The team paper for week five includes the rationale the team used for selecting the target country which is India. ... Summaries from Previous Week's Papers For this global business venture, theme code software has been chosen as a product, to be developed in India, as part of an offshore outsourcing program. ... Country Risk Risk assessment and analysis becomes extremely important in the context of a foreign country. ... Political, Legal and Regulatory Risks Political, legal, and regulatory risks can be managed by reducing the legal risks associated with doing business within the count...

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Introduction "International marketing research can be defined as market research conducted either simultaneously or sequentially to facilitate marketing decisions in more than one country" (Kumar, 2000). ... Global companies must forget the idiosyncratic differences between countries and cultures and instead concentrate on satisfying universal drives." ... Measurement Reliability It is critical for firms to have access to reliable and relevant research in order to develop successful marketing campaigns. ... The reality is that many products, and the behaviour that surrounds them, hav...

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The cultures of various countries are also different. ... Brand Coca-Cola is known in almost every country where the company has operations. ... It is challenging for any organisation to enter into a new country and win the hearts of the consumers. ... It is crucial for managers to have good knowledge of the organisation's internal and external environments before developing any effective strategy (Dahlén & Lange 2008). ... Innovation varies from invention, as it seeks to develop products that already exist. ...

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The cultures of various countries are also different. ... Brand Coca-Cola is known in almost every country where the company has operations. ... It is challenging for any organisation to enter into a new country and win the hearts of the consumers. ... It is crucial for managers to have good knowledge of the organisation's internal and external environments before developing any effective strategy (Dahlén & Lange 2008). ... Innovation varies from invention, as it seeks to develop products that already exist. ...

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[Wit, 344] BACKGROUND OF COMPANY Colgate-Palmolive is a $9.4 billon global company serving people in more than 200 countries and territories around the world with consumer products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable [Colgate-Palmolive, 2]. ... Colgate Italy has not been in line with main European countries in terms of sales. ... Furthermore, Colgate has developed unique technology that captures data on purchases of materials and services around the world. ... For instance, Colgate manufactures Herbal toothpaste in Brazil for distribution to more than 50 countries, while i...

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However, the market for wine in Japan is small and is still developing and completion is due to these factors. ... The language barrier entering into Japan is definitely a disadvantage for any foreign countries looking to enter the market. Given the westernisation of eating habits in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand there is good potential for Palandri wines in these developing markets. ... Singapore is an English-speaking country (66% speak English) with a similar culture to Australia, so Palandri Wines would certainly feel comfortable doing business there. ... Palandri distributes product...

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Businesses use e-commerce to develop competitive advantage by providing more useful information, expanding choice, developing new services, streamlining purchasing processes, and lowering costs. ... New businesses have developed and the way that business is now done has undergone a massive change. ... Businesses today can use the Internet and e-commerce to develop competitive advantage by providing more useful information, expanding choice, developing new services, streamlining purchasing processes and lowering costs. ...

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A review of consumer durables ownership in EU countries with similar income levels shows the importance of non-income factors in determining consumption behavior. ... It is remarkable that the same countries (Italy, Netherlands, Sweden) can be at the high penetration level for some appliances and at the low penetration level for others. ... Many members of a culture develop a feeling of superiority over other cultures and can become egocentric. ... People can also develop self-identity within a culture and may have culture shock if they are exposed to a new and confusing culture different from...

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The company has 8,500 stores in 15 countries, offering job positions to 2.2 million people. ... Then, Walmart focused on developing a more structured and advanced supply chain management strategy to exploit and enhance this competitive advantage. ... Supply chain integration refers to the practice of developing a collaborate workflow among all departments and components involved in the supply chain to maximize efficiencies and build a lean supply chain. ... From the external environmental dealings, Walmart developed more than a business relationship with their suppliers; they obtained bargain ...

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In general, the shift towards a service-based economy in key trading countries has been evident since 1970. Only three countries (i.e. ... Most of the literature on international marketing and export strategies is designed and developed to the needs of the manufacturing sector. ... Once this has been done, a local service offering has to be developed in the new market (Gronroos, 1990b). ...

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Distribution is a problem in the countries where 3M does not distribute. If CNS wants to get into these countries in can not force 3M to go into them because the Breathe Rights are such a small part of what 3M does. So CNS can on distribute into countries that 3M will take them into. ... Promotion The promotion problems that underlie the Breathe Right product are as follows: coupons are not allowed to be used in many international countries, many countries do not allow large drug store chains, most of the advertising is being done towards athletes w ho are not the largest target market and th...

