Internationalization management of Brazilian industrial firms

• Grant number: 04/10231-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2006
• End date: January 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Administration - Business Administration
• Principal Investigator: Afonso Carlos Corrêa Fleury
• Grantee: Afonso Carlos Corrêa Fleury
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Eduardo Pinheiro Gondim de Vasconcellos ; Hélio Nogueira da Cruz ; Isak Kruglianskas ; Maria Tereza Leme Fleury ; Roberto Sbragia

Abstract

The objective of this project is the generation of knowledge about the internationalization of industrial activities aiming to a) the development of conceptual frameworks best suited to local conditions; b) the creation of managerial systems and tools to support the brazilian enterprises in their strategies towards the global markets; c) the provision of subsidies for the formulation and implementation of public policies towards that end. The literature on international management is not only recent but is also biased by the perspective the large multinational corporations from highly developed countries. There are relatively few references about the internationalization of enterprises from developing countries in the new economy, especially when Brazil is considered. This project might be characterized by its multi and interdisciplinary approach, for the concern with questions related to "why and how to develop international operations and also with the specific features of the strategies and managerial systems that support the movements of developing countries enterprises, especially the Brazilian corporations. (AU)