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Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

School of Business

INCAE Business School

The Journal of Business Research

CALL FOR PAPERS

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

IN LATIN AMERICA

CONFERENCE

México City

January 10 and 11, 2013

Program Chairs

Antonio Lloret                                     Mauricio Jenkins

ITAM                                                             INCAE

The Fifth International Conference on Strategic Management in Latin America, cosponsored by Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, INCAE Business School and the Journal of Business Research, will be held on January 10 and 11, 2013, in Mexico City. The theme for this Conference is: "The future of Business in Latin America: Strategy in emerging market economies."

The strategic role that Latin American firms play in the global economy and within emerging economies (Nicholls-Nixon et al. 2011)[1] requires that Latin America businesses manage uncertain future events by planning and executing innovative strategies. Our goal is to understand more about the regions' firms' strategies under uncertainty and Latin America's place within the emerging economies. We encourage original contributions framed within the topic of the conference that explore multiple levels of analysis, from the regional and country level to the inter-organizational and firm level.

The purpose of the Conference is to gather scholars and practitioners interested in the region to exchange theoretical insights, empirical research results, and their application for current Latin American strategic management issues.

The contributions will be presented at the Conference in four forms:

1.  Rigorous Theoretical Papers

2.  Applied or Empirical Research Papers

3.  Comparative Case Studies

4.  Teaching Cases

A special issue of the Journal of Business Research with the best papers presented at the Conference will be published. The papers to be included in the special issue will be selected by a special editorial board based on a double blind review process.

TRACKS

1. Regional and country level of analysis of business strategies in Latin America:

a.      Business environment and business policy

b.      Institutional voids and their impact in business

c.      Entrepreneurial activity

d.      Business ethics and corruption

e.      Management values and cultural approaches

f.        Bottom of the pyramid strategies

2. Inter-organizational level of analysis of business strategies in Latin America:

a.      Strategic alliances/joint ventures

b.      Business groups

c.      Other type of business agreements

3. Firm level of analysis of business strategies in Latin America:

a.      Foreign market entry

b.      Firm performance

c.      Corporate governance

d.      Corporate social responsibility

e.      Multinational enterprises in Latin America

f.        Corporate change

g.      Family business

h.      Individual behavior, culture, and education.

4. Functional strategic issues of business strategies in Latin America:

a.      Strategic human resource management

b.      Consumer behavior and marketing strategies

c.      Supply chain management and strategy

d.      Corporate finance strategies

IMPORTANT DATES AND PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Extended abstracts of no more than 1500 words must be submitted no later than March 16,

2012.

Notice of acceptance of abstract is April 20, 2012.

If your abstract is accepted, you can submit your full paper as soon as April 21, 2012 but no later than July 27, 2012.

Abstracts and papers must be submitted electronically to smla@comunidad.itam.mx

Only original, unpublished work can be submitted. Any paper that is identical or substantially similar to work already published, that is under review for another conference, or in the process of publication will not be considered.

Full paper submissions must include two files in MS Word: (a) A cover page with the title of the paper and the name(s) of the author(s): (b) The paper itself with the title centered on the top of the first page, followed by an abstract of no more than 100 words, three to five key words and then by the text. Please place all tables and figures at the end. The paper including all tables, charts, appendices and references must be no longer than 20 pages.

Papers must be double spaced, use Times New Roman (12pt), and leave a margin of ¾ inch at the top, left and right of the text and a margin of ½ at the bottom.

All papers must be written in English and presented at the conference in English. There will be no simultaneous translation.

To facilitate the blind review process, please make sure that the paper itself does not include the name(s) of the author(s) and eliminate these names from the "file properties."

Teaching cases are not subject to the 20-page limit and must include teaching notes.

TRAVEL AND SITE INFORMATION

The Conference will be held at ITAM Graduate School Campus.

Complete travel and hotel information, as well as suggestions for tourist activities, will be sent to participants well in advance.

The conference fees will be announced in late March after the submission of abstracts.