This study reviews the literature on multilatinas, Latin American multinationals, and provides
suggestions for using these firms as a laboratory for extending exiting theories and models …

I study the multinationalization—the decision to establish foreign direct investment (FDI)—of
develo** country firms, in particular Latin American ones or “Multilatinas”. Despite a long …

An extensive literature has emerged recently that investigates the determinants of foreign
direct investment (FDI) in develo** regions of the world, including Latin America. Much of …

The political economy literature investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment
(FDI) based largely on aggregate data, ignoring the actual decision makers. The authors …

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

Abstract The Seventh International Conference on Strategic Management in Latin America
(SMLA), co-sponsored by Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and the Journal of Business Research …

A finales de la primera década del siglo veintiuno observamos como la prensa económica
resaltan la aparición de las multilatinas, las multinacionales con origen en países …

Rapid economic development is provoking a skilled talent shortage in Latin America,
causing firms to compete intensely for scarce talent (Manpower Group, 2011). While foreign …

A recent debate has taken place in International Human Resource Management (IHRM)
theory and practice between the so-called functionalists and the critical approaches. This …

Distance is an important concept for the study of international location decisions, but
conflicting empirical results call for the investigation of when distance matters. Based on …