Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Latin America.

Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Latin America.
Author: Dr. Librado Enrique Gonzalez
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2014-03-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1491874791
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Latin America, a region that is constantly recognized as one of the top economies in the world, is growing at an amazing rate. Although Latin America is doing very good, it is facing a severe problemthe local talent is not receiving the correct attention. Every time I talk to managers of large multinational corporations and professors about the talent and human resources in Latin America, I always seem to find a consensus: most of the local talent is not well trained. According to them, key positions inside mid and largesized companies are rarely occupied by local talent. Corporations fill the hole with foreign talent which is more expensive and difficult to find. This could be Latin Americas Achilles heel. I personally understand that developing Leadership, Management skills and Entrepreneurship takes time, and that in some cases, that time will be wasted, but it amuses me how some companies complain about the talent and they dont take the time to develop it. They rely on employees from other companies to fill the empty spots. Companies in Latin America need to start working proactively and not reactively. Over the last 10 years, economic growth averaged 4.2%, and 70 million people escaped poverty. Macroeconomic stability, open-trade policies and pro-business investment climates have supported and will continue to support strong growth in the years to come. Crucially, economic gains are being broadly shared. Latin America grew by 50 million people between 2003 and 2009, an increase of 50%. For a region long riven by wealth inequality, this is a remarkable achievement. The importance of family and personal relationships also impacts the workplace. For example, it is more common in Latin America to seek employment with family members, hire family members, and look to the family for help in times of need. In addition, many Latin Americans feel more comfortable doing business with people they know personally, and developing that relationship is often considered an essential first step. Americans who try to move things along more quickly and get to the point may become frustrated and/or offend Latin Americans. This means that establishing business contacts and closing deals are best done in person, and may take more time than is customary in the U.S.

Management in Latin America

Management in Latin America
Author: Paulo Roberto Feldmann
Publisher: Springer Science & Business
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2014-03-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319047507
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The aim of this book is to analyze the quality of entrepreneurial management and economic development in the Latin American region from a microeconomic point of view. It seeks to explain the Latin American way of business management as well as envision ways in which Latin American businesses can increase productivity and innovation in order to successfully compete in the global market. Latin America comprises nearly 8.5% of the global population and represents over 8% of the global GDP, yet it is home to only 12 (or less than 2.5%) of the world’s 500 largest companies. In this volume, the author analyzes the unique dynamics of Latin American corporate culture to consider the particular obstacles to more successful performance. Drawing evidence from dozens of companies across the eight largest Latin American economies, he notes that Latin American companies have evolved in the context of a highly aristocratic and oligarchic society, dominated by patriarchal families from the upper classes. Corporate structure, especially in family-owned companies, is based largely on patronage and privilege and often characterized by unnecessary hierarchy, redundant responsibilities and poor communication and information management systems. Operating in relative isolation, with little incentive to invest in innovation to compete against foreign products has reinforced this conservative culture. Taking a fresh perspective that focuses at the firm level, with an emphasis on corporate administration, the author presents a compelling explanation for Latin America’s delay in economic development and offers insights for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, identifying promising industrial sectors and improving productivity and competitiveness on the global stage.

