International Business in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : Innovation, Geography and Internationalization / / edited by W. Newburry, M. Gonzalez-Perez

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910788165903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-349-68138-5; 1-137-40912-6
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2015.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Collana: AIB Latin America, , 2662-1002
• Disciplina: 338.8/888
• Soggetti: Management; Industrial management; Leadership; International business enterprises; International economics; Development economics; Innovation/Technology Management; Business Strategy/Leadership; International Business; International Economics; Development Economics; Latin America Commerce
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; 1 International Business in LatinAmerica, and Latin Americans inInternational Business: Insightsfrom AIB-LAT; 2 Doing Research and Publishing onLatin America; 3 Local Business and InternationalBusiness: Innovation as a KeyComponent of the InternationalStrategy of Colombian Firms; 4 International ; Entrepreneurshipin Latin America: Lessons fromTheory and Practice*; 5 Migrant TransnationalEntrepreneurship in Colombia; 6 Entrepreneurs' Responses toCrime-Entrepreneurs in Mexico7 Cultural Heritage, InstitutionalEntrepreneurship, andLatin American SMEMultinationalization: AComparative Analysis ofPeruvian Diaspora and RepatriateGastronomy Entrepreneurs; 8 Internationalization of Video-GameStudios from Emerging Markets: AColombian Case Study Based on anActivity-Based View; 9 Propensity for Internationalization:A Study of Brazilian SoftwareFirms 1; 10 The Development of AbsorptiveCapacity in Brazilian and ForeignFranchise Networks: A Multi-Method Study; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume in the Academy of International Business Latin America Chapter (AIB-LAT) series presents research findings and theoretical developments in international business, with special emphasis on innovation, geography and internationalization in Latin America. Contributions are based on the best papers from the fourth annual AIB-LAT conference.