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Publication date: 1 June 1998

Gabriel Sirat and Freddy Paz

Reports on developments at Optimet in the R&D Group, where a novel distance probe performs high accuracy distance measurement over broad length scales. Considers applications.

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Reports on developments at Optimet in the R&D Group, where a novel distance probe performs high accuracy distance measurement over broad length scales. Considers applications.

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Sensor Review, vol. 18 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0260-2288

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 May 2016

Bolivia's regional relations.

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Children and the Climate Migration Crisis: A Casebook for Global Climate Action in Practice and Policy
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80455-910-9

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Publication date: 3 November 2014

Christian A. Cancino and Freddy C. Coronado

Although much has been studied about the characteristics of born‐global firms in developed countries, studies about developing economies are far and few between and most tend to…

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Purpose

Although much has been studied about the characteristics of born‐global firms in developed countries, studies about developing economies are far and few between and most tend to be exploratory. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper studies how Chilean born‐global firms behave and examine five distinct factors as compared to enterprises that gradually internationalize. A logistic regression model was applied to a sample of 115 small‐ and mid‐sized enterprises (SMEs) that presented a growing and non‐occasional internationalization to study the change in the probability that a young Chilean exporter will be classified as born‐global.

Findings

The results show that a foreign capital network, an economic development agencies (EDAs) network, the cultural distance from the countries receiving the exports, the localization of the SME in the capital city, and the company's size are factors that significantly increase the probability that a young Chilean exporter will be classified as born‐global. In contrast with the high technology content of the born‐global companies that has been reported in developed countries, the technology level was not relevant in how quickly the Chilean SMEs internationalized.

Originality/value

New public policy proposals may be inferred from the results of this paper. For example, the EDAs may increase their effort in promoting internationalization, particularly in geographical regions by taking into account the characteristics of each city and its entrepreneurs. This could help diminish the positive effect of location (i.e. perverse effect of centralization) presented in this study.

Propósito

Si bien se ha estudiado bastante sobre las características de las empresas globalizadas desde que empiezan (born globals, o BG) en países desarrollados, para las economías en desarrollo son muy pocos los trabajos existentes, teniendo la mayoría un carácter exploratorio.

Diseño/metodología

Este trabajo estudia el comportamiento de empresas que desde el principio nacen globalizadas (BG) en Chile y examina cinco factores distintivos con respecto a las empresas de internacionalización gradual. Se utiliza un modelo de regresión logística sobre 115 PYMES que presentan una creciente y no ocasional internalización para estudiar el cambio en la probabilidad de que una joven empresa Chilena exportadora sea clasificada como BG.

Resultados

Los resultados indican que las redes con capitales internacionales, las redes con Agencias de Desarrollo Económico (ADE), la distancia cultural de los países receptores de la exportaciones, la ubicación de las PYMES en la ciudad capital, y el tamaño de la empresa son factores que significativamente aumentan la probabilidad de que joven empresa Chilena exportadora sea clasificada como que nació globalizada (BG). Contrario al alto contenido tecnológico de las empresas BG que ha sido documentado en países desarrollados, el nivel tecnológico no es un factor relevante para explicar la rapidez con que una PYME chilena se internacionaliza.

Implicancias prácticas

Las ADE Chilenas podrían aumentar su esfuerzo para promocionar la internacionalización, particularmente en regiones geográficas, tomando en cuenta las características de cada ciudad y sus emprendedores. Esto podría ayudar a disminuir el efecto positivo de la ubicación (efecto perverso de la centralización) presentado en este estudio.

Originalidad/valor

A partir de los resultados de este trabajo podrían elaborarse nuevas propuestas de política pública.

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Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, vol. 27 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1012-8255

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 January 2023

The main source of tension is the attempt of former President Evo Morales to return to office in the 2025 elections. This has led him to decry the technocratic leadership within…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275373

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Children and the Climate Migration Crisis: A Casebook for Global Climate Action in Practice and Policy
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80455-910-9

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