Purpose – Latin America has been neglected in management and international business (IB) knowledge for a long time. Such a picture reflects the enduring power of the dark side of the geopolitics of knowledge that “international” sub-fields in management knowledge have to tackle as a key...

Shows that interdisciplinary developments between the previously distinct fields of International Management (IM) and International Relations are important for the construction of a Latin America perspective in the field of International Management, contributing to the development of the IM...

pt. 1. Geography and history into international management and international relations -- pt. 2. Cross-cultural issues : into, across and from Latin America -- pt. 3. International management and governance in Latin America -- pt. 4. Conclusions.