She holds degrees in economics (BBA) and business administration (MA, 1992) from the University of Barcelona, Spain.[7] She obtained her master's (AM, 1996) and PhD (1999) degrees in sociology from Harvard University.[8] Her doctoral thesis is titled "Elites, Corporations, and the Wealth of Nations".[8]
Aguilera, Ruth V.; Jackson, Gregory (2003). "The Cross-National Diversity of Corporate Governance: Dimensions and Determinants". Academy of Management Review. 28 (3): 447–465. doi:10.5465/amr.2003.10196772 .[14] Cited 2970 times (March 2024).[15]
Aguilera, Ruth V.; Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro (2004). "Codes of Good Governance Worldwide: What is the Trigger?". Organization Studies. 25 (3): 415–443. doi:10.1177/0170840604040669.[16] Cited 1160 times (March 2024).[15]
Rupp, Deborah E.; Ganapathi, Jyoti; Aguilera, Ruth V.; Williams, Cynthia A. (2006). "Employee reactions to corporate social responsibility: an organizational justice framework". Journal of Organizational Behavior. 27 (4): 537–543. doi:10.1002/job.380.[17] Cited 1387 times (March 2024).[15]
Aguilera, Ruth V.; Rupp, Deborah E.; Williams, Cynthia A.; Ganapathi, Jyoti (2007). "Putting the S back in corporate social responsibility: A multilevel theory of social change in organizations". Academy of Management Review. 32 (3): 836–863. doi:10.5465/amr.2007.25275678.[18] Cited 4841 times (March 2024).[15]
Books
Federowicz, Michał; Aguilera, Ruth V., eds. (2003). Corporate Governance in a Changing Economic and Political Environment. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9780230286191. ISBN978-1-349-51500-4.[19]
Book chapters
She has authored many book chapters whose title list may be reached on Researchgate.[20]