Learning from giants
Early exposure to advance markets in the growth and internationalisation of Spanish health care corporations in the twentieth century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8420600 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paloma Fernández Pérez (0000-0001-5295-9465, Universitat de Barcelona, corresponding author), Núria Puig (0000-0002-3496-2019, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Núria Bautista‐Puig (0000-0003-2404-0683, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Esteban García-Canal (Universidad de Oviedo), Esteban García Canal (0000-0002-1436-9808, Universidad de Oviedo), Mauro F Guillén (0000-0003-3517-7319, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 404-428 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2017.1369528 |
| OpenAlex | W2762671848 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article examines the influence of early exposure to advanced markets of the United States and Germany in the growth and internationalization of health care firms from Spain, a late industrialised country. Based on the case studies of the Spanish corporations Grifols and Ferrer, the study shows that early exposure to advanced markets helped them grow in their national markets, and in the world health care industry. It shows further that the specific capabilities developed by both firms were determined by path-dependent networks with scientists and institutions, on the one hand; and strategic alliances, acquisitions and mergers with German and US corporations on the other
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |