Dr. Larissa Marchiori Pacheco is a scholar in international business and strategy, specializing in the intersection of sustainability and corporate strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean. She is an affiliated senior researcher at Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute, where she contributes to applied research on community resilience, economic development, and sustainability. Dr. Pacheco has collaborated on several U.S. government-funded projects (FEMA, USAID, EDA) focused on fostering sustainable economic development in vulnerable communities across the U.S. and the Caribbean. She is also a fellow at the Center for Emerging Markets, an affiliate professor at the Northeastern Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, and an advisor to multiple student organizations at Northeastern University. As a board member and communications officer for AIB-LAC, she actively engages with the international business community in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Her research has been published in leading academic journals, and she regularly reviews for national and international publications. At Northeastern University, Dr. Pacheco teaches business strategy, international business, and business sustainability and climate strategies, equipping students with the tools to navigate the challenges of a global, sustainability-driven economy.

Education

  • PhD in Strategy & International Business, Fundação Getulio Vargas
  • MSc in Business Management, University of São Paulo
  • BSc in Business Management, University of São Paulo

Selected Publications

  • ALVES, M.F.R.; PACHECO, L.M.; GALINA, S. (2025). Balancing Exploration and Exploitation Across Boundaries: Evidence from New Product Development. Business Research Quarterly, 28(1), 164-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444231156192.
  • VELEZ-CALLE, A.; SANCHEZ-HENRIQUEZ, F.; MOORE, E.M.; PACHECO, L.M. (2024). Innovative Collaboration among Developing Countries: The Role of National Innovation Systems in Latin America. Submitted to International Journal of Emerging Markets, Ahead of Print, 10.1108/ijoem-12-2022-1822.
  • PACHECO, L.M.; MOORE, E.; BRANDL, K.; WHITE, R. (2023). Exploring the resilience and innovation nexus–a call for interdisciplinary research. Innovation & Management Review, 20(2), 98-102.
  • STOCKER, F.; SAJJAD, A.; RAZIQ, M.M.; PACHECO, L.M. (2022). Innovation and business strategy for sustainability. Innovation & Management Review, 19(3), 174-179.
  • CEZARINO, L.D.; LIBONI, L.B.; HUNTER, T.; PACHECO, L.M.; MARTINS, F.M. (2022). Corporate social responsibility in emerging markets: opportunities and challenges for sustainability integration. Journal of Cleaner Production, 362, 132224.
  • CALDANA, A.C.F; PACHECO, L.M.; ALVES, M.F.R.; EUSTACHIO, J.; SANTOS, N. (2022). Strategy Implementation for the 2030 Agenda: Insights from Brazilian companies. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 31(2), p.296-306.
  • LOURENCAO, M. T. A.; KRUGER, C.; PENNABEL, A.F.; PACHECO, L.M.; GUIMARAES, F.H.C.B..; CALDANA, A.C.F. (2021). Achieving sustainable value chains by adopting sustainable development goals: a mapping exercise. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 17(5), p. 1-15.
  • PACHECO, L. M.; ALVES, M. F. R; LIBONI, L. B. (2018). Green absorptive capacity: a mediation-moderation model of knowledge for innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment, 1, p. 1-12.
  • PACHECO, L.M.; ALVES, M. F. R.; KRUGER, C.; LOURENCAO, M. T. A.; CALDANA, A.C.F. (2018). Are we all green? Understanding the microfoundations of corporate citizenship. Journal of Cleaner Production, p. 552-561.
  • 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.

Selected Presentations

  • PACHECO, L.M.; MOORE, E.M.; BRANDL, K.; DAU, L. Understanding the firms' role in building community resilience. In: AOM 2022 Annual Meeting, 2022, Seattle – USA; SMS 2022, London – UK.
  • MOORE, E.M.; PACHECO, L.M.; BRANDL, K.; DAU, L. CSR and Institutional Schisms: examining the EU. In: AIB Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter AIB-LAC 2023, Sao Paulo – Brazil; AOM 2022 Annual Meeting, 2022, Seattle – USA; AIB Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter AIB-LAC, 2022, Miami – USA; AIB 2022 Annual Meeting, 2022, Miami – USA; AIB UKI Chapter 2022, Miami – USA.
  • PACHECO, L.M.; MOORE, E.M.; BRANDL, K.; DAU, L. Firm level CSR and the perception of government effectiveness in Latin America. In: AIB Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter AIB-LAC 2023, Sao Paulo – Brazil; AIB 2021 Annual Meeting, 2021, Virtual Conference; AOM 2021 Annual Meeting, 2021, Virtual Conference; AIB Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter AIB-LAC 2021, 2021, Virtual Conference; AIB UKI Chapter, 2021, Virtual Conference.
  • PACHECO, L.M.; LEAO, FLEURY, M.T.L. All but impossible? Sustainability in extractive industry located in unstable institutional context. In: AOM 2021 Annual Meeting, 2021, Virtual Conference.
  • ALVES, M.F.R; PACHECO, L.M.; KIM, N.; BRANZEI, O.; CALDANA, A.; SANTOS, N.M.B.F. Getting Ahead of Yourself: How to Close the Gap Between What Organizations Say and Do. In: AIB 2023, Warsaw – Poland; AOM 2021 Annual Meeting, 2021, Virtual Conference; 13th Annual ARCS Research Conference, 2021, Virtual Conference; Business & Society Research Seminar, 2021, Virtual Conference.

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Responsible Research Paper Prize, Nominee – SMS 2022 – 2022
  • CAPES Brasil Best Thesis Award, Nominee – 2021
  • FGV EASP Best Thesis Award – 2020
  • Best Paper with Authors from Latin America Award, AIB LAC – 2020

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