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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theory‚ Vernon’s product life-cycle theory‚ and Knickerbocker’s theory of FDI. Which theory do you think offers the best explanations of the historical pattern of FDI? Why? Although Knickerbocker’s theory and its extensions can help to explain imitative FDI behavior by firms in oligopolistic industries‚ it does not explain why the first firm in an oligopoly decides to undertake FDI rather than to export or license. Internalization theory addresses this phenomenon. The imitative theory also does
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MCristal Cristal Corporation International Marketing Executive Summary This report analyses how Cristal Corporation chose the United Kingdom as its European lauchpad for its MCristal mobile phone. MCristal phones use the Near Field Technology (NFC) to enable cashless money transaction. Cristal Corporation chose to do a Strategic Alliance with T-mobile to overcome some amount of foreign market hurdles. The company also needs to partner with large retail chains like Tesco‚ Aldi‚ and with
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CEMEX: GLOBAL GROWTH THROUGH SUPERIOR INFORMATION CAPBILITIES 1. CEMEX is a cement company. What are the sources of competitive advantage in the cement industry? What is CEMEX’s position in the global cement industry? First‚ the cement business is cyclical. The uncertainty of the number of demand and sales restricts a cement company to gain profits stably. Thus‚ the expansion of the scale of the company is very critical to enhance the competitiveness‚ especially the international expansion to different
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2. Fiat’s strategy: a. Entry mode: The main entry mode FIAT has been applying in China Market is joint venture. In 1995‚ FIAT tried to break into the Chinese market. Indeed it is the first host country of foreign investments‚ so China is an inescapable market. FIAT made an attempt to introduce there with a joint-venture with a local firm: NANJING in 1999. This Italian automaker quit the company in 2007 citing a lack of investment on the part of its Chinese partner. Probably the main problem in
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Market Entry Modes There are many types of entry modes into a market‚ such as joint venture‚ franchise‚ and wholly owned subsidiary. For our business to go into Thailand‚ we considered these few options and highlighted that joint venture is a preferred entry mode. One important point is the language barrier in Thailand. Though most of the Thai understand English but the mother tongue of Thailand is Thai language. In order to reach out to the entire population‚ communication is vital as to reach
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be the competitive advantage if CEMEX. Continued innovation High level of commitment to customer service and satisfaction Proven post-merger integration expertise (PMI) Efficient production‚ distribution and delivery processes through information system Ability to identify opportunities in developing countries CEMEX is one of the world’s largest building materials suppliers and cement producers. Founded in Mexico in 1906. They supply cement to CEMEX has operations extending throughout
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Mode of entry The mode of entry used by Starbucks in entering the Holy Land‚ Israeli market was joint venture with a local firm. Joint venture is defined as a business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to pool their resources for accomplishing specific objectives (Investopedia‚ n.d.). In other words‚ a new commercial enterprise is formed and is its own entity‚ distinct from the partners’ other business interests. In August 2001‚ Starbucks Coffee Company has expanded its business internationally
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regional markets and provided an opening for European cement firms that had remained strong and were looking to expand. The internalization of the cement industry continued in 1997 and after the summer of 1998 the largest and most concentrated wave of cross-border investment ever began in South East Asia. International players had their eye on this market for many years‚ but had been unable to justify the entry premium—some companies in the region had been valued at up to $300 per ton of capacity
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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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