Title: International business growth: the leveraging effect of collaborative research networks capabilities

Authors: Bruno F. Abrantes; José Quintas; Douglas Wegner; Nelson António

Addresses: ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE – IUL), Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal; Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Sankt Petri Passage 1, 1165 Copenhagen K, Denmark ' ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE – IUL), Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal ' Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), R. Bernardo Guimarães, 3071 – Santo Agostinho, Belo Horizonte – MG, 30140-083, Brazil ' Department of Marketing, Operations and General Management, ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE – IUL), Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract: In this research, we examine the capabilities built by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in a consortium and the performance implications of such capability-building on international business growth. We followed a research avenue with a sparse scholarly track, as one delved into a subset of network-types (CRNs) on a certain organisational-typology (i.e., consortiums); and furthermore exploring it within the energy sector in EU. The methodological procedure (content analysis) allowed us the building of a road-map of international business competences (IBC) gained by these multinational enterprises (MNEs) and their effects on their international business growth (IBG). Open and axial coding, and an inferential exercise upon data outputs, uncovered a new form of collaborative networks (CN) amalgamating features of atomised and piloted CNs.

Keywords: collaborative research networks; dynamic capabilities; DC; international business growth; IBG: international business competences; IBC; relational innovation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBCG.2024.142848

International Journal of Business Competition and Growth, 2024 Vol.9 No.2, pp.123 - 147

Received: 20 Mar 2024
Accepted: 27 May 2024
Published online: 28 Nov 2024 *

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