Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pablo Leao
Ms.C. in Business Administration
Ph.D. Candidate in Business Administration
FGV EAESP, Brazil
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A Bit About Me
I am from Brazil, Sao Paulo, and I am currently a Ph.D. fellow at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). I have a Ph.D. and Master's degree in Business Administration from FGV EAESP in Brazil. I have working experience in multinational organizations from the hotel industry in Brazil and Canada, where I lived for two years and a half. I also have entrepreneurial experience managing my own business for five years. My research interest is related to strategy, sustainability, and digital transformation. Mostly I am keen to understand how organizations can generate a positive impact on society. Additionally, I have developed a special interest in education and new methodologies that can help students and professors have a better teaching/learning experience. Besides work, I like to cook (I do it fairly well), travel, and watch movies/series. I am a big fan of my nephew and nice and love to play with them :).
Work Experience
2022 - Actual
2019 - 2022
2019 - Actual
2019 - 2022
2020 - 2020
2019 - 2020
2012 - 2017
P.h.D fellow at Copenhagen Business School
Supervisor: Michael Mol & Grazia Santangelo
Project's topic: Multinational and Societal challenges
P.h.D in Business Administration at FGV EAESP, Brazil
Supervisor: Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, Full Professor.
Project: Essays on the role of managers in the digital transformation
Prize of Best Dissertation defended in 2022 - FGV EAESP
Research Associate in the Center for Studies in International Competitiveness
FGV EAESP, Brazil
Develop research projects related to firms' strategies to remain competitive in the national and international market. Responsible for collecting and analyzing data, writing research proposals, develop research papers and managerial reports.
Research Associate in the Center of Teaching and Learning Development
FGV EAESP, Brazil
Develop research projects related to learning and teaching methodologies in higher education. Responsible for collecting and analyzing data, writing research proposals, developing research papers, and create material to help teachers in applying innovative teaching methodologies.
Lecturer in Business Strategy
FGV EAESP, Brazil
Teach business strategy to undergrad students. Prepare and deliver content using innovative methodologies to engage students. Apply and correct tests and supervise projects. Guide students during their semester and offer a friendly environment where they can thrive.
Research Associate in the Center of Entrepreneurship and New Businesses
FGV EAESP, Brazil
Develop research projects related to black entrepreneurship in Brazil. Responsible for collecting and analyzing data from the forums and systematizing the main ideas into reports.
Managing Business partner
Nativa Negócios e Representações
Manager small family consultancy office in the Safety and Security area. Managing all day office activities related to sales and marketing, human resources, and products & services delivered to final clients.
Education
2022 - Actual
2019 - 2022
2017 - 2019
2017 - 2019
2004 - 2007
P.h.D Fellow at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Supervisor: Michael Mol & Grazia Santangelo
Ms.C. in Business Administration at FGV EAESP, Brazil
Supervisor: Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, Full Professor.
MBA in Business Strategy at Anhanguera, Brazil
Bachelor in Hotel Management, Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil
Publication
Published research
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Casnici, C. V. C., Pacheco, L. M., Leao, P., & Santiago, A. J. D. (2022). Regenerative and Sustainable Futures for Brazil. In M. A. Gonzalez-Perez (Ed.), Regenerative and Sustainable Futures for Latin America and the Caribbean: Collective Action for a Region with a Better Tomorrow (1st ed., Vol. 1, pp. 117–140). Emerald Publishing Limited.
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Leao, P., Rodrigues, C.C., Campana, C., Viotto, M. (2022). Flipped classroom goes sideways: reflections on active learning methodologies. Accepted for publication in Revista de Gestão (REGE).
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Leao, P., & Santos, R. S. (2021). Moving Research on International new Ventures Forward: A Systematic Reviews on Case Studies. Internext, 16(2), 127–151.
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Fleury, M. T. L. , Fleury, A. , Oliveira, l. , Leao, P. (2020). Prosperidade na crise: lições das multinacionais brasileiras. MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW BRASIL, v. 2, p. 66, 2020.
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Fleury, M.T.L., Pacheco, L.M., Fernandes, K. R., Leao, P. (2018). Qualitative Research: case study. RAE-Revista de Administracao de Empresas, v. 58, p. 101-103.
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Working papers
Leao, P., Fleury, M.T.L & Pacheco, L. M. (2022). Can stakeholder engagement make communities resilient? Yes, we can! The case of Brazilian Multinationals in the paper and pulp industry. Status: Submitted to the Business and Society Journal.
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Fleury, M. T. L., Fleury, A., Oliveira L., & Leao, P. (2022). Framing Digital Maturity Capabilities: Insights From Brazilian Multinationals. Status: Paper in the final phase of development. Target journal: International Business Review.
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Leao, P., Guinlle, G., Rocha, T., Azevedo-Rezende, L., Fleury M.T. (2022). The digitalization phenomena in the non-developed world: A semisystematic review. Status: Second round of revision in Revista de Administração Mackenzie (RAM).
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Leao, P., Fleury, M.T.L & Gama, M (2022). Developing dynamic capabilities on social strategies. Status: Paper in the final phase of development. Target journal: RAUSP
Awards and Mentions
2018 3rd best paper at Encontro de Estudos sobre Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas.
2020 Best reviewer at the AIB Chapter of Latin American and the Caribbean
2021 Best paper at the AIB Chapter of Latin American and the Caribbean
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2021 Finalist in the Best Paper in International Ethics, Soc. Responsibility &/or Sustainability Award of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting