Theorizing Latin America: transactions, resources and institutions

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Main Author: Moreira, Cristina Braga
Other Authors: Goldszmidt, Rafael Guilherme Burstein
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10438/11601
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Summary:Submitted by Cristina Moreira (cristinabraga@gmail.com) on 2014-03-24T13:44:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação CRISTINA BRAGA MOREIRA.pdf: 933614 bytes, checksum: 4d7b18e84d64be3acd6a7a3812f68b2b (MD5) === Approved for entry into archive by ÁUREA CORRÊA DA FONSECA CORRÊA DA FONSECA (aurea.fonseca@fgv.br) on 2014-04-04T16:27:55Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação CRISTINA BRAGA MOREIRA.pdf: 933614 bytes, checksum: 4d7b18e84d64be3acd6a7a3812f68b2b (MD5) === Approved for entry into archive by Maria Almeida (maria.socorro@fgv.br) on 2014-04-09T14:54:50Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação CRISTINA BRAGA MOREIRA.pdf: 933614 bytes, checksum: 4d7b18e84d64be3acd6a7a3812f68b2b (MD5) === Made available in DSpace on 2014-04-09T14:55:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação CRISTINA BRAGA MOREIRA.pdf: 933614 bytes, checksum: 4d7b18e84d64be3acd6a7a3812f68b2b (MD5) Previous issue date: 4-12-12 === Nos anos 80, a América Latina, uma das regiões menos desenvolvidas do mundo, enfrentou um período de mudanças econômicas e políticas significativas que levaram essa região a um lugar de destaque no mercado mundial. Por conseguinte, a América Latina foi objeto de diversos estudos, que, por sua vez, foram compilados nesta revisão de literatura, a fim de que se possam identificar quais os avanços foram feitos no âmbito da Gestão e Negócios Internacionais. Como base, tomou-se a metodologia aplicada por Meyer e Peng (2005), fazendo um paralelo entre três importantes teorias da área (Teoria de Baseada em Recursos, Teoria Baseada no Custo das Transações e Teoria Institucional) e alguns assuntos-chave de extrema relevância ao entendimento do tema (Construindo Vantagens Competitivas, Liberalização Econômica versus Regulação Governamental e Internacionalização) Ao final, delimitamos as contribuições da América Latina ao estudo da Gestão e Negócios Internacionais, fazendo algumas sugestões para futuros pesquisas nesse âmbito. === In the late 1980s, Latin America, at that the time one of the least developed regions of the world, experienced a period of significant political and economic changes that led to a prominent place in today’s economic world. As a consequence, Latin America has become a top research theme among scholars all over the world. In an attempt to contribute to this body of research, we conducted a qualitative research in order to test the applicability of existing theories in the fields of international business and strategy. Following Meyer and Peng (2005), we outlined the three most advanced theories in these two fields of study: (1) organizational economic theories; (2) resource-based theories; and (3) institutional theories. For each of these theories, we then discuss their contribution to the understanding of the key issues in Latin America such as building competitive advantages, economic liberalization vs. government regulation, and internationalization. Our findings contribute to the literature by discussing and understanding how Latin America research has influenced or impacted the development theory in the fields of IB and Strategy. We conclude by offering some suggestions and opportunities for future research.