5‚ 2009 CEMEX: Globalization “The CEMEX Way” Donald R. Lessard and Cate Reavis When one wants to globalize a company‚ especially when it is from a developing country like Mexico‚ you really need to apply more advanced management techniques to do things better. We have seen many cement companies that use their capital to acquire other companies but without making the effort to have a common culture or common processes‚ they get stagnant. 1 —Lorenzo Zambrano‚ Chairman and CEO CEMEX On June 7
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CEMEX: TRANSFORMING A BASIC INDUSTRY COMPANY Case Study Questions 1. How is CEMEX Mexico providing added value to its customers? R: As cement is a commodity market‚ CEMEX realized that they should provide added value by developing customer services and offering solutions for the needs/wants of their customers. See Appendix 1: CEMEX - Customer Services 2. How has CEMEX developed and leveraged its strengths to enhance its market position and profitability? R: The Company was extremely
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3. Why CEMEX preferred equity entry mode (mainly acquisition) instead of non-equity entry mode (such as exporting) in its international expansion? Use relevant IB theory to support your argument. CEMEX opted for the acquisition based method of entry to a foreign country due to the increasingly difficult trading barriers imposed by the USA 4. Critically anayse the reasons for CEMEX and other firms to buy existing capacity to enter new fields rather than greenfield entry strategy? * Because
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Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India’s retail sector. ABSTRACT: Retailing in India is one of the pillars of its economy and accounts for about 15 percent of its GDP. Organized retailing is absent in most rural and small towns of India. Supermarkets and similar organized retail stores account for just 4 percent of the market. The main fear of FDI in retail trade is that it will certainly disrupt the livelihood of the poor people engaged in this trade. The opening of big
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Abstract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the process of one entity from an economy investing asset to another entity from other economy so as to expand its business operation in that economy. China is one of the hot foreign direct investment destinations for many world investors. Ever since the implementation of the reform and opening up policy‚ China has launched a series of policies to create a favorable macro-environment and policy environment to attract FDI in many industries. China’s car
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Introduction to Foreign Direct Investment Foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ in its simplest term‚ is when a company from one country makes an investment into building a facility in another country‚ or when investments are made in order to acquire a certain stake in enterprises operating outside the economy and country of the investor. FDI plays an extraordinary role for firms wanting to operate and compete in a global business. It can provide a firm with new markets to penetrate‚ cheaper production
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Private foreign Investment Private foreign capital‚ whose presence in Indian industry was long regarded with concern and suspicion‚ is now touted as a panacea for India’s economic problems. This paper compares the relative performance of domestic and foreign-controlled firms in India‚ and evaluates the contribution of foreign investment over the last five decades. We assess the impact of government policy towards foreign capital‚ and outline policy implications for the future. Introduction
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2006 Foreign Portfolio Investment‚ Stock Market and Economic Development: A Case Study of India Parthapratim Pal Abstract The objective of this study is to examine the impact of Foreign Portfolio Investment on India’s economy and industry. As FPI essentially interacts with the real economy via the stock market‚ the effect of stock market on the country’s economic development will also be examined. The findings of this paper show that the perceived benefits of foreign portfolio investment have
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2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! An Explanation and Review of inward foreign direct investment by MNEs in Japan up to 1980 (Qn.13)! ! ! by! ! ! Student ID: 610059574 ! ! University of Exeter ! ! ! Prepared for: ! Professor David Boughey ! ! ! University of Exeter ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! BEM 3030 International Business History Assignment 2 ! Introduction ! ! Japan’s restrictive stance towards inward foreign direct investment (IFDI) has been particularly prominent from the origins of
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Foreign Direct Investment in Nepal Current status‚ prospects and challenges Ratnakar Adhikari SAWTEE Working Paper No. 01/13 Foreign Direct Investment in Nepal Current status‚ prospects and challenges Working Paper No. 01/13 South Asia Watch on Trade‚ Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) 26 Mamata Galli P.O. Box: 19366 Tukucha Marg Baluwatar Kathmandu Nepal Tel: 977-1-4444438 / 4424360 Fax: 977-1-4444570 Email: sawtee@sawtee.org Web: www.sawtee.org Views expressed in SAWTEE
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