Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America
Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America

Author: Garita, Mauricio

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2015-09-30

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1466688211

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Latin America has long held an important role in international economics and continues to attract attention as the region faces restructuration and implements new business conceptions. As a result, Latin America continues to experience economic growth, which further affirms the region’s great potential for future business endeavors. Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America provides a practical, in-depth look at the different challenges and opportunities present in the Latin American economy. This text is of use to policymakers, managers, academicians, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and government officials in furthering their research exposure to pertinent topics in market entry and business development in the region. This publication guides the reader to an understanding of the Latin American region both theoretically and practically through a collection of chapters concerning microfinance, political trust, opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurial activity, public-private academic cooperation, and poverty in Latin America.

Doing Business In Latin America
Doing Business In Latin America

Author: John E. Spillan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-03

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1136195734

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Success in today's globalized business environment requires deep knowledge of varied areas, and the willingness to engage in commerce not just across geographic areas, but cross-culturally and environmentally as well. Doing Business in Latin America offers an in-depth look at a complex region, integrating practitioners’ and scholars’ ideas to examine business conducted in Latin America through the lens of international business and globalization. The book introduces, discusses, and explains in detail the historical, economic, cultural, political, and technological impacts of globalization and business conduct in Latin American countries. It also considers the contemporary business environment of the area, looking at how current country and regional factors have affected the process of starting and operating businesses. Finally, it looks forward to the emerging trends that portend the future of business in these countries. With its combination of contemporary analysis and historical discussion, this book is a vital tool to all scholars and practitioners with an interest in the opportunities offered by the current Latin American business environment.

Globalization and the Ethical Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Globalization and the Ethical Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Johnson, Tarnue

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-03-21

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1522525351

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Large corporations operating on an international scale require honest business practices. It is imperative for corporations to conduct activities in an ethical manner, while also attaining effective economic growth. Globalization and the Ethical Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a scholarly reference source including the latest findings on the connection between international influence and integrity among corporations. Featuring extensive coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as corporate governance, stakeholder theory, and foreign direct investment (FDI), this publication is ideally designed for researchers, professionals, and academicians seeking current research on how global and transnational firms have affected economic progression all over the world.

Cases on Internationalization Challenges for SMEs
Cases on Internationalization Challenges for SMEs

Author: Moreira, António Carrizo

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-11-06

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1799843882

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With the globalization process, firms are seeking to expand their activities to international markets but are also “feeling” expanded competition from abroad. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), though seeking to expand abroad, have particularities that hinder their natural international expansion path due to particular barriers and challenges that most multinational firms have already overcome. Cases on Internationalization Challenges for SMEs provides a set of case studies on the internationalization of SMEs in order to share the latest empirical research findings in the field of internationalization in the context of a globalized world, and which considers a highly competitive international business setting. This includes examining the main reasons for the success or failure of the process of internationalization of SMEs and their inherent activities. Covering topics that include competitive advantage, export performance, and inward internationalization, this book targets managers, executives, and entrepreneurs concerned with how to adapt their companies to a fast-changing international business environment, how to conduct internationalization strategies, how to choose the most adequate international entry modes, and how to adapt their products and strategies to international markets. It is also suited for academicians, researchers, and students in the field of management.

Effective Open Innovation Strategies in Modern Business: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Effective Open Innovation Strategies in Modern Business: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Rao, N. Raghavendra

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-06-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1522557229

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Globalization has created an increase in the number of business opportunities presented to enterprises. A competitive market places demands on businesses to think differently and follow new approaches to managing their business goals and remaining acceptable to suppliers and service providers. Effective Open Innovation Strategies in Modern Business: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a comprehensive resource that focuses on the importance of interdisciplinary concepts in open innovation projects. Using case illustrations, the book examines concepts such as virtual reality, knowledge harvesting, and business process reengineering in relation to open innovation initiatives. As a publication exploring the areas of management and information technology disciplines, this resource is useful for corporate executives, business managers, entrepreneurs, business professionals, and graduate-level students seeking current research on business innovation techniques and approaches.

Handbook of Research on Economic, Financial, and Industrial Impacts on Infrastructure Development
Handbook of Research on Economic, Financial, and Industrial Impacts on Infrastructure Development

Author: Das, Ramesh Chandra

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-04-17

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 1522523626

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The infrastructure of a country has significant effects on both the lives of its citizens and its place in international markets. As such, it is imperative to develop policies to promote the quality of a nation’s infrastructure. The Handbook of Research on Economic, Financial, and Industrial Impacts on Infrastructure Development is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on various initiatives and policies developed to enhance the current infrastructure of modern nations. Including the role of economics, finance, and multiple industry perspectives, this book covers a range of pertinent topics such as R&D initiatives, foreign direct investment, and trade liberalization, and this publication is an ideal reference source for researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in recent trends in infrastructure development.

International Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
International Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-03-17

Total Pages: 2441

ISBN-13: 1466698152

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Business transactions and partnerships across borders have become easier than ever due to globalization and global digital connectivity. As part of this shift in the business sphere, managers, executives, and strategists across industries must acclimate themselves with the challenges and opportunities for conducting business globally. International Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents the latest research innovations focusing on cross-cultural communications and training, international relations, multinational enterprises, outsourcing, international business strategies, and competitive advantage in the global marketplace. This publication is an exhaustive multi-volume work essential to academic and corporate libraries who serve researchers, scholars, business executives and professionals, and graduate-level business students.

Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization
Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization

Author: Teixeira, Nuno Miguel

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-06-28

Total Pages: 785

ISBN-13: 1522584803

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In a global and increasingly competitive world, companies must be aware of important drivers. Entrepreneurship and innovation are important contributions to the development of economies and creation of employment, gaining relevance in the business context due to a more complex market and needs for higher differentiation. The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization provides key data to business managers on dealing with entrepreneurship, as well as for creating networks and complementarities for leveraging the firm’s activity in order to help plan and control innovation and internationalization processes to avoid risk and increase the firm’s value. The content within this publication includes topics such as family business, economics, and business education. It is designed for entrepreneurs, managers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-11-02

Total Pages: 1732

ISBN-13: 1522573127

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The social and economic systems of any country are influenced by a range of factors including income and education. As such, it is vital to examine how these factors are creating opportunities to improve both the economy and the lives of people within these countries. Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a critical look at the process of social and economic transformation based on environmental and cultural factors including income, skills development, employment, and education. Highlighting a range of topics such as economics, social change, and e-governance, this multi-volume book is designed for policymakers, practitioners, city-development planners, academicians, government officials, and graduate-level students interested in emerging perspectives on socio-economic development.

Method of Systems Potential (MSP) Applications in Economics: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Method of Systems Potential (MSP) Applications in Economics: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Pushnoi, Grigorii

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-02-10

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1522521712

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Modeling techniques provide ample opportunities for progress across numerous fields. When analyzing complex systems, new methods allow for a deeper understanding of system dynamics. Method of Systems Potential (MSP) Applications in Economics: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an innovative source of academic research that examines the Method of Systems Potential for complex systems analysis in economical contexts. Highlighting critical perspectives on topics such as system efficiency, adaptive algorithms, and variable parameters, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, graduate students, and practitioners interested in the latest uses and applications of modeling techniques.