International Market Entry and Strategic Business Development
Unit 7: Strategies for Penetrating Foreign Markets
Selecting the Target Country
- Growth Forecast
- Economic Risk
- Political Risk
- Difficulties Operating in the Local Market
Entry Mode Strategies
- A- Exporting
- B- Contractual
- C- Direct Investment Abroad
A- Exporting
Exporting is the most traditional and simplest way to enter a foreign market. Production remains in the country of origin, from where different countries are supplied, and the product or service is modified if required by the foreign market. There are
Read MoreAccounting Transactions: A Comprehensive Case Study
1. Distribution of Profits After Taxes
If there are profits of €129,000 after taxes, they are distributed as follows:
- 10% to legal reserves
- 65% to voluntary reserves
- 15% to pay dividends to shareholders on January 1st
- 10% remaining
Journal Entry:
€28,000 (129) Retained Earnings to:
- Legal Reserve (112) €2,800
- Voluntary Reserve (113) €18,200
- Dividends Payable (526) €4,200
- Retained Earnings (120) €2,800
2. Payment of Dividends
Journal Entry:
€4,200 (526) Dividends Payable to Banks (572) €4,200
3.
Read MoreFinance Fundamentals: Impact on Individuals and Organizations
1.1 – What is Finance?
Finance affects the lives of all people and organizations.
- At the macro level, it is the study of financial markets and the financial system, nationally and internationally.
- At the micro level, studies are the financial planning of your organization, such as making decisions based on its balance sheet, evaluating and recommending the acquisition of assets, and profit maximization.
Finance, as the art and science of money management, involves virtually all individuals and organizations
Read MoreKey Economic Concepts: Market, GDP, Inflation, and More
Key Economic Concepts
Market
A market consists of buyers and sellers of goods, services, or a factor of production. There are different types of markets:
- By type of property being traded, we distinguish between markets for goods and services and markets for factors of production.
- Factor markets are characterized by the buying and selling of financial resources for productive activities.
- Goods and services markets are characterized by the buying and selling of goods, e.g., food items.
- Considering the number
Economic Consequences of World War I: 1920s Impact
Immediate Effects of War on the Global Economy
The immediate effects of World War I significantly weakened European contenders, negatively affecting their population, production, and international cooperation. Almost one-tenth of the productive equipment was unserviceable, the prices of staples rose, and European currencies lost value. Moreover, Allied countries were indebted to the U.S. due to orders placed during the conflict.
The Treaty of Versailles generated economic disagreements, destabilizing
Read MoreEffective Personnel Integration: Recruitment and Selection
Personnel Integration Models
Integration involves filling and maintaining staff positions as defined by the organizational structure. This is accomplished by identifying workforce requirements, performing an inventory of available personnel, and conducting recruitment, selection, promotion, evaluation, career planning, compensation, and training (or some other form of development) for both candidates and current employees in order to achieve effective and efficient task realization.
I. Recruitment
Recruitment
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