Latin America, a thriving region of more than 600 million people, has a promising decade ahead. It is a leading global trader of agro-products with major reserves of raw materials and immense rainforests, which are vital for the global climate and hold potential for renewable energies. Major...

The 31st PODIM Conference will gather experts from different countries to address numerous issues facing born-global companies and already established companies that aim at global market and whose growth is fuelled by international competition. For three decades, PODIM Conferences on...

Theme: Essential Development Finance Research for Africa’s Development The emphasis of the conference will be on high-quality, theoretical and/or applied research focusing on issues relevant to finance/economics research which have special relevance to Africa.

Potential topics include: - Unique characteristics of Latin American MNCs and Multilatinas - Applicability of core strategy theories (i.e., the resource based view, organizational economics, strategic group theory, agency theory, institutional theory) to this region - Differences between...