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The Strategy of International Business
Opening Case
MTV Networks
Introduction
Strategy and the Firm
Value Creation Strategic Positioning Operations: The Firm as a Value Chain
Global Expansion, Profitability, and Profit Growth
Expanding the Market: Leveraging Products and Competencies Location Economies Experience Effects Leveraging Subsidiary Skills Global Expansion Issues—A Summary
Cost Pressures and Pressures for Local Responsiveness
Pressures for Cost Reductions Pressures for Local Responsiveness
Choosing a Strategy
Global Standardization Strategy
Localization Strategy
Management Focus
Vodaphone in Japan
Transnational Strategy Management Focus
Evolution of Strategy at Procter & Gamble
International Strategy
The Evolution of Strategy
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions
Research Task
Closing Case Wal-Mart's Global Expansion
Appendix Profitability, Growth, and Valuation |
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