Learning and management skills: the internationalization of Grupo Arcor. Analysis from a process-based approach

María Esther Morales Fajardo and Cristian R.A. Plata Soto

Revista de Dirección y Administración de Empresas, 2014

Abstract: This paper analyzes the path of the international expansion of Grupo Arcor, an Argentine multinational company specializing in confectionery. The objective is to entify corporate strategies and business learning that led this Latin American firm to establish itself as one of the leading manufacturers in confectionery industry ,particularly in the 21st Century. The analysis is primarily qualitative in order to identify the economic dimension as a determinant in the internationalization process; a processbased approach from the Uppsala Model is used for this. However, the study is also complemented with a regression analysis to test if the firm was driven to expand internationally by the expectations on the degree of globalization of the industry and the accumulation of experience in foreign markets, and if the company was influenced by psychic distance in choosing the location of its investment; given the influence of these variables in Grupo Arcor business strategies. Our findings suggest that Grupo Arcor, was able to become global due to strategies such as vertical integration, diversification of products and geographical markets (based on psychic distance) and indeed some strategies were consequence of the globalization of the sector and the accumulation of experience in foreign markets.

Keywords: multilatina; international commitment; psychic distance; foreing direct investment; internationalization of the company; compromiso internacional; distancia psicológica; internacionalización de la firma; inversión extranjera directa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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