A central component of the event will be the presentation of participating doctoral students’ own research projects, and related discussion. The aim of these presentations is to gain a broad understanding of the implicit or explicit theoretical and methodological challenges involved in developing, executing, and publishing research projects. This is realised with a specific focus through lenses such as decolonial studies, aesthetics, embodiment, and others that reflect the need for innovative approaches to studying Latin America and other non-Anglo-American and non-European contexts.
Invited scholars will introduce essential philosophical, methodological and practical issues surrounding management and business research in Latin America and similar contexts. Furthermore, they will provide knowledge and support for dealing with conceptual and practical challenges associated with some of the innovative research methods that are currently being constructed as a means to genuinely explore these regions. Knowledge and discussions around research, theories and methodologies will be contextualized in relation to studies involving empirical observations and collaborations with marginalized and under-served communities and their liveworldly contexts. Additionally, guidance will be offered on navigating the demanding endeavor of writing for and publishing in highly-ranked academic journals.
The format will consist of site visits, lectures, workshops, and participant presentations, feedbacks and discussions. Lecturing scholars will present on key challenging issues and introduce relevant themes that will then be processed and deepend through interactive sessions to which all participants are expected to contribute. A component of the workshops will be tied to a local Indigenous community.