Latin American Academy of Management

Latin American Academy of Management
Name	Latin American Academy of Management
Formation	1990s
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Latin America
Region served	Latin America and the Caribbean
Leader title	President

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Latin American Academy of Management is a regional scholarly association focused on the study and advancement of management theory and practice within Latin America and the Caribbean. The academy brings together scholars, practitioners, and institutions from nations such as Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia to promote research, teaching, and policy dialogue. It maintains ties with international organizations and academic networks including Academy of Management, European Academy of Management, Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, International Labour Organization, and United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

History

The academy traces roots to meetings among faculty from Fundação Getulio Vargas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) during the 1990s, influenced by global exchanges with Harvard Business School, London Business School, INSEAD, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Sloan School of Management. Early conferences featured collaborations with networks including Organization of American States, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, OECD, and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Founding participants included scholars associated with Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Roberto DaMatta, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Augusto Pinochet (as historical context through Chilean institutional studies), and research centers such as Centro de Estudos em Administração Pública and Instituto de Investigaciones Empresariales. Over time the academy established formal statutes, elected officers from institutions like Universidad de Sao Paulo, Universidad de Chile, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Universidad de Costa Rica, and Universidad del Valle (Colombia) and aligned its calendar with conferences hosted in cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Mexico City, Santiago, and Bogotá.

The stated mission emphasizes strengthening ties among scholars affiliated with Latin American universities and fostering comparative studies involving United States, China, European Union, India, and Middle East partners. Objectives include promoting research output linked to policy debates involving Inter-American Dialogue, Pan American Health Organization, Caribbean Community, Mercosur, and Pacific Alliance. The academy seeks to advance pedagogy associated with curricula from ESAN Universidad, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and Universidad de Guadalajara while supporting doctoral programs influenced by European Commission research frameworks, Horizon 2020, National Science Foundation, and regional funding agencies such as Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico.

Membership comprises faculty, doctoral students, and practitioners linked to institutions including Universidad de Puerto Rico, Universidad de Panamá, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad del Norte (Colombia), and Universidad Mayor (Chile). The governance model features an elected board with roles comparable to those at Academy of Management, Association of MBAs, and AACSB International, and includes representatives from research units like Centro de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo, Instituto del Desarrollo Humano, and national councils such as Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Mexico), CONACYT (Peru), and ANPCyT (Argentina). Honorary members have included academics affiliated with Yale School of Management, Columbia Business School, IE Business School, ESADE Business School, and University of Oxford visiting programs.

The academy supports peer-reviewed journals, edited volumes, and working paper series coordinated with publishers and journals such as Journal of Management, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Latin American Research Review, Revista de Administração de Empresas, Gestión y Política Pública, World Development, and Business & Society. Research agendas intersect with projects funded by Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Rockefeller Foundation, European Research Council, FAPESP, CONICET, and COLCIENCIAS. Collaborative research networks include centers like Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Instituto de Empresa, and think tanks such as CIPPEC and CEPAL.

The academy issues annual awards mirroring honors at Academy of Management and European Academy of Management, recognizing outstanding careers, best articles, and emerging scholars from institutions such as Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Granada, University of Cambridge, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and National Autonomous University of Mexico. Prize sponsors have included Banco Mundial, Inter-American Development Bank, BBVA, Santander, IADB, and philanthropic donors like Open Society Foundations and Gates Foundation. Recipients frequently hold affiliations with IESE Business School, IMD, ESADE, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and regional leaders from Brazilian Academy of Management.

Partnerships extend to multilateral organizations including United Nations, World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, World Economic Forum, and regional blocs such as Mercosur and Pacific Alliance. Impact initiatives collaborate with municipal governments in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Bogotá, and Santiago and with non-governmental organizations like BRAC, Fundación Ford, and Ashoka. The academy’s outputs inform curricula at business schools including IESE, INCAE Business School, EGADE Business School, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública, and contribute to policy dialogues hosted by Wilson Center, Brookings Institution, Chatham House, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Category:Learned societies