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Title Internationalization, innovation and sustainability of MNCs in Latin America / edited by Leonardo Liberman, Universidad de los Andes, Chile and William Newburry, Florida International University, USA
Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 204 pages)
Series The AIB-LAT book series
AIB-LAT book series.
Contents 1. Maintaining a Global Competitive Advantage: Sustainable Tourism in a World Heritage Site in Peru; James Patrick Johnson and Ronald Rivas -- 2. Foreign Direct Investment in the Water Sector in Latin America; Frederico Araujo Turolla -- 3. Absorptive Capacity in Franchising System: Empirical and Comparative Dimensions from Brazil; Rogerio Stival Morgado and Afonso Fleury -- 4. Brazilian Franchising Networks: Degree of Internationalization and Current Status; Livia Lopes Barakat, Sherban Leonardo Cretoiu and Mayara Ximenes Dalbem -- 5. Private Equity Investments in Emerging Markets, National Governance and Geographic Distance: The Case of Latin America, 1996-2009; Santiago Mingo, Francisco Morales and Marc Junkunc -- 6. The Internationalization of Brazilian Fast-Food Chains: A Marketing Failure?; Gilberto Figueira da Silva, Angela da Rocha and Henrique Pacheco -- 7. Challenges in Strategy and Management of Multinational R & D Centers in Emerging Markets: Perspective from a German Headquarters in the Chemical Sector; Osmar Mitsuo Saito, Roberto Carlos Bernardes and Marcos Amatucci -- 8. Internationalization of Asian MNCs in Brazil: Factors and Motivations; Mario Henrique Ogasavara and Gilmar Masiero
Summary As global and regional integration move forward, firms must be innovative and sustainable when setting up operations in new countries and markets. The AIB-LAT book series presents research findings and theoretical developments in international business, with special emphasis on studies focusing on internationalization, innovation and sustainability in Latin America ₆ three increasingly interconnected and important issues for firms around the world. Latin America continues to gather business and academic attention as the region plays a growing role in the global economy. The chapters of this volume will further readers' understanding of how business enterprises from and in Latin America strive to create and implement sustainable and innovative solutions while developing their international operations by presenting research findings from top scholars working in the region
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject International business enterprises -- Latin America
Multinationals -- Latin America.
International business -- Latin America.
Business innovation -- Latin America.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Business and Management.
International business enterprises
Multinationales Unternehmen
Multinationals -- South & Central America, Latin America.
International business -- South & Central America, Latin America.
Business innovation -- South & Central America, Latin America.
Business and Management.
Latin America
Lateinamerika
Form Electronic book
Author Liberman, Leonardo, 1967- editor.
Newburry, William, 1964- editor.
ISBN 9781137024138
1137024135