Strategic planning: how it helped to resolve conflict in a new international joint venture

Thomaz Wood Jr. is based at Operations Management Department, FGV-EAESP, São Paulo, Brazil. He holds a PhD in Business Administration. He is a Full Professor at FGV EAESP, in Brazil, where he is the Director of the Doctorate in Business Administration and the Associate Dean for Research. His research focuses on organizational change, business transformation and the social impact of management research. Professor Wood published papers at Management Learning, Organization, The Academy of Management Executive, Thunderbird International Business Review, Career Development International, International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, Journal of Organizational Change Management and several Brazilian journals.

Marco Pasturino is based at B.Side Investments, São Paulo, Brazil. Marco Pasturino holds an MBA degree in Business Administration. He developed his career working in strategic planning for large corporations. Pasturino currently works as a Partner and Relationship Manager at B.Side Investiments, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Miguel P. Caldas is based at the Management and Marketing Department, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA and Management Department, FGV-EAESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Miguel P. Caldas holds a PhD degree in Business Administration. He is a Full Professor of international business and international management at the University of Texas, in Tyler, and also teaches at FGV EAESP, in Brazil. His research focuses on organizational change, organizational behavior and change management. Professor Caldas published papers at Journal of Applied Psychology, Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Journal of World Business, Critical Perspectives on International Business, Academy of Management Executive, Organization and several Brazilian journals.