Reference no: EM13792618
Assessment- Case study
• Word limit: 2500 words (variation within 10% more or less is allowed)
Aims and background
Choosing an appropriate market entry mode is an important decision-making process for international businesses when they expand their business to foreign markets. Appropriate decision on entry mode is more likely to occur when solid analysis of the firm's and the target markets' situation are in place. By studying a real world case, this assignment is designed to help you consolidate your understanding on entry modes, the environment analysis associated with entry modes, and the strategic consideration behind entry mode choices. This activity also aims to sharpen your analytical skills and abilities for problem analysis and solving.
Procedures and questions:
1. Select one multinational corporation from top 200 MNC Fortune's Rankings is available from the blackboard. Please download the list and select your MNC.
2.Select and then analyse the internationalisation process of an MNC in ONE country (e.g. PTT in Australia). Europe is not one country it is too big to be said as one country.
- Analyse the host country some theories form this course will be useful, ib theroy such as uppsala model , michael porter diamond model.
- Explain and analyse the company's action which entry mode? how? Why? Partners? Any factors affecting the entry mode? The identified case should be from 2000 and onward.
3. Experience/lessons Learned
• What insights did you gain about international business in the contemporary context?
4. Reference List is excluded from word counts.
Doing 3 companies for 3 different paper: apple , google and walmart
Remeber, only need ONE country where your MNC has entered. This work is not about which country to go!! It's about what has been done by your MNC. 3)in conclusion part write about Lesson learnt and it should be a good and clear reflection of your experiences in doing this essay. 4) PLEASE PLEASE don't do SWOT, PESTEL, BOSTON matrix, 5forces etc. We need you to focus on certain 'factors' (for instance, If it's political factor, focus on political factor.
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