Maria Figueroa-Armijos

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

Main contributions

Journal of Management (2025), Journal of Business Ethics (2020; 2021; 2022; 2023), Regional Studies (2019), Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2022), Small Business Economics (2016), Entrepreneurship Research Journal (2012), International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (2021), Innovation and Development (2017), Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (2013)

Discipline: Entrepreneurship
Faculty: Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Ethics, Social Responsibility

Bio

Maria Figueroa-Armijos, PhD is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at EDHEC Business School. She previously held appointments in the Kogod School of Business at American University (AU) and in the Schar School of Policy at George Mason University (GMU), in Washington D.C.

Professor Figueroa-Armijos' academic interests lie at the intersection of entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and business ethics. Current research projects focus on entrepreneurship as a catalyst for decarbonization, AI ethics, sustainability drivers in crowdfunding, and women’s entrepreneurial financing. She has lectured extensively on these topics in the USA and Europe, receiving pedagogical excellence awards on both sides of the Atlantic. Her research has also been recognized for its societal impact by the Responsible Research in Business & Management Network.

Professor Figueroa-Armijos has served as a reviewer for several top journals in entrepreneurship, business ethics, and management, and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Management Studies. She also served as the Academic Director for the MSc in Sustainability Management (a STEM degree) and AU’s Sustainability Minor at AU, and as a Research Affiliate at the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Figueroa-Armijos earned her doctorate at the University of Missouri-Columbia – Go Tigers! She also holds a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a bachelor’s degree (Honors) in Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management from EARTH University in Costa Rica, which was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for its commitment to "training leaders of change dedicated to creating a more peaceful and just society."

Publications of Maria Figueroa-Armijos

19.03.2025 - EDHEC publication

(Newsletter #15) Reducing gender inequalities at work: Is this the best we can do?

Marine Koch, Laura Lacombe, Fabian Bernhard, Peter G. Szilagyi, Antonella Tempesta, Loick Menvielle, Guergana Guintcheva, Hager Jemel-Fornetty, Maria Figueroa-Armijos, Magnus Blomkvist
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EDHEC VOX, March 2025


07.03.2025 - EDHEC publication

How to ensure equal recognition of women in research : 7 tips for fair authorship

Maria Figueroa-Armijos, George C. Banks
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EDHEC VOX, March 2025


28.02.2025 - Article in a peer reviewed journal

Women’s and Men’s Authorship Experiences: A Prospective Meta-Analysis

George C. Banks, Lisa M. Rasmussen, Scott Tonidandel, Jeffrey M. Pollack, Mary M. Hausfeld, Courtney Williams, Betsy H. Albritton, Maria Figueroa-Armijos
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Journal of Management, Volume 51, February 2025, Pages 1273 - 1287


20.09.2024 - EDHEC publication

(Newsletter Vox #9) Entrepreneurs: with great potential comes great responsibility?

Yasmine Machwate, Justine Soudier, Ludovic Cailluet, Peter Daly, Sabine Ruaud, Thomas B. Long, Maria Figueroa-Armijos, Fabian Bernhard, Rene Rohrbeck, Jana Thiel
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EDHEC Centre for Responsible Entrepreneurship, EDHEC VOX, September 2024


16.09.2024 - EDHEC publication

The rise of Latino entrepreneurship in the United States

Maria Figueroa-Armijos, Corinne Valdivia
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EDHEC VOX, September 2024



Derniers articles EDHEC Vox

07.03.2025

How to ensure equal recognition of women in research: 7 tips for fair authorship

  • Maria Figueroa-Armijos , Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
  • George C. Banks , University of North Carolina-Charlotte
16.09.2024

The rise of Latino entrepreneurship in the United States

  • Maria Figueroa-Armijos , Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
  • Corinne Valdivia , University of Missouri-Columbia
24.01.2024

AI in HR: Are you cool with being recruited by a robot?

  • Maria Figueroa-Armijos , Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
  • Serge Da Motta Veiga , Neoma