Internationalization and innovation:
The case of a born global from Brazil

effects of Internationalization and innovation

effects of Internationalization and innovation

Internationalization
Innovation

internationalization can facilitate
the access to new resources, its effects
also may increase the innovation

Networks/
Entrepreneurial
Strategies

Born globals use their networks to target many
countries and acquire resources
including innovations

Legitimacy/
Credibility

Born globals seek for
developed economies to access
resources and innovation in order to
obtain legitimacy and accelerated
internationalization.

Analysis

main idea

open a
company that could be global

open a
company that could be global

internationalization

internationalization

opportunities in USA

without knowledge

without knowledge

Qualitiy of life

election based on culture,language ,economy

Easy Communication and Technology

the firm growth

in 3 days

risk

waste
the money invested

Process

The company adopted a
proactive and aggressive strategy to enter the
market, it selected the market and in short time it
moved to Florida to test the experience

present
specific knowledge and competences

present
specific knowledge and competences

entrepreneurial and managerial knowledge

results

results

*Many competitive
advantages with the internationalization process                                      *Increase of the firm

*Many competitive
advantages with the internationalization process *Increase of the firm´s revenue; the credibility
towards the Brazilian companies improved *Better quality in the services and processes *More knowledge *More experience with the market

Barriers

Barriers

confidence

immigration aspects

did not find an accountant

credibility

Networks were important

Networks were important