Capacity Building Workshop – LATAM 2024 (Online)

Traditionally, research has been the Achilles’ heel of Latin American business schools when compared to their counterparts in other regions of the world. Due to some specific features of the Latin American context and their origin as teaching institutions, the local business schools had difficulty producing good-quality and impactful research. However, in recent years, significant progress has been made in identifying the critical factors that hindered the development and production of international-quality research in the region, and now there are many examples of how institutions can successfully address and overcome these issues.

This workshop will focus on the importance of having a faculty strategy consistent with the institutional mission and vision, the implementation of best practices in recruiting and managing the faculty body, and the critical factors that lead to high-quality and impactful research at the business schools.

Key learning points:

• Implementing best practices in faculty recruitment and management. Participants can expect to learn about adopting effective recruitment and management practices to support faculty in producing high-quality research.
• Alignment of faculty strategy with institutional mission and vision. This involves understanding the unique context of Latin American business schools and tailoring strategies to support their specific goals and objectives. Participants will learn how to assess their institution’s mission and vision and develop faculty recruitment and development plans that are consistent with these guiding principles.
• Identifying the critical factors that lead to high-quality and impactful research at the business schools. This refers to the need to recognise and understand the key elements that contribute significantly to producing research of international quality and substantial influence within the context of business schools.