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Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Lecture 3
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Elena A. Rozhanskaia
Department of Foreign Economic Activity
Vice-Head of Department, Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
 Discuss how firms analyze foreign markets
 Outline the process by which firms choose their
mode of entry into a foreign market
 Characterize modes of entry, discuss their
advantages and disadvantages
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Key points
Foreign Market Analysis
Assess alternative markets
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Evaluate the respective costs, benefits, and risks of
entering each
Select those that hold the most potential
for entry or expansion
Factors
 Product-market dimensions
 Major product-market differences
 Structural characteristics of national
market
 Competitor analysis
 Potential target markets
 Relevant trends
 Explanation of change
 Success factors
 Strategic options
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Steps
Assessing New Market Opportunities
Market potential Level of competition
Legal and political environmentSocio-cultural influences
Evaluate the respective costs, benefits, and risks
of entering each
 Costs: Direct costs and opportunity costs
 Benefits: Expected sales and profits from the markets.
Lower acquisition and manufacturing costs,
foreclosing of markets to competitors, competitive
advantage, access to new technology, and the
opportunity to achieve synergy with other operations.
 Risks: Risk of exchange rate fluctuation, additional
operating complexity, direct financial losses
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Choosing a Mode of Entry
Decision Factors:
 Ownership advantages
 Location advantages
 Internalization advantages
 Other factors
• Need for control
• Resource availability
• Global strategy
International Franchising
Specialized Modes
Foreign Direct Investment
International Licensing
Exporting
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Select those that hold the most potential for entry or expansion
Exporting Foreign Production Ownership
ENTRY STRATEGIES
Motivations Proactive Reactive
Forms Indirect exportingDirect exporting
Intracorporate
transfers
 Relatively low financial exposure
 Permit gradual market entry
 Acquire knowledge about local market
 Avoid restrictions on foreign investment
 Vulnerability to tariffs and NTBs
 Logistical complexities
 Potential conflicts with distributors
Advantages & Disadvantages
Exporting
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Forms of Exporting
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Licensing
Licensor leases the rights to use
intellectual property
Earns new revenues with low investment
Licensee uses the intellectual
property to create products
Pays a royalty to licensor
 Low financial risks
 Low-cost way to assess market
potential
 Avoid tariffs, NTBs, restrictions on
foreign investment
 Licensee provides knowledge of local
markets
 Limited market
opportunities/profits
 Dependence on licensee
 Potential conflicts with licensee
 Possibility of creating future
competitor
Advantages & Disadvantages
$$
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
 Low financial risks
 Low-cost way to assess market
potential
 Avoid tariffs, NTBs, restrictions
on foreign investment
 Maintain more control than with
licensing
 Franchisee provides knowledge of
local market
 Limited market
opportunities/profits
 Dependence on franchisee
 Potential conflicts with
franchisee
 Possibility of creating future
competitor
Advantages & Disadvantages
Franchising
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
FRANCHISE BUSINESSES CREATE JOBS FASTER
THAN OTHER BUSINESSES
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION by sector, 2014
Top 10 Global Franchises for 2015
1 Anytime Fitness
2 7-Eleven Inc.
3 Subway
4 Pizza Hut Inc.
5 Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft
Pretzels
6 KFC Corp.
7 McDonald's
8 GNC
9 Circle K
10 Papa John's Int'l. Inc.
Franchising
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
 High profit potential
 Maintain control over operations
 Acquire knowledge of local
market
 Avoid tariffs and NTBs
 High financial and managerial investments
 Higher exposure to political risk
 Vulnerability to restrictions on foreign
investment
 Greater managerial complexity
Foreign Direct Investment
Participating in a joint venture
Building new facilities (the
greenfield strategy)
Buying existing assets in a foreign country
(acquisition strategy)
Advantages & Disadvantages
Methods for FDI
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
FDI inflows: top 20 host economies
2012 and 2013 (billions of dollars)
FDI outflows: top 20 host economies
2012 and 2013 (billions of dollars)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
FDI inflows: top 20 host economies,
2013 and 2014 (billions of dollars)
FDI outflows: top 20 host economies,
2013 and 2014 (billions of dollars)
 A strategic alliance is a business arrangement
whereby two or more firms choose to cooperate for
their mutual benefit
 A joint venture (JV) is a special type of strategic
alliance in which two or more firms join together to
create a new business entity that is legally separate and
distinct from its parents
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Strategic Alliances
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
The Scope of
Strategic
Alliances
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Approaches to Joint Management
Shared
management
agreements
Delegated
arrangements
Assigned
arrangements
Each partner fully and actively participates
in managing the alliance
One partner assumes primary responsibility
for the operations of the strategic alliance
The partners agree not to get involved in
ongoing operations and so delegate
management control to the executives of the
joint venture itself
Changing
circumstances
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Strategic Alliances
Potential Benefits
Pitfalls
Access to
information
Distribution
of earnings
Loss of
autonomy
Incompatibility
of partners
Synergy and
Competitive
Advantage
Shared Knowledge
And Expertise
Shared
Risk
Ease of
Market Entry
Contract
manufacturing
Turnkey
project
Management
contract
Specialized Entry Modes
Advantages
• Focus firm’s resources on its area of contracts
• Minimal financial exposure
Disadvantages
• Potential returns limited by contract expertise
• May unintentionally transfer proprietary
knowledge and techniques to contractee
Advantages
 Low financial risks
 Minimize resources devoted to manufacturing
 Focus firm’s resources on other elements of the value chain
Disadvantages
 Reduced control (may affect quality, delivery schedules, etc.)
