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Executive Summary

The essay is a consideration of an expansion plan of GlaxoSmithKline into the Chinese

market. This essay therefore determines the possibility of the decision of an expansion and

the possibility of success after an expansion has taken place, For the purpose of determination

of this possibility it is important that in-depth analysis of the market situation and also the

position of the company ion that market be analysed. For that purpose an analysis of the

internal and the external factors has been made and also detail of whether the company must

be involved in a penetration has been discussed with the rationale generated by the analysis

of internal and external environments. Moreover a strategy to the penetration also discusses

the strategies like the pricing and the placement, and the role these will pay in making the

penetration a success.
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Table of Contents

Executive Summary...................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Discussion..................................................................................................................................5
External Environment Analysis.............................................................................................5
PESTLE..............................................................................................................................5
PORTER Analysis.............................................................................................................9
Conclusion of External Analysis......................................................................................10
Internal Environment Analysis............................................................................................10
Strength and Weakness Analysis.....................................................................................10
The Marketing Mix..........................................................................................................11
Conclusion of Internal Analysis.......................................................................................13
Market Entry Strategy..........................................................................................................14
CAGE Analysis................................................................................................................14
Hofstedes Framework......................................................................................................15
Rationale for Penetration into Chinese Market................................................................16
Market Entry Strategy......................................................................................................17
Conclusion................................................................................................................................18
Appendix..................................................................................................................................19
References................................................................................................................................22
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Introduction

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plc is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in the United

Kingdom. The company has its headquarters in London and has been a result of a series of

takeovers business venture along with mergers between the two giant firms Glaxo-Wellcome

and SmithKline Beecham in 2000. The company is a specialist in various areas of drug

industry and its products like the asthma management drugs are market leading products. The

company has been ranked 7th in the world as it has a global presence in 160 countries

including some of the major international economies like Japan, United Kingdom which is

also the base country of the company. USA is a major market for the company since the

market constituted 37% of the company’s turnover for the year 2016 whereas this percentage

was at 34% in 2015. Europe also constitutes a large portion of the company’s turnovers as it

was at 27% for the year 2016 (Martina, 2017). The operations of the company consist of

research and development alongside the manufacturing and the marketing of the extensive

product line that the company manages. All of the products of the company come under three

major segments which are the pharmaceutical, Vaccination and the Consumer Healthcare

segments.

The pharmaceutical segment of the company contributes the majority of the turnovers which

stands at 60% of cumulative turnovers. Vaccines being the second business segment of the

company contribute 15% in turnovers while the third segment being the Consumer healthcare

segment is at 25 %. The company has a significant investment in research and development

for new product development of these segments with the cumulative expenses for the R&D

department reaching £3,628 million. With the extent of market being captured by the firm it

claimed a capitalization of £ 67.4 billion.

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This essay goes about in three sections; the first one being the analysis of external

environment that affects GSK and the entire Pharmaceutical industry. This section of the

essay uses the PESTLE analysis and the Porter’s Five Forces models for the analysis of the

environment in detail. The second section of the essay deals with the analysis of internal

environmental factors determining the position of the company in the market. This section of

the essay uses the Strength-Weakness Analysis of the company which is a part of the SWOT

analysis framework that deals with the internal environment along with an analysis of the

marketing mix of the company which details the position of the company’s marketing

strategy as an aim to understand the core business structure of the business. The third section

of the essay deals with the market entry strategy that the company must use and the reason

for the company to enter the Chinese market as part of the expansion plan.

Discussion

External Environment Analysis

The external environment of the company can be analysed using the PESTLE framework

alongside the Porter’s Five Force model for an in-depth understanding of the firm and its

position in the external environment while assessing how the external environmental factors

affect the performance of the company.

Macro External Environment Analysis: PESTLE

Political

The pharmaceutical industry around the word remains a sector of the industry that is highly

controlled by the government and strict regulations are applied on the firm alongside the

extensive and complicated quality assurance standards applied for the safety of the people.

