Jose Godinez

Jose Godinez is an Assistant Professor of Management at Merrimack College. He has a PhD from the University of Edinburgh Business School, a BS in Business Administration from the Johns Hopkins University, and an MS from the University of Manchester. His research centers on the intersection of the international business, strategy, and entrepreneurship disciplines. Specifically, he focuses on strategies designed to minimize the detrimental effects of corruption on businesses; strategies to successfully operate in institutional voids; and value creation for all stakeholders of firms targeting the bottom of the pyramid. He has presented his research at the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business annual meetings. Jose Godinez also advises policymakers in his native Guatemala and serves on the board of directors of a Massachusetts-based nonprofit focusing on financial literacy for traditionally non-banked populations.

Publications

Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America
Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America
Mauricio Garita, Jose Godinez. © 2016. 352 pages.
Latin America has long held an important role in international economics and continues to attract attention as the region faces restructuration and implements new business...
Corruption in Latin America and How It Affects Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
Corruption in Latin America and How It Affects Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
Jose Godinez. © 2016. 17 pages.
Foreign direct investment has aided in a significant manner the economic development of Latin America since the early 1990s because capital in this region is limited (Blanco...
Foreign Direct Investment from China and Latin America: Can Culture Be Deterring This Kind of Investment?
Foreign Direct Investment from China and Latin America: Can Culture Be Deterring This Kind of Investment?
Jose Godinez, Theodore Terpstra. © 2016. 15 pages.
Historically, Chinese corporations have been relatively unknown in Latin America. Total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America was 18.1% of the world total in 2012...
Foreign Direct Investment from China and Latin America: Can Culture Be Deterring This Kind of Investment?
Foreign Direct Investment from China and Latin America: Can Culture Be Deterring This Kind of Investment?
Jose Godinez, Theodore Terpstra. © 2016. 11 pages.
Historically, Chinese corporations have been relatively unknown in Latin America. Total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America was 18.1% of the world total in 2012...