Licensing is another way to enter a foreign market with a limited degree of risk. Under international Licensing, a firm in one country permits a firm in another country to use its intellectual property( Patents, trade marks etc).

1. Licensing & Franchising - Entry Strategies
Corporate Management

2. Prepared By
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Manu Melwin Joy
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Ilahia School of Management Studies
Kerala, India.
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3. Entry Strategies
• Market entry
strategy is
influenced by the
firm and product
characteristics and
the domestic and
international market
characteristics.

4. Foreign Market Entry and Operations Strategies
Exporting
• Direct Exporting.
• Indirect Exporting.
Contractual Agreement
• Licensing & Franchising.
• Strategic Alliance.
• Contract Manufacturing.
Production facility in foreign
market.
• Assembly Operations.
• Wholly owned
manufacturing facility.
• Joint Ventures.
Mergers and Acquisitions

5. Licensing & Franchising
Licensing is another way
to enter a foreign market
with a limited degree of
risk. Under international
Licensing, a firm in one
country permits a firm in
another country to use
its intellectual property(
Patents, trade marks
etc).

6. Licensing & Franchising
Franchising is a business model
in which many different
owners share a single brand
name. A parent company
allows entrepreneurs to use
the company's strategies and
trademarks; in exchange, the
franchisee pays an initial fee
and royalties based on
revenues. The parent company
also provides the franchisee
with support, including
advertising and training, as
part of the franchising
agreement.

7. Licensing & Franchising
Licensing is similar to
franchising except that
the franchising
organisation tends to be
more directly involved in
the development and
control of the marketing
programme.

8. Licensing & Franchising
The major drawback of
licensing is the problem of
controlling the licensee
due to the absence of
direct commitment from
the international firm
granting the licence. After
few years, once the know-
how is transferred, there is
a risk that the foreign firm
may begin to act on its
own and the international
firm may therefore lose
that market.

9. Example
ITC Hotels and ITT
Sheraton corporation had
an agreement under which
ITC Hotel’s Welcom group
franchised two of its hotels
in Bangkok and Hong kong
to ITT Sheraton holding, in
exchange, the franchise for
Sheraton in India. Later,
partners decided to set up
a joint venture with
Sheraton having major
stake to manage all new
ITC hotel projects in India.