Sul Kassicieh

Sowing strategic alliances in the Americas

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of increasing trade and investment relations between China and Latin American economies. The paper focuses on the threats and opportunities that permeate this relationship.Design/methodology/approach – The paper surveys existing literature and secondary data in Spanish, Portuguese, and in English to investigate the different ramifications of this dynamic relationship between China and Latin American economies.Findings – After analyzing trade and investment trends and data, it is clear that Latin American economies must make changes to increase their participation in the Chinese market. Direct involvement with China is inherently risky, however, the opportunities obviously make the alliance necessary. Latin American economies are under increasing pressure to revamp their business environments and to implement long‐term strategies in order to compete more efficiently with China, domestically and in third‐markets. China has showed Latin America...

Global innovation network for entrepreneurship and technology (GINET)

The goal of GINET is to create a Global Network of Entrepreneurial Programs among Academia, Industry, Research & Development Centers, Governments, Investors/Mentors, Multilateral Organizations, and Individuals/Visionaries/Entrepreneurs (serial and first time). The objective is for the identification of innovative ideas, services, applications, prototypes, products, and through strategic alliances with investors, industry and government agencies to bring these innovations to the marketplace.

Shifting the Technology Paradigm: Moving Towards Commercialization

ABSTRACT The economic changes faced by several Brazilian companies with origins in the defense industry have forced a shift in their technological strategies. Embraer, the darling of the Brazilian defense industry, has dramatically revamped its business strategy and has succeeded. Others, such as Avibras and Engesa, have not fared as well in this shift. This paper presents a model for the shift of companies whose technological competencies change due to market forces and how such companies respond to these strategic decisions. The cases of Embraer, Avibras and Engesa highlight the factors of success and failure. RESUMEN. Los cambios económicos enfrentados por varias empresas brasileñas basadas en la industria de defensa forzaron un cambio en sus estrategias tecnológicas. Embraer, la niña querida de la industria de defensa brasileña, ha modernizado su estrategia comercial con éxito. Otras empresas como Avibras y Engesa no tuvieron tanta suerte al efectuar el cambio. Este estudio muestra un modelo para el cambio que deben efectuar las compañías cuyas competencias tecnológicas cambian debido a las fuerzas del mercado, y cómo es que ellas responden a estas decisiones estratégicas. El caso de Embraer, Avibras y Engensa sirven para destacar los factores de éxito y fracaso. RESUMO. As mudanças econômicas enfrentadas por muitas empresas brasileiras, oriundas da indústria de defesa, provocaram uma mudança nas suas estratégias tecnológicas. A Embraer, a menina dos olhos da indústria brasileira deste segmento, reformulou a sua estratégia de negócios e obteve sucesso. Outras, como a Avibras e a Engesa não obtiveram o mesmo sucesso com tal mudança. Este trabalho apresenta um modelo de mudança para as empresas, cujas competências tecnológicas mudam de acordo com as imposições do mercado, e como elas reagem a estas decisões estratégicas. Os casos da Embraer, da Avibras e da Engesa destacariam os fatores de sucesso e de fracasso.