Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)

This study analyses the role of commercial and technological alliances with Japanese firms in the internationalisation of Spanish healthcare corporations between the 1960s and the 1980s. These alliances taught the local partners to operate in global healthcare markets, particularly in legal, organis...

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Autor: Fernández Pérez, Paloma, 1964-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/171108
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/171108
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Països emergents
Assistència sanitària
Empreses multinacionals
Japó
BRIC countries
Medical care
International business enterprises
Japan
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spelling Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)Fernández Pérez, Paloma, 1964-Països emergentsAssistència sanitàriaEmpreses multinacionalsJapóBRIC countriesMedical careInternational business enterprisesJapanThis study analyses the role of commercial and technological alliances with Japanese firms in the internationalisation of Spanish healthcare corporations between the 1960s and the 1980s. These alliances taught the local partners to operate in global healthcare markets, particularly in legal, organisational, and financial terms. Firms like Almirall, Hubber, and Grifols benefitted from Japanese knowledge transfer to enter Asian and American healthcare markets. The case of Grifols, for which more archival sources are available, is the focus of the article, and demonstrates that alliances with Western subsidiaries of the Japanese Green Cross Corporation played an instrumental role in teaching the managers and technical staff of the Spanish healthcare firm to go beyond their previous exports and undertake foreign direct investments in the US health market. The study suggests a future research agenda to explore more about East-West alliances in the internationalisation of peripheral economies of the world.Taylor and Francis2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/171108Articles publicats en revistes (Història Econòmica, Institucions, Política i Economia Mundial)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1348498Business History, 2020, vol. 62, num. 7, p. 1202-1230https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1348498(c) Taylor and Francis, 2020info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1711082026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
title Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
spellingShingle Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
Fernández Pérez, Paloma, 1964-
Països emergents
Assistència sanitària
Empreses multinacionals
Japó
BRIC countries
Medical care
International business enterprises
Japan
title_short Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
title_full Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
title_fullStr Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
title_full_unstemmed Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
title_sort Partners in a journey to the centre of the world: Spanish and Japanese knowledge transfer and alliances in the Spanish healthcare industries (1960s-1980s)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández Pérez, Paloma, 1964-
author Fernández Pérez, Paloma, 1964-
author_facet Fernández Pérez, Paloma, 1964-
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Països emergents
Assistència sanitària
Empreses multinacionals
Japó
BRIC countries
Medical care
International business enterprises
Japan
topic Països emergents
Assistència sanitària
Empreses multinacionals
Japó
BRIC countries
Medical care
International business enterprises
Japan
description This study analyses the role of commercial and technological alliances with Japanese firms in the internationalisation of Spanish healthcare corporations between the 1960s and the 1980s. These alliances taught the local partners to operate in global healthcare markets, particularly in legal, organisational, and financial terms. Firms like Almirall, Hubber, and Grifols benefitted from Japanese knowledge transfer to enter Asian and American healthcare markets. The case of Grifols, for which more archival sources are available, is the focus of the article, and demonstrates that alliances with Western subsidiaries of the Japanese Green Cross Corporation played an instrumental role in teaching the managers and technical staff of the Spanish healthcare firm to go beyond their previous exports and undertake foreign direct investments in the US health market. The study suggests a future research agenda to explore more about East-West alliances in the internationalisation of peripheral economies of the world.
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