decisions were really molded by the nature of their industry/product. FDI yielded the most profitable and controllable option which they felt would stimulate the fast growth of the company. When looking at the theories of FDI‚ it is easy to see why Cemex preferred a direct investment instead of the other options of penetrating these markets. Exporting was eliminated as an option right-off-the-bat due to their product‚ cement; specifically ready-mixed cement that can only last about an hour and a half
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What benefits have CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement derived from globalization? More broadly‚ how can cross-border activities add value in an industry as apparently localized as cement? - Reduction of tariffs associated with exporting - Due to internationalization these companies have been able to spread their risk. Therefore‚ if one market is not performing they can rely on the other (diversification) - Talent across markets - Ability to identify new emerging markets and having
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THE EFFECTS OF FDI INFLOWS ON HOST COUNTRY ECONOMIC GROWTH Abstract: Numerous researchers have investigated the impact of FDI on economic growth. Unfortunately‚ the empirical literature has produced conflicting conclusions. Specifically‚ this paper assesses whether the FDI impact on economic activities in the host countries. This study by using a panel data for 94 countries over the 1991–2010 period‚ shows that there is not a strong complementary connection between FDI and economic
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Introduction to the Challenging Aspects of Immigration: Problematic Impacts on the Emigrant and on the Host Country. By Eirini Fotiadou It is generally approved by many social scientists ‚ that immigration poses one of the most important issue of our modern society .Migratory flows appears to directly affect the economy of the host country‚ since is undeniable that they change the output and the unemployment rate of the nation. They also
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Koljatic Written assignment: CEMEX CEMEX business model will be defined with WHO-WHAT-HOW. WHO: CEMEX concentrates on customers in developing countries and emerging markets. WHAT: They sell cement directly in the country or through imports. HOW: CEMEX follows a well structured and planned geographical diversification in emerging markets with control‚ low hierarchy and the experience of lesson learnt from other penetrations of a market. With their business model CEMEX pursues a low cost strategy
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INTRODUCTION Cemex‚ the Mexico’s global giant‚ has been famous worldwide for its high quality products and reliable services in cement industry. It is the third biggest company that operates in US‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East and Asia. The company produces and distributes cement‚ ready-mix concrete‚ aggregates and related building materials in more than 50 countries and maintains trade relationships with more than 100 nations. Cemex was founded in Mexico in 1906 but its worldwide presence
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Questions 1. What benefits have CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement derived from globalization? More broadly‚ how can cross-border activities add value in an industry as apparently localized as cement? CEMEX and their competitors have realized many benefits from globalization. The first of these was a reduction on tariffs associated with exporting their product. If the manufacturer has a localized facility‚ they do not have to pay export tariffs on the delivery of cement. Next
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What Life may Bring ! PM ♥ Sometimes we wish we were young‚ we wish we were somewhere‚ we wish we had something. But sometimes we wish too much that we miss to enjoy WHO WE ARE‚ WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE HAVE. The secret of happiness is to embrace and appreciate everything that happens in our life. Happiness is between too little and too much. Having just enough wealth to meet your needs‚ enough poverty to learn how to work hard‚ enough blessings to know God loves you and enough problems so you
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Introduction This essay will aim on the situation in Kosovo in 1999 and will try to have a critique look on NATO’s bombing campaign in Kosovo that year. The Serbian province and Serbs were considered as the most violate in all of the former Yugoslavia. Serbian authorities repealed Kosovo ’s parliament in 1990‚ forcing the region ’s political leaders to seek refuge in the Yugoslav republic of Macedonia‚ where they declared Kosovo ’s independence. However‚ the underground government of Ibrahim
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Carol Dixon International Marketing Management – BK535-BK50HY Prof/Dr. Min H. Lu June 1‚ 2014 CEMEX - SWOT Analysis Global integration for the cement industry only began in the 1970’s‚ although the industry scores high on most of the factors that should have pushed it to globalization much earlier. These factors include large investment intensity‚ technology intensity in production‚ pressures for cost reduction‚ universal needs‚ presence of multinational competitors‚ and access to localized
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