The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization
This paper aims at investigating the resource-seeking internationalization process of an international nongovernmental organization (INGO) from the process point of view. INGOs have received scant attention in the international business literature, despite their relevance in almost every aspect of a...
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| description | This paper aims at investigating the resource-seeking internationalization process of an international nongovernmental organization (INGO) from the process point of view. INGOs have received scant attention in the international business literature, despite their relevance in almost every aspect of aid and development and as actors of global governance. The research question addresses the issue of whether or not INGOs can follow a path similar to business firms in their internationalization process. The study departs from two different theoretical perspectives — the Uppsala model and the born global perspective — to study the case of the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), an international, private, nonprofit, member-based organization. We identify three stages in the resource-seeking internationalization process of the NGO, which present similarities with that of business organizations. The study contributes to the IB literature by revealing key aspects of the internationalization trajectory of an NGO to raise funds and recruit volunteers in advanced and emerging economies with the purpose of employing these resources to support its emergency assistance activities in less developed countries, and to the literature on INGOs in exploring the issue of resource-seeking internationalization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-535c4bb4f900424eb6d0b86fa2ca7e5d2023-01-02T08:02:29ZengAssociação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD)BAR: Brazilian Administration Review1807-76922021-05-01181e190138e19013810.1590/1807-7692bar2021190138516The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organizationPaula Porto0Angela da Rocha1Fundação de Apoio à Escola Técnica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, IAG - Escola de Negócios, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilThis paper aims at investigating the resource-seeking internationalization process of an international nongovernmental organization (INGO) from the process point of view. INGOs have received scant attention in the international business literature, despite their relevance in almost every aspect of aid and development and as actors of global governance. The research question addresses the issue of whether or not INGOs can follow a path similar to business firms in their internationalization process. The study departs from two different theoretical perspectives — the Uppsala model and the born global perspective — to study the case of the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), an international, private, nonprofit, member-based organization. We identify three stages in the resource-seeking internationalization process of the NGO, which present similarities with that of business organizations. The study contributes to the IB literature by revealing key aspects of the internationalization trajectory of an NGO to raise funds and recruit volunteers in advanced and emerging economies with the purpose of employing these resources to support its emergency assistance activities in less developed countries, and to the literature on INGOs in exploring the issue of resource-seeking internationalization.https://bar.anpad.org.br/index.php/bar/article/view/516ngointernationalization processresource seeking |
| spellingShingle | Paula Porto Angela da Rocha The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization BAR: Brazilian Administration Review ngo internationalization process resource seeking |
| title | The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization |
| title_full | The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization |
| title_fullStr | The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization |
| title_full_unstemmed | The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization |
| title_short | The resource-seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization |
| title_sort | resource seeking internationalization process of a nongovernmental organization |
| topic | ngo internationalization process resource seeking |
| url | https://bar.anpad.org.br/index.php/bar/article/view/516 |
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