Refers to corporate expansion where most of its sales revenue came from its core competencies of operation.

• Dominant or two-layered diversification

• Diversification through expanded operations

• Diversification

• Corporate Strategy

A process of moving its business operation into two or three layers by integrating its core businesses into other processing operations.

• Inter-related diversification

• Backward Diversification Strategy

• The Conglomerate or higher level of diversification

• Forward Diversification Strategy

requires crafting a multi-business strategy that involves operating in different business environments and product markets.

• Diversification

• Multi-point Competition

• Inter-related diversification

• Forward Diversification Strategy

The firm develops strategic competencies that must be tasked to develop new ventures that will increase corporate revenue.

• The Power in the Economies of Scope

• Corporate Incentives and Resource Competitiveness

• The Corporate Enhance Strategic Competitiveness

• The Power of Corporate Financial Strategies and Capabilities

it is one important component in the production of goods and services as no international business would locate its operation where the labor cost is more than its domestic operation.

• The Cost of Labor

• Natural Resources of the Country of Operation

• Cost of Land for Construction of Facilities

• Infrastructure Development

The process of decentralizing operating decisions to tailor fit the product according to the needs and wants of consumers in a particular country.

• THE GLOBAL STRATEGY THROUGH STANDARDIZATION

• MULTI-DOMESTIC STRATEGY

• TRANSNATIONAL STRATEGIC IMPEMENTATION

Related to instability in the government where the firm intends to operate. Changes in a political leader and type of governance may create new business regulations such as tariffs and taxes.

• THE ECONOMIC RISK

• THE GOVERNMENTAL RISK

• THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

the process of establishing marketing and distributing of products to a foreign country.

• EXPORTING

• LICENSING ARRANGEMENT WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS

• INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

• THE GREENFIELD VENTURE OPERATION

when firms operate in markets that are competing or complimentary with each other.

• Diversification

• Corporate-level strategy

• Inter-related diversification

• Multi-point Competition

Focuses on strategic operation on a single type of business with an added twist by offering other services or products that will generate added revenues.

• The Conglomerate or higher level of diversification

• Dominant or two-layered diversification

• Diversification through expanded operations

• Forward Diversification Strategy