College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor of Business Administration and
Center for Professional Responsibility Fellow of Business Administration

Ph.D., Sociology, Harvard University, 1999
M.A., Sociology, Harvard University, 1996
A.M., Economics, University of Barcelona, 1992
Diploma in Business Analysis, Business, University of Lancaster, 1990

Associate Professor, College of Buisness and ILIR, University of Illinois, 2006 - Present
Law Professor (Courtesy Appointment), UIUC Law School, 2006 - Present
Associate Professor of Sociology (Courtesy Appointment), University of Illinois, 2006 - Present
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, 1999-2006
Visiting Scholar, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), 2003
Fellow, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung, 1998-1999
Visiting Scholar, Juan March Institute, 1996
Visiting Researcher, Universita Luigi Bocconi, 1996

Vadera, A. , Aguilera, R., Caza, B. Forthcoming. Making sense of whistle-blowing’s antecedents: Learning from research on identity and ethics programs. Business Ethics Quarterly

Bucheli, M. , Aguilera, R. Forthcoming. Political survival, energy policies, and multinational corporations: A historical study for Standard Oil of New Jersey in Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela in the Twentieth century. Management International Review

Aguilera, R., Cuervo-Cazurra, A. Forthcoming. Codes of Good Governance. Corporate Governance: An International Review

Aguilera, R., Vadera, A. Forthcoming. Law & capitalism: What corporate crises reveal about legal systems and economic development around the world, by C. J. Milhaupt and K. Pistor (book review). Political Science Quarterly

Rupp, D., Williams, C., Aguilera, R. Forthcoming. Increasing Corporate Social Responsibility through Stakeholder Value Internalization (and the Catalyzing Effect of New Governance): An Application of Organizational Justice, Self-Determination, and So. In M. Schminke (Ed.), Managerial Ethics: Managing the Psychology of Morality. New York: Routledge.

Williams, C., Aguilera, R. Forthcoming. The Effect of Ownership Structure on Corporate Performance. BYU Law Review

Aguilera, R., Choi, S. 2009. A Comparative Analysis of CSR in Japan and Korea from a Multiple Stakeholders' Perspectives. In Christine Mallin (Ed.), Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study Approach. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.

Vadera, A. , Aguilera, R. 2009. The role of IHRM in the formulation and implementation of ethics programs in multinational enterprises. In P. Sparrow (Ed.), Handbook on International Human Resource Management Research: Integrating People, Process and Context., 413-438. New York: Wiley Publishing.

Aguilera, R., Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Kim, S. 2009. Taking Stock of Research on Codes of Good Governance. In F. Lopez (Ed.), Codes of Corporate Governance Around the World.. New York Nova Publications.

Aguilera, R. 2009. A Comparative Analysis of Corporate Governance Systems in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. In R. McGee (Ed.), Corporate Governance in Developing Countries. New York: Springer Publications.

Aguilera, R., Vadera, A. 2008. The dark side of authority: Antecedents, mechanisms, and outcomes of organizational corruption. Journal of Business Ethics, 77: 431-449

Aguilera, R., Filatotchev, I., Gospel, H., Jackson, G. 2008. Contingencies, Complementarities, and Costs in Corporate Governance Models. Organization Science, 19: 475-492

Jeong, D., Aguilera, R. 2008. The Evolution of Enterprise Unionism in Japan: A Socio-Political Perspective. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46: 98-132

Li, Y., Aguilera, R. 2008. Target Director Turnover in Acquisitions: A Conceptual Framework. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 16: 492-503

Incomplete List of Teachers Rated Excellent, University of Illinois, 1999-2006

Editorial Board, Corporate Governance: International Review, 2007-2008
Editorial Board, Academy of Management Review, 2006-2007
Faculty Advisory Committee, Center for Professional Responsibility, 2006-2007
Editorial Board, Journal of International Business Studies, 2005-2007
Editorial Board, Organization Studies, 2005-2007
Editorial Board, Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, 2004-2007
Board of Directors, European Union Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002-2007
Board of Directors, Center for Human Resource Management , University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana, 2003-2006
Board Member, Revista de Empresa, 2002-2006

Research interests include Comparative Corporate Governance; Institutional Analysis; Inter-organizational Networks; Organizational Studies; Economic Sociology; Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions.

Teaching interests include International Business/Management; Global Strategy; Comparative and Cross-cultural Management; Network Analysis; Comparative Employment Systems.