New market development strategy process: a capabilities approach in an interregional context

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2025.e91725

Keywords:

Entry into new markets, Antecedents, Dynamic Capabilities

Abstract

Objective: To verify the process of formulating and implementing the strategy for entering new inter-regional markets, its antecedents and results, for the Amazon Tambaqui.

Methodology/approach: The research is exploratory and qualitative and was conducted through in-depth interviews with different actors in the production chain, analyzed with the help of Atlas TI, and with secondary data.

Originality/relevance: This study contributes to the understanding of the strategy for entering new markets in a procedural manner, considering the vision of capabilities in the context of inter-regionalization.

Main Results: It is confirmed that the strategy for entering new markets is procedural, and that formulation and implementation occur simultaneously and dialogically, with actions influencing and being influenced by the antecedents. There is an interrelationship between the antecedents and between these and the process of formulation and implementation. Some elements of the formulation and implementation appeared more intensely than others. The stage of development of the sector may be related to the robustness of the strategy and, consequently, to the intended results.

Theoretical Contribution: The theoretical contribution lies in the procedural approach and in the description of the relationship between formulation and implementation, as well as the antecedents and results of a strategy for entering new markets in the context of inter-regionalization.

Contribution to management: The managerial contribution lies in the indication of which dynamic capabilities should be developed and how they can contribute to the strategy for entering new markets.

Author Biographies

Quezia Rosa, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doctoral student in Business Administration at the Federal University of Paraná. She holds a Master's in Business Administration from the Federal University of Rondônia. She is a Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia. She teaches in the disciplines of Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Production Management, Associativism and Cooperativism, among others. She has experience teaching subjects related to agricultural production.

Ana Maria Machado Toaldo, Universidade Federal do Paraná

She works as an associate professor at the Federal University of Paraná. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1989), a Master's in Business Administration from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1997) and a PhD in Business Administration from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2004). She has experience in the area of Administration, with emphasis on Marketing, working mainly on the following topics: marketing, strategy, formulation and implementation of strategies.

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Published

2025-08-18

How to Cite

Rosa, Q., & Toaldo, A. M. M. (2025). New market development strategy process: a capabilities approach in an interregional context. Revista De Ciências Da Administração, 27(67), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2025.e91725

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