Internationalization and entry modes
Course material - 4 pages - Business strategy
The liability of foreignness (LOF) is the "natural" disadvantage a foreign company has compared to local competitors on a local market. The LOF arises from the unfamiliarity, relational, and discriminatory hazards that foreign firms face over and above those faced by local firms in the host...
Entry mode decisions, internationalization and global marketing - The case of French Cakes
Case study - 5 pages - International marketing
When companies enter foreign markets, they make decisions about what kind of marketing and organizational setup to choose - these are called entry modes decision. The process of internationalization begins with the choice of foreign markets in which the company hopes to enter. In addition...
Internationalization Strategy Proposal - Tim Hortons
Case study - 12 pages - International marketing
The Tim Hortons chain was established in 1964 and opened in Hamilton, Ontario. The first Tim Hortons restaurants offered only two products: coffee and donuts. Over the years, Tim Hortons has become Canada's largest national chain in the coffee and bakery market. Tim Hortons has more than 4600...
Investigation of the factors and forces that promote internationalization of firms - A case study of Wal-Mart stores Inc.
Case study - 67 pages - International marketing
The world is more independent in recent time more than ever and changes occur constantly. Due to such changes, most of the organizations with the potential to grow tend to take their operations to foreign countries away from their home country through internalization. The level at which a firm...
Procter & Gamble- Internationalization Strategy
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
In 1837, in The United-States, William Procter, candles maker, and James Gamble, soap maker, got together to market their first branded product, the candles ‘Star Candles' (Jean Boissonnat, 20/12/1993). As their business went along they started to broaden their range of products by buying...
Internationalization with a concrete example of the IKEA group
Case study - 70 pages - Finance
In specialty marketing and strategy management, in order to acquire the basic knowledge necessary for any manager, we studied the strategic concepts and phases of internationalization of a large group of Sweden: IKEA. Thus, by using personal research and theoretical concepts seen in class,...
Is internationalization a form of survival for large distribution?
Dissertation - 59 pages - Management
In the early 1960s, the Fordist economic system emerged in France, especially through takeovers of U.S. multinationals in French companies and the reconstruction effort after the war. The market is huge and the development of the supermarket is inseparable from the rise of consumer society. The...
Internationalization Strategies of Wal-Mart and Tesco - published: 10/01/2011
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
We will look at the strategies implemented by the companies Wal-Mart and Tesco in order to internationalize their brand. To analyze the strategies, we will look at the various markets chosen abroad, the processes, the rate and the speed of establishment of these two firms internationally until...
Strategies of internationalization
Course material - 31 pages - Business strategy
Internationalization is generally defined as the intrusion of business into foreign markets and different economic geographies. This international presence can take many forms and be realized by several possible strategies. Indeed, if the internationalization of enterprises is...
The internationalization of the company and human resource management
Book review - 10 pages - Human resources
Today, most French companies have had the "great leap" in international markets. With increased trade and international context, the phenomenon of globalization has forced companies to open their activities abroad. Even if we can see significant differences in their degree of...
Google strategic management : Internationalization and diversification
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, "Googol" meaning "follow-up of 100 zeros" is a mathematical term. This number makes it possible to symbolize the incredible number of Web pages listed on Google. Google is one of five most popular Internet sites in the world. In the USA it is the...
Internationalization process: Michelin
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The Michelin Company was founded in 1889 in Clermont-Ferrand (France) by Edouard Michelin. Initially, Michelin employed 52 persons in a plant spread over 32 acres. Edouard Michelin benefited of his brother's (André Michelin) support. The two brothers were complementary: André was an innovator,...
Internationalization Strategies of Wal-Mart and Tesco
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
We will look at the strategies implemented by the companies Wal-Mart and Tesco, in order to internationalize their brand. To analyze the strategies, we will look at the various markets chosen abroad, the processes, the rate/rhythm and the speed of establishment of these two firms internationally,...
Internationalization strategy of the Accor group
Thesis - 25 pages - Business strategy
Accor is one of the major French groups to have an international base, and is distinguished by a remarkable internationalization strategy. The main ambition is to ensure the continued growth of the business and ensure its sustainability. What then are the strengths and weaknesses of Accor...
The Uppsala model: E-business and strategies of internationalization of the firms
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Electronic commerce is something new that substantially disrupts the process of the internationalization of enterprises. Today, the Internet is an integrated market of nearly 100 million consumers who can act, interact, and consume. Therefore, this phenomenon places the consumer at the...
