Export learning process in local supplier networks

The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of a multinational corporation on the productive network of the host territory and the proliferation of entrepreneurs. In particular, an attempt has been made to analyze the influence on the exporting activities of local SMEs, both suppliers and non-suppliers. The study has shown that strategic integrated suppliers show greater exporting tendencies than those which are not considered to be strategic suppliers for the MNC. Similarly, those companies whose founder and/or part of the executive team have worked previously in the MNC show greater levels of export activity, compared to those companies founded by local entrepreneurs

Export Learning Process in Local Supplier Networks

The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of a multinational corporation on the productive network of the host territory and the proliferation of entrepreneurs. In particular, an attempt has been made to analyze the influence on the exporting activities of local SMEs, both suppliers and non-suppliers. The study has shown that strategic integrated suppliers show greater exporting tendencies than those which are not considered to be strategic suppliers for the MNC. Similarly, those companies whose founder and/or part of the executive team have worked previously in the MNC show greater levels of export activity, compared to those companies founded by local entrepreneurs.

La inteligencia empresarial en las pequeñas y medianas empresas competitivas de América Latina : algunas reflexiones

Neste artigo, desenvolvem-se algumas teses preliminares que, na opinião do autor, podem ser úteis a muitos profissionais da região da América Latina e do Caribe, envolvidos nos trabalhos de geração, processamento, comercialização e administração dos conhecimentos e das informações necessárias às pequenas e médias empresas. Considera-se também que algumas das idéias aqui propostas interessem aos empresários que poderiam beneficiar-se de uma reflexão individual e conjunta com os "trabalhadores do conhecimento e da informação" sobre estes temas na regiã

International entrepreneurship in local SMEs suppliers networks.

The objective of this study is to analyse the influence of a multinational corporation (MNC) on the productive network of the host territory and the proliferation of entrepreneurs. In particular, an attempt has been made to analyse the influence on the exporting activities of local SMEs – both suppliers and non-suppliers. The study has shown that strategic integrated suppliers show greater exporting tendencies than those that are not considered to be strategic suppliers for an MNC. Similarly, those companies whose founder and/or part of the executive team have worked previously in a multinational corporation show greater levels of export activity compared with those founded by local entrepreneursInternational entrepreneurship; Internationalization; Smes; Multinational corporations; Networks; Externalities;

PI external reviews : summary of report; PAN Americas corporate project, report to IDRC Board of Governors

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Résumé du rapport de l'examen externe du projet d'envergure Pan Amérique

ICT4D external reviews : PAN Americas Corporate Project independent external review; final report

Contents: v. 1, Report; v. 2, Appendice

Résumé du rapport de l'examen externe du projet d'envergure Pan Amériques

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI: PI external reviews : summary of report; PAN Americas corporate project, report to IDRC Board of Governor

International entrepreneurship in local SMEs suppliers networks

The objective of this study is to analyse the influence of a multinational corporation (MNC) on the productive network of the host territory and the proliferation of entrepreneurs. In particular, an attempt has been made to analyse the influence on the exporting activities of local SMEs – both suppliers and non-suppliers. The study has shown that strategic integrated suppliers show greater exporting tendencies than those that are not considered to be strategic suppliers for an MNC. Similarly, those companies whose founder and/or part of the executive team have worked previously in a multinational corporation show greater levels of export activity compared with those founded by local entrepreneursPublicad

Hotel and tourism development in Cuba : opportunities, management challenges and future trends.

In the past ten years, Cuba has recorded the highest rate of growth in tourism arrivals of all Caribbean countries to become the third most popular tourism destination in the Caribbean region and the second destination in the region for Europeans. In the process, tourism has become Cuba’s most lucrative sector. Based on in-depth interviews with senior executives of Cuban and foreign international hotel chains operating on the island and desk research in and outside Cuba, it appears that the benefits for international operators in Cuba outweigh the risks involved. With its expansion of infrastructure and promotion of its history and ecotourism, the country will continue to play a major role as a tourist destination in the Caribbean, regardless of whether the U.S. embargo remains in placeCuba; Hotel development; Cuban tourism; Caribbean tourism;

Polystyrene/sepiolites nanocomposite foams: Relationship between composition, particle dispersion, extensional rheology, and cellular structure

Producción CientíficaThe main objective of this work is to analyze how the cellular structure of foamed polystyrene based (PS) nanocomposites, produced by gas dissolution foaming, is affected by the extensional rheological behavior of the polymer matrix and by the dispersion degree of the particles. These composites have been produced with different types of natural and organomodified sepiolites and with different contents of these particles. The extensional behavior and the dispersion degree were characterized by extensional and shear dynamic rheology, respectively. The results obtained indicate that the extensional rheological behavior controls the foam degeneration mechanisms; meanwhile, the way in which the particles are dispersed in the PS matrix controls the nucleation mechanisms. Results also indicate that, in these systems, the characteristics of the cellular structure are mainly defined by the way in which nucleation occurs. Therefore, improving the dispersion degree is a key approach to reduce the cell size by 90%, with respect to the pure polymer.Junta de Castilla y León (project VA202P20)Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (project RTI2018-098749-B-I00