...Juliana Binhote; Valéria Moreira de Pinho; Júlia Gouveia de Melo do Rego Monteiro; Victor M. C. Almeida Supplementary materials Appendixes for the case study, teaching notes with figures and suggested chart plan schema. Learning outcomes Students are expected to learn the use of networks...

.... Theoretical bases The case can be used to discuss the role of networks in the internationalization of the firm and the issue of distance to foreign markets (Ghemawat, 2001), using Ghemawats CAGE model. The case can also be utilized to examine barriers to the internationalization of smaller firms (Leonidou...

...). comparative advantage international trade networks vertical integration A fun way to introduce the case is to play the trailer from the Blood Diamond movie, which many students will have seen. ⁵ Easy lead-in questions follow directly from the trailer: What are blood...

... and networks) in the Russian business context;, discuss how organizations are faced with informal practices and establish problem solving techniques; and receive some additional information on the business environment in Russia. Supplementary materials Teaching notes. Elena Denisova...