Since healthcare is often a prime concern of the politicians, the global political environment
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hence is a tough one of a pharmaceutical firm like GSK. Therefore, the analysis of political

situations is a must when attempting to draft an expansion plan for a pharmaceutical like

GSK.

The healthcare industry is not very common in a number of markets around the world and in

majority of the cases the only major buyer are the governments. During the 1980s and the

1990s there was a high importance given to the industry by the political leaders

internationally as healthcare was considered an easy political goal for the betterment of the

people and it also became a way to control the increasing healthcare expenses of the

governments. In the current scenarios, the industry has become globalised and the

manufacturing and supply of global pharmaceutical products has become concentrated in a

limited few countries, as a result there are much less interventions in business administration

by the government as the industry is a major source of GDP to the manufacturing countries.

However there still exist certain political pressures like the price issues among other which

governments tend to negotiate and regulate for the betterment of people.

Economic

The economic factors that have an impact on the company include the taxations among other

reasons. These economic conditions can impact the overall performance of a company and

therefore the analysis of economic factors is important. GSK being a global giant has good

reputation of tax responsibility and they realise that tax being a vital resource to the

governments around the world, they make sure that taxes are duly paid to the respective

governments. It is a part of the company believes that they provide betterment to the

community by bringing tax revenues to the governments. And for the reasons of maintaining

a good corporate reputation in terms of taxes, the company ensure a transparent model for the

administration of all the tax related formalities and the company claims to be against any
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particles of tax evasion. However the tax environment is one that takes up a large part of

company revenues and hence having an overall impact on the firm’s performance. The tax

conditions of each country are different as a result each country affects in an independent

capacity on the company. The pharmaceutical tax structure in China has been revised and as a

consequence the pharmaceutical products made outside China and also those made in China

will be exempted for any taxes. This factor can play a vital positive role in the expansion plan

to China of GSK.

Social

The global population is fact increasing and the need for pharmaceutical products are also

increasing simultaneously. The social factor presents a great opportunity for expansion into

Chinese market and hence its analysis is of significance to determine the positive impact it

can have. Global efforts are increasingly diverted towards the betterment of healthcare the

once developing countries are in better economic conditions than before and the spending

powers of the customers internationally are increasing (Gillespie et al, 2007). This is also a

major sector of consideration while planning an expansion onto Chinese market. China being

world’s most populous country has seen a major economic and social transformation which

pulled a large segment of the population out of poverty and the social needs of the country

have also seen an improvement as a consequence healthcare has been emphasised upon in the

recent past.

Technology

Technology is one of the major factors that impact the pharmaceutical sector since there are

increasingly complex formulations that require highly advanced laboratories and other

research centres that must be equipped with the highly advanced technologies for the

identification and synthesis of new drugs. For the purpose of maintaining the standards of
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quality and products and also to remain competitive in the market, the integration of

technology is compulsory for players in this industry. Without the presence of latest

technologies the company will not be able to perform its tasks in an efficient manner and

might consequently miss out on the opportunities that the market place offers.

GSK has integrated the most advanced systems in its laboratories which enable cutting edge

research into diseases and also the synthesis of drugs to counter the increase of these diseases.

The company has integrated artificial intelligence systems into their research centres to

perform some of the most technical and complex mechanisms in the most efficient manner.

These systems allow conducting some less studies manually as the system conducts these

studies in its own and present the findings in the most scientifically accurate manner of

representation. The company has a highly advanced data collection system which allows for

the timely and efficient data collection which in turn makes it possible for GSK to identify

the most serious cases of diseases and other healthcare requirements and an early .initiation

of work to be able to provide a solution before the disease spreads more than the limits.

Micro External Environment Analysis: PORTER

The PORTER examination contains five forces that can be utilized to break down the

relationships of a company (for example GlaxoSmithKline), its structure and business

framework progress. The five factors considered position of the purchasers and providers in

negotiating the deals i.e. the bargaining powers that they enjoy competitor position, and

dangers of substitutes and new businesses that might enter the market (Dhar, 2008). These

factors are essential in the examination of the current competition levels in a market since an

organisation, for this situation GlaxoSmithKline, can pick how contenders are acting and in

that capacity the appeal of this market. For GlaxoSmithKline, the market is gainful as stood

up worried by the huge amount of returns earned yearly. This in like manner suggests the
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likelihood of new contenders into the market is high and the affiliation must persistently

perceive regarding how it reacts to contenders exercises to keep up its market position

(Torun, 2007).

The analysis of Porter’s 5 forces (see appendix) demonstrates that GSK does not face any

significant threat from any new entrants into the market as the entrance costs of the industry

are very high that keeps most firms form entering the market. However there is a significant

threat from substitute products as competitor companies also introduce similar products with

same formulations adding to the competition. The buyer of the industry does not have

significant bargaining powers as they are very few firms on the market which offer the

products and the buyers do not have much control over the prices as GKS sets process in the

market. However the suppliers have a much higher bargaining power as timely availability of

quality raw materials is dependent upon them and good relationships need to be ensured by

GSK to avoid any disruption in supplies.

Conclusion of External Analysis

The external environment of the company represents a positive outlook to the idea of

expansion into the Chinese market. This is as the economic, social and the technological

factors form the PESTLE analysis are in favour of the organisation penetrating into Chinese

market. Whereas the political, and the legal factors might seem to be against the idea but

these factors are a consistent challenge to the entire pharmaceutical industry. Therefore these

factors must not be considered a negative factor. Also the Porter’s framework details how the

company does not face any threat form the new entrains and also bargaining powers of

buyers is not strong this is also a factor in the positive outlook.

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Internal Environment Analysis

The internal analysis of any company including GSK can be done through the analysis of the

Strengths and Weaknesses of the company which is a part of the SWOT analysis framework.

Alongside that the marketing mix of an organisation effectively helps to detail the reasons for

the strengths and weaknesses. The mission, vision and values of the company also give a

detailed understanding of the internal position of the organisation and also what the company

believes and strives for.

Strength and Weakness Analysis

Strengths

One of the greatest strengths that the company has is the strong reputation of the company

which enables it to use the goodwill that it has generated to further its business related

objectives and also in achieving its long term aims. The company also has a strong hold of

the markets that the company operates in as it is the market leader in most of these markets.

This strong positioning allows them to take further steps to expand into unexplored markets

and attaining a significant market share in them as well. Their employees are one of the

greatest assets to the company; the pool of highly skilled and professional employees keeps

the company in a better position than most competitors. The company being the 2nd largest

pharmaceutical in the world has a strong brand name and recognition and hence a very strong

market position in the international arena

Weaknesses

One of the weaknesses of the firm is that the marketing efforts and promotional activities are

inconsistent. The marketing campaigns are not run in a continuous basis and this causes a

disruption in the flow of marketing activities and effectiveness. Another major weakness is

that the company depends heavily on a few specific product lines and while other product
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lines are not managed in a similar way. The company also has a strong focus in the market of

United Kingdom while the other markets receive comparatively low attention by the

company

The Marketing Mix

Product

There are in total five product lines that are being managed by the company’s name each one

of which is under the three main segments of the market that the company operates in. The

product offerings by GSK are such that they cater to the needs of every person irrespective of

their backgrounds. The products offered are in combinations and varieties which cater to the

need of majority of the market segments. The products have a very clear and distinct

differentiation points which makes the company products stand out in comparison to

competitor products. Therefore a general perception about the products of GSK is that the

products are of a very high quality and standard. The products offered make relevance to te

customers and are of practical use to the customers.

