The phenomenon of internationalization and scale-up enterprises: A systematic literature review

Authors

  • Fábio Medeiros da Rosa Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ/COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7014-5710
  • Renato Cotta de Mello Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ/COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Vicente Antônio de Castro Ferreira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ/COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.13271-85

Keywords:

Scale-UP, Internationalization, High growth, Small enterprises,

Abstract

This work analyzed the pertinent literature, identifying possible relationships between the high growth of scale-up enterprises and their internationalization process. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted in the fields of International Business to pinpoint intersections and gaps in the research for empirical exploration and investigation. The results of the analysis are intended to identify possibilities and make theoretical contributions to the field, especially with regard to small and medium-sized ventures. The bibliographic review was conducted using the Google Scholar and Scopus databases. These bases were chosen for their relevance, range and accuracy. Google Scholar is considered the best system for tracing websites and academic PDFs, while Scopus is recognized as the largest scientific database of citations and abstracts of peer-reviewed literature. To complement the survey, Scopus metadata analysis resources and NVivo 11 software were used to analyze the content of articles. The findings did not identify a relationship between internationalization and the phenomenon of Scale-ups in the literature in the field of International Business and high growth.

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Author Biographies

Fábio Medeiros da Rosa, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ/COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Doutorando em Administração de Empresas pela Coppead-UFRJ, mestre em Administração de Empresas pela EBAPE-FGV, pós-graduado em Design Digital pelo Infnet, especialista (MBA) em Marketing pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), graduado pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) em Comunicação Social

Renato Cotta de Mello, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ/COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Pós-doutor pela Ohio University (2010), doutor em Engenharia da Produção pela Coordenação dos Programas de Pós Graduação em Engenharia (COPPE) da UFRJ (2009) e mestre em Administração pelo Instituto COPPEAD de Administração da UFRJ (1981). Atualmente é professor adjunto da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, lotado no Instituto Coppead de Administração, onde coordena o Centro de Estudos em Negócios Internacionais (CENI) desde 2009. É coordenador do projeto de pesquisa "Simulações Didático-Analíticas: usos estratégicos dos jogos na gestão pública de defesa", que envolve parceria e intercâmbio de discentes e docentes, a produção científica em cooperação, a organização de eventos e demais objetos de interesse comum a todos os parceiros das diferentes instituições envolvidos na execução dos objetivos constantes do projeto. Tem experiência na condução de projetos e estudos nas áreas de planejamento estratégico, com ênfase em negócios internacionais, abrangendo especialmente os seguintes temas: estratégia empresarial, internacionalização de empresas brasileiras e empreendedorismo internacional. É consulltor Ad Hoc da FAPERJ.

Vicente Antônio de Castro Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ/COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Doutor em Economia (IE/UFRJ), Mestre em Administração pelo COPPEAD/UFRJ, Especialista em Administração pela UFRJ, Bacharel em Administração, Professor da área de Controle Gerencial e Finanças do COPPEAD, onde ministra disciplinas de Controle Gerencial (Contabilidade Financeira, Gerência Financeira, Finanças para o Varejo, Orçamento, Controladoria, Planejamento e Controle Gerencial e Finanças Comportamentais). Desenvolve pesquisa nas áreas de Avaliação de Desempenho Empresarial; Sistemas Contábeis para Tomada de Decisão Gerencial. Experiência profissional nas áreas de compras, planejamento, controle gerencial e avaliação de desempenho empresarial em empresas multinacionais, públicas e privadas. Atualmente é Diretor do COPPEAD e Coordenador do MBA Executivo da Escola. Atua como consultor nas áreas de Avaliação de Empresas, Sistemas de Contabilidade Gerencial e Orçamento

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Rosa, F. M. da, Mello, R. C. de, & Ferreira, V. A. de C. (2018). The phenomenon of internationalization and scale-up enterprises: A systematic literature review. Internext - International Business and Management Review, 13(2), 71–85. https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.13271-85

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