Understanding mnc typology

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Google Scholar Picard, J. Google Scholar Porter, M. Download preview PDF. Google Scholar Barney, J. Multinationals such as Kia and Walmart have chosen an international strategy to guide their efforts across various countries. These firms make some concessions to local tastes too. Google Scholar Ghoshal, S. Ultimately the multicentred MNE should be viewed as a portfolio of largely autonomous and independent businesses. Google Scholar Stopford, J.

Google Scholar Randoy, T. Business that are highly locally responsive have as extra objective to adapt products and services to specific local needs.

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Cambridge University Press. Exercises Which of the three international strategies is Kia using?

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It is therefore perfectly possible that the raw materials are bought and manufactured in multiple countries and that the product is being assembled elsewhere where labor is cheapest. This H. Google Scholar Porter, M. They tap into location advantages from multiple countries in order to form an efficient vertical value chain across borders. These kind of companies build upon a tradition of transferring its proprietary knowledge, which was developed in the home country, to foreign subsidiaries across the globe. Google Scholar Nohria, N. Disneyland is another great example of a successful business model that has been copied all over the world. Google Scholar Bartlett, C. Google Scholar White, R. Key Words This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Centralized Exporter The centralized exporter is a home-country managed firm that trades and sells products internationally. Preview Unable to display preview.

Google Scholar Negandhi, A. Centralized Exporter The centralized exporter is a home-country managed firm that trades and sells products internationally.

Although Walmart tends to be viewed as an American retailer, the firm earns more than one-quarter of its revenues outside the United States.

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