Foreign Companies during the Phase of State-Led Industrialization: Organizational Structure and Entry Strategies, Argentina 1944-1972

• Autores: Lanciotti, Norma, Lluch, Andrea
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad del Pacífico
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad del Pacífico
• Lenguaje: español; inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.up.edu.pe:article/717
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/717
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

This article analyzes the local and global factors that shaped direct foreign investment in Argentina. Using information provided by a new database on foreign companies in Argentina (BDEEA-FCAD), an analysis is carried out of the changes in organizational structures and entry strategies of the 100 largest foreign multinationals during the period of state-led industrialization when these companies were attracted by the expansion in industrial demand within a protected economy. The central argument of this article is that Argentina was a host economy that was very open to foreign direct investment (FDI) during the period of state-led industrialization when foreign firms increased their holdings through the acquisition of Argentine companies, the creation of joint ventures, and participation in local companies.