African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4202

Full Length Research Paper

Internationalization strategies adopted by Natura in Latin America and Europe: An exploratory study with an emerging market company

Mariana Bassi Sutter
  • Mariana Bassi Sutter
  • Professor Luciano Gualberto Avenue, 908, Butantã, University of São Paulo, São Paulo - SP, 05508-010, Brazil.
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Eduardo Vasconcellos
  • Eduardo Vasconcellos
  • Professor Luciano Gualberto Avenue, 908, Butantã, University of São Paulo, São Paulo - SP, 05508-010, Brazil.
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Edison Fernandes Polo
  • Edison Fernandes Polo
  • Professor Luciano Gualberto Avenue, 908, Butantã, University of São Paulo, São Paulo - SP, 05508-010, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 15 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 07 July 2014
  •  Published: 31 July 2014

Abstract

This study seeks to identify the main strategies adopted by an emerging market company in its internationalization process in Latin America and Europe. The company studied was Natura Cosmeticos. To this end, a survey was conducted on the theoretical framework that discusses the internationalization theory from the behavioral perspective, the motivations for organizations to go international and the internationalization strategies. An exploratory qualitative research was conducted based on the case study method. To collect the data, we conducted interviews with a company’s executive and an intense documentary analysis, which allowed the identification of the main internationalization strategies adopted by Natura in Latin America and Europe.

 

Key words: Internationalization, strategy, Natura, emerging market company.