Special Conference Tracks & Doctoral Consortium

• Innovation ecosystems for business and sustainable development
• Overcoming the Innovation Paradox in Developing and emerging economies: Technology and Management to reach prosperity
• Management History
• Public Management

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM: 21st June - Friday Afternoon

General Conference Tracks

• Accounting, Taxation & Mgmt. Control Systems
• Consumer Behaviour
• Corporate Finance
• Culture, Social and Ethical Issues
• Economics and Global Issues
• Entrepreneurship and Family Business
• Financial Markets, Investment and Risk Management
• Information Systems, Technology
• Management and Operations
• Management, OB and HRM Marketing Management
• Asia and Latin American Business and Economics
• Strategy, IB & Global Competitiveness
• Teaching Cases and Management Education

Dast Tracks Opportunities

• SI RAE (ABS 1 LIST) FOCUSED ON LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
• SI CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON IB (https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/cpoib)
• BALAS ASSOCIATED JOURNALS:
  
  • Academia-Revista Latinoamericana de Administración
  • The Journal of Management History
  • Emerging Markets Case Studies
  • Latin American Business Review (LABR)
  • Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science
  • RBGN (Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios).

General Program Overview

• PLENARY SESSIONS - 2 International and 1 National Keynote speakers
• DEANS PANEL
• EXECUTIVE PANEL
• MEET THE EDITORS
• PARALLEL SESSIONS
• PAPER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
• DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
• COMPANY VISITS

About BALAS

Founded in 1989, BALAS is the first academic association to focus exclusively on business and economics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Scholars from around the world participate in the annual conference known for its solid academic standards and for being congenial, open, supportive and fun. In addition to the conference, BALAS produces special edition publications, doctoral consortia, case studies and awards programs.  

The objectives of BALAS are to foster education, encourage research, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discussion of Latin American issues that affect the business environment of both domestic and transnational enterprises.  BALAS offers events, materials and networks to develop successive generations of academic and professional leaders focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Partnerships and Members

BALAS thanks Institutional Members for their continuing support and collaboration. Partner universities include: Universidad de San Diego, Florida International University, University of Texas Arlington, Northeastern University, University of Arizona, Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia), ESAN University, Universidad de Chile, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile), Universidad de Puerto Rico/Rio Piedras, EGADE Business School - Tecnologico de Monterrey, Universidad de La Salle (Colombia), INCAE Costa Rica, Universidad de Texas Rio Grande Valley, Fundação Getulio Vargas, INSPER Brazil. Universidad ICESI (Colombia), Universidad de La Sabana/ INALDE (Colombia), Universidad del Rosario (Colombia), U. of Texas San Antonio, CETYS Universidad (México), ESPAE-Espol (Ecuador), Universidad ORT (Uruguay), IESA (Venezuela), Universidad de Lima, Perú, Universidad Privada Boliviana, CLADEA. 

Balas 2024 Program & Schedule