 Reduce learning potential
 Potential public relations problems
Advantages
• Focus firm’s resources on its area of
expertise
• Avoid all long-term operational risks
Disadvantages
• Financial risks (Cost overruns)
• Construction risks (Delays and
Problems with suppliers)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
Strategies for entering foreign markets

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Strategies for entering foreign markets

  • 1. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Lecture 3 Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Elena A. Rozhanskaia Department of Foreign Economic Activity Vice-Head of Department, Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
  • 2.  Discuss how firms analyze foreign markets  Outline the process by which firms choose their mode of entry into a foreign market  Characterize modes of entry, discuss their advantages and disadvantages INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Key points
  • 3. Foreign Market Analysis Assess alternative markets INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Evaluate the respective costs, benefits, and risks of entering each Select those that hold the most potential for entry or expansion
  • 4. Factors  Product-market dimensions  Major product-market differences  Structural characteristics of national market  Competitor analysis  Potential target markets  Relevant trends  Explanation of change  Success factors  Strategic options INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Steps Assessing New Market Opportunities Market potential Level of competition Legal and political environmentSocio-cultural influences
  • 5. Evaluate the respective costs, benefits, and risks of entering each  Costs: Direct costs and opportunity costs  Benefits: Expected sales and profits from the markets. Lower acquisition and manufacturing costs, foreclosing of markets to competitors, competitive advantage, access to new technology, and the opportunity to achieve synergy with other operations.  Risks: Risk of exchange rate fluctuation, additional operating complexity, direct financial losses INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
  • 6. Choosing a Mode of Entry Decision Factors:  Ownership advantages  Location advantages  Internalization advantages  Other factors • Need for control • Resource availability • Global strategy International Franchising Specialized Modes Foreign Direct Investment International Licensing Exporting INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Select those that hold the most potential for entry or expansion Exporting Foreign Production Ownership ENTRY STRATEGIES
  • 7. Motivations Proactive Reactive Forms Indirect exportingDirect exporting Intracorporate transfers  Relatively low financial exposure  Permit gradual market entry  Acquire knowledge about local market  Avoid restrictions on foreign investment  Vulnerability to tariffs and NTBs  Logistical complexities  Potential conflicts with distributors Advantages & Disadvantages Exporting INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
  • 8. Forms of Exporting INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
  • 9. Licensing Licensor leases the rights to use intellectual property Earns new revenues with low investment Licensee uses the intellectual property to create products Pays a royalty to licensor  Low financial risks  Low-cost way to assess market potential  Avoid tariffs, NTBs, restrictions on foreign investment  Licensee provides knowledge of local markets  Limited market opportunities/profits  Dependence on licensee  Potential conflicts with licensee  Possibility of creating future competitor Advantages & Disadvantages $$ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
  • 10.  Low financial risks  Low-cost way to assess market potential  Avoid tariffs, NTBs, restrictions on foreign investment  Maintain more control than with licensing  Franchisee provides knowledge of local market  Limited market opportunities/profits  Dependence on franchisee  Potential conflicts with franchisee  Possibility of creating future competitor Advantages & Disadvantages Franchising INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
  • 11. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets FRANCHISE BUSINESSES CREATE JOBS FASTER THAN OTHER BUSINESSES
  • 12. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION by sector, 2014
  • 13. Top 10 Global Franchises for 2015 1 Anytime Fitness 2 7-Eleven Inc. 3 Subway 4 Pizza Hut Inc. 5 Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels 6 KFC Corp. 7 McDonald's 8 GNC 9 Circle K 10 Papa John's Int'l. Inc. Franchising INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
  • 14.  High profit potential  Maintain control over operations  Acquire knowledge of local market  Avoid tariffs and NTBs  High financial and managerial investments  Higher exposure to political risk  Vulnerability to restrictions on foreign investment  Greater managerial complexity Foreign Direct Investment Participating in a joint venture Building new facilities (the greenfield strategy) Buying existing assets in a foreign country (acquisition strategy) Advantages & Disadvantages Methods for FDI INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets
  • 15. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets FDI inflows: top 20 host economies 2012 and 2013 (billions of dollars) FDI outflows: top 20 host economies 2012 and 2013 (billions of dollars)
  • 16. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets FDI inflows: top 20 host economies, 2013 and 2014 (billions of dollars) FDI outflows: top 20 host economies, 2013 and 2014 (billions of dollars)
  • 17.  A strategic alliance is a business arrangement whereby two or more firms choose to cooperate for their mutual benefit  A joint venture (JV) is a special type of strategic alliance in which two or more firms join together to create a new business entity that is legally separate and distinct from its parents INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Strategic Alliances
  • 18. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets The Scope of Strategic Alliances
  • 19. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Approaches to Joint Management Shared management agreements Delegated arrangements Assigned arrangements Each partner fully and actively participates in managing the alliance One partner assumes primary responsibility for the operations of the strategic alliance The partners agree not to get involved in ongoing operations and so delegate management control to the executives of the joint venture itself
  • 20. Changing circumstances INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets Strategic Alliances Potential Benefits Pitfalls Access to information Distribution of earnings Loss of autonomy Incompatibility of partners Synergy and Competitive Advantage Shared Knowledge And Expertise Shared Risk Ease of Market Entry
  • 21. Contract manufacturing Turnkey project Management contract Specialized Entry Modes Advantages • Focus firm’s resources on its area of contracts • Minimal financial exposure Disadvantages • Potential returns limited by contract expertise • May unintentionally transfer proprietary knowledge and techniques to contractee Advantages  Low financial risks  Minimize resources devoted to manufacturing  Focus firm’s resources on other elements of the value chain Disadvantages  Reduced control (may affect quality, delivery schedules, etc.)  Reduce learning potential  Potential public relations problems Advantages • Focus firm’s resources on its area of expertise • Avoid all long-term operational risks Disadvantages • Financial risks (Cost overruns) • Construction risks (Delays and Problems with suppliers) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Strategies for Entering Foreign Markets