The Business Association of Latin American Studies

Past Conference Awards

BALAS 2021 Awards

BALAS 2020 Awards

On this occasion, we are recognizing nominees as well as winners. Congratulations to all!

AWARDS	Authors, Paper
FIU Best Doctoral Colloquium Presentation Award	Jesus Juyumaya, Big data and predictive analytics for work engagement, job satisfaction and performance
Nominees	Marina Santucci, Interorganizational relations in technological districts
	Anne Marie Zwerg, Diversity and satisfaction in global virtual teams

Luis J. Sanz Best Student Paper Award (sponsored by INCAE)	Anne Marie Zwerg-Villegas, César Bernal-Torres, Ulf Thoene, Luz Elena Guzmán-Ibarra and Efraín Torralba-Chávez, Diversity, innovation, and internationalization: Complementary or competing activities in Latin America?
Nominees	Enrique Ogliastri, Carlos Quintanilla and Ramiro Caso, Expats perceptions of integrative/ distributive negotiation strategies: a latent class analysis in Latin America
	Cristobal Barra, Vicente Marin and Jorge Moyano, Artist Name Infusion and Luxury Perceptions: Expanding the Use of Art in Branding

Lourdes S. Casanova Best Applied Paper Award	Rodrigo Heldt, Fernando Bins Luce and Sarang Sunder, Customer-centricity in a product-centric marketplace: a bottom-up approach to customer, brand, and category management
Nominees	Wilian Feitosa, Carlos Eduardo Lourenço, Ligia Rezende, Henrique Campos Jr and Noemi Sunago, An experimental approach to analyzing sex appeal and gender in advertising
	Norma Ortiz, Carlos Jaramillo, Urbi Garay, and Diego Tellez, Why do multinational companies deconsolidate operations in a country?

University of San Diego, Best Paper on Business and Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Impact & Social Innovation	Patricia S. Sánchez-Medina, René Díaz-Pichardo and Joseph S. Guevara-Flores, Gender and Sustainability in Latin American Artisan Family Businesses
Nominees	Ezequiel A. Reficco, Jaén María Helena, Carlos Trujillo, Jako Volschenk and Azlan Amran, Are emerging countries walking their talk? The internalization of responsible management education in Asia, Africa and Latin America
	Mario Vázquez Maguirre, Humanistic management that benefits the community: Evidence from Social Enterprises in Mexico, Guatemala and Perú.

Universidad de Los Andes Best Teaching Case Award	Felipe Pérez Pineda, Esteban R. Brenes and Joseph Acuña, Eco-granjas “Michín”, S.A. de C.V.
Nominees	Luíza Fonseca, Angela da Rocha and Paula Sirimarco, Developing a global niche: The case of Zee.dog
	Fernando Nogueira, Malu Villela and Elisa Larroude, Combio and the ACAI puzzle

BALAS President´s Award for Best Academic Paper	Marcos Gomez, Catalina Bastias, Alvaro Espejo, Wenceslao Unanue, Frank Martela and Diego Bravo. The virtuous cycle of prosocial behavior and perceived prosocial impact in organizations
Nominees	Shoeb Mohammad and Bryan Husted, The Effect of Skilled Labour Scarcity on Law-abiding Organizational Climates in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Mexico
	Esteban R. Brenes, Gabriel Rodríguez-Portuguez, Joseph Acuña and Yadira Villalobos, Neuropsychological profile of entrepreneurs
	Juan Pablo Torres, José Ignacio Barrera and Gonzalo Valdes, Innovation Processes in Latin American Firms: A Dynamic Capability approach

BALAS 2020 Awards and Nominees

BALAS 2019 Award Winners

On this occasion, we are recognizing nominees as well as winners. Congratulations to all!

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BALAS 2018 Award Winners

The BALAS association sponsors an award program designed to recognize and encourage outstanding scholarship and research in the area of Latin American business activities. The number of awards has been enhanced thanks to the generosity of several of BALAS Institutional Members.

Beginning with the 2016 BALAS Conference, the best student paper award has been designated as the Luis J. Sanz Best Student Paper Award in honor of Dr. Sanz lifelong support of students and scholarship related to the business and economic environment of Latin America. INCAE sponsors this award.

BALAS granted the following awards during the 2018 Conference:

BALAS Presidents' Award for Best Academic Paper
Luis J. Sanz Best Student Paper Award
Lourdes S. Casanova Best Applied Paper Award
Universidad de los Andes School of Management Best Teaching Case Award
USD School of Business Award for the Best Teaching Case or Paper on Business and Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Impact and Social Innovation

On this occasion, we are recognizing nominees as well as winners. Congratulations to all!

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Previous BALAS Award Winners

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