Worldproof Leadership

Worldproof Leadership
Author: Aynur Doğan
Publisher: CCBS Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2018-11-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 907964644X
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This book offer an intercultural benchmark on local leadership practices in no less than twenty-one countries. Our world is internationalising at a fast pace, and more and more of us choose to find work elsewhere. This title gifs insights around cultural aspects of leadership through country-specific literature research. This quantitative research was strengthened by a global online survey about leadership (CCBS Survey, 2018). In total over 2,700 qualified respondents participated. Text copyright: Adi Hendriks; Agnes So; Aikò Dreesen; Alessandra Neerincx; Alessandro Asproso; Alexandra Rossman; Amy Bosschieter; Anna van den End; Arash Seyfollahi; Arwin Naziri; Ashley Scheenloop; Bastian Lamers; Blawal Tariq; Brandon Rustenberg; Brian Torres Rojas; Bryan van de Groep; Chakib Boulachioukh; ChihHsin Lu (魯直欣）; Daan Kossen; Dania El Harmouch; Dave Dekker; Davis Koffie Uesugi; Doeun Park (박도은); Efrim van Barneveld; Elias Karlström; Elisabetta Ghermandi; Elizabeth Zakharova; Esmeralda Brank; Eva McLaughlin; Fabiana Krüger; Floor Buikema; Giulia Nasti; Hans Badu; Ivan Tsjarachtsants; Jamil de Heer; Jan van den Berg; Jasmijn van Beekum; Jasper van Lente; Jeremy Alberts; Jermaine Jonke; Jeroen van de Weerd; Jevon Ribbens; Jiyeon Seo (서지연); Joey Agterberg; Jo-Mairro Burnet; Jordan Simpson; Jossy Valenzuela Morillo; Julia van Winden; Kasane Bos; Kieran Taylor; Kirsty Czaszewicz; Kristiane Ochaeta; Kylian Kherbache; Lars Eijman; Lea Alejandrino; Leon van Helden; Leon Zeeuw; Loula van der Sande; Maggie Shen Yingjie (沈颖杰); Mairead Carter; Marius de Best; Martijn Awater; Mats Grobben; Mattijn Dam; Maurice Boukhrass; Maxime Woerdeman; Melanie Straatman; Menno de Baas; Michael Spiegelhoff; Michel Bouman; Michelle Heitmann; Mirre van Wesemael; Mo Soran; Mohammed El Bouhdifi ( )ﺪﻤﺤﻣ ﻲﻔﻳﺪﺤﺒﻟﺍ ; Nicky van der Zwaan; Niek Stoilov; Olga Maciejewska; Ornela Segunda; Quỳnh Nguyễn Phạm; Rick Springer; Rik Visser; Robbin Hegeman; Robin Smid; Roma Kisoenpersad; Ruben Siekman; Sahline Schaaf; Saman Aziz; Sander de Vos; Sarah-Lena Reindl; Savannah van der Ploeg; Shannon Pereira Sanches; Shirley Esquivel Nuñez; Souhaila Bousmara; Stijn Wichary; Sunny Byun; Sven Dooijeweerd; Tarık Ceylan; Thijs Keuchenius; Thom Slief; Thomas de Vijlder; Tiago Salvador Cabrita; Ties Visser; Tim Hofma; Tim Koper; Timo Winkel; Tugba Güler; Vania Vargas Gallardo; Vay Melis; Vladyslav Zhyhalko (Жигалко Владислав); William Kallur; Xiaowen Shirley Chen (陈霄雯); Yannick Draaijer; Yannick Kuijpers; Yasmin Ehrhardt; Yelyzaveta Zakharova (Елизавета Захарова); Yıldız Cincil; Yorick Verhagen and Youssef Eisawi. Final editors: Aynur Doğan, Sander Schroevers, Natalia Kempny, Kalin Tsanov and Isabella Venter.

Localising Leadership

Localising Leadership
Author: Authors
Publisher: CCBS Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2020-12-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9079646938
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‘Localising Leadership’ provides an invaluable reference point for senior executives or those striving towards a successful cross-border career, to understand how cultural differences impact upon leadership styles and practices. Each semester, we publish a report on our quantitative survey-based global study, alongside our review of extant in-country leadership literature, preferably written by local scholars and professionals in their native language. Moreover, we attempt to empirically validate these findings by conducting expert interviews with native specialists. This new issue of our ongoing leadership series presents country-specific analyses of culturally endorsed leadership practices and styles in the following countries: Bangladesh, Brunei, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malta, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Qatar, Saint Martin, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.This publication contains contributions from around 100 researchers from sixteen countries who participated in the Cross-Cultural Business Skills elective offered by the Part-time Academy of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA).

