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Julio O. De Castro: open your eyes! Research opportunities are all around you

Santiago Ibarreche (University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA)

Management Research

ISSN: 1536-5433

Article publication date: 12 August 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this paper is to be a conversation with Julio O. De Castro, conducted by Santiago Ibarreche, about his career as an eclectic scholar, with high aims at having social impact in his activities as an academician in the area of international businesses, entrepreneurship, family firms, piracy, informal firms and other equally important subjects.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is an interview.

Findings

The interview explores De Castro’s career, his achievements and continued search for excellence in terms of teaching, research and service in academia, especially in his role as President of The Iberoamerican Academy of Management.

Originality/value

The interview in this special section, A Life in Research, brings out an individual scholar’s experience and history, not only as recognition of scholarly impact but also as recognition of the person.

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Citation

Ibarreche, S. (2014), "Julio O. De Castro: open your eyes! Research opportunities are all around you", Management Research, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 203-214. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-06-2014-0552

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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