Strategy and innovation in emerging economies after the end of the commodity boom-Insights from Latin America

This paper explores the economic trends of Latin America, highlighting their influences on the strategies and behaviors of different types of businesses. It introduces a Special Issue featuring a selection of the best papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Strategic Management in Latin America, held at INCAE Business School in 2015. The theme for this Conference was: “Strategies for Growth, Regional Expansion and Global Competition”. The Conference provided a big opportunity to exchange theoretical insights, empirical research results and applications of current Latin American strategic management issues.