Multilatinas

Veneta Andonova is Associate Professor at the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. The outcomes of her research are published in international journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, the Journal of Development Studies, the Journal of Business Research, Telecommunications Policy and others. Her research interests include business growth and entrepreneurship, crafting business strategies in poor business environments and successful internationalization strategies for Latin American and East European companies. Mauricio Losada-Otálora is a Professor at the Universidad Externado de Colombia, Business School. His current research focuses primarily on services marketing and on the relationships between institutions, resources and internationalization of emerging multinationals. His research has been published in the European Business Review, Business Horizons, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management and the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services.

Part I: 1. Multilatinas – where do we find them? Mauricio Losada and Veneta Andonova; 2. Colombia – the new wave Juana García and Veneta Andonova; 3. Peru – the future Juana García and Veneta Andonova; 4. Chile – the disciplined Juana García and Veneta Andonova; 5. Argentina – the precursor Juana García and Veneta Andonova; 6. Mexico – the lighthouse Juana García and Veneta Andonova; 7. Brazil – the heavyweight Juana García and Veneta Andonova; Part II: 8. Institutional uncertainty in Latin America Veneta Andonova and Mauricio Losada; 9. Organisational resources and competences Veneta Andonova and Mauricio Losada; 10. Non-market resources and business groups Veneta Andonova and Mauricio Losada; Part III: 11. Resource-dependent strategies of internationalisation: the where, when and how of going abroad Mauricio Losada and Veneta Andonova; 12. Where, when and how? Empirical results Mauricio Losada and Veneta Andonova; 13. Multilatinas – strategies for internationalisation Veneta Andonova and Mauricio Losada; Part IV. An Introductory Note: 14. Are Brazilian multinationals competitive enough? Lourdes Casanova and Julian Kassum; 15. Shared value – opportunities for multilatinas Jorge Ramírez-Vallejo and Ernesto Cuéllar-Urbano; 16. Exploring HRM systems in the multilatina enterprise Anabella Davila; 17. The internationalisation of high-tech new ventures from Latin America – the Brazilian experience Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen and Moacir Miranda de Oliveira, Jr.