ThinkBox: Integrating generative artificial intelligence into graduate studies in administration: impacts, ethical dilemmas, and methodological paths

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  • Emílio José Montero Arruda Filho University of the Amazon Belem. Business Administration Graduate Program - PPAD and Federal University of Pará Belém. Business Faculty - FAAD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1574-8332
  • Ricardo Limongi Universidade Federal de Goias. Faculdade de Contabilidade Economia e Administração
  • Mark Michael Lennon College of Business Administration. Business, Economics and Enterprise Sciences and Pennsylvania Western University Clarion. Information Science https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6717-6686

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https://doi.org/10.1108/REGE-10-2025-218

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2026-01-06

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ThinkBox: Integrating generative artificial intelligence into graduate studies in administration: impacts, ethical dilemmas, and methodological paths. (2026). REGE Revista De Gestão, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.1108/REGE-10-2025-218