Multilatinas and the Internationalization of Latin American Firms

Aguilera, Ruth V.; Ciravegna, Luciano; Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro; Gonzalez-Perez, Maria Alejandra

Multilatinas and the Internationalization of Latin American Firms

Aguilera, R., Ciravegna, L., Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A. 2017. Multilatinas and the internationalization of Latin American firms. Journal of World Business, 52 (4): 447-460.

27 Pages Posted: 31 Dec 2018

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Ruth V. Aguilera

Northeastern University - Department of International Business and Strategy

Luciano Ciravegna

King's College London, International Development Institute

Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra

Northeastern University - Department of International Business and Strategy

Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez

Universidad EAFIT

Date Written: May 25, 2017

Abstract

Latin America is an under-researched region that has the potential to yield new and important insights on the internationalization of firms from emerging markets, particularly as compared with the experience of firms from other regions. At the same time, some of the unique features of Latin America are generating new ideas that contribute to a better understanding of how the home country influences the behavior of firms in general and their foreign expansion in particular. In this article, we discuss such contributions and present some suggestions for future research.

Keywords: internationalization, Latin America, home country, international business

JEL Classification: F23

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Aguilera, Ruth V. and Ciravegna, Luciano and Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro and Gonzalez-Perez, Maria Alejandra, Multilatinas and the Internationalization of Latin American Firms (May 25, 2017). Aguilera, R., Ciravegna, L., Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A. 2017. Multilatinas and the internationalization of Latin American firms. Journal of World Business, 52 (4): 447-460. . Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3298223