STRATEGY AND STRUCTURE OF INTERNATION BUSINESS

The actions that managers take to attain the goals of the firms

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The rate of return the firm makes on its invested capital.

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The percentage increase in net profits over time

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·         Adding value to a product so that customers are willing to pay more for it

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·         lowering costs

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argues that firms need to choose either differentiation or low cost, and then configure internal operations to support the choice.

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·         is the process by which companies from one market (often referred to as their home market) expand operations into a foreign market (often referred to as the target market).

·         opens new opportunities for organizations, improving profitability, creating new revenue, enhancing the company's reputation, and elevates business growth.

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·         create sustainable competitive advantages using your current products and competencies. - "understanding what works right now"

• LEVERAING PRODUCTS AND COMPETENCIES

•  Brand leveraging

• EXPERIENCE CURVE EFFECTS

• EXPERIENCE EFFECT

- is a strategy that organizations use to leverage their new product by taking advantage of the current brand in the same category.

• EXPERIENCE CURVE EFFECTS

•  Brand leveraging

• High revenue potential

• Boosts Innovation

are economies that arise from performing a value creation activity in the optimal location for that activity

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