The impact of internationalization strategy on management control system
Essay - 16 pages - Management
In an increasingly global economy, corporations need to develop more and more efficiency and reliable management control system (MCS) in their home countries, but also in their subsidiaries abroad. This study analyzes the effects of an internationalization strategy on the management...
Internationalization of SME's
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
The 20th century is one of the most revolutionary periods in economic history as national economies around the world dramatically shifted and changed to cater to burgeoning demanding global markets. Barriers to cross-border trade and investment fell as businesses around the world capitalized on...
The United States: internationalism or isolationism?
Essay - 1 pages - International economy
Despite the growing international spirit within the United States, many bristled (and continue to do so) at the commitments implied by the United Nations. Was the United States correct in fully embracing internationalism following World War II or should it have returned to its unilateralist and...
Bajaj Auto: the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturer Internationalizes its Business
Case study - 2 pages - Marketing theories
Being one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers, the best internationalization theory to describe Bajaj would be Emerging Country Multinational theory (EMNC). One of the key components in the EMNC theory is that a company chooses where to enter next by where the highest acceptability...
Development of U-exist's Export Department - How to Internationalize a Niche Market in the Paramedical Sector?
Internship report - 24 pages - International marketing
A niche market is a small market segment in response to a very specific request. This type of market is generally very profitable for companies provided achieve scale and develop a sufficient reputation. A company exploits a product or a service very precisely to answer in one need very...
The Middle East after World War I
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
The paper will paint a clear picture of both the great chances and serious problems of the internationalists' plan to promote closer relationships among nations in the interwar period. While the excerpts depict an idealistic world of governance and war elimination through international...
Support Network for French SME's : a help to international expansion
Dissertation - 35 pages - Business strategy
Currently "No one can ignore his neighbor". The current means of communication have finally erased borders. The "far away" countries no longer exist. Economic globalization is now a fact and companies, whatever their size, cannot refuse the fight, otherwise they will disappear. Large French...
What development in the luxury sector? The case of China
Dissertation - 8 pages - Luxury marketing
Luxury has been part of society for thousands of years. It has always been present at all times and in all cultures. This is a concept that has different definitions depending on the country and, of course, especially among consumers, who do not all understand it in the same way. From this...
An analysis of both micro and macro environments of Russia, Sweden and Spain in order to evaluate the potential to internationalize a DVD player product
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
This report will analyze the micro and macro environments of Russia, Sweden and Spain in order to evaluate the potential to internationalize in each country. Pennine Electronics is a small to medium size enterprise based in the UK and consists of 150 employees. Its incentive to internationally...
The French motor industry in the world
Essay - 37 pages - Economy general
Since more than half a century, the motor industry has represented, in most of industrialized countries a floret of the industry. In spite of the expansion of the service sector, the French motor industry occupies a very great place in our country. The manpower mass has decreased (in France this...
Strategy analysis of two brands of L'Oreal and Henkel
Case study - 33 pages - Services marketing
The cosmetic market is a market that affects us all closely, with a more pronounced attraction for some people. In fact, the cosmetic cover a wide range of products: hair care, skin care, fragrance, makeup etc. In short, everything related to health and beauty. The cosmetics market has been...
Strategy analysis of Henkel and L'Oreal
Case study - 25 pages - Business strategy
In this study we chose to concentrate on the cosmetics market. Why? It is a market that reaches to us all, with a more enunciated attraction for some people. In fact, the cosmetics market covers a wide range of products related to health and beauty like hair care, skin care, fragrance, makeup,...
Logistic strategies of the companies of luxury - Example of Louis Vuitton
Case study - 42 pages - Logistics
In this paper, we will focus on logistics and strategies of luxury companies. We will also analyze their future prospects. Initially, key concepts and existing models in terms of logistics are defined in the first paragraph. Therefore, one sees three different types of strategies, the offensive,...
Analysis on the group of JC Decaux SA
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
The group JC Decaux invests on an average of about 200 million Euros each year to fund its growth. It is important to note that the investment turns primarily to urban furniture as the detriment of other areas of strategic activity. This seems consistent strategy for several reasons: the group...
How companies deal with cultural differences: the example of Disneyland Resort Paris
Case study - 97 pages - Services marketing
"Globalization, understood as the extension of the market economy and capitalism in the world, has accelerated over the last thirty years. " Thus the companies that choose to internationalize are growing. This internationalization promotes contacts between cultures, which play a...
