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Welcome to class of Foreign Direct Investments in Emerging Markets by Dr. Satyendra Singh University of Winnipeg Canada www.uwinnipeg.ca/~ssingh5. What is not FDI. Internationalize business without investments Exporting Licensing permission patents, trademarks Franchising Outsourcing
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Welcome to class ofForeign Direct Investmentsin Emerging MarketsbyDr. Satyendra SinghUniversity of WinnipegCanadawww.uwinnipeg.ca/~ssingh5
What is not FDI • Internationalize business without investments • Exporting • Licensing permission patents, trademarks • Franchising • Outsourcing • Contract manufacturing • Nike, Vietnam; Gap, India public image • Management contract • Hilton logo • Air France, British Airways, KLM booking system EM • Turnkey projects • One time airport, power plant, oil refinery EM
What is FDI • Internationalize business with investments • Want ownership • Control of assets of host country • Profit potential $ • Compete more effectively • But • Risks economic and political • Foreign exchange fluctuations • Ban on acquisition on local firms • Restrictions on sending $ (dividends, capital) back home
FDI: 3 Strategies • Greenfield strategy • Select the site, construct, modern plant, bring own corporate culture, not dealing with previous debt… • But time, patience, local rules, training workers • Brownfield (acquisition) strategy • Quick control, brand, workers, distribution • Good as it does not add capacity • But complex need lawyer, banker, M&A, regulators • Joint Ventures 2 or more firms agree to work together to create a new business entity that is legally separate and distinct from its parents. (Special type of strategic alliance) • Imp tech., communications, government policies outstrip the ability of international firms to exploit opportunities on their own
Strategic Alliances:Firms Cooperate for Mutual Benefits • Ease of Market entry • Economies of scale, marketing, distribution, rapid entry, required by law to have local partner save local brand • Shared risks • Boeing 777 Fuji+Mitsubishi+Kawaski Japan Airline • Shared knowledge and expertise • Learn from each other Toyota + GM • Synergy and competitive advantage • Lipton Tea (mrf. exp) + Pepsi (distribution) US market • Siemens ($) + Motorola (mrf exp) 256-MB DRAM Chip
Strategic Alliances: Scope • Comprehensive all process meshed IJV • Need good structure, conflict of interest • Kellogs (Europe) General Mills (Cheerios) + Nestle • Functional narrow in scope no formal IJV • Production • Chrysler (excess capacity, economies of scale) + BMW (design) 1.4 L small engine EM, Mercosur • Marketing • Mattel (Barbie, US) ↔ Bandai (Power rangers, Japan) • Without Mattel, Bandai could not enter South America • Financial • 20th Century Fox + Paramount Pictures Titanic • R&D • Kodak + Fuji Advanced Photo system Canon, Minolta, Nikon
Strategic Alliances: Implementation…--Shared--Assigned--Delegated
Strategic Alliances: Implementation • Selection of partners compatibility trust • Mgmt style: Finance (GM, UK) vs. Engr (Siemens, Germany) • Leaning potential of alliance: inventory, training, MIS… • Form of ownership • Country: tax and legal advantages IJV Bahamas • Public-private: drilling rights, lumber Govt stability • Management considerations • Shared: firms participate actively, ask parent, conflict • Assigned: dominant firm has the power to make decision • Delegated: IJV has the power, implement strategy
Strategic Alliances: Pitfalls • Incompatibility of partners • Who has the power, negotiate ahead—goals, beliefs • Access to information • Ford + Mazda (no visit to R&D) Ford Escort • Unisys (no access to design) + Hitachi Computers • Distribution of earnings • No reinvestment, accounting methods • Loss of autonomy • Opportunistic behavior, deliberate delay in supply • Changing circumstances • Ford + Volkswagen Autolatina (Brazil), inflation, debt crisis sometimes outdated technology