TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this essay is to highlight the journey of the author in her early career, along with her main challenges and ways she found to overcome them.Design/methodology/approach– This is an inductive account of the main experiences that the author has encountered or has observed.Findings– This essay highlights three academic adaptation phases and steps that indicate how these can be worked to your advantage. It also depicts research opportunities and success factors.Originality/value– This essay informs potential research opportunities for Ibero‐American scholars alongside key success factors for effective research. VL - 11 IS - 1 SN - 1536-5433 DO - 10.1108/1536-541311318099 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/1536-541311318099 AU - Story Joana S.P. ED - Martin Larraza‐Kintana ED - Cristina Cruz ED - Imanol Belausteguigoitia Rius PY - 2013 Y1 - 2013/01/01 TI - Essay from an early career: to each his/her own “tune” T2 - Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 100 EP - 107 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -