The influence of domestic economic agents on the international competitiveness of latin american firms: : Evidence from peruvian small and medium multinational enterprises.

• Autores: Jesús C. Peña Vinces, David Urbano Pulido
• Localización: Emerging Markets Finance & Trade, ISSN-e 1558-0938, Vol. 50, Nº. 6, 2014, págs. 229-248
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We evaluate how home-country economic agents (government, universities and research centers, and industry) affect the international competitiveness of small and medium multinational enterprises (SMNEs) of developing countries in Latin America. Drawing on a sample of 100 SMNEs of Peru, the main findings reveal that for Peruvian SMNEs, the government is a core economic agent. Competitiveness of SMNEs also depends on the relationships they have with companies operating in the same industry. Universities and research centers do not have a positive effect on the international competitiveness of SMNEs. The study both advances theory and offers practical advice