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Formulating Strategy

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Chapter 6 - Overview
 Reasons for going international
 Strategic formulation process
 Steps in developing international and global
strategies

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Strategic Planning and Strategy
 The process by which a firm’s managers evaluate
the future prospects of the firm and decide on
appropriate strategies to achieve long-term
objectives is called strategic planning.
 The basic means by which the company
competes – its choice of business or businesses in

which to operate and the ways in which it
differentiates itself from its competitors – is its
strategy.
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Reasons for Going International
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Reactive Reasons
Globalization of competitors
Trade barriers
Regulations and restrictions
Customer demands

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Reasons for Going International
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Proactive Reasons
Economies of scale
Growth opportunities
Resource access and cost savings
Incentives

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The Strategic Management Process
(Exhibit 6-1)

Strategic Planning Process

Define/clarify mission
and objectives
Assess environment for

threats, opportunities
Assess internal strengths
and weaknesses
Consider alternative strategies
using competitive analysis
Choose strategy

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The Strategic Management Process

Implementation Process

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Implement strategy through
complementary structure, systems,
and operational processes

Set up control and evaluation
systems to ensure success,
feedback to planning

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Steps in Developing International and
Global Strategies
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Mission and objectives
Environmental assessment
Internal analysis
Competitive analysis
Global and international strategic alternatives
Approaches to world markets
Global Integrative strategies
Using e-business for global expansion
E-global or e-local
Entry strategy alternatives
Strategic choice

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Environmental Scanning
 It is the process of gathering information and
forecasting relevant trends, competitive actions,
and circumstances that will affect operations in
geographic areas of potential interest.

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Major Variables Covered in Environmental
Scanning
 Political instability
 Currency instability
 Nationalism
 International competition

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Internal Analysis
 Internal analysis determines which areas of the
firm’s operations represent strengths or
weaknesses (currently or potentially) compared
to competitors, so that the firm may use that
information to its strategic advantage
 It focuses on the company’s resources and
operations, and global synergies

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Approaches to World Markets
 Globalization is a term that refers to the
establishment of worldwide operations and the
development of standardized products and
marketing.
 Regionalization (or multilocal) is where local
markets are linked together within a region,
allowing more local responsiveness and
specialization.

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Pressures to Globalize
 Increasing competitive clout resulting from
regional trading blocs
 Declining tariffs, which encourage trading across
borders and open up new markets
 The information technology explosion, which
makes the coordination of far-flung operations
easier and also increases the commonality of
consumer tastes.
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Pressures to Regionalize
 Unique consumer preferences resulting from
cultural or national differences
 Domestic subsidies
 New production technologies that facilitate
product variation for less cost than before.

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Using E-Business for Global Expansion
 “The real story is the profound impact this
medium will have on corporate strategy,
organization and business models. Our research
reveals that the Internet is driving global
marketplace transformation and paradigm shift in
how companies get things done, how they
compete and how they serve their customers.”

www.IBM.com
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Benefits of B2B
(Exhibit 6-6)

Better relationships with distributors/channels
Improved customer loyalty
Rapid entrance into new geographical markets

Better customer service
Lower operational costs
Expanded sales channel

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Global B2B/B2C Strategy
To assess the potential competitive position of the
company, managers must ask themselves the following

questions with respect to B2B/B2C:
• Does the exchange provide a technology solution that
helps industry-trading partners to do business more
efficiently?
• Is the exchange known to be among the top 3-5 within its
vertical industry?
• Does the exchange offer industry-specific technology and
expertise that gives it an advantage over generic
exchange-builders?
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Conditions Favoring Going E-Global
“The global beachhead strategy makes sense
when trade is global in scope; when the business
does not involve delivering orders; and when the
business model can be hijacked relatively easily
by local competitors.”
M. Sawhney and S. Mandal

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Conditions Favoring Going E-Local
“[The e-local/regional approach] is preferable
under three conditions: when production and
consumption are regional rather than global in
scope; when customer behavior and market
structures differ across regions but are relatively
similar within a region; and when supply-chain
management is very important to success.”
Sawhney and Mandal
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Entry Strategy Alternatives
(In order of ascending risk)

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Exporting

Licensing
Franchising
Contract manufacturing
Turnkey operations
Management contracts
International joint ventures (IJVs)
Fully owned subsidiaries

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International Entry Strategies: Advantages
and Critical Success Factors
(Exhibit 6-7)
Advantages

Critical Success Factors

Exporting

Low risk
No long-term assets
Easy market access and exit

Choice of distributor
Transportation costs

Tariffs and quotas

Licensing

No asset ownership risk

Quality and trustworthiness
of licensee
Appropriability of intellectual
property
Host-country royalty limits

Strategy

Fast market access
Avoids regulations and tariffs
Franchising

Little investment or risk

Quality control of franchisee
and franchise operations

Fast market access
Small business expansion

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International Entry Strategies: Advantages
and Critical Success Factors
(contd.)
Strategy

Advantages

Critical Success Factors

Contract
manufacturing

Limited cost and risk

Reliability and quality of
local contractor
Operational control and
human rights issues

Short-term commitment
Turnkey operations

Revenue from skills and
technology where FDI
restricted

Reliable infrastructure

Sufficient local supplies and labor
Repatriable profits
Reliability of any govt. partner

Management
contracts

Low-risk access to further
strategies

Opportunity gain longer-term
position

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International Entry Strategies: Advantages
and Critical Success Factors
(contd.)
Strategy

Advantages

Critical Success Factors

Joint ventures

Insider access to markets
Share costs and risk
Leverage partner’s skill base,
technology, local contacts

Strategic fit and complementarity
of partner, markets, products
Ability to protect technology
Competitive advantage
Ability to share control
Cultural adaptability of partners

Wholly owned
subsidiaries

Realize all revenues and
control
Global economies of scale
Strategic coordination
Protect technology and
skill base
Acquisition provides rapid
entry into established
market

Ability to access and control
economic, political and currency
risk
Ability to get local acceptance

Repatriability of profits

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Factors Affecting Choice of International
Entry Mode
(Exhibit 6-8)

Factor Category
Firm Factors

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International experience
Core competencies
Core capabilities
National culture of home

country
 Corporate culture
 Firm strategy, goals, and
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Factors Affecting Choice of International
Entry Mode
(contd.)

 Industry Factors

 Location Factors

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 Industry globalization
 Industry growth rate
 Technical intensity of industry
 Extent of scale and location
economies
 Country risk
 Cultural distance
 Knowledge of local market
 Potential of local market
 Competition in local market

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