SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT AS A KEY DRIVER OF INTERNATIONALIZATION IN EMERGING MARKETS

The article discusses the influence of supply chain development on internationalization in emerging markets by example of Russian economy. The relevance of the research is related to the accession of Russia to the World Trade Organization, which increases the probability of domestic firms expanding their expanding activities on the international market. A short introduction to the entrepreneurship in Russian is given, and then internationalization of the Russian companies is described. Finally, the role of supply chain management in the process of entering domestic companies to the international market is shown.Purpose: Analysis of the role of supply chain management in the internationalization of national economy in emerging markets on the example of Russia.Methodology: General scientific methods were used: analysis and synthesis, comparisons, generalizations, system approach. In the course of use of the actual material methods of the economical and statistical analysis were used.Result: The author offers and analytically bases a qualitative linkage between supply chain development and the level of penetration of domestic companies to the international market.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2014-4-1