Erica Kovacs
- Biography
Erica Kovacs, a native of Recife, Brazil, is a visiting scholar at Georgia State University, where she is conducting research on the influence of international agents in the internationalization process and the perception of success and failure for external agents. Erica is a Professor of Strategy and International Business at Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. Erica received her bachelor’s degree in Business at Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil, her master’s degree in Strategy & Logistics at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2004) where she studied the Beverage industry in Brazil, and her Ph.D. in Business from the same institution (2009) where she studied the internationalization process of agribusiness. In 2009, she was awarded “Best Paper” from the Brazilian Strategy Academy, “One of Ten Best Papers” from Universidade de Sao Paulo, and was nominated for numerous other awards. Additionally, she has published in several journals both in Brazil and internationally. She is also involved with the Academy of International Business (AIB), European International Business Academy (EIBA), and the Brazilian Academy of Business where she served as Track Chair (2011-2012). Kovacs mentors alumni at Sebrae in Brazil. Her hobbies are running, swimming, and northern lights hunting.