scholarly journals Internationalization process of Spanish firms of the service sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Araya-Castillo ◽  
Xavier Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
International Management ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
International Operations ◽  
Levels Of Control

The objective of this research is responding to two important questions that have been analyzed in the literature on international management, the “where” and the “how”. With this purpose both descriptive and comparison of means analysis are applied. The resulting analysis indicates that Spanish multinationals in the service sector have a semi global focus in their international operations and are located principally in Europe and Latin America. Furthermore, we found that Spanish service multinationals exert high levels of subsidiary control and that do not present significant differences in the levels of control they have over subsidiaries in relation to the type of service.

scholarly journals Relational and Identity-Making Capabilities in the Internationalization Process: The Case of US Food Service Sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Valentina Della Corte ◽  
Giovanna Del Gaudio
Keyword(s):  
Fast Food ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
Single Location ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants ◽  
Internationalization Strategies ◽  
Relational Capabilities

<p>This paper aims at exploring the link between internationalization strategies and local identity. More precisely, this study analyzes how firms manage this relationship, understanding if a firm can express the local identity and to what extent this latter can be extended through without jeopardizing the essential soul of its products/services.<br />The analysis is developed according to a double level that includes the recognition of both distinctive resources and competences and the specific relational capabilities necessary in the internationalization process. Furthermore, the strength of this paper is represented by the examination of different types of firms (single location full-service restaurants, chain restaurants and fast food restaurants) operating in the food service sector.</p>

Multilatinas: a systematic literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 331-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Satsumi Lopez-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
The Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Cultural Affinity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a systematic literature review on the subject of multilatinas during 2007-2017, through a review of 55 papers published in 35 journals. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative technique for conducting a systematic literature review was used. To systematize and make the literature review more accurate, it was divided in four stages: data collection, coding, analysis and interpretation of data. Several tables and figures were developed to provide a better interpretation of the literature. Findings The phenomenon of multilatinas is still a regional topic. Nine specific gaps in the literature were identified: the role of the state; impact of “home-country reputation”; the role of the host country in the expansion of multilatinas; multilatina selection of markets with geographical closeness and cultural affinity; multilatinas from small economies (mainly Central American countries); studies of multilatinas operating in the service sector; the role of family ownership; studies analysing the multinationality–performance relationship; and the study of collaboration networks between researchers. Research limitations/implications The access of academic databases, where more published studies may have been available, and the level of precision in the search for papers that meet the necessary characteristics were included in the review. Practical implications This paper contributes to not only the body of knowledge about multilatinas but also, in a wide scope, to the knowledge of multinationals from emerging countries. Furthermore also this paper provide some research directions for academics interested in multinationals. Originality/value The general contribution of this paper is in its addressing the topic of multinationals from emerging economies such as Latin America, a less-studied emerging region. Moreover, this work specifically contributes to understanding multilatinas and identifies research gaps and characteristics of the scientific papers on this phenomenon, potentially increasing knowledge about multinationals from emerging countries, and specifically Latin America.

New models in old frameworks? Contributions to the extension of international management theories through the analysis of emerging multinationals

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Marchand
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Process Model ◽  
International Management ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
Emerging Multinationals ◽  
Internationalization Process Model

Purpose The extent to which emerging multinational enterprises (EMNEs) challenge extant international management (IM) theories is a question under current discussion. The purpose of this paper is to confront two classic theories (internationalization process model (IPM) and post-acquisition integration types) to several EMNEs strategies within their initial conceptual frameworks, exploring how their practices lead to extend and update existing models. Design/methodology/approach This paper compares the classic IPM with the development stages of iconic EMNEs. This reveals how EMNEs’ strategies can be analyzed within extant conceptual frameworks, extending their theoretical content. This approach is then applied to an empirical study of post-acquisition integrations conducted in France by EMNEs from 11 countries of origin. Findings Two theories are discussed, with suggested updates, within their extant frameworks, taking into account EMNEs’ strategies. First, the initial IPM is re-explored to reveal concentrated paths, from all quadrants of the framework. Similarly, post-integration typologies are updated, including the partnering approach frequently implemented by EMNEs, and the holding approach empirically identified with some specific features (subjection). Originality/value This paper combines an analysis of some iconic EMNEs’ internationalization processes and empirical data on up-market acquisitions by EMNEs from diverse countries of origin. It provides suggestions to update two IM theories.

When family businesses go international: management sets the path

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Jorge ◽  
Maria Couto ◽  
Tânia Veloso ◽  
Mário Franco
Keyword(s):  
Family Firms ◽  
International Markets ◽  
International Management ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Factor ◽  
The Family ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Exploratory Case Studies ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the characteristics and decision processes of small- and medium-sized family firms (FSMEs) regarding the internationalization process. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, the authors decided on a qualitative approach and performed exploratory case studies of two small- and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in Portugal, one family and the other non-family. Findings The authors found that the internationalization of FSME is not entirely explained by gradual processes of commitment to international markets. Restricted access to resources (financial and human) is compensated for by specific factors of FSMEs. Practical implications This study shows the relevance of FSME management for the process that seems to be at the basis of the commitment to, and success in international markets, concerning both the risk taken on and its cultural mentality. Originality/value Although family firms are many in number and central in the dynamics of the world economy, the family factor has not been approached as a determinant characteristic in the internationalization process. This holds particularly for the realm of FSMEs.

The identity of class in Latin America: Objective class position and subjective class identification in Argentina and Chile (2009)

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Elbert ◽  
Pablo Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Group Formation ◽  
Class Identity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Class Identification ◽  
Privileged Class ◽  
Economic Concentration

Class identity is a key mechanism in the explanation of class-based collective action. For decades, this was particularly relevant in Latin America, where objective class inequality was persistent and there was a long history of collective action, originating in the workplace and expressed through unions and labor parties. Despite persistent inequalities in the region, since the 1990s scholars increasingly claimed that the relation between objective class position and subjective class identification weakened significantly, and that class dynamics centered on work were no longer central to explain group formation and collective action among the popular sectors. While in countries like Argentina scholars have explained these processes by focusing on the effects of the de-industrialization of the economy and the informalization of the job market, in Chile analysts have done so by emphasizing the growth of the service sector and the emergence of a middle-class society where ‘old-fashioned’ working-class identities have become irrelevant. This article questions these arguments based on a comparative analysis of the relationship between objective class position and subjective class identification in Argentina and Chile in 2009. The results show that class still matters. In both countries, people with a working-class position or a working-class trajectory are significantly more likely to uphold working-class identity than individuals with a privileged class position or trajectory. Surprisingly, the authors’ analysis also demonstrates that the overall rates of working-class identification are higher in Chile than in Argentina. The authors explain these unexpected results by looking at contemporary class-related phenomena (e.g. higher inequality and economic concentration in Chile) and longer-term class dynamics (particularly differences stemming from the ‘radical’ party–union configuration in Chile and the state-corporatist incorporation of labor in Argentina).

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