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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"international expansion"”.
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Analysis of international expansion as a Tier 2 supplier to the auto industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1997.
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Managerial Limits to International Expansion by Acquisitions and Greenfields: An Empirical Examination of Japanese Direct Investments in the United States
I test these hypotheses using a sample of Japanese manufacturing investments made in the United States between 1978 and 1990. The results show that Japanese firms that followed acquisition strategies had lower growth than those that employed greenfield strategies in three cases: (1) when the …
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The internationalisation process of firms form a developing country : empirical study of Malaysian-based multinational corporations
… the factors that influence the organisation's international expansion process. This study reviews different streams of literature on the internationalisation process of firms and developing country multinational enterprises, highlighting the necessity to maintain a balance between exploiting …
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An international ambidexterity model to understand new venture internationalization and growth
Research in the international management literature has traditionally studied internationalization processes from an exploitation perspective. This exploitation-focused argument demonstrates an incremental process of international expansion with the internationalization of mature multinational …
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A network planning process and inventory strategy for high-mix low-volume markets
From June to December 2011, the impact of rapid international expansion on the Global Supply Chain organization at Amgen - one of the world's leading human therapeutics companies in the biotechnology industry - was investigated and a strategy was developed to mitigate the major challenges …
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Challenges Caused by Socioemotional Wealth and Their Management During the Internationalization of Family Firms
… how socioemotional wealth (SEW) influences the internationalization of family firms, and how this process is connected to entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and innovation. SEW ensures continuity, the preservation of family identity, and transgenerational succession; however, its protective logic …
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Optimization of SKU creation process and adherence improvement through use of workflow management
… high to medium volumes). However more recently, expansion into "emerging markets" has been a focus (high mix, low volumes). Consequently, the complexity of Amgen's product portfolio has substantially increased. Most of the international expansion efforts take place at the Breda packaging facility …
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Not Too Scared to Enter: Understanding the Uppsala Model’s Complexity as SME Decision Makers Enter High-Risk Countries
<p>Johanson and Vahlne’s Uppsala internationalization model is a framework for understanding sequential internationalization, experiential learning, and the commitment decision processes designed to answer the question: “Why and how do firms internationalize?” Each potential market is distinctive …
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Micronotes, LLC : business plan
… drivers and sensitivities, market timing, international expansion, and routes to liquidity for investors.
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Global expansion strategies for software firms
… a firm should think through when it considers international expansion to another country or region. Third, a DAC framework (local demand, accessibility and complementarity) is also introduced to simplify the thought process in determining which countries or regions a firm should focus its …
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The Costs of Cuba Libre: U.S. Neo-Imperialism, Tourism in Cuba, and the Habana Hilton
… the island were the foundation for its economic expansion and cultural influence there during the period this paper examines. Early in the century, elite Cubans and U.S. investors led the first concerted efforts to establish a tourism industry in Havana, and I consider both the impact of this …
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The inner life of a born-global family firm: the nexus between internationalisation, social capital and organisational change
… capital develops and transforms throughout international expansion and organisational change. Conducting a longitudinal study of APV, an Austrian manufacturer of agricultural machinery, the research examines the influence of family and non-family social capital on the firm’s swift global …
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Building markets : the liberalization of the European telecommunications industry
… Union. The opening of national markets and the international expansion of the telecom operators led many industry observers to predict that a single global market characterized by fierce competition among a few giant firms would emerge beyond the reach of national governments. In the European …
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Offshoring de servicios técnicos de ingeniería: el caso español
… many Spanish companies needed to look at the international market to have access to the required talent, and some of them set-up onshoring, outsourcing and/or offshoring initiatives; which over time could evolve towards offshoring outsourcing or insourcing centres. However, almost all of these …
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Media globalization in Greater China : strategies of transnational media players and the regional television space
… TV - were more ethnocentric in their approach to international expansion. This study found that the globalization of television in Greater China is driven by multi-layered transnational television companies, their cross-border TV networks, transnational managerial practices and their glocalization …
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Emerging market entry and risk assessment process analysis in a biopharmaceutical supply chain organization
… more patients through growth opportunities in international markets and expects to significantly increase its existing footprint and product impact over the next several years. While the current market entry practices for emerging markets are meeting Amgen's needs, rapid expansion poses …
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Strategic motivations and performance determinants of the UK International Joint Ventures (IJVs) in China and India: A dual parent perspective
International Joint Ventures (IJVs), a post-war phenomenon associated with the international expansion of US Multinational Enterprises (MNEs), is considered to be a well-studied subject within the International Business (IB) discipline. Nevertheless, the review of the literature has indicated a …
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Vstup podniku na zahraniční trh
Diplomová práce se zaměřuje na návrh strategie vstupu vybrané společnosti na zahraniční trh. Společnost sídlí v Brně a specializuje se na výrobu malých domků (tiny houses). Teoretická část se věnuje tématům jako je expanze, strategická analýza a hodnocení rizik. Analytická část zkoumá externí a …