Price

The pricing strategy employed by GSK is a general phenomenon of competitive pricing

strategy whereby the product prices set by GSK for its products are equivalent to those set

buy its competitors for the same product offering The cost analysis is also one factor that

drives the pricing strategy of the company as it assesses the costs of production in

comparison to the returns that can be generated; before the process are set for a product.

Another method used is that of product bundling whereby more than one product is sold as a

bundle at comparatively lower price levels. The company sets fixed prices and the

distribution intermediaries make their margins by getting products at lower prices and selling

them on the company fixed prices.

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Place

The company has two main marketing channels; first one is the most direct which is selling

directly to the customer through the official company website. The other channel employed

by the company is where it uses a chain of distribution intermediaries including the

distributor, the wholesaler and the retailer before reaching the customer. Therefore the

placement of the products is through two different platforms, one is the online placement

while the other is the placement on the open market outlets including the physical stores and

pharmacies. GSK manages a wide range of outlet stores in all the countries that it operates in

and makes sure that through effective merchandising the products are always available to the

customers. The online store also experiences a high online traffic on a daily basis. A part of

the placement strategy is to reach the maximum customer touch points through effective

availability of the company products of any of the product segments. It actively engages with

customers at store entry and exit points to attain maximum attention spans of the customers.

Promotions

The company uses a multi-layered product promotion strategy which includes the

conventional as well as the modern promotional techniques. Among the conventional

techniques used, media promotion through digital and print media receives a major attention

buy the company. This is because these means still ensure a large reach to customers. While

as part of modern marketing, social media marketing is increasingly being used by the

company. Therefore the company has initiated marketing through YouTube, Face book and

Twitter commercials since a large number of people are becoming active users of these social

media platforms, and advertisements in these ensure a significant reach to the customers.

Apart from digital marketing, the firm use a series of exhibitions and sales events that help

them draw potential customers. In addition to these personal selling to professional doctors
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and promotional seminars for the medical practitioners also plays an important part of the

promotion as most of the products of the company are sold on the basis of prescriptions given

by these medical practitioners (Henry, 2018).

Conclusion of Internal Analysis

The internal environment is also in the positive for the expansion of the company into

Chinese market. This is because the company has strong international brand recognition and

also strong product line and an established research base that allows the company to stay

consistent on the incremental trend in terms of solution provision. This is an important factor

in determining the success of the expansion plan into Chinese market.

Market Entry Strategy

CAGE Analysis

Cultural

There are significant cultural differences between UK and China, and this is mainly because

of the vast dissimilarities in the background of both the nations. China and the UK both have

very old and established cultural backgrounds with the Chinese culture considered to be one

of the oldest cultures. This affects the mentalities and norms of people in both the countries

which in turn have a significant impact in the business collaborations. One of the biggest

cultural differences is the language barrier. UK has English as it native language and China

has Chinese, and in China majority of the population uses Chinese as their first language.

English is much less common in China. This can be a factor of concern when planning an

expansion into the Chinese market. Since the expansion will need a great deal of structural

formation to be done in China and with the absence of a common language this process

would be a difficult one. Another important factor being that the products GSK offers are

ones that require a great deal of information to be conveyed to the customers and the medial
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professionals. In the absence of a common language the company will have to establish a

marketing department comprising of the Chinese experts to cater to the communication with

the Chinese customers and this process will take a longer time and efforts.

Administrative

The administrative differences in China are not very significant in comparison to that in UK

as both the governments have very strict regulation for the pharmaceutical industry. The drug

control and regulatory bodies of both the countries have a high level of involvement in the

industry and therefore GSK will have to meet tough standards of the Chinese government to

be able to enter the market. This however will not be a great challenge for the firm as they

already have strong standards in place under the British regulations.

Geographic

The geographic distance is one significant factor when accessing the possibility to expand

into the Chinese market. The distance between the two countries is a significant one with no

linked borders and no access to a single straight route into China. The sea port in China is

also not accessible for the most of the year due to weather conditions. The only viable means

of transportation is by air, while sea routes are also viable for certain period of the year. The

products of GSK being medicinal and pharmaceutical products need to be transported under

specific conditions and the assurance of the conditions while delivery over a long distance

becomes a challenge.

