Maria Lapeira, PhD

Biography

Dr. Maria Lapeira’s research interests include family businesses, emerging market multinationals, and the internationalization of Latin American firms. She is also interested in studying the role of women in multinationals and their effect on firm performance and strategy. Her teaching experience at Florida International University focused on international business courses and general management courses. Her goal is to connect Latin American businesses with the academic community in the United States to collaborate on consulting projects with Suffolk students.

Honors and Recognitions

• Best Reviewer Award, International Management Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2021

Professional Activities

• Organization Track Chair, Academy of International Business Northeast Chapter 2024
• Faculty Advisor, Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, Suffolk Chapter, 2024 - present
• Session Chair, Institutions and Culture in International Management, Academy of Management 2021

Publications

Recent Intellectual Contributions

• Lapeira, M. and Samara, G. (2025). She is the boss: determinants of legitimacy of women as family business leaders. Journal of Strategy and Management, forthcoming.
• Sanchez, J. I., C. Wang, A. R. Ponnapalli, H. Sin, L. Xu, M. Lapeira, and M. Song. (2024). Assessing Common-Metric Effect Sizes to Refine Mediation Models. Organizational Research Methods 27(3), 351-368.
• Lapeira, M., G. Saamara, S. Kundu, and A. Kumaraswamy. (2024). To Export or to FDI? A Configurational Approach to Family Firm Internationalization. Journal of World Business 59(2), 101506.