Management in Latin America: Threats and Opportunities in the Globalized World

1 Introduction.- 2 Culture, Geography, Wealth in National Resources and Technology.- 3 The Latin American Economy and Its Most Important Countries from the Point of View of Economic Representativeness.- 4 The Business Environment in the 8 Most Economically Important Countries.- 5 Management in Latin America: Where Are the Problems?.- 6 The Sectors that Concentrate the Largest Companies of Latin America and Their Respective Business Environments.- 7 The Importance of Large Companies for the Rise of Innovation in the Continent.- 8 Technological Panorama of Latin America.- 9 How Latin American Companies Could Become Innovators.- 10 Biotechnology: Latin America's Big Chance.- 11 Conclusion.- References.- Appendix.