieth century covering Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.
Education
BA, MS Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia)
PhD Stanford University
Courses Taught
Global Business History
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Business Administration
Academic Director, iDegree Programs, Gies College of Business
Professor, Center for Global Studies
Professor, Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Honors & Awards
Mira Wilkins Article Award in International Business History 2011
John Dunning Fellow in International Business (Henley Business School, Reading, UK), 2014-2015
Petroleum History Institute Article of the Year Award 2009
Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois, 2009-2010
Harvard-Newcomen Award for the Best Article Published in "Business History Review" in 2004
Finalist, Best Paper Award in International Corporate Governance, Academy of Management Meeting, 2015
Recent Publications
Bucheli, M., & DeBerge, T. (2024). Multinational enterprises’ nonmarket strategies: Insights from History. International Business Review, 33(2), Article 102198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102198
Bucheli, M., Durán, X., & Kim, M. (2024). My best frenemy: a history-to-theory approach to MNCs’ corporate diplomatic activities. Journal of International Business Studies, 55(3), 326-341. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00660-9
Bucheli, M., Kim, M., & Lee, J. H. (2023). THE ENDOGENOUS CREATION OF A PROPERTY RIGHTS REGIME: A HISTORICAL APPROACH TO FIRM STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. Academy of Management Perspectives, 37(4), 314-334. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2023.0009
Bucheli, M., Ciravegna, L., & Sáenz, L. F. (2023). The octopus that shrank: A historical analysis of how multinationals address policy and contractual uncertainty in a global value chain. Strategic Management Journal, 44(13), 3289-3323. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3537
Bucheli, M. (2022). Business History TV. Exhibition https://businesshistory.web.illinois.edu/