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Thomaz Teodorovicz

Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Subjects
Leadership Strategy Knowledge work Partnership Social responsibility Global goals

Primary research areas

Stra­tegic Man­age­ment and So­cial Im­pact
Ad­dress­ing so­ci­et­al chal­lenges through private sec­tor ac­tion re­quires ex­amin­ing how firms en­gage new tech­no­lo­gies and work with mul­tiple stake­hold­ers, such as pub­lic sec­tor and non­profits, while bal­an­cing so­cial im­pact and com­mer­cial goals. My re­search ex­plores strategies that en­hance per­form­ance while ad­van­cing solu­tions to so­cial prob­lems.
Lead­er­ship and So­cial Im­pact
Private-sec­tor lead­ers face mount­ing pres­sure to ad­dress so­cial chal­lenges while man­aging de­mands from share­hold­ers and stake­hold­ers. Nav­ig­at­ing this ten­sion re­quires unique skills to re­con­cile so­cial im­pact with per­form­ance. My re­search ex­am­ines how lead­ers man­age these trade-offs to guide firms to­ward sus­tain­able fin­an­cial and so­ci­et­al out­comes.
Skilling, Reskilling, and Up­skilling as a Com­pet­it­ive Strategy
Or­gan­iz­a­tions in­creas­ingly seek to align per­form­ance with so­cial im­pact, yet suc­cess of­ten hinges on edu­cat­ing lead­ers and work­ers. Build­ing cap­ab­il­it­ies to man­age so­ci­et­al chal­lenges de­mands new train­ing and in­cent­ives. My re­search ex­plores when and how edu­ca­tion en­ables firms to in­teg­rate strategy with mean­ing­ful im­pact.

My re­search ex­am­ines how lead­ers from private or­gan­iz­a­tions can bet­ter man­age the ten­sions of pur­su­ing su­per­i­or per­form­ance while provid­ing solu­tions to press­ing so­ci­et­al chal­lenges.

I specialize in the study and teaching of private-sector strategies for social impact. Currently, I also hold the CBS Executive Fonden Assistant Professor Chair in Leadership at the Copenhagen Business School.  

My research examines how private organizations (e.g., for-profit, non-profit, and social organizations) and their leaders can manage the tensions of pursuing superior performance while providing solutions to pressing societal challenges, such as expanding access to critical public services.  

My research has been published in prestigious academic journals, such as the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. It has also been cited in the general and specialized press, such as the New York Times, Fortune, Inc., Business Insider, Vox, MarketWatch, and Harvard Business Review online. My research, teaching, and service contributions to the Strategic Management community have also received multiple awards and recognitions. 

  

I am originally from Brazil, where I engaged in consulting for private-public collaborations, developing projects with multilateral organizations (e.g., the International Finance Corporation and the Inter-American Development Bank) and state agencies. 

  

Previously, I was a Researcher at the Harvard Business School, a visiting Professor at INSEAD, and an Academic Fellow at the SDA Bocconi School of Management. I earned a Ph.D. in Business Economics from the Insper Institute of Education and Research, with a research stay at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.   

Publications

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January 2025

Location-specificity and Relocation Incentive Programs for Remote Workers

Tho­maz Teo­dor­ovi­cz, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Prithwiraj Choudhury

Evan Penniman Starr
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May 2024

Investing in General Human Capital as a Relational Strategy

Evidence on Flexible Arrangements with Contract Workers

Tho­maz Teo­dor­ovi­cz, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Sergio Giovanetti Lazzarini

Sandro Cabral
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2024

Diversity and/or Inclusion?

Evidence from Disability Quota and Inclusion Laws in Brazil

Leandro Nardi

Marieke Huysentruyt

Tomasz Obloj

Tho­maz Teo­dor­ovi­cz, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

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Recent research projects