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By 1980, the company had operated in 27 countries besides America and sales in these countries made up a quarter of the company's $11 billion total sales (Bartlett et al, 2008). ... The annual sale of the company equals to the GDP for some small countries and hence it is even called "P&G Empire". ... On the other hand, operations in a number of countries pose significant challenges to maintain its worldwide operation efficiency. ... The company consistently treated innovation as its core strength and pressures from distinctive markets' local responsiveness also required th...

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McDonald's could expand its market and products in the aspects of the more health society by developing more health conscious foods such as chicken products or a veggie burger. ... Airline ticket sales have decreased considerably because of the recent events that have taken toll on the country. ... I would use secondary research to find out if there are markets for my product in other countries. I would have to research other countries, trying to find out if they carry my product or not and then determine if I need to expand my product to these countries. ....

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PEST(EL) Germany Political Factors - It is a democratic country with federal government... - The country is prominent member of international organizations like UN, IMF etc. ... - Internet population: 20.416 million 5th of the word rank list - The country has well developed transportation systems in terms of airways, railways, roads, ports etc.   ... This means there is a high preference for social framework in these countries. ... According the previous sentence, Denmark is an indulgent country with their score of 70. ...

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A strong business case needs to be developed that clearly identifies the business benefits. ... Advisor.com (2001) quotes the e-Business Communication Association's (eBCA) report, on a country by country listing of e-business readiness, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. ... The leaders in e-business readiness, are ranked as follows: the number one country is the US, followed by Australia, UK, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Hong Kong. Other countries like France, Taiwan, Japan, Ireland and Austria are listed as e-busin...

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This has been brought about by (amongst other things) the relaxation of foreign exchange policies and macroeconomic policies geared towards attracting foreign investors into the country. ... This has been brought about by the relaxation of foreign exchange policies and macroeconomic policies geared towards attracting foreign investors into the country. ... Aware of the fact that we will be operating in a predominantly monopolistic market structure, we intend to ensure that our marketing strategies consider the importance of the fit between our products capabilities and benefits, and the target...

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Companies try to make product more unique than the other company so that their product looks different from competitors but they get involved too much and forgets the basic need to develop product. ... Amazon is successful in many countries but still they are not able to perform in the Asian countries because of its prices. ...

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In conjunction with a lacking leadership position, Apple was also hesitant when it came to developing new products and technologies. ... The iMac and eMac are developed to fit the needs of the household consumers and college students. ...

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CUTCO must also develop a long-term plan to establish a presence in international regions that are most likely to have a positive response to the unique positioning of CUTCO cutlery. ... • On average, the cost to enter a country is approximately $15 million. ...

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Understanding consumer behaviour is difficult enough for companies marketing within the borders of a single country. For companies operating in many countries, however, understanding and serving the needs of consumers can be daunting. Although consumers in different countries may have some things in common, their values, attitudes, and behaviours often vary dramatically. ... Failing to understand such differences in customs and behaviours from one country to another can spell disaster for a company's international products and programmes. ... On the other hand, adapting marketing efforts...

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Children today as young as three weeks of age are being placed in child care centers throughout the country. Group care has existed in this country and abroad for more than a hundred years; rarely did it extend fro children under the age of two. ... A clear system needs to be developed and followed to ensure the success of any new child care center. ... The more statistics you have about a target market, the more precisely you can develop your marketing strategy (U.S Small Business, 2003). ...

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Since Net-a-porter operates in different countries, which all operate with different legal systems, it is rather a challenge of tailoring its activities to suit to this dynamism. ... this increase operation in different countries in mind, the number of internet users has increased drastically, as well as we also have observed, an increasing trend of making online purchases as according to the centre of retail research, in UK the increase was about 15.8% in 2014, while shopping by smart phones and tablets increased by 17.6%. ... She has already developed love, trust and loyalty to the brands th...

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Using value-chain analysis to discover customers' strategic needs Here is a five-step method for discovering a customer's particular strategic needs based on a unique application of value-chain analysis.[1] Performing this analysis on important customers helps identify high-value new business oppor...

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Stage one is the developing of a business strategy. ... Here is where you determine if it delivers on all of its objectives.# This marketing strategy is crucial in developing your online product. ... One aspect to be considered when developing our site was to think about how you interact with the customers. ... What countries they are from, where they found our site, how long were they on our page, and what was the last page they were on before they left. ...

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Motorcycle Industry INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to develop a strategic corporate objective for HarleyDavidson Inc., a publicly traded, employee owned manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles, recreational and commercial vehicles, military defense items, and small engines, distributing its products to domestic and international markets targeting all men and women of all ages. ... Many buyers are married couples looking for an alternative to taking the car out for weekend drives to the country. ...

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