In this episode PBEC is joined by prominent scholar and intellect Dr. Evodio Kaltenecker an Assistant Professor of business focused on management research and executive education. Where we discuss the merits of Brazil, Mexico and Chile’s economies and track the covid economic recovery of trade stories of each. We discuss the geopolitical instabilities and radical nationalist sentiments that are playing out. We seek Professor Evodio’s outlook and predictions over the coming quarter and even discuss religious influences and the perceived resurgence of believers and followers in the region and what this could mean.
Professor Kaltenecker currently works in the International Faculty at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey and EGADE Business School in Mexico. Originally born and raised in Brazil, Dr. Evodio is a regular commentator on Latin America issues, geopolitics, systemic risks, assessment and management, strategic planning, and investor advisory services in the Latam region.
Dr. Evodio is also a regular guest lecturer at Fundacao Dom Cabral, FDC - Brazil, faculty-in-residence at the Austral Education Group in Chile, research fellow at the Johnson Graduate School at Cornell University (USA), and academic leader - Management Strategy at the Management Center Innsbruck MCI in Austria.
Professor Kaltenecker has published articles in the Critical Perspectives on International Business, Journal of Education for Business, and Journal of Teaching in International Business. He is an acclaimed author of “Quality According to Garvin”, listed among the ten must-read books on quality management in the Portuguese language. Dr. Evodio also has an MBA from Harvard University (the Harvard Business School) and a Ph.D. in internationalization strategy from the University of São Paulo (USP) Brazil.