Economic

China in comparison to UK is a highly suitable country in terms of economy while

considering an expansion. This is for the reason that the costs of doing business in China are

much lower than in UK since cheap labour is available, there is inexpensive infrastructure

facilities available and also local expertise are also good to support the industry. Also the
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incomes levels in China are already considerably good while they are rapidly improving this

ensure a sustainable demand while in the UK the demand has reached a saturation point

where the chances of growth are meagre.

Hofstedes Framework

The Hofstedes framework determines the culture of countries the basis of six dimensions;

masculinity, Uncertainty avoidance, Individualism, Power distance, long-term orientation and

indulgence (Hofstedes, 1991). According to (Hofstede Insights, 2019); China and UK both

have the same degree of masculinity at the level of 66, this represents that both the nations

are tough towards achieving economic goals and wealth making. In terms of uncertainty

avoidance UK leads China with the scores 35 and 30 respectively, this represents that UK has

a slightly better mechanism to handle the unknown situations than China. Individualism score

of UK are significantly greater at a level of 89 as compared to China at 20, this shows the

cultural background where in UK there is greater importance given to personal goals whereas

in China achieving goals as a group or community is given importance. Power Distance

scores in China are higher at 80 as compared to UK at 35 representing China as having a

more acceptance to authority and bureaucracy while UK has a more flat structure of control.

Long-term orientation of China is 87 as compared to UK at 51 showing that China is more

prone to sacrificing short-term benefits to achieve long-term goals. Indulgence in China is

much lower at 24 in comparison to UK at 69 which show that ability to fulfil desires is

restricted in China while it is being allowed in UK to fulfil desires.

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Rationale for Penetration into Chinese Market

On the basis of the discussions detailed above which has established a strong foundation of

the internal and external environmental factors that affect the company. On the basis of the

above detailed reasoning, the decision of penetrating into the Chinese market can be justified

as that the situations in the Chinese markets is favourable for the expansion of GSK. First and

foremost reason being is the social factor, China is a home to a great percentage of global

population and the population levels are consistently increasing. In addition to this, the

economic conditions of the country that brought a large segment of the society out of poverty

lines have made the country more affording with respect to customer spending levels. The

presence of a large affording customer base is an opportunity for the company to move into

the Chinese market. Another factor being that the political and legal environment in China is

favourable as the country allows for a tax free structure for all medications and healthcare

products even those manufactured outside of China. Apart from this the strong positioning of

the company in the global market with a highly advanced and integrated research and

development infrastructure in pave and the strong position of the existing products that the

company offers, the company will be able to attract and maintain significant number of

potential customers.

Market Entry Strategy

The company must seek to first establish a market entry by the introduction of some of the

pharmaceutical products, the substitutes of which are rarely offered by any other competitor.

A better approach would be the introduction of asthma and respiratory disease control drugs

that the company offers. This is because of the fact that there are a significant issue of

pollution on many of the Chinese cities causing various respiratory tract infections including

asthma, an introduction of the products that provide a solution to one of the most dominant
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problems of the Chinese society will help the company make a goodwill and a strong brand

recognition in the market. Apart from that the initial introduction of a high demand product

will ensure the early achievement of the breakeven upon the investment made into entering

the Chinese market. The company must at that stage use skimming pricing strategy to ensure

the maximum profits out of the introduction of a product the likes of which are not readily

available in the market. But for the penetration to be successful the distribution channels need

to be strongly in place since all the marketing efforts will depend upon the effective

distribution. For the purpose the company must one the very first instance enter into a

contract with distribution a firm.

