Standardization of international marketing strategy by firms from a developing country Standardization of marketing strategy 107 Shaoming Zou University of Missouri‚ Columbia‚ Missouri‚ USA David M. Andrus and D. Wayne Norvell Kansas State University‚ Manhattan‚ Kansas‚ USA A major debate in the international marketing literature deals with the globalization of markets and the extent to which a company’s international marketing strategy can be standardized (Buzzell‚ 1968; Cavusgil
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THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL Integration of Standardisation and Adaptation Marketing Mix Strategy Reference to Shiseido Company in UK and China Being a Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (General) in the University of Hull by Ai Jun Hou ‚ BA (Honours) (April 20‚ 2001) Acknowledgement This dissertation reflects the contribution and insights of many people. I shall take the opportunity to thank the following
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also has to play to adapt this approach successfully. Chapter one gives a comprehensive overview of Cameroon and its business environment. Chapter two provides broad literature review on franchising and how it is applied in Cameroon. Chapter three states the advantages and disadvantages of franchising in Cameroon. Chapter four is a methodology of the study‚ stating how data was collected and analyzed‚ its methods‚ instruments‚ and anticipated problems. Chapter five is the conclusion about
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1955. McDonald’s has always been a franchising company and has relied on its Owner/Operators to play a major role in the System’s success. McDonald’s remains committed to franchising as a predominant way of doing business. Listen as six McDonald’s Owner/Operators share their perspective in these areas: Training‚ McFamily‚ Customer Satisfaction‚ Social Responsibility and Support. World Class Training - McDonald’s continues to be recognized as a premier franchising company around the world. We believe
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FRANCHISING China Foto Press s of the Foreign franch ises are reaching more Chinese consumers over larger segment . country The Pros and Cons of Franchising in China US companies must jump hurdles to operate successful franchises in China‚ but the potential benefits are too great to ignore. William Edwards 40 July–September 2011 chinabusinessreview.com FRANCHISING W estern and local franchise brands have developed group is largely a young‚ upwardly mobile‚ and aspirational
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Advantages of Franchising: 1) The business you are franchising is already successful and is a proven idea. Usually‚ before offering the business for franchising‚ the original owners have already build it up and have already made it successful. Franchising‚ for them‚ is a way to expand the business; it is not a way to build the business from a small one to a big one. 2) The brand name is already recognized and name-recall is already very easy. Plus the franchisor or the owner of the franchise will
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businesses‚ and the future of international franchising. Franchising has become an increasingly popular market-entry mode‚ and the use of franchise systems for expansion into international markets is expected to continue and perhaps intensify. (Arthur Anderson‚ 1996) These business franchises appear as hotel chains‚ fast food restaurants‚ and many others. The first section examines the definition of franchising by giving an overview of franchising from an international perspective. The historical
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1 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the concept of franchising from the viewpoint of the franchisor‚ discuss its different uses taking into account the advantages and disadvantages attached to them‚ and link these considerations to a firm’s internationalization decision-making process. 1 What is franchising ? Franchising as it is generally known today is a form of marketing or distribution in which a parent company customarily grants an individual
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Standardization vs. Localization: A Disney Case Study Multi-national organizations are becoming more prevalent in the global economy. The expansion into new countries requires companies to examine policies and products more closely. Standardization and localization are the options available to corporate decision makers when deciding whether products will be consistent across geographic borders or will vary based on the culture in local regions. Many levels of standardization and localization
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Introduction Franchising is a method of doing business where a franchisor licenses trademarks and methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring royalty fee. Franchisor is the party who grant the franchise while franchisee is the one who purchase the right for franchise. This form of business has a tremendous growth in the last 50 years‚ started in United States in the 50s and then expanded to Europe. Nowadays‚ the rest of the world is beginning to implement the euphoria
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