Organizational Culture and Stages of Internationalization: a Study in Four Companies in the Brazilian Electrical-Metal-Mechanical Segment

The study aimed to identify values and cultural dimensions of companies at different stages of internationalization according to the Uppsala model. We developed a construct to identify the values of organizational culture through the Organizational Culture Profile (OCP) mapping model. The study is descriptive. To classify the internationalization stage we conducted structured interviews. Referring to the internationalization stages the Alpha company is in Stage 1, the Beta company in Stage 2, the Gamma is in Stage 3 and the Delta in Stage 4. In the Beta and Delta companies, the cultural values are present and in the Gamma company they are partially present. In the culture dimensions, collectivism and cultural consistency predominate. The companies classified in the more advanced stages of internationalization (2, 3 and 4) share similarities in values and cultural dimensions. For the Beta, Gamma and Delta companies the results are in accordance with the models used.