“Cemex: Global Growth Through Superior Information Capabilities” 1. In an article on competitive advantage through better use of information‚ strategy guru Michael Porter and his co-author Victor Miller presented the following 2x2 matrix. The implication of the matrix is that you can improve your performance by increasing the intensity of information in your value chain (i.e.‚ business processes) and products/services. In which quadrant would you place Cemex? Why? 2. How has Cemex
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-404495233680 Assignment II Creating value from internationalization CEMEX International Business Strategy Academic year 2014-2015 What benefits have CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement derived from globalization? To answer this question‚ we used the ADDING framework (HBS Press 2007). This framework consists of six components of value creation. The first one is “adding volume”. In the 1980’s‚ CEMEX refocused its strategy on growth through acquisitions instead of continuing to
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CEMEX is the largest cement manufacturer in Mexico and the third largest in the world. The current status of the company shows that it has expanded its business worldwide‚ in both northern and southern America‚ the Caribbean ‚ Europe ‚ Middle East and South East Asia . Despite the technological maturity and unique culture of the cement industry CEMEX and all the other competitors in the market have benefited from the process of globalization. According to the adding model template CEMEX
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his “creative thinking”‚ but I am very sorry to say this kind of “creative thinking” is called “YY” in China. 2. Did the Reward Program motivate retailers to sell more CEMEX products? I’m afraid not. Here we have to define what the real motivation is? Yes‚ making money. Where is the money come from? Yes‚ the end-users. If CEMEX can de-commoditizing the product and crate really value for the end-users‚ its products will become money making products which can bring long-term cash for the retailers
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1. Which theoretical explanation‚ or explanations‚ of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? Cemex’s foreign direct investment strategies and decisions were really molded by the nature of their industry/product. FDI yielded the most profitable and controllable option which they felt would stimulate the fast growth of the company. When looking at the theories of FDI‚ it is easy to see why Cemex preferred a direct investment instead of the other options of penetrating these markets. Exporting was eliminated
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FDI Have an understanding of the patterns and distribution of FDI flows in the global economy Have an understanding of the major explanations of determinants of FDI and the reasons for the resurgence of FDI in the global economy after 1985 have an awareness of the role of multinationals in improving competitiveness of domestic firms and other impacts of FDI Have an awareness of role of FDI promotional policies A Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a controlling ownership in a business
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of Payments Manual defines Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as ‘the objective of a resident entity in one economy obtaining a lasting interest in an enterprise in another economy’ (IMF‚ Balance of Payments Manual‚ 5th edition‚ 1993‚ p.86). In reality this investment usually involves some degree of ownership but there is no universally agreed ownership requirement (A. Harrison‚ Business Environment in a global context 2nd edition 2014‚ p.228). FDI can occur through several different routes such as a
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wisdom of the strategic management literature. It is often claimed that a company’s corporate-level strategy sets the context for its business level strategy. Our position is that if a corporate level strategy is to succeed‚ the reverse should be the case. That is‚ the process of establishing a sustainable competitive advantage at the business level defines the set of appropriate corporate-level strategies. Another theme stressed in the chapter is that the existence of bureaucratic diseconomies implies
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Economics Research Paper FDI outflow‚ the case of China Submitted by Liu 01 FDI outflow in the case of China EMA Student‚ Fudan University Abstract Since the opening in 1978‚ China became the biggest FDI recipient of the developing countries worldwide. There is no doubt‚ this condition will keep going. But recently a reversed movement attracted more and more attention. Using the Dunning model‚ the rapid growth emerging countries can explain the recent movements in FDI flows from developing countries
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INTRODUCTION Cemex‚ the Mexico’s global giant‚ has been famous worldwide for its high quality products and reliable services in cement industry. It is the third biggest company that operates in US‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East and Asia. The company produces and distributes cement‚ ready-mix concrete‚ aggregates and related building materials in more than 50 countries and maintains trade relationships with more than 100 nations. Cemex was founded in Mexico in 1906 but its worldwide presence
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