Pepsico Changchun Joint Venture Capital Expenditure Analysis About the case • In mid 1994‚ Andre Hawaux‚ vice-president for PepsiCo East Asia (PepsiCo)‚ was putting together the information he had collected on the proposed Changchun Bottling joint venture • in order to analyze the financial profitability ( capital expenditure analysis) of the project using net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR). Joint Ventures in China • Before 1993‚ – “cooperative joint venture”(CJV): the amount
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1.Consider the strategic position of BGD (strengths and weaknesses) and the firm’s strategic capabilities (core competencies). How company can coexist with giant competitors in an international context? (40%) 2.Identify the common elements in the strategies pursued by BGD in its different markets (use Porter’s Generic strategies or Strategic clock). What about strategy implementation and the winning formula? (30%) 3.Critically assess BGD’s capability and resources to continue its international
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reconsideration of the investor’s long-term strategies. Based on Sherritt International entry into Cuba‚ this case study analysis evaluates how Sherritt approached the Cuban government and how well it negotiated the terms under which the joint venture was signed. As the new venture is associated with numerous risks related to the political and economic systems of the country as well as to the Cuban culture‚ these will be carefully considered and possible recommendations for their mitigation‚ where possible
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between an international assignment and the selection of a qualified expatriate manager for that assignment. * The changing nature of the job – from a Plant Manager of a wholly owned subsidiary to a Quality Compliance Officer in a ten year joint venture – combines with a cast of three interesting and yet very different potential assignees to show how potentially complex such global selection decisions can be. * The importance of personal and the ambiguity and unexpected timing of these critical
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Case Analysis: Elektra Products‚ Inc. I. Statement of the Problem: This case is about the implementation of an employee involved and empowered organization at Elektra ProductsInc. The top management recommended to implement such as to permit managers to follow a product from design to sales to customer; allow sales employees to get an on the spot refund of $500 worth of merchandise; make information available to sales people about future products and swap sales and manufacturing employees for
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conduct a full analysis on all aspect regarding the strength‚ weakness‚ opportunity‚ threat‚ cultural influences‚ political issue‚ geographical issue‚ economical issue‚ and entry mode or strategy imply. During analysis by using the tools that mentioned earlier‚ each tools will explain the issue in detail including the advantages or disadvantages‚ reason and etc‚ to ensure reader to have a perfect understanding from all aspect such as strength of company‚ weakness and etc. All explanation is based
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Studds-Nolan Case Study Both partners decided to proceed with their joint-venture. Give your opinion about this. 1) What options were available to Studds at the end of the February 1995 meeting (Give the pros and cons)? 2) Should Studds really be involved on International Markets (Was Nolan the right partner)? 3) What are the Intercultural issues involved in the relationship between the two partners? 4) What would have been your recommendations to Studds or Nolan? (Give pros and cons) The authors
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that there is huge gap between what Nora and Sakari can sacrifice to successfully negotiate the contract with each other. Following are some example proving how far they are from the real contract. Sakari proposed an equity split in the Joint Venture (JV) Company of 49 percent for Sakari and 51 percent for Nora. Whereas‚ Nora proposed a 30 percent Sakari and 70 percent Nora Split. Sakari proposed to provide the JV Company with the basic structure of the digital switch where by the
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Evolution of Sony Ericsson Joint Venture 5 October 2012 Contents Synopsis 3 1. Introduction 4 1.1. The Sony Ericsson Joint Venture 1.2. Motivations for Joint Venture 1.2.1. Technology Exchange 1.2.2. Risk Reductions 1.2.3. International Expansions 1.2.4. Financial Goals 2. Strategic Alliances 7 2.1. Alternative Strategies 2.1.1. Licensing 2.1.2. OEM Contracts 2.1.3. Franchising 2.1.4. Wholly Owned Subsidiaries 3. Problems with Joint Venture 12 3.1. Problems
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and organizational issues including company culture‚ international expansion‚ and venture capital projects. Discussion Questions: 1. How is Li & Fung able to maintain margins three times those of the rest of the industry? What are its specific strengths and how does it differ from more traditional competitors? 2. What attributes of Chinese business culture does the company exhibit? Are these strengths for the company? 3. What are the benefits of the Li & Fung matrix sourcing
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