European Business Review: Volume 36 Issue 1

Guest editorial: Multilatinas in the era of uncertainties: a trajectory of different dependencies

Mohamed Amal, Dinora Eliete Floriani, Juan Carlos Sosa Varela

Effect of populism on the internationalization of emerging market firms

Jorge Alcaraz, Julio Martinez-Suarez, Miguel A. Montoya

This paper aims to determine whether policy uncertainty caused by institutional decay in countries with populist rulers influences the internationalization decision of emerging…

The influence of home-country resources and state ownership on subsidiary’s performance: a multilevel perspective

Juciara Nunes de Alcântara, Cristina Lelis Leal Calegario, Marco Túlio Dinali Viglioni, Jorge Carneiro

Although emerging markets are distinctly known for the rapid growth and international expansion of their state-owned enterprises, little is known about the influence of parent…

Becoming a Multilatina: strategic capabilities as necessary conditions for the internationalization of Latin American firms

Michel Hermans, Armando Borda, William Newburry, Carlos Oswaldo Cordova Chea, Diego Finchelstein, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Miguel A. Montoya-Bayardo, Gerardo Velasco, Juan Velez-Ocampo

This study aims to challenge the generic interpretation of Multilatinas as Latin American firms that have been able to internationalize because of highly competitive strategic…

Multilatinas’ foreign divestment and host country institutional uncertainty: is there a best entry strategy?

Luíza Neves Marques da Fonseca, Angela da Rocha, Jorge Brantes Ferreira

This paper aims to investigate the divestment behavior of emerging market multinationals from Latin America – multilatinas – by examining how their foreign market entry decision…

Feeling the squeeze: EMNEs’ international expansion as a driver of nonmarket political strategy at home

Jaison Caetano da Silva, Rosilene Marcon, Ronaldo Parente, Cinara Gambirage

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of international expansion of emerging markets multinationals (EMNEs) on the home country nonmarket political strategy and…

Sustainable strategy as a lever for corporate legitimacy and long-term competitive advantage: an examination of an emerging market multinational

Ana Maria Gomez-Trujillo, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Jose Jaime Baena-Rojas

The purpose of this paper is to examine the process of integrating sustainability into the corporate strategy of an emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNE) to achieve and…