Challenges for scholarly business research in Latin America

González-Brambila, Claudia N.; Jenkins, Mauricio; Lloret, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.06.042

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“…In addition, our results demonstrate that the quality and impact of Latin American authored papers are lower than average, specifically in respect of journals quality and number of citations received. This result is consistent with what González-Brambila et al (2016) state about Latin American research in business having very low impact.…”

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“…First, as discussed by Da Silva et al (2015), most Latin American authors publish in local journals. Second, Latin American regional investment in R&D is comparatively low and largely dependent on public funds (González-Brambila et al, 2016). Nonetheless, a positive relationship in developing countries between R&D and economic growth is evidenced in recent studies (Inekwe, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…With the aim of boosting economic development and improving national welfare, countries draw on competitive advantages resulting from the investment on R&D, especially in the science and technology area (González-Brambila et al, 2016). However, Latin American countries show low levels of investment in R&D (as a per cent of the GDP), low number of patents (as a per cent of population), a moderate amount of papers published in scientific journals (per 100 researchers) and low number of full-time researchers as a percentage of total employment (González-Brambila et al, 2016). In particular, empirical evidence suggests that more research is needed, especially in the business management field with special focus on LATAM (Elahee and Vaidya, 2001;Carneiro and Brenes, 2014;González-Brambila et al, 2016).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, Latin American countries show low levels of investment in R&D (as a per cent of the GDP), low number of patents (as a per cent of population), a moderate amount of papers published in scientific journals (per 100 researchers) and low number of full-time researchers as a percentage of total employment (González-Brambila et al, 2016). In particular, empirical evidence suggests that more research is needed, especially in the business management field with special focus on LATAM (Elahee and Vaidya, 2001;Carneiro and Brenes, 2014;González-Brambila et al, 2016). In view of these limitations, Martínez and Kalliny (2012) identify three main challenges for empirical research in LATAM.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Supply chain management in Latin America: current research and future directions

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Purpose For the past 20 years, Latin American countries have gone from being a low-cost region to significant players in the world economy, with five of its countries ranked among the world’s 50th largest by gross domestic product. This paper aims to study the contribution of Latin American researchers in the field of supply chain management (SCM) to aid an understanding of the Latin American impact within global supply chains (SCs). Design/methodology/approach The authors present a study which includes a bibliometric analysis of the papers authored by Latin American researchers in the SCM field and which were exclusively published in journals included in the Journal Citation Reports. In addition, the authors conducted a survey to Latin American researchers and consultants to gain greater understanding of the main difficulties, which in their opinion, have negatively affected the SCM area in Latin America within the past five years, and identify possible misalignment between Latin American research and the challenges for SC in the region. Findings The results show that Latin American research on SCM in the past nine years is not significant for the field considering the number of papers, citations and the papers published in top journals. Another interesting finding is the lack of collaboration among researchers from different Latin American countries, as well as with corporate. Finally, survey results reveal significant differences regarding the main difficulties each country perceived as relevant. Practical implications Comparing results from both analyses, relevant misalignments stand out between published research and the main difficulties detected. These suggest a challenging opportunity for Latin America, emphasizing the need to increase research contribution of the scientific community, through collaboration and alignment toward overcoming the most troublesome difficulties for Latin America. Therefore, the authors suggest future regional research directions which could also help global companies to tackle the challenges faced and optimize performance of their Latin American SCs. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no previous research on the quality and impact of Latin American research in SCM has been conducted. Also, misalignments between researchers and practitioners in the region, which allow identifying weaknesses of Latin American SCs, have not been studied before.

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confidence: 92%

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“…Other factors suggested by (Bland, Ruffin 1992;Pratt et al 1999;Rix et al 2004;MacGregor et al 2006;Dhillon et al 2015;Lamm 2015;Gregory et al 2016), are: (1) Research management structure transparency and effectiveness, (2) The linkage between research and workloads, (3) New researchers' nutrition, (4) Facilities provided by faculty research management, 5 On the country level, other factors emerge. The accessibility to research funds is seen as important determinant of research performance especially when government resources are allocated to universities on the basis of research performance (MacGregor et al 2006;Sulo et al 2012;Muscio et al 2013;Gonzalez-Brambila et al 2016). Gonzalez-Brambila et al 2016, for example, revealed that in the Latin America region, investment in R&D is comparatively low, largely depends on public funds, and is highly concentrated in academic research with limited business applications.…”

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Factors Affecting Research Environment at Syrian Business Faculties: A Student-Perceived Model

Khalifa

Abdulraouf

Mouselli

2016

Business, Management and Education

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This study aims at investigating the factors that affect the research environment of business postgraduate students, particularly master students, from the perspective of these students. From the same perspective, it also aims at assessing these factors together with the quality of research environment. A questionnaire survey method was employed. The questionnaire was developed by academics from five business faculties based on relevant studies and was distributed to graduate students enrolled in all of the research business programs at the Faculty of Economics, Damascus University, ending up with 88 valid responses. To explore the factors that may affect research environment, exploratory factor analysis was employed. In addition, multiple regression analysis and t-test were applied to respond to the study purposes. Facilities and industry linkage come to be significant factors in the research environment. However, the results show insignificant impact for each of the research courses, networking, and research skills in the overall research environment. Variations in regard to the availability of these factors were identified with low level of availability for the facilities and industry linkage. The study is one of a kind that investigates factors affecting research environment of postgraduate students and particularly master students. Further and to the best of our knowledge, it is the first study that examines such factors in war conditions, which enables us to understand what students perceive as critical factors influencing their research performance in these conditions. Recommendations to policy makers are presented to develop strategies that respond to students’ concerns for a better research environment.

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Strategy and innovation in emerging economies after the end of the commodity boom—Insights from Latin America

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Camacho

Ciravegna

et al. 2016

Journal of Business Research

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Challenges for scholarly business research in Latin America

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Supply chain management in Latin America: current research and future directions

Supply chain management in Latin America: current research and future directions

Factors Affecting Research Environment at Syrian Business Faculties: A Student-Perceived Model

Strategy and innovation in emerging economies after the end of the commodity boom—Insights from Latin America

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