UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
VIRATA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Maria Regina Lucia Lizares

Associate Professor

PhD (Business Administration), 2018, University of the Philippines
MS Management, 2018, University of the Philippines
MA International Business and Economic Development (with Distinction), 1995, University of Reading, England
MBA (Bilingual Programme), 1991, IESE, University of Navarra, Spain
BSBA (Magna Cum Laude), 1988, University of the Philippines

Email: rmlizares@up.edu.ph
Telephone: +632 928 4571 to 75
Office: room 209, VSB Building, UP Diliman Campus

Recent Publications

Lizares, R. M., & Bautista, C. C. (2021). Corporate financial distress: The case of publicly listed firms in an emerging market economy. Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting, 32(1), 5-20. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jifm.12122

Lizares, R. M., & Bautista, C. C. (2020). Determinants of labour force participation in the Philippines. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 57(2), 305-323. https://mjes.um.edu.my/article/view/27611

Lizares, R. M. (2020). Chapter 4: Who has the power in corporate governance: Managers, shareholders, or board of directors? In E.R. Roman, R. C. Ybanez, B. P. B. Gutierrez (Eds), Readings in corporate governance (pp. 73-102). UP Business Research Foundation, Inc. and Development Center for Finance, Inc.

Lizares, R. M. (2020). Chapter 2: The multiplicity of corporate governance theories: Agency, resource dependence, and stewardship theories. In E.R. Roman, R. C. Ybanez, B. P. B. Gutierrez (Eds), Readings in corporate governance (pp. 27-48). UP Business Research Foundation, Inc. and Development Center for Finance, Inc.  

Lizares, R. M. (2020). Control and collaboration in Philippine conglomerates: an empirical study on the effects of board structural characteristics on firm performance. Asia Pacific Business Review, 26(4), 375-395. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13602381.2019.1670979?casa_token=1SMAdCzcEzwAAAAA%3AOPnav-G7lerCFn80_4oiXIQFCwfakF3usladWMloIALOZ74ao3LNAZMMPf2fMXRlVJbKVXDJifUTUWI

Lizares, R. M. (2019). The impact of corporate diversification on firm performance. Philippine Management Review, 26, 31-52. https://www.journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pmr/article/view/6757

Lizares, R. M. (2019). Assessment of the conduct, structure, and performance of the Philippine telecommunications industry. Philippine Management Review, 26, 27-52. https://www.journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pmr/article/view/6577

Lizares, R. M. (2018). Top management team composition and firm performance. Philippine Management Review, 25, 71-98. https://www.journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pmr/article/view/6579

Lizares, R., Rahnema, L., Pang-Rey, M., Suan, I., & Bautista, C. C. (2016). Graduate business program admission criteria and student graduate academic performance. Philippine Management Review, 23, 83-98. https://www.journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pmr/article/view/5723

Courses Taught

BA 237- Special Topics in Marketing: International Business