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Chapter Seven. International Strategy. Multimedia Slides by Peter J. McAliney Chenery & Company. Chapter Overview. Strategic advantages of international expansion Global and multidomestic industries Competitive pressures for international expansion
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Chapter Seven International Strategy Multimedia Slides by Peter J. McAliney Chenery & Company
Chapter Overview • Strategic advantages of international expansion • Global and multidomestic industries • Competitive pressures for international expansion • Global, multidomestic, and transnationalstrategies • International market entry modes
Conditions Fostering Growth in Global Markets Social Technological Political
Globalization Impacts All Facets of Value Chain Manufacturing plant sites Capital Skilled personnel Competition for sourcing of raw materials Finished goods
Advantages in Internationalization • Growth opportunity • Cheaper resources • Full capacity production • Pre-empt or match competitors’ similar intentions • Learning opportunity
Disadvantages in Internationalization • Complex • Impact on strategic decision-making • Potential hostility by foreign countries • Market failure, political unrest, and prolonged governmental instability
Globalization • Cross-border integration, resulting in inter-dependence on each other for: • Goods • Services • Factors of production
Two Sides of a Spectrum Customization Massification Global Multi-Domestic
Globalizing the Value Chain • Location advantage • Value-chain activities in international regions • Competitive strength • How well firm is integrated, compared to the industry
A Global Industry: Footwear Source: Adapted from P. Lasserre, Global Strategic Management (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003), 1.
Examples of Global Industries Petroleum Footwear Autos Construction Machinery Industrial Chemicals
Multidomestic Industries • Present in each nation in a distinct form • Competition occurs locally • Manufacture and market specific to region’s unique needs • Customization, not economies of scale benefits
A Multidomestic Industry: Personal Care Products Source: Adapted from P. Lasserre, Global Strategic Management (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003), 1.
Competitive Pressures in the Internal Business Environment (I) • Pressure to integrate globally • Pressure to be responsive locally • Pressure to achieve both global integration and local responsiveness
Competitive Pressures in the International Business Environment (II)
Strategies to Compete in the International Business Environment • Global strategy • Multi-domestic strategy • Transnational strategy
Global Strategy • Standard product for worldwide consumption • Competitive advantages • Location advantages • Coordination advantages
Multidomestic Strategy • Compete according to local needs • Competitive advantage • Customized product/service
Transnational Strategy • Combination type • Mixes multinational and global • Competitive advantage • Transfer information and experience
Considerations for Entering New Markets • Economic • Political • Market attractiveness • Market size • Growth • Industry structure • Competition • Availability of resources • Government policies
Entry Modes • Exporting • Licensing/franchising • Joint ventures/strategic alliances • Sole venture or wholly owned subsidiary
Chapter Summary • Strategic advantages of international expansion • Global and multidomestic industries • Competitive pressures for international expansion • Global, multidomestic, and transnationalstrategies • International market entry modes