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- Alimadadi, Siyavash, et al.
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Business and political interactions in emerging markets : experiences from China, South Africa and Turkey
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Ingår i: Business, society and politics. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 9781780529905 ; , s. 209-230
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter deals with firms’ relationships in particular with political actors when expanding in emerging markets. Our main purpose is to illustrate the importance of including such relationships when describing how firms develop insidership in networks in these markets. Emerging markets are often described as if they pose similar challenges but we will focus on the heterogeneity and how firms handle the diversity of the non-business foreign environment. Based on experiences from three Western multinationals — Sandvik, Ericsson and ABB — the main challenges in China, South Africa and Turkey are described. In addition to relationships with political actors, the discussion indicates the importance of also including other non-business actors, such as NGOs. The cases also illustrate that knowledge acquired in one cultural setting may not easily be transferred to another since the contexts are so different.
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- Hadjikhani, Annoch Isa, 1985-, et al.
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Internationalization of Swedish Banks in Russia and the Impact of Political Environment
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Ingår i: International Business and Management. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1876-066X. - 9781780529905 ; 28, s. 173-193
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this chapter one of few studies made of banks’ internationalization process in emerging markets, focusing on behaviour relating to the political environment is presented. Aiming to understand banks’ behaviour in the Russia, an analytical framework built on the internationalization process model incorporating the impact of political environment is developed. The empirical data in the chapter concern Sweden’s four largest banks’ expansion into the Russian market and is presented in form of an long- itudinal cross-case study with secondary data between years 1990 and 2010, collected retrospectively. The secondary data consist of newspaper articles, annual reports and press releases. Findings show that in stable periods, Swedish banks have followed the pattern of the internationalization process model when expanding into the Russian market. In periods of instability, the banks’ behaviour is heterogenic and can be opportunistic or cautious.
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- Ljung, Anna, 1978-, et al.
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Innovation Through Business and NGO Co-operation : The Case of Digital Inclusion in the Amazon
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Ingår i: Business, Society and Politics. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 9781780529905 - 9781780529912 ; , s. 281-301
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Based on the findings in earlier research of the importance of relationships in general, and relationships to social actors in particular to explain innovation processes in emerging economies, the aim of the paper is to reach a better understanding of the mechanisms behind innovations in these economies. This has been accomplished through an investigation of an innovation process and the relationships between two business firms and a NGO that were central for its progression. Theoretically the study is constructed on the concepts of trust, commitment and cultural capability in long and short-term relationships as discussed in business network theory and theory on discontinuous innovation. A case study method is used and the social innovation project ‘Connexão Belterra’ that enabled connectivity in the distant Amazon region of Pará, Brazil, was investigated.
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