Submitted by Odilio Hilario Moreira Júnior (odilio@espm.br) on 2016-11-29T12:30:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Augusto de Miranda Grieco.pdf: 1554801 bytes, checksum: d484696f7f6bb21b378fd1f4cb8e3e2b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Odilio Hilario Moreira Júnior (odilio@espm.br) on 2016-11-29T12:30:20Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Augusto de Miranda Grieco.pdf: 1554801 bytes, checksum: d484696f7f6bb21b378fd1f4cb8e3e2b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Debora Cristina Bonfim Aquarone (deborabonfim@espm.br) on 2016-11-29T12:33:23Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Augusto de Miranda Grieco.pdf: 1554801 bytes, checksum: d484696f7f6bb21b378fd1f4cb8e3e2b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-29T12:33:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Augusto de Miranda Grieco.pdf: 1554801 bytes, checksum: d484696f7f6bb21b378fd1f4cb8e3e2b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-06 / This study combines two current issues: the internationalization of business and innovation. The aim of this work is to study the relationship between innovation activities, especially open innovation and network internationalization. The methodology is qualitative and analyzes the relationships between the processes of internationalization of firms in open innovation network. The management of innovation in companies go beyond the concept of technological innovation and building international networks are important as provision of competitive advantage for a company to operate in various foreign markets. This research aims to contribute to enhancing understanding of relations between these two contemporary phenomena, the internationalization of business and innovation. / Este estudo combina dois temas atuais: a internacionalização de empresas e a inovação. A gestão de inovação nas empresas ultrapassa a concepção de inovação tecnológica e a construção de redes internacionais ganha importância como disposição de vantagem ompetitiva de uma empresa, ao atuar em mercados exteriores diversos. Objetiva-se, nesta pesquisa, estudar as relações entre as atividades de inovação, sobretudo, a inovação aberta e a internacionalização de empresas em redes. Por meio de uma metodologia de pesquisa qualitativa, analisam-se as relações entre os processos de internacionalização de empresas em rede e a inovação aberta, buscando-se contribuir para a ampliação da compreensão das relações entre estes dois fenômenos contemporâneos.

We adopt a Penrosean perspective to study the effect of rapid international expansion on the subsequent divestment of international operations. We draw on regional strategy theory and differentiate Penrosean managerial resources by their geographical fungibility to argue that the effect of rapid international expansion on the divestment of international operations varies with the regional patterns of firms' international expansion and international experience. We test our hypotheses using two-stage least squares (2SLS) estimation on data that capture the international expansion and divestment of retailers over the period 2003-2012.

金融業健全與否對於一國之經濟發展關係密切，近年來本國銀行積極朝海外市場發展。本文從金融全球化的角度探討國際化對我國銀行業經營績效之影響，首先，根據統計資料分別檢視我國銀行業國際化程度與外資銀行進入程度，其次，利用多元迴歸分析法探討2005-2013年本國銀行國際化與外資銀行進入程度對我國銀行整體財務績效之影響，最後，進一步分析國際化策略之不同是否會造成銀行間之績效差異，以下為本文研究結果： 分別從海外分支機構占總機構比例、海外資產占總資產比例、海外收益占總收益比例三個面向檢視我國銀行業國際化程度，可以發現除了海外收益比率呈現先下滑後上升之外，基本上近十年來是呈現穩定成長的趨勢，至2014年底為止，我國銀行之國際化程度分別為10.4%、17.5%、19.3%。在外資銀行進入程度方面，同樣從外資銀行分支機構占國內銀行總機構比例、外資銀行資產占總資產比例、外資銀行收益占總收益比例三個面向檢視，至2013年底為止，外資銀行進入程度分別為4.7%、14%、13.5%。整體而言並不算太高。 在本國銀行國際化方面，研究結果顯示三種國際化變數FSTS、FATA、OSTS對於ROA、ROE皆呈現顯著正相關；外資銀行進入程度方面，FATA2、OSTS2對於ROA、ROE皆呈現顯著正相關。表示國際化確實對於我國銀行之財務績效有正面助益。最後進一步分析國際化策略差異之影響，發現採用攻擊型國際化策略之銀行績效顯著高於防禦型國際化策略之銀行，唯邊際效果並不顯著，因此建議銀行業可積極採取至具高成長潛力的海外國家設立據點的國際化策略。 / The robustness of the financial sector is usually closely related to a country’s economic development. In recent years, domestic banks have proactively expanded into overseas markets. This study investigates the influence of internationalization on the performance of Taiwan’s banking sector in terms of financial globalization. First, the degree of internationalization of Taiwan’s banking industry and the extent of foreign bank entry will separately examined on the basis of statistical data. Next, the effects of the domestic banks’ internationalization and foreign banks entry on overall financial performance of Taiwan banks from 2005-2013 will be evaluated by applying the multiple regression analysis. Finally, a further analysis on whether the various internationalization strategies will lead to different performance among the banks will be conducted. The results of this study are as follows: The degree of internationalization of Taiwan’s banking sector is explored from the following aspects: the proportion of oversea branches, the ratios of oversea assets, and the percentage of oversea revenues. The results show that there has been a steady growth of oversea branches and assets in the past decade except oversea revenues that declined initially but rose later. The degree of internationalization of Taiwan’s banking sector was 10.4%, 17.5%, 19.3% respectively by the end of 2014. Similarly, the degree of foreign bank entry is inspected from the following aspects: the proportion of foreign bank branches, the ratios of foreign bank assets, and the percentage of foreign bank revenues. The percentage of foreign banks entry was 4.7%, 14%, 13.5% by the end of 2013. Overall, this rate is not too high. When it comes to domestic banks’ internalization, the results demonstrate that three variables FSTS, FATA, and OSTS are significantly positively correlated with ROA, and ROE. As for the foreign bank entry level, FATA2, OSTS2 are significantly positively correlated with ROA and ROE. This indicates that globalization does have a positive effect on the financial performance of Taiwan’s banks. Finally, as far as the further analysis of internationalization strategies is concerned, it is found that banks with offensive approaches have significantly higher performance than those with defensive approaches. However, the marginal effect is not significant. Thus, it is recommended that the banking industry can adopt an aggressive internationalization strategy to establish overseas branches in countries which have a high growth potential.

Il presente lavoro, riconoscendo la rilevanza che le aziende familiari detengono all’interno del contesto internazionale, con particolare riferimento a quello italiano, si propone di analizzare la loro propensione verso l’implementazione della strategia di acquisizione. In particolare lo studio, composto da tre paper tra loro connessi, è volto a delineare una “fotografia” del tessuto imprenditoriale italiano rilevando le caratteristiche delle aziende familiari e della tipologia delle operazioni di crescita per via esterna da queste conseguite. Inoltre, la ricerca fornisce delle comparazioni con le operazioni svolte dalle imprese non familiari così da comprenderne similitudini e differenze evidenziando come la partecipazione della famiglia proprietaria, sia in termini di proprietà che di gestione, incida sulla predisposizione ad acquisire. Il primo paper indaga l’attitudine delle imprese familiari e non familiari ad acquisire, mostrando tipologie e caratteristiche delle operazioni di crescita per via esterna da queste conseguite nel periodo 2000 – 2014. Il secondo lavoro, approfondito il ruolo della distanza culturale ed economica tra acquirente ed acquisita, verifica se le aziende familiari hanno economicamente beneficiato dell’implementazione della strategia di crescita per via esterna. Il terzo contributo analizza come le differenti modalità e livelli di coinvolgimento diretto della famiglia alla vita d’impresa incida sulla predisposizione ad acquisire. / The aim of this work, which recognizes the importance of family-owned firms in the international environment – focusing in particular on the Italian context – is to analyze their propensity to implement the acquisition strategy. The study, composed of three interrelated papers, is intended to “take a picture” of the Italian entrepreneurial fabric, by detecting the features of family firms and the type of growth operations through acquisitions. Furthermore, this research outlines comparisons with the operations led by non family firms, in order to understand similarities and differences by highlighting how the role of family owner, both in terms of property and management, influences the propensity to acquire.  The first paper examines the propensity of family and non family firms to acquire, showing the types and features of the growth operations through acquisitions in the timeframe 2000 - 2014. The second paper, after studying in depth the role of the cultural and economic distance between the acquirer and target, checks whether family firms benefitted from the implementation of acquisition. The third paper analyses the influence of the several implementation procedures and the level of direct involvement of the family in the life of the firms on the propensity to acquire.