Sergio G. Lazzarini   Associate Professor of Organization and Strategy Insper Institute of Education and Research (former Ibmec São Paulo) e-mail

Published Papers (main)

“Private Operation with Public Supervision: Evidence from Hybrid Modes of Governance in Brazilian Prisons” (with Sandro Cabral and Paulo Furquim), Public Choice, 145(1-2), 281-293, 2010.

“Does Ownership Affect the Variability of Product Attributes?  Evidence from International Courier Services” (with C. M. Hsieh, Jack A. Nickerson and Marcio P. Laurini). Organization Science, 21(4), 892-912, 2010.

“Las Sociedades de Servicios Profesionales como Incubadoras de Talento” ["Professional Service Partnerships as Incubators of Talent"] (with Claudio Haddad).  Harvard Business Review Latin America, Septiembre 2009, pp. 73-78.

“Dealing with the Paradox of Embeddedness: the Role of Contracts and Trust in Facilitating Movement out of Committed Relationships” (with Gary Miller and Todd Zenger). Organization Science, 19(5), 709-728, 2008.

“The Transition from Alliance Networks to Multilateral Alliances in the Global Airline Industry.” Brazilian Administration Review, 5(1), 19-36, 2008.

“Buyer-supplier and Supplier-supplier Alliances: Do They Reinforce or Undermine One Another?” (com Danny Claro e Luiz Mesquita).  Journal of Management Studies, 45(3), 561-584, 2008.

“Monitorando a Polícia: Um Estudo sobre a Eficácia dos Processos Administrativos Envolvendo Policiais Civis na Corregedoria Geral da Bahia” [“Monitoring the Police: A Study about the Efficacy of the Internal Affairs Division of the State of Bahia, Brazil”] (with Sandro Cabral and Allan Claudius Barbosa). Organizações & Sociedade, 15(47), 87-105, 2008.

 “The Impact of Membership in Competing Alliance Constellations: Evidence on the Operational Performance of Global Airlines.”  Strategic Management Journal, 28(4), 345-367, 2007.

“Comportamento Oportunista em Negociações Envolvendo Investimentos Específicos : um Estudo com Metodologia Experimental” [“Opportunistic Behavior in Negotiations Involving Specific Investments: an Experimental Investigation”] (with José Roberto Antiqueira and Sylvia Saes).  RAUSP, 42(4), 393-404, 2007.

 “Determinants of Firm Competitiveness in Latin American Emerging Economies: Evidence from Brazil ’s Auto-parts Industry” (with Luiz Mesquita and Patrick Cronin).  International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 27(5), 501-523,2007.

 “Mudar Tudo para Não Mudar Nada: Análise da Dinâmica de Redes de Proprietários no Brasil como ‘Mundos Pequenos’” [“Changing Everything so that Everything Remains the Same: Analyzing the Dynamics of Owners’ Networks in Brazil as ‘Small Worlds’”].  RAE Eletrônica, 6(1), 2007.

 “On the Survival of Contracts: Assessing the Stability of Technology Licensing Agreements in the Brazilian Seed Industry” (with Decio Zylbersztajn).  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 56(1), 117-134, 2005.

 “Measuring Trust: An Experiment in Brazil ” (with Rinaldo Artes, Regina Madalozzo e José de Oliveira Siqueira).  Brazilian Journal of Applied Economics, 9(2), 153-169, 2005.

 “Modular Governance: Explaining the Role of Information Technology on the Boundaries of the Firm” (with Jack A. Nickerson). Revista de Economia e Administração, 4(2), 149-178, 2005.

 “Compensating for Innovation: Do Small Firms Offer High-Powered Incentives that Lure Talent and Motivate Effort?” (with Todd Zenger ) Managerial and Decision Economics, 25(6,7), 329-345, 2004.

 “Order with Some Law: Complementarity vs. Substitution of Formal and Informal Agreements” (with Gary Miller and Todd Zenger ) Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 20(2), 261-298, 2004.

 “Formação de Constelações de Empresas: Dados da Indústria Aérea Global” [“On the Formation of Alliance Constellations: Data from the Global Airline Industry”] (with Thiago A. Z. Joaquim)  Revista de Administração de Empresas, 44(2), 11-25, 2004.

 “Interação Estratégica e Ausência de Determinismo na Inovação Tecnológica: o Caso da Biotecnologia Agrícola” [“Strategic Interaction and Lack of Determinism in Technological Innovation: The Case of Agricultural Biotechnology”] RAUSP, 39(1), 5-17, 2004.

 “Contractual Arrangements in Farm Credit Markets and the Role of Private Lenders: Theory and Evidence from the United States ” (with Fabio R. Chaddad) Brazilian Review of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, 41(3), 191-211, 2003.

 “Informal and Formal Organization in New Institutional Economics” (with Todd Zenger and Laura Poppo). The New Institutionalism in Strategic Management (Paul Ingram and Brian Silverman, eds.), Elsevier Science, 275-303, 2002.

 “Integrating Supply Chain and Network Analyses: the Study of Netchains” (with Fabio R. Chaddad and Michael L. Cook) Journal on Chain and Network Science, 1(1), 7-22, 2001.

 “Governmental vs. Self-regulation of Derivative Markets: Examining the U.S. and Brazilian Experience” (with Pedro C. Mello) Journal of Economics and Business, 53(2/3), 185-207, 2001.

Working Papers

“The ‘Guarding the Guardians’ Problem: An Empirical Analysis of Investigations in the Internal Affairs Division of a Police Organization” (with Sandro Cabral).  Download

“The Strength of Churning Ties: Tie Portfolios, Tie Interdependence, and the Dynamics of Interorganizational Relationships” (with Todd Zenger).   Download.

“Conduits of Innovation or Imitation? Assessing the Effect of Alliances on the Persistence of Profits” (with Luiz Brito and Fabio Chaddad).

“Self-interest and Organizational Performance: An Empirical Examination with U.S. and Brazilian Managers” (with Gazi Islam and Luiz Mesquita). Download.

“Does Meritocracy Lead to More Innovation? An Empirical Examination with Firms in Brazil” (com Henrique Barros).  Download

“O Impacto de Capital Humano, Capital Social e Práticas Gerenciais na Sobrevivência de Empresas Nascentes: um Estudo com Dados de Pequenas Empresas no Estado de São Paulo” [“The Impact of Human Capital, Social Capital, and Managerial Practices on the Survival of New Firms: a Study with Data of Small Companies in the State of São Paulo”] (with Fabio Mizumoto, Rinaldo Artes, Marcos Hashimoto and Marco Aurélio Bedê).  Download.

Awards and Honors

George Stigler Award for Excellence in Research, Ibmec São Paulo, 2008.

Elected to the Executive Committee of the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management, 2008-2010.

Elected to the Board of Directors of ISNIE (International Society for the New Institutional Economics), 2008-2011.

Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2008.

Paraninfo (Distinguished Professor), Class of 2007 (second semester), Undergraduate Program in Business Administration, Ibmec São Paulo.

Best paper, Journal on Chain and Network Science, 2001.