almost disappeared from the market. The second point is lack of management control has lead Danone to sell its entire almost 20% of Bright Diary in 2007. Danone pulled out of a new dairy venture with Mengniu‚ a top mainland milk producer in 2007. The third point is a violation of JV Trademark. The Wahaha joint venture (JV) was formed in February 1996. This structure led to immediate misunderstandings between the participants due to different cultures. From Wahaha Group’s point of view‚ with the division
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The Motives for International Acquisitions: Capability Procurements‚ Strategic Considerations‚ and the Role of Ownership Structures Author(s): Shih-Fen S. Chen Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 3 (Apr. - May‚ 2008)‚ pp. 454471 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25483277 . Accessed: 28/02/2013 12:46 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at .
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Executive summary In this case‚ there are two major problems that I can analyzed. Firstly‚ Kiki and Houida which are two of major loyal customers of Couture Fashions Bhd (HCF)’s were writing to Jeffrey to inform him that they may looking to China to “contract manufacture” for them as the prices there were very competitive. Second‚ the previous adverse perception of “Made in China” labels had slowly changed as China now manufactured clothes that are higher quality at substantially lower operating
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ways for the Aravind Eye Hospital to invest in the future. A. Choice 1 – Joint Venture 1. Significance of choice 1 * Good local knowledge and network * Acquisition of experience for future development‚ such as franchise * Less finance stress and wider expansion than as a sole investor * More control than franchise 2. Reasons why choice 1 may not be optimal * Possibility of conflict with joint-venture partner * Slow decision making * High risk for being over-reliant
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Danone Case What were the intentions of Wahaha Group and Danone when setting up joint ventures in China? The Wahaha Group did very well in the Chinese market around the mid 1990s‚ but because foreign multinationals were rapidly entering China‚ it was afraid that it might lose its competiveness. The company was eager to expand its scale and market share in China‚ but it lacked the necessary financial capital to do so. This is why they wanted to cooperate with Danone. Wahaha needed cash‚ and also
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Overall comments: need to tie narrative to terms/concepts from the book. Should stratify comments into uncontrollable and controllable forces. (like Todd did) Although Blue Ridge Restaurants had success with expansion and joint ventures in Australia‚ the UK‚ France‚ Italy‚ Brazil and Hong Kong through 1987‚ many differing factors were at play when Yannis Costas evaluated the market and strategy for the Spain in the 1ate 1990s. Factors described by D. A. Ball‚ et al‚ 1‚ considered relevant in
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gambit: funding strategic alliances with venture capital‚ Planning Review (Nov/Dec)‚ 36-41 (1988). 20th Annual Conference of the UK Academy of International Business‚ Pontypridd‚ Wales‚ 5-6 April (1993). 4. Jordan D. Lewis‚ Making strategic alliances work‚ Research-Technology Management (November/December)‚ 12-15 (1990). 5. Robert M. Randall‚ Upping the odds for strategic alliance success‚ Planning Review (July/August)‚ 30-33 (1989). 6. Jay E. Paap‚ A venture capitalist ’s advice for successful strategic
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is conducive because they want to produce high quality goods for their customers and they realize the brand name retailers do not want to deal with anti-sweatshop campaigns because it can cause issues. The company is also is comprised of three joint ventures: Mast Industries‚ Courtaulds and MAS Holdings. Amongst the three‚ Slimline has been able to become a successful company due to the strategies in placed and the support of one another in creating the company. The management team has been superb
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QUESTION: Discuss the expansion and growth strategies: joint venture‚ acquisition‚ merger‚ hostile takeover‚ leverage buy outs. Give examples of each in the discussion. ANSWERS AND DISCUSSION: All successful small business startups eventually face the issue of handling business expansion or growth. Business expansion is a stage of a company’s life that is fraught with both opportunities often fortunes and for perils. it a owners On the one hand‚ business in In growth carries with corresponding
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The US company National Office Machines (NOM) entered Japan using an International Joint Venture (325). Besides serving as a means of mitigating political and economic risks‚ International Joint Ventures provide a safer way for firms to enter markets that present legal and cultural barriers; making it less risky than acquiring a company within the desired country. Because of this decision‚ National Office Machines was able to access and integrate into the Japanese market‚ which was previously a very
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