Foreign Direct Investment Theory‚ Evidence and Practice Imad A. Moosa 1 Introduction and Overview WHAT IS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT? Foreign direct investment (FDI) is the process whereby residents of one country (the source country) acquire ownership of assets for the purpose of controlling the production‚ distribution and other activities of a firm in another country (the host country).1 The International Monetary Fund ’s Balance of Payments Manual defines FDI as `an investment that is made
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1) CHINA: If there is one company that should have failed in China‚ it would be Starbucks. China has thousands of years of history drinking tea and a strong culture associated with it. No one could have guessed that Chinese would ever drink coffee instead of tea. Yet‚ Starbucks has successfully opened more than 570 stores in 48 cities since it first entered China twelve years ago. Building on this momentum‚ it plans to open 1‚500 stores by 2015. What did the Seattle-based coffee company do right
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Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) reported strong fourth-quarter and fiscal 2003 results yesterday after the bell‚ with annual revenues jumping 24% to $4.1 billion and earnings growing 26% to $268.3 million. Shares are dipping about 2% so far today‚ presumably because the company’s $0.17 in Q4 EPS met‚ rather than beat‚ expectations. Despite the market’s lukewarm response‚ there’s much to praise here‚ and opportunities for more growth abound. The company’s comparable-store sales results were again impressive
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CEMEX – International Business Strategy Question 1: In May 2000‚ CEMEX was preparing to expand through acquisitions in Asia‚ Africa and the Middle East. What kind of global giant do you think Lorenzo Zambrano wanted the firm to become? Using module theory and evidence from the CEMEX case study‚ critically evaluate his chances of success. This essay will critically evaluate Lorenzo Zambrano’s chances to succeed while Cemex planned to expand through acquisitions. It will aslo illustrate what
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POLITICAL The political system is a set of formal institutions that continue a government. A political system is a system of politics and government. There are several definitions of “Political System” According from book International Business an Introduction‚ A political system is one that ensure maintaining of order and sanity in the society and at the same time makes it possible for some other institutions to also have their grievances and complaints put across in the course of social existence
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(IFE) Matrix …………………………… 15 5. The Internal-External (IE) Matrix ………….………………… 16 6. Strategic Choices – Corporate Strategies …..…………….. 17 7. Generic Business Strategy ……………………….……………… 18 8. Space Matrix …….……………………………………………… 19~20 9. Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) 1. Business Strategy ……………………………………………………… 21 2. Corporate Strategy ……………………………………………………… 22 10. Conclusion and Recommendation ......………………..…… 23~25 1. Introduction
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International Business Strategy IB 3680 (2014) Assignments (15 CAT – please see additional assignment pages 2-3) Assignment 1: Final length 1500 words (40% of module assessment) Please note this assessment is for the 12-CAT version of this module. Assignment 1 is completed in two halves. Each optional question comprises two distinct components‚ the first half completed in Phase 1 (750 words)‚ and the second in Phase 2 (total combined length 1500 words). Phase 1 Students are to complete
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Starbucks Goes “Glocal”: An Investigation of Starbucks’ Global Strategy The Starbucks Corporation is a roaster‚ marketer‚ and retailer of specialty coffee throughout the world‚ currently operating in more than 50 countries today (“Our Starbucks Mission”). Starbucks represents one of the most recognizable logos and companies across the globe today‚ continually expanding and diversifying their unique operations. The first Starbucks opened in Seattle‚ Washington in 1971 and since 1987 Starbucks has
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What is international strategy? "An international strategy is a strategy through which the firm sells its goods or services outside its domestic market" (Hill 378). One of the primary reasons for implementing an international strategy (as opposed to a strategy focused on the domestic market) is that international markets yield potential new opportunities. Raymond Vernon captured the classic rationale for international diversification (Vernon 191). He suggested that‚ typically‚ a firm discovers an
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Starbucks Corporate Strategy Corporate Strategy fundamentally is concerned with the selection of businesses in which the company should compete and with the development and coordination of that portfolio of business.[1] In the case of Starbucks the corporate strategy they have implemented is unique to their industry which has allowed them to differentiate from their competitors and is summarized best by Howard Schultz CEO of Starbucks‚ “We’re in the people business serving coffee‚[2]” high quality
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