Multilatinas : strategies for internationalisation

Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1 Multilatinas â where do we find them? -- Identifying multilatinas -- Unit of analysis -- Strategising about internationalisation -- Resources -- Institutional uncertainty -- Strategies -- Strategic decisions -- Data collection -- Characteristics of the sample -- 2 Colombia â the new wave -- The macroeconomic environment -- Trade -- Foreign direct investment -- Taxes -- Colombian multilatinas -- 3 Peru â the future -- The macroeconomic environment -- Trade -- Foreign direct investment -- Taxes -- Peruvian multilatinas -- Ajegroup -- Belcorp/Yanbal -- Ferreyros -- Alicorp -- Gloria Group -- 4 Chile â the disciplined -- The Macroeconomic Environment -- Trade -- Foreign direct investment -- Taxes -- Chilean multilatinas -- Arauco -- CMPC -- LAN -- Cencosud -- Concha y Toro -- 5 Argentina â the precursor -- The macroeconomic environment -- Trade -- Foreign direct investment -- Taxes -- Argentine multilatinas -- Arcor -- Laboratorios Bagó -- Impsa -- Molinos Río de la Plata -- Pluspetrol -- Tenaris -- Ternium Siderar -- 6 Mexico â the lighthouse -- The macroeconomic environment -- Trade -- Foreign direct investment -- Taxes -- Mexican multilatinas -- Cemex -- América Móvil -- Grupo Bimbo -- 7 Brazil â the heavyweight -- The macroeconomic environment -- Trade -- Foreign direct investment -- Taxes -- Brazilian multilatinas -- Petrobras -- Itaú Unibanco -- JBS -- Banco do Brasil -- Vale -- Part II -- 8 Institutional uncertainty in Latin America -- 9 Organisational resources and competences -- 10 Non-market resources and business groups -- Non-market resources -- Negotiating with public officials -- Favours -- Bribes -- Business groups in Latin America -- Part III.