The Resource-Seeking Internationalization Process of a Nongovernmental Organization



Document title: The Resource-Seeking Internationalization Process of a Nongovernmental Organization
Journal: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Database: CLASE
System number: 000507163
ISSN: 1807-7692
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1Fundacao de Apoio a Escola Tecnica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 18
Number: 1
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract 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
Disciplines: Administración y contaduría
Keyword: Administración de instituciones,
Organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG's),
Internacionalización,
Recaudación,
Financiamiento
Keyword: Non-governmental organizations (NGO's),
Financing,
Internationalization process,
Resource seeking
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