The long jump: How to succeed in a North American stage of your career
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to help Ibero-American researchers identify the key challenges and benefits of moving to an Anglo-Saxon university for a period in their careers.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a review of the insights provided by a number of prominent Ibero-American scholars based on the main experiences they have encountered.
Findings
The paper analyzes three situations: a research visit, searching for a long-term position in North America (NA) and pursuing a PhD program in NA. The paper introduces some principles to succeed in these situations.
Originality/value
The paper defines different strategies to take full advantage of a professional stage in an Anglo-Saxon/US university.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the Editor, Rita Campos e Cunha, for her patience and support during the process of writing this article. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Science and Feder (Project ECO2011-24921).
Citation
Martínez-del-Rio, J. and Pérez-Valls, M. (2014), "The long jump: How to succeed in a North American stage of your career", Management Research, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-03-2014-0545
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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