Sylvia Maxfield

Associate Professor, Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gender in Organizations
P: 617-521-3868
F: 617-521-3880
sylvia.maxfield@simmons.edu

Ph.D. Harvard University, B.A. Cornell University


Specialization

Global Economics, Corporate Social Responsibility

Bio

Through Dr. Maxfield’s experience in both the academic and business worlds she has become a specialist in the global economy. Before coming to Simmons, Maxfield taught Business and the International Economy and Comparative Government-Business Relations as a professor at Harvard and Yale Universities, and also served as the academic director of Yale’s M.A. Program in International Affairs. In business, Dr. Maxfield was the Senior Sovereign Analyst for Latin America at Lehman Brothers. She also has consulted widely with organizations such as the World Bank and Mitsubishi International. Maxfield is the author and editor of several books, most recently Gatekeepers of Growth. Her cases and research projects have appeared in many publications, including The Wall Street Journal.

Current Course(s)

  • Business, Government & the Global Economy (BGGE) (MBA)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (MBA)
  • Leadership, Governance & Accountability (LGA) (MBA)

Publications

Academic Articles (Peer Review)

  • Maxfield, S. (2007). Reconciling Corporate Citizenship and Competitive Strategy: Insights from Economic Theory. Journal of Business Ethics.
  • Maxfield, S. (2007). Linking Business's Gender and Diversity Practices with Corporate Social Responsibility. Academia: Revista Latinoamericana de Administraction.
  • Maxfield, S., J. Kickul, N. Kruger (2006). Measurement Issues in Entrepreneurship Studies. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 9 (1), 5-8.
  • Maxfield, S. (2005). Modifying Best Practices in Women's Advancement for the Latin American Context. Women in Management Review.

Books

  • Maxfield, S., C. de Santamaria, L. Heller (2007). Gender Dimensions of Corporate Life in Latin America: Women's Roles and Women's Views, Bogota, Colombia: Universidad de los Andes.

Book Chapters

  • Maxfield, S., (2007). Entrepreneurship Education in Low and Middle Income Countries. In Alain Fayolle (Ed.) Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education, (pp. Vol. 2). Chelethenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Maxfield, S., (2002). International Development. Handbook of International Relations. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Monographs

  • Maxfield, S. (2007). Women on the Verge of Corporate Power in Latin America: 2006, Boston, MA: Simmons Center for Gender in Organizations.
  • Maxfield, S. (2005). Women on the Verge: Corporate Power in Latin America, Washington, D.C. : Inter-American Dialogue and Simmons School of Management.

Additional Publications

  • Maxfield, S., (2005). Financial Crises in Emerging Market Countries: Who Pays and Why? In Albert Barry (Ed.) Critical Issues in Financial Reform. Transaction Publications.
  • Maxfield, S., (2005). The Changing Role of Finance Ministries. In Inge Kaul (Ed.) The New Public Finance: Responding to Global Challenges. Oxford University Press.
  • Maxfield, S., (2004). The Dynamics of Government-Business Relations in Latin American Trade Policy. In Vinod K. Aggarwal, Ralph Espach, Joseph S. Tulchin (Ed.) Regional and Transregional Trade Strategies in Latin America. Stanford University Press.
  • Maxfield, S., (2003). Coping with Financial Instability. In Ana Maria Margheritis (Ed.) Latin America's Contemporary Policy Dilemmas. Miami: North-South Center.
  • Maxfield, S., (2002). Capital Mobility and Democratic Stability. In Laurence Whitehead (Ed.) Emerging Market Emerging Market Democracies. Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

Research

Funded-External
2006 - "Survey of Women in Corporate Latin America," Ernst and Young, ($30,000).

Awards & Accolades

  • Fellowship: International Affairs, Council on Foreign Relation (NYC).
  • Fellowship: International Affairs , Council on Foreign Relation (NYC).
  • Fellowship: Special session on The Politics of Central Banking, Salzburg Seminar (Vermont and Vienna).

Work in Progress

Strategic CSR and Organizational Design in Fortune 100 Companies; Intangible Assets and CSR Investment; The Public Purposes of Stock Markets in Low and Middle Income Countries

Professional Memberships

Academy of Management, International Association for Business and Society.

Speaking Engagements

  • Maxfield, S. (2006, October). Women in Corporate Latin America. Invited presentation at
    Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
  • Maxfield, S. (2006, October). Women in Corporate Latin America, Proctor and Gamble Latin American Women’s Conference, Bogota, Colombia.
  • Maxfield S. (2006, December). Women in Corporate Latin America, Ernst and Young Regional Meeting, Miami, Florida.

Presentation of Academic Articles (Peer Review)
International

  • Maxfield, S. & Colaco, H. (2007, May). Intangible Assets and CSR Investment, International Association of Business and Society. Presented at International Association of Business and Society, Florence, Italy.

Presentation of Professional Publications (Peer Review)
International

  • Maxfield, S. (2006, May). Women in Corporate Latin America. Business Association of Latin American Studies, Lima, Peru.