Internationalization, Innovation and Sustainability of MNCs in Latin America

  • Leonardo Liberman
  • William Newburry
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Part of the The AIB-LAT Book Series book series (AIBLAT)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction
    Leonardo Liberman, William Newburry
    Pages 1-9
  3. Maintaining a Global Competitive Advantage: Sustainable Tourism in a World Heritage Site in Peru
    James Patrick Johnson, Ronald M. Rivas
    Pages 10-41
  4. Foreign Direct Investment in the Water Sector in Latin America
    Frederico Araujo Turolla
    Pages 42-65
  5. Absorptive Capacity in the Franchising System: Empirical and Comparative Dimensions from Brazil
    Rogério Stival Morgado, Afonso Fleury
    Pages 66-80
  6. Brazilian Franchising Networks: Degree of Internationalization and Current Status
    Livia Lopes Barakat, Sherban Leonardo Cretoiu, Mayara Ximenes Dalbem
    Pages 81-102
  7. Private Equity Investments in Emerging Markets, National Governance, and Geographic Distance: The Case of Latin America, 1996–2009
    Santiago Mingo, Francisco Morales, Marc Junkunc
    Pages 103-123
  8. The Internationalization of Brazilian Fast-Food Chains: A Marketing Failure?
    Gilberto Figueira da Silva, Angela da Rocha, Henrique Pacheco
    Pages 124-146
  9. Challenges in Strategy and Management of Multinational R&D Centres in Emerging Markets: Perspective from a German Headquarters in the Chemical Sector
    Osmar Saito, Roberto Bernardes, Marcos Amatucci
    Pages 147-174
  10. Internationalization of Asian MNCs in Brazil: Factors and Motivations
    Mario H. Ogasavara, Gilmar Masiero
    Pages 175-201
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 203-204
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About this book

Introduction

Presents research findings and theoretical developments in the International Business field, with special emphasis on the issues of internationalization, innovation and sustainability in Latin America.

Keywords

business Emerging Markets foreign direct investment innovation International Business internationalization management marketing Motivation strategy sustainability

Editors and affiliations

  • Leonardo Liberman
    • 1
  • William Newburry
    • 2
  1. 1.Universidad de los AndesChile
  2. 2.Florida International UniversityUSA

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137024138
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Business & Management Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-43848-8
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-02413-8
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