Professor Cuervo-Cazurra analyzes three topics in his research: the internationalization of firms, with a special interest in emerging market multinationals; capability upgrading, particularly technological capabilities; and governance challenges, focusing on corruption in international business. His seventy published research papers appear in leading academic journals, such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy, Strategic Management Journal, and in edited books. He teaches courses on global strategy and sustainability at the undergraduate, masters, executive and Ph.D. levels, and has provided executive training to managers of multinationals on how to internationalize their firms successfully.