Drivers of international performance of Brazilian technology-based firms

Authors

  • Maria Carolina Serpa Fagundes de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
  • Flavia Luciane Scherer Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
  • Ivanete Schneider Hahn Universidade Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe, PPGDS/UNIARP, Caçador, SC, Brazil
  • Aletéia de Moura Carpes Centro Universitário Franciscano, UNIFRA, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
  • Maríndia Brachak dos Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
  • Maíra Nunes Piveta Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.13132-49

Keywords:

Internationalization, Performance, Technology-Based Firms.

Abstract

For Technology-Based Firms, international expansion represents an opportunity for growth and value creation. The present study was designed to analyze the role of technology-based companies (TBCs) internationalization drivers on international performance. Therefore, a descriptive research was carried out with a quantitative approach performed through a survey. Data collection happened with 53 Brazilian TBCs located in innovation habitats. These data were analyzed by multivariate statistical technique. The results showed that the determinants of the international performance of Brazilian TBCs, can be set by external influencers (localization in innovation habitats, integration into global productive chains, partnerships and strategic alliances for innovation and government policies) and internal influencers (innovation capability, international market orientation and international marketing skills).

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Author Biographies

Maria Carolina Serpa Fagundes de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

holds undergraduate in Business Management and currently is doing Master in Business Management at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM).

Flavia Luciane Scherer, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

holds PhD in Business Management at Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Works as associate professor and as Head of Business Department at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM).

Ivanete Schneider Hahn, Universidade Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe, PPGDS/UNIARP, Caçador, SC, Brazil

holds PhD in Business Management at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Former Visiting Scholar at Strategy and International Business at Sawyer Business School - Suffolk University, Boston (USA). Works as professor at Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe University.

Aletéia de Moura Carpes, Centro Universitário Franciscano, UNIFRA, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

holds PhD in Business Management at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Former Visiting Scholar at Università degli Studi di Udine (Italy). Works as professor at Centro Universitário Franciscano (UNIFRA)

Maríndia Brachak dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

holds Master in Business Management and currently is PhD Student at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Works as professor at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) Polytechnic School.

Maíra Nunes Piveta, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, PPGA/UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

holds undergraduate in Business Management and currently is doing Master student in Business Management at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM)

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Serpa Fagundes de Oliveira, M. C., Scherer, F. L., Schneider Hahn, I., de Moura Carpes, A., Brachak dos Santos, M., & Nunes Piveta, M. (2018). Drivers of international performance of Brazilian technology-based firms. Internext - International Business and Management Review, 13(1), 32–49. https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.13132-49

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