Competitive strategies: Global vs. local © Professor Daniel F. Spulber Global competitive strategies The G5 Platform strategy Network Strategy Intermediary strategy Entrepreneur strategy Investment strategy 2 Global competitive strategies • Home‚ supplier‚ partner‚ and customer countries of competitors – differences as sources of competitive advantage • Differences in global value connection • Differences in products‚ brand‚ technology • Differences in impacts of political‚ legal and
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AGRANA CASE STUDY: FROM LOCAL SUPPLIER TO A GLOBAL PLAYER Introduction: Agrana is a Vienna based company with a 26 year old history starting‚ back in 1988‚ as a holding company for three sugar factories and two starch factories and becoming a global player with 55 production plants in 26 countries‚ participating in the food and beverages industry while supplying the major players of the market. This case study is trying to explain how this company achieved this fascinating journey from a local
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Global VS Local Case study Jacob von Bulow‚ Izéna Eyquem‚ Christopher Friis-Hansen‚ Monica Hok‚ Philip Gotfredsen Table of contents Executive summary……………………………………………………………..p.3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………p.4 I. Origin of Aldi……………………………………………....…………p. 5 A. Creation of Aldi B. Life of Aldi II. Strategies and objectives……………………………..…….…..p.6-7 A. Strategies of Aldi B. Aldi challenges III. How did they grow from local to global?.............................p.8 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………
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The Global-Local Dilemma: Foundations of International Strategic Management‚ Ethics and Social Responsibility What is meant by Globalization? Form 5 Groups‚ discuss the questions below for 30 Minutes in your group; each group presents its findings to the class. What is Globalization? What is being “globalized”? Establish a ranking of degree of globalization. Develop a definition and discuss your definition in terms of the factors below Advantages‚ Disadvantages‚ Opportunities‚ Threats For participating
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Case Study: Strategic Analysis of Agrana Agrana was founded in 1988 as Investment Company for 2 and 3 starch and sugar factories respectively. It has continually grown to a worldwide organization in at least 26 countries and with approximately 55 manufacturing plants. It deals with three kinds of commodities which are interrelated: fruit‚ sugar and starch. It main work is to disburse fruit concentrates and preparations to companies producing soft drinks‚ dairy and baked products. This means even
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Lenge Kotzé (KOT002) Class: Wednesday 16:00 6/21/2013 FTH02/01 DEGREE QUESTION 1 I hereby confirm that this essay doesn’t include any plagiarism and that it is my own work referenced according to the Harvard referencing guide. Lenge Kotzé “The Orient has helped to define the West as its contrasting image‚ idea‚ personality‚ experience.” (Said 1991:2) Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto were among the first non-western designers to be included in the official world of
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The Best Global Leaders are Local Leaders. A few years ago‚ Thomas Friedman eloquently said that "the world is flat." Technology and globalization have made commerce a far more level playing field than it was many decades ago. The internet has unlocked opportunities‚ giving businesses access to previously unreachable customers. There’s a sense of equal opportunity in markets‚ with geographical and historical knowledge becoming more and more irrelevant. From business schools to boardrooms‚ building
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The Austria-based company‚ Agrana was founded in 1988 with operations consisting of the production of sugar and starch. While relatively small‚ the company only operated two starch factories and three sugar factories. As the years passed‚ the company has also focused on the production of fruit preparation‚ fruit juice concentrate‚ and ethanol. The new business strategy has enabled the company to not only grow‚ but expand across multinational borders while increasing the number of buyers to whom
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the risk of cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes‚ and obesity‚ and increase the risks of colon cancer‚ high blood pressure‚ osteoporosis‚ lipid disorders‚ depression and anxiety. According to World Health Organisation‚ 60 to 85% of people in the world—from both developed and developing countries—lead sedentary lifestyles‚ making it one of the more serious yet insufficiently addressed public health problems of our time. It is
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LOCATION‚ COMPETITION‚ AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: LOCAL CLUSTERS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY By: Porter‚ Michael E.; Economic Development Quarterly‚ Feb2000‚ Vol. 14 Issue 1‚ p15‚ 20p‚ 4 diagrams Economic geography during an era of global competition involves a paradox. It is widely recognized that changes in technology and competition have diminished many of the traditional roles of location. Yet clusters‚ or geographic concentrations of interconnected companies‚ are a striking feature of virtually
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