TOWARDS THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE DIRECTIVE FUNCTION IN LATIN AMERICA

Abstract

This article aims to address one of the latest tendencies in the field of human resource management, and is related to the professionalization of the directive function. Although in some countries with consolidated economies and democracies this issue has implied an institutionalization, in Latin American countries –except for Chile and a few others– it remains inactive. For this reason, the purpose of this document is to provide ideas and concepts on what the directive function and its professionalization is and represents, but mainly to illustrate possible components which may prove useful for the establishment of a professional system for Latin American countries.