Résumés
Abstract
How do Multinational Companies (MNC) learn to adapt to foreign markets and cultural differences ? We examine seven qualitative case studies of Brazilian MNCs which show that international experience and intercultural interaction, supported by geocentric international human resource strategies, are key factors in the organizational development of intercultural competence. Brazil appears to be a particularly interesting case, as certain characteristics of Brazilian culture, such as “estrangeirismo” and flexibility, seem to foster the development of intercultural competence.
Keywords:
- Brazil,
- culture,
- intercultural competence,
- intercultural learning,
- international experience,
- international human resource management,
- organizational learning
Résumé
Comment les entreprises multinationales apprennent-elles à s’adapter aux marchés étrangers et aux différences culturelles ? Sept études de cas qualitatives d’entreprises multinationales brésiliennes montrent que l’expérience internationale et l’interaction interculturelle, renforcées par des stratégies internationales de ressources humaines géocentriques, sont des facteurs clés du développement de compétences interculturelles organisationnelles. Le contexte du Brésil apparaît comme particulièrement intéressant, car certaines spécificités de la culture brésilienne, comme l’ « estrangeirismo » et la flexibilité, semblent accélérer le développement de compétences interculturelles.
Mots-clés :
- Brésil,
- culture,
- compétence interculturelle,
- apprentissage interculturel,
- expérience internationale,
- gestion internationale des ressources humaines,
- apprentissage organisationnel
Resumen
¿Cómo aprenden las empresas multinacionales a adaptarse a los mercados extranjeros y a las diferencias culturales ? Siete estudios de caso cualitativos de empresas multinacionales brasileñas enseñan que la experiencia internacional y la interacción intercultural, fortalecidas por estrategias internacionales de recursos humanos geocéntricas, son los factores clave del desarrollo de habilidades interculturales organizacionales. El contexto de Brasil aparece como especialmente interesante, pues ciertas especifidades de la cultura brasileña, como el « estrangeirismo » y la flexibilidad, parecen acelerar el desarrollo de habilidades interculturales.
Palabras clave:
- Brasil,
- cultura,
- habilidad intercultural,
- aprendizaje intercultural,
- experiencia internacional,
- gestión de recursos humanos,
- aprendizaje organizacional
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