Program Juan Pablo Dominguez Fall 2012 Final Examination for Theoretical Issues of Marketing (Doctoral Course) Nov. 28‚ 2012 Essay questions for “ An Eclectic Theory of Choice of International Entry Mode ” 1. What are the major variables that affect the decision of entry mode? Should they be weighted equally? Why yes or why no? 2. Given that different variables may pull the MNC in the different directions‚ what approach is suggested by the authors? 3. What theories have been taken
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r Michael Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis (Past) My analysis begins with a thorough breakdown of the competitive environment which surrounded Starbucks Corporation in 1987‚ when it was first acquired by Howard Schultz. Michael Porter‚ author of Competitive Strategy‚ uses a five forces model to analyze an industrial environment and to develop an optimum strategy for success within a given industry based upon specified parameters. The five variables responsible for the forces analyzed using this
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Abstract The Global Coffee Bean Company (GCB) decided that the Indian Hot Drinks Industry did not represent an attractive market. Following a recent announcement by Starbucks that they intend to enter the market we were commissioned to perform an initial analysis into the likelihood of Starbucks success. This report concludes that Starbucks initiative is sufficiently interesting to warrant a full scale investigation into whether GCB should also enter the Indian market. Introduction This report is divided
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Case Analysis on Pepsi’s Entry to India Pepsi’s Entry into India: A Lesson in Globalization SUMMARY: The case discusses the strategies adopted by the soft drinks and snack foods major PepsiCo to enter India in the late 1980s. To enter the highly regulated Indian economy‚ the company had to struggle hard to ’sell’ itself to the Indian government. PepsiCo promised to work towards uplifting the rural economy of the terrorism affected north Indian state of Punjab by getting involved in agricultural
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International Economics Assignment | Case – Pepsi’s Entry Into India – A Lesson in Globalization | Ankur Sikka PGDM – IBRoll No. 007 | ANSWER 1. A. NEED FOR GLOBALIZATION Depending on the strategy that a company follows‚ there are three primary reasons a company like Pepsi engages in international business: 1. To Increase sales/ Sales Expansion a. Economies of Scale A company like Pepsi usually operates on the principle of Economies of Scale. In order to achieve a larger market
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STARBUCKS CORPORATION Group members Abhimanyu Daga 02 Anusha Thakur 09 Bhumi Shah 16 Keshav Modi 23 Movit Ramwani 29 Niharika Sharma 35 Company background •The largest coffeehouse company in the world •16‚635 stores in 49 countries‚ including 11‚068 in the United States‚ nearly 1‚000 in Canada and more than 800 in Japan. •Sells various products from coffee to icecream •Markets products from mugs and tumblers to music and films •Expansion spree in the 1900’s and the first half of 2000’s •Overseas
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Apple’s market entry into India As one of the so-called BRIC nations‚ India belongs to one of the fastest growing economies in the world. With almost one billion inhabitants and an increasingly wealthy middle class‚ the country has been showing growing importance in the cell phone market. The increasing demand for both‚ low-cost and high-end cell phones underlines the fact that India has become the fastest growing mobile and telecommunication market in the world. Logically‚ the country represented
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Business and Society Risk management analysis of Volkswagen Group AG Introduction This paper aims at identifying the main issues Volkswagen AG faces and offering a few possible solutions to overcoming them. To do so‚ we first probe the strengths and weaknesses of the automakers as well as the possible opportunities that lie ahead. Then‚ we identify the greatest threats faced by the corporation. We continue by offering a set of recommendations that aim to exploit opportunities and to
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COMPANIES KEY RESOURCES AND COMPETANCIES 6 5 MARKET ANALYSIS 8 5.1 Market Choice 8 5.2 Consumer Analysis 9 5.3 Competitor Analysis 10 6 MARKET ENTRY MODE: FACTORS TO CONSIDER 11 6.1 Internal Factor’s 11 6.2 Desired mode characteristics 11 6.3 Transaction – specific factors 12 6.4 External factors 12 7 MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY 14 8 CONCLUSION 16 9 APPENDIX 17 9.1 PEST Analysis 17 9.1.1 Political/Legal 17 9.1.2 Economic 18 9.1.3 Socio Cultural 19 9.1.4
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Chapter 11 Developing Global Managers "When going global‚ you have to communicate to everyone what the company vision is and what the long term goals are. And then you have to follow through and design processes that force the interaction to continue. Every single employee must believe that there is a great value in managing the company in an integrated way. To do that‚ you have to bring people together on real projects that tackle real problems or that explore opportunities on a cross border
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