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Claves de internacionalización de las empresas consultoras de ingeniería civil. Un caso de éxito: Grupo TYPSA

Key to internationalization of the civil engineering consulting firms. A success story: TYPSA group

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  • Intangible Capital

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  • 2014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/ic.485

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Purpose: To progress in the identification of the characteristics of the engineering consulting firms sector that influence the internationalization as well as profiling the decisions that shape their internationalisation strategy. Design/methodology: The applied methodology combines both the review of the academic literature and practical perspective based on a case study. The main source of data comes from a number of semi-structured interviews. In order to allow for the triangulation of data, additional data from the review of the documentation of the enterprise as well as from professional published reports on the sector was collected. Contributions and results: Three distinctive features of the engineering consulting firms and on the way they condition their internationalisation strategy were identified. The case analysis has allowed highlighting elements of the organizational, human and relational assets underpinning the internationalisation strategy f these companies. Research limitations/implications: The mains limitations of this research are related to the study of only one case for the qualitative method. For that reason, the results are not generalizable. Practical implications: The results could help engineering consulting firms in defining their internationalisation strategy.Originality/value: This article contributes to the literature on the internationalisation of the services sector by filling the gap in the concrete issues of the internationalisation of engineering consulting firms.
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Objeto: Avanzar en la identificación de las características del sector de las empresas consultoras de ingeniería que condicionan su comportamiento internacional y explorar cuales son los recursos y capacidades que sustentan la estrategia de internacionalización de estas empresas. Diseño/metodología: La metodología utilizada combina la revisión de la literatura académica y una perspectiva práctica basada en el estudio de caso. La fuente de datos principal proviene de sucesivas entrevistas semi-estructuradas. Para permitir la triangulación de datos, se recopilaron datos suplementarios provenientes de la revisión de la documentación de la empresa y de informes profesionales publicados sobre el sector. Aportaciones y resultados: Se han identificado tres características distintivas de las empresas consultoras de ingeniería y la forma en qué condicionan su estrategia de internacionalización. El análisis de caso ha permitido poner de relieve elementos del capital organizativo, humano y relacional que sustentan la estrategia de internacionalización de estas empresas. Limitaciones: Las propias de ser un estudio cualitativo que además se centra en el análisis de un único caso. Ello impide generalizar los resultados.Implicaciones prácticas: Los resultados podrían ayudar a las empresas consultoras de ingeniería en la definición de sus estrategias de internacionalización. Originalidad / Valor añadido: Este artículo contribuye a la literatura sobre la internacionalización del sector servicios rellenando el hueco existente en la problemática concreta de la internacionalización de las empresas consultoras de ingeniería.
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