Leadership Legacies

Leadership Legacies
Author: The following authors contributed
Publisher: CCBS Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2022-05-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9079646679
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‘Leadership Legacies’ provides an invaluable reference point for senior executives or those striving towards a successful cross-border career, to understand how cultural differences impact upon leadership styles and practices. Each semester, we publish a report on our quantitative survey-based global study, alongside our review of extant in-country leadership literature, preferably written by local scholars and professionals in their native language. Moreover, we attempt to empirically validate these findings by conducting expert interviews with native specialists. This new issue of our ongoing leadership series presents country-specific analyses of culturally endorsed leadership practices and styles in the following countries or territories: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Honduras, Hungary, Japan, Laos, Monaco, Northern Cyprus, Republic of Seychelles and the Vatican. This publication contains contributions from around 122 researchers from 27 countries who participated in the Cross-Cultural Business Skills elective offered by the Part-time Academy of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA). Final Editors: Sander Schroevers and Christopher Higgings, Bibliographic editor Aynur Doğan. The following authors contributed: Adri Molenaar , Aimée Kitchen, Ali Abukhalifa, Alp Eren Sönmez, Arcadi Abas, Arlette Walter, Baptiste Rivière, Barbara Borsuková, Beau Wilmsen, Bernhard Nederveen, Bonne Kroese, Bram van Ooijen, Brandon Atkins, Brecht van der Wiel, Caroline van de Water, Cemile Haytaoğlu, Christoph Kleine, Clara Eggink, Daisy George, Daisy van der Veen, Damion de Best, Danique van der Teems, Davide Forapani, Debbie Keune, Dejan Ivković, Demi Pronk, Diantha Knaap, Dionne Vreeswijk, Djorden van Keulen, Dominique Hoogendoorn, Elena Bandini, Evelyn Tsai, Faruk Tutucu, Felix Schilder, Furgill Simons, Hamza El Daly, Hans van den Berg, Haruka Miyagi（宮城春花）Ignacio Colomina, Inti El-Bakari, Ismail Azmaa, Jack Chouinard, Jaime Garcia, Jana Beyram, Jason Bergen, Jeremy Hayer, Jesper Ebbelaar, Joey Hufman, Juliëtte van der Burg, Justin Schotte, Karim Slaby, Kenjiro van der Laan, Kim Konijn, Kim van Zundert, Ksenija Demidenko, Lars Quint, Laura Dayan, Lennart de Lange, Lisa Cornelissens, Lisa Zwaaneveld, Loek Driessen, Lotte Frowijn, Louis Grimblat, Mabèl Reichenfeld, Marian Osman, Marit Zijlmans, Marnick van der Meulen, Maximilian Meiners, Meike van Dijk, Melisa Tafa, Michelle Zwang, Milo Collazuol, Mitch van den Ende, Mohammed Khadhraoui, Mohammed Nour-Eddine Elhajoui Eljaafari, Mustafa Kirat, Nabil Azri, Naomi Daudu, Natália Horečná, Niccolò Crociani, Nikki Hopman, Noah Gerritsen, Noud van den Boer, Omar Alhaj Ali, Omar El Baradie, Patrick Klaghofer, Rafael Riccomi, Raveena Panchu, Redouan El Yousfi, Romaisa El Hadia, Ruben Guldenaar, Ruben Mosselman, Sahar Alsahli, Sarah Belkhayatte, Sayaka Inoue, Selin Elbertsen, Senaida Kambel, Sergio Phielix, Shanice Westenberg, Sherif El Azzamy, Sophie Veldhuis, Tereza Pospíšilová , Thijmen Meyer, Timo Narjes, Tristan Selier, Tristan van Inge, Tymoteusz Filipczuk, Xiu Lan Tan, Yassine El Bouhali, Yassine El Yakoubi and Zornitsa Hristova.

The Emerald Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Latin America

The Emerald Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Latin America
Author: Oscar Montiel
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2022-06-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1800719574
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The Emerald Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Latin America presents a detailed and extensive review of the most relevant literature published in Latin America, critically analysing and exposing historical processes along with emerging debates, suggesting future paths for its entrepreneurship ecosystems, agents, sectors and regions.

Family Firms in Latin America

Family Firms in Latin America
Author: Claudio G. Müller
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351580698
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This is one of the first books of its kind to highlight family firms in a Latin American context, helping students to understand the distinctive nature and challenges of Latin American family businesses and how these issues compare to family businesses around the world. Building on their experience in teaching, research, speaking, and consulting on the subject of family firms in Latin America, the editors explain the need to implement and adapt traditional frameworks in the changing Latin American reality. Each section provides background on the most important topics in the management of family firms, including strategy, entrepreneurship, and performance, followed by illustrative cases and a discussion of how this knowledge is similar to or different from other parts of the world. The book’s clear writing and in-depth approach will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students of international business, business in Latin America, and family business.

Understanding Entrepreneurial Family Businesses in Uncertain Environments

Understanding Entrepreneurial Family Businesses in Uncertain Environments
Author: Mattias Nordqvist
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1849804737
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This thorough volume describes and analyzes entrepreneurial family businesses in Latin American countries. The research presented here has been conducted within the Global STEP (Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices) Project. Dealing with some of the most important opportunities and challenges that Latin American family businesses face, particular attention is given to the uncertainty that characterizes most business environments in Latin American countries. The authors argue that while uncertainty is always a central characteristic of entrepreneurial processes and activities, uncertainty is particularly pronounced for Latin American family businesses striving to grow. In addition to a comprehensive introductory chapter that outlines the book's core concepts, including transgenerational entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial orientation, resources, capabilities and uncertainty, the book describes the main characteristics of entrepreneurship and family businesses in Latin America. It also brings together a unique set of empirical case-based research papers that investigate transgenerational entrepreneurship in different Latin American family business contexts. The unique contributions found here include studies on: Hostile environments and entrepreneurial orientation The influence of culture on governance and innovativeness Governance structures and entrepreneurial performance Family conflict as a source of entrepreneurial opportunities Entrepreneurship in transgenerational processes by means of social capital Knowledge integration and entrepreneurial behavior The role of tacit knowledge in the identification of entrepreneurial opportunities Financial issues in entrepreneurial family businesses Communication during the entrance of new generations into the family business Students and scholars of entrepreneurship the world over will find much of note in this carefully researched work. So too will anyone interested in sustaining a successful transgenerational family business.

Entrepreneurship in Latin America

Entrepreneurship in Latin America
Author: Scott Tiffin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2004-12-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0313057605
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Entrepreneurship drives growth in any economy. It is about combining people with good ideas, vision, and courage, who risk their own capital—and their investors'—to develop new products and services. It is about innovation, technology development, and wealth creation. As a field of research and education, it is relatively new, and in the case of Latin America, it is full of promise. Studies undertaken by Babson College, one of the world's premier centers of entrepreneurship, show that Latin America is a hotbed of new business creation, but largely without the educational or institutional infrastructure to support it. This volume, the first of its kind, documents the initial state of the art in Latin American entrepreneurship—in practice, research, and education. This volume, the first of its kind, documents the initial state of the art in Latin American entrepreneurship—in practice, research, and education. Featuring contributions from local experts, the book explores a wide range of issues, including startups, venture capital and angel financing, technology incubators, family businesses, and management and gender issues, against the backdrop of innovations in education and government policies designed to develop entrepreneurial skills and promote economic growth through new business creation.

Business in Emerging Latin America

Business in Emerging Latin America
Author: Fernando Robles
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2014-07-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135123578
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Driven by expanding domestic markets and exports of natural resource commodities, Latin America has recently come into focus as an economic force in the international arena. Business in Emerging Latin America provides students with a comprehensive overview of the business environment of this emerging, dynamic region. The book begins at the macro level, focusing on the region’s geo-political, technological, social, competitive, and economic environments. It then moves to the micro level, devling into the mosaic of countries with distinct cultures and political economies that comprise Latin America. Capturing the dynamism of this region, Business in Emerging Latin America: Provides a thorough and nuanced understanding of the business environment Identifies major drivers of emerging market expansion within the region Analyzes the strategies of companies both within and outside of the region The book includes examples and cases from across the region, as well as chapters on entrepreneurship, leadership, HRM, sustainability, income inequality, social responsibility and transparency. An ideal resource for anyone considering a business venture in the region, the book will especially appeal to students of international business who have a particular interest in Latin America. For additional instructor resources, visit www.latinamericabusinessknowledge.com