Strategies for Competing in International Markets

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Cross-country differences in Demographic, cultural and Market conditions:

  • Buyers tastes for products or services sometimes differ substantially between countries
  • company's need to decide how to customise their offerings in each country market to match local preferences or to pursue global strategy offering standard goods

Strategic Options for entering international markets

  • Export Strategy
  • Licensing Strategy
  • Franchising Strategy
  • Foreign Subsidiary Strategy (Acquisition or Greenfield venture)
  • Alliance and Joint Venture Strategies

Using location to build Competitive Advantage

  • Concentrate activities
    • when the costs of manufacturing or other activities are significantly lower in certain regions
    • economies of scale exist in production or distribution
    • certain locations have superior resources
    • sizeable learning curve in certain locations
  • Disperse activities
    • buyer-related activities have to happen close to the buyers

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