Wednesday, 27 November 2013

topic 7

29/10/2013
Week 8
Strategy For Competing in international markets


Why companies decide to enter the foreign market

-         - To get new market segmentation or new customer
-        -  To produce minimize the cost but maximize the profit
-        -  To spread business risk across a wider market base
-       -   To further exploit core competencies
-        -  To gain access to resources and capabilities located in foreign markets

The strategic options for entering and competing in international market

-         - Maintain a national production base and export the goods to foreign markets
-          -License foreign firms to produce and distribute the company’s product abroad
-          -Employ a franchising strategy
-          -Establish a subsidiary in a foreign market via acquisition or internal development
-          -Rely on a strategic alliances or joint ventures with foreign companies


Competing internationally: The three main strategic approach

1.      1.   Multidomestic (think local act local) strategy is one in which a company varies its product offering and competitive approach from country to country in an effort to be responsive to differing buyer preferences and market conditions.
2.  2.    Global strategy (think global act global) is one in which a company employs the same basic competitive approach in all countries where it operate, sells much the same products everywhere, strives to build global brands and coordinates its actions worldwide with strong headquarters control.
3.    3.  Transnational strategy (think global act local) is an approach that incorporates elements of both multidomestic and global strategies.


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