INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS <INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION> STUDENT NAME : HASHINI KUMARAGE STUDENT ID NUMBER : T31200720 SUPERVISOR : Mrs. KANTHI BASNAYAKA Student needs to print this cover sheet and attach on the assignment/project report before submission to the respective tutor Name of Student: Hashini Kumarage Auston / UNI ID: T31200720 Date of Submission: 07/01/2014 Name of Lecturer: Mrs. KANTHI BASNAYAKA Program/ Module: A244BUS INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Assignment:
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markets will help to make international expansion possible. Identify a foreign market that you feel this company should enter next‚ and explain why it should enter that market and which of the strategies should be used. Explain the challenges from competition in the local market‚ and how the company might respond strategically to the competition. International Expansion The strategic partnerships which do not only have the knowledge to succeed in an international market but also has the
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the flexibility to cater to the tastes of its local consumers. While Tony Kitchner was hired to develop these competitive advantages abroad‚ his international strategy of "planting the flag" and "targeting expats" was executed haphazardly and resulted in losses for the firm. His eventual dismissal was largely due to his inability to manage intra-firm tensions. The arrival of Noli Tingzon marks a critical juncture for Jollibee‚ where it will begin entering the US market. The key to Jollibee
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Group Publishing Limited 2005). By 1990‚ however‚ Zara realised that the Spanish market was far too saturated; they had to change their growth strategy. For that reason‚ they started its global expansion by entering Spanish natural export exit: Portugal. Shortly after‚ Inditex started its outer expansion in France‚ the US and the rest of the world. But let’s focus on which entry strategies Inditex had to pursue to become global. Inditex choose a localization strategy which meant: 1) increasing
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in the home country‚ the company then expanded its operations into other countries under the leadership of Tony Kitchner. When Noli Tingzon joined the company‚ it was at a critical point‚ where it began to revisit its strategies to expand its international operations and explore new markets. Advantages in the Filipino market Jollibee’s early strategy in the Philippines market was to concentrate on the taste of the burgers. The taste and the size of the Jollibee’s burgers were made for the Philippine
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The Original Store Expansion Strategy: In 1992 and 1993 Starbucks developed a three-year geographic expansion strategy that targeted areas with favorable demographic profiles‚ that could be serviced and supported by the company’s operations infrastructure. A large city was selected to serve as a focal point for each targeted region. Starbucks professional teams were strategically positioned at these focal points to supervise opening of another 20 stores in each city in the first two years. Following
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Positioning for International Expansion Henry Jaya Sasmita Ferry Wijaya Yanny Yenni Salim Index List • • • • • • • • • • • Company Background Product Strategy Business Strategy Corporate Strategy Giordano’s Current Positioning Strategy Change current Positioning? Proposed Relative Positioning Map Giordano’s Key Success Factors (KSF) Could Giordano transfer its KSF? Giordano enters Indonesia Giordano in Indonesia Company Background • Established in 1981 by Jimmy
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integration and quick-response are also keys to Zara’s business model. Zara started to expand internationally in late 1980’s. The first Zara store outside Spain was opened in Portugal in 1988. Then they entered New York in 1989 and in Paris in 1990. The expansion of Zara stores keeps growing‚ and until now‚ it presents in seventy three countries‚ with 1‚341 stores in prime locations of major cities. Business environment The apparel market is a consumer-driven industry‚ and globalization and new technologies
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POLITICAL The political system is a set of formal institutions that continue a government. A political system is a system of politics and government. There are several definitions of “Political System” According from book International Business an Introduction‚ A political system is one that ensure maintaining of order and sanity in the society and at the same time makes it possible for some other institutions to also have their grievances and complaints put across in the course of social existence
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Why firms go international? There are many reasons can promote firms go international‚ includes the domestic market saturation‚ end of PLC in domestic market‚ geographic diversification‚ to gain the economies of scale‚ stiff competition in domestic market and absence of competitors overseas etc. 1. Some firms go international in order to gain the economies of scale. As a research has pointed out that a doubling of output can reduce the production costs by up to 30 per cent. This is very obvious
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