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This case is about Wal-Mart's entry into the African continent and the challenges it faced. Wal-Mart faced a number of p

Assignment Solutions, Case study Answer sheets <br>Project Report and Thesis contact<br>aravind.banakar@gmail.com<br>www.mbacasestudyanswers.com<br>ARAVIND – 09901366442 – 09902787224<br><br>International Business<br><br>CASE STUDY (20 Marks)<br>This case is about Wal-Mart's entry into the African continent and the challenges it faced. Wal-Mart faced a number of problems in establishing itself in the African retail market. Wal-Mart started to put more emphasis on the international markets to fuel its growth as the opportunities available in the domestic market had dwindled since the financial crisis of 2008. Wal-Mart started expanding into international markets in 1991. Previously, it had faced mixed results in global markets. While it was highly successful in some markets like Mexico, it also experienced failures in markets like Germany and South Korea. Wal-Mart started to focus on Africa as other markets which offered good growth potential like India were still closed to foreign players. Some countries in Africa offered good growth opportunities for big MNCs like Wal-Mart despite the bevy of problems they faced like political instability and poor economic conditions. Wal-Mart decided to expand in Africa inorganically by acquiring a local retailer. Wal-Mart ran into trouble when some trade unions and government departments alleged that its entry would lead to huge job losses and damage the domestic manufacturing sector of South Africa. Though some analysts were optimistic that Wal-Mart's business model might prove successful in Africa too because of the lower income levels of people in many African countries, others were still skeptical about Wal-Mart's fortunes in Africa.<br><br>Answer the following question.<br><br>Q1. Discuss the issues and challenges faced by multinational companies like Wal-Mart when entering new markets.<br><br>Q2. Debate the importance of MNCs understanding the local market conditions when entering new markets.<br><br>Q3. Analyze the strategies that need to be followed by companies when entering a foreign market of which they have little experience.<br><br>Q4. Discuss the strategies that Wal-Mart should follow in the future to succeed in the African market<br>Assignment Solutions, Case study Answer sheets <br>Project Report and Thesis contact<br>aravind.banakar@gmail.com<br>www.mbacasestudyanswers.com<br>ARAVIND – 09901366442 – 09902787224<br><br><br>

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  1. International BusinessDr. Aravind Banakar9901366442 – 9902787224

  2. International Business CASE STUDY (20 Marks) This case is about Wal-Mart's entry into the African continent and the challenges it faced. Wal-Mart faced a number of problems in establishing itself in the African retail market. Wal-Mart started to put more emphasis on the international markets to fuel its growth as the opportunities available in the domestic market had dwindled since the financial crisis of 2008. Wal-Mart started expanding into international markets in 1991. Previously, it had faced mixed results in global markets. While it was highly successful in some markets like Mexico, it also experienced failures in markets like Germany and South Korea.

  3. Wal-Mart started to focus on Africa as other markets which offered good growth potential like India were still closed to foreign players. Some countries in Africa offered good growth opportunities for big MNCs like Wal-Mart despite the bevy of problems they faced like political instability and poor economic conditions. Wal-Mart decided to expand in Africa inorganically by acquiring a local retailer. Wal-Mart ran into trouble when some trade unions and government departments alleged that its entry would lead to huge job losses and damage the domestic manufacturing sector of South Africa. Though some analysts were optimistic that Wal-Mart's business model might prove successful in Africa too because of the lower income levels of people in many African countries, others were still skeptical about Wal-Mart's fortunes in Africa.

  4. Answer the following question. Q1. Discuss the issues and challenges faced by multinational companies like Wal-Mart when entering new markets. Q2. Debate the importance of MNCs understanding the local market conditions when entering new markets. Q3. Analyze the strategies that need to be followed by companies when entering a foreign market of which they have little experience. Q4. Discuss the strategies that Wal-Mart should follow in the future to succeed in the African market

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