Conclusion

The overall factors that GSK is faced with indicate a positive possibility of the extension of

the company into the Chinese market. Most of the external factors that affect the company are

in favour of the company entering the Chinese market, and the only factor that are against are

the ones which are generally against the industry as a wile throughout the world. This gives a

reason for the company to penetrate well into the Chinese market. Moreover the internal

analysis of the company helped explain the major areas of the organisation’s internal

strengths and weaknesses. This helps in the analysis of whether the company will be to create

brand recognition and whether it will be able to stand the competition in the new market.

Finally the reasons for the company entering the Chinese markets have been established

based upon the rational generated form the analysis of internal and external environments of

the company. A penetration strategy has been detailed which provides a way to achieve

market expansion plan and also be able to create a good brand image along with better

economic gains. The penetration strategy detailed is based on the essence of the leanings
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from marketing techniques and the weaknesses therein in the current scenarios and hence this

penetration plan comprises of an enhanced marketing strategy.

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Appendix

Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis

Threats of New Entrants

Pharmaceutical industry is difficult to enter since the costs associated to enter the market is

high and there is a need for wide ranging research and development for the setup of the

business. Along these lines, GlaxoSmithKline has less fear of dangers of new individuals

entering the market. The government imposes stringent standards to corporations wishing to

enter the healthcare business. High probabilities of product expiry go about as hindrances to

new challengers. GlaxoSmithKline has in like way settled a good brand name with clients

along these lines avoiding two or three contenders (Torun, 2007). Regardless, the profitability

of this market has in the advancing past pulled in swarms of progressively minute firms into

the business. This has been in a general sense through the progression of increasingly

noticeable undertakings through mergers, acquisitions and amalgamations of humbler firms.

Finally, GSK should manage these new degrees of progress so as to profit by the energetic

brand name it has amassed and counter the danger of new challengers into the market (Anon.,

2011).

Threat of Substitutes

Customary brand drug is the vital replacement for pharmaceutical organisations like

GlaxoSmithKline. Comparing Alternative Medicine (CAM) is something a substitute to the

products offered by GlaxoSmithKline (Reuters, 2010). These substitutes pass on same things

to clients with the exception of that they utilize different brand names and costs. These new

sorts of contemporary drug are a fundamental risk for this organisation since they have been

believed to be much progressively secure and increasingly reasonable then again with
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standard medication (Healy and Palepu, 2010). Thusly, GlaxoSmithKline faces a basic peril

with the all-encompassing increase of this kind of drug.

Bargaining Power of Buyers

GlaxoSmithKline expends an immense section of its R&D to introduce better and high

standard items. As such, there is a little basic danger of purchasers to GlaxoSmithKline.

Basic clients of their things are patients, medical experts, healthcare facilities, pharmacies

and other healthcare units (GlaxoSmithKline plc, n.d.). The power of purchasers is little

thinking about their numbers in the market. Since GlaxoSmithKline is correspondingly

among the top pharmaceutical organisations it has made this fact a concrete one and through

the investments into the industry, most recent sorts of technological systems and workers to

the affiliation. Purchasers, subsequently, don't address any danger to the corporation for they

have constrained bargaining power. Being an oligopolistic sort of market, venders, for

example, GlaxoSmithKline, control the costs in the business (Bass, 2008).

Bargaining Power of Suppliers

The most vital providers are the providers of raw materials and workers, staff, medical

doctors and other representatives, and auditors of creation, supply chain management and

merchandising (Jarvis, 2006). They can cause considerable amount dangers to

GlaxoSmithKline by not improving or rather decreasing the standards of products made by

the company. GlaxoSmithKline has an impeccable history of treating their providers well by

communicating and collaborating with their suppliers. The corporation moreover offers high

pay to all its employees. The organisation keeps up a faultless record in social event every

single authoritative fundamental and terms with its providers (Griffin, 2012). This has

rendered it in shaft position in managing terms with its providers. Promptly, providers use

irrelevant bargaining powers, reducing the level of the threat as an overall.

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