RESUMO Este caso de ensino apresenta a empresa Bia Brazil, uma das empresas brasileiras líderes em exportação do mercado de roupas esportivas, fundada em 1994 por uma ex-ginasta, Beatriz, com sites em português, inglês e espanhol. Em 1996, ocorreu sua primeira exportação para a Costa Rica. Ao longo dos anos, a empresa expandiu sua operação para mais de 40 países. A empresa busca a oferta constante de novos produtos adequados aos requisitos e demanda de cada país. Apesar do crescimento internacional, a presença da empresa no mercado brasileiro permanece pequena. Houve duas tentativas fracassadas de abertura de lojas físicas e, apesar de continuar vendendo no mercado doméstico apenas pela internet, a empreendedora continua a busca por um modelo para crescimento no Brasil. Recomendamos o uso do caso em cursos relacionados com teorias de internacionalização, mais especificamente International New Ventures (Empreendedorismo Internacional) e Born Globals. Algumas conexões com outros cursos podem ser feitas e são recomendadas na análise do caso.

ABSTRACT This teaching case presents the company Bia Brazil, one of the leading Brazilian exporters of activewear, founded in 1994 by a former gymnast, Beatriz, with websites in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. In 1996, the first exports to Costa Rica took place. Over the years, the company has expanded its sales to over 40 countries. The company seeks the constant offer of new products that meet the requirements and demands of each country. Despite its international growth, the company’s presence in the Brazilian market remains small. There have been two failed attempts at physical stores, and although it continues with only online sales in the domestic market, the entrepreneur seeks a model to grow inside Brazil. We recommend the use of the case in courses related to internationalization, more specifically to International New Ventures and Born Globals. Some connections with other classes can be made and are recommended with the case analysis.

Abstract Purpose In qualitative research, it is recurrent to conduct data collection through interviews, which must be first transcribed for the data to be analyzed. Although there is a relationship between the stages of the interview and the data analysis, the link between them (i.e. the transcription) seems to be a neglected methodological procedure. This occurs because, in papers, it is generally reported that “the interviews were transcribed”, without any details about the transcriptions conduction. From this methodological gap, this paper aims to discuss the relevance of detailing the methodological procedures adopted in the transcription in research reports in the management field. Design/methodology/approach This paper takes the form of a methodological essay. Findings The discussion focuses on the concepts of naturalized and denaturalized transcription, the relevance of adopting transcription norms and the need for reflexivity in conducting transcriptions – elements that must be explained in research reports to improve the methodological quality. Practical implications This paper explores methodological details that management students and researchers can adopt when performing transcriptions. Consequently, journal editors and reviewers will have more subsidies on the methodological quality employed in researches, which contributes to a better evaluation process. Originality/value This study demonstrates the relevance of a neglected methodological technique – transcription, which needs to be detailed in research reports, to contribute to the increase of methodological accuracy and to provide essential information to readers, allowing them to evaluate the rigor of the research. Thus, it is proposed that transcription should be considered a quality criterion in qualitative research.

RESUMO O mercado global pode ser considerado um ambiente volátil, e a internacionalização de uma empresa pela adoção de qualquer modo de entrada pode estar relacionada à necessidade de inovar ou adaptar seu Modelo de Negócios (MN) para melhor se adequar a contextos específicos de mercados internacionais. Embora os modos de entrada tenham sido profundamente investigados nas últimas décadas, a relação entre Inovação do Modelos de Negócios (IMC) e modos de entrada é um novo objeto de estudo. Este artigo pressupõe que o processo de internacionalização é um gatilho para a inovação e visa responder quais são as diferentes possibilidades de IMC geradas por meio dos modos de entrada. Os conceitos de MN e IMN e sua relação com os modos de internacionalização e de entrada são investigados neste artigo. Com base na revisão da literatura, propõe-se um modelo teórico para relacionar os modos de entrada e a necessidade de IMN. Identificamos que pouco se sabe sobre a relação entre esses sujeitos, e uma pesquisa aplicada é necessária.

ABSTRACT The global market can be considered a volatile environment and the internationalization of a firm through the adoption of any entry mode may lead to the need to innovate or adapt its business model (BM) to better fit specific contexts of international markets. Even though entry modes have been deeply investigated during the last decades, the relation of business model innovation (BMI) and entry modes is a new study subject. This article assumes that the internationalization process is a trigger for innovation, and it aims to answer what are the different possibilities of BMI generated through the entry modes. The concepts of BM, BMI, and its relationship with internationalization and entry modes are investigated in this paper. Based on the literature review, a theoretical model is proposed to relate entry modes and the need of business model innovation. We identified that little is known about the relation between these subjects and applied research is required.