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Ch:6 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Why do companies go global?

What are the strategies to compete in the global


market?

What are various entry modes that allow


organizations to enter oversees markets?
World as a global village?????
Some global facts
•Today’s large corporations—and many ambitious, creative
small businesses need employees and sales in other countries
to meet their objectives.

• U.S. multinational corporations now employ almost one-


third of their workers outside the United States, and the
overseas share is growing.

•Companies have dispersed their manufacturing, marketing,
and research facilities to locations around the globe where
cost and skill conditions are most favorable.
Why do companies choose to go global?
Expansion of business means finding new markets
as well as being able to develop competitive
advantage for your business.
Better Cost
& Cheaper Advantage
Resources

New Profit
Markets Maximization
CP-1 Threats??? 6 marks
• Describe any 3 threats/problems/ risks which
a company might face in a global market.
Offshoring vs Outsourcing
• Offshoring is relocating • Outsourcing is using the
production or any other services of another
business operation to company for certain
another country and functions/ services of the
owning it yourself. business.

• Production • Accounting services


• IT service
• Cleaning service
• IT services
• Marketing
• Payroll
• Human Resource
Offshoring VS Outsourcing
Choosing a global strategy.
Global Model Multinational Model
• Standardized products ???? • Tailoring and customization of
products. ??????

• Centralized operations • Decentralized structure.


(production, marketing, (subsidiaries with all operating
strategies). functions like manufacturing,
marketing, research, and
human resources functions) in
• Maximize efficiency, cost
the host market
effectiveness

• Local responsiveness
Choosing a way to expand Internationally

LOW Level of foreign involvement, investment and risk HIGH


Licensing…brand value
•  is defined as a business arrangement, wherein
a company authorizes another company by
issuing a license to temporarily access its
intellectual property under specified conditions
and for a limited time.

• Licensor Licensee

Franchising, Brand value

• In many respects, franchising is similar to


licensing. However, whereas licensing is a
strategy followed primarily by manufacturing
companies, franchising is used primarily by
service companies.

• Franchiser Franchisee
Joint Venture
Business agreement in anther country
https://www.educba.com/joint-venture-example/
Subsidiary
• An independent company owned by the parent
corporation—is the most costly method of serving
an overseas market.

• Pros??? Cons???
LMS reading folder
• Biggest Challenges of International Business
Written CP 5 marks
• Explain two benefits of a franchise.

• Explain 3 benefits of outsourcing.

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