9. International vs Global
• International Strategy
refers to a range of options for operating
outside an organization's country of origin
• Global Strategy is one kind of International
Strategy.
It involves high coordination of extensive
activities dispersed geographically in
many countries around the world
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10. High Need of
Coordination
GLOBAL COMPLEX EXPORT
MULTI DOMESTIC EXPORT
Low Coordination
between activities
More Dispersed More Concentrated
Activities 10 Activities
11. High Need of
Coordination
GLOBAL COMPLEX EXPORT
MULTI DOMESTIC SIMPLE EXPORT
Concentration of activities
Coordination of Marketing
Pricing, Packaging, Distribution
Managerial capabilities to coordinate
Little value to coordinate
Low Coordination
between activities
More Dispersed More Concentrated
Activities 11 Activities
12. High Need of
Coordination
GLOBAL COMPLEX EXPORT
MULTI DOMESTIC SIMPLE EXPORT
Loosely coordinated
internationally, some activities
overseas
Goods & Service treated
independently
Professional services where local
Low Coordination
relationships are critical
between activities
More Dispersed More Concentrated
Activities 12 Activities
13. High Need of
Coordination
GLOBAL COMPLEX EXPORT
Most activities in ONE single country
Economy of scale (Manufacturing,
R&D)
Coordinated Mktg but local
branding&pricing
Ex: Companies from emerging
countries
MULTI DOMESTIC SIMPLE EXPORT
Low Coordination
between activities
More Dispersed More Concentrated
Activities 13 Activities
14. High Need of
Coordination
GLOBAL COMPLEX EXPORT
Extensive use of value network,
location advantage for each activity
Product dev, Mktg, Manufacturing
may be located in different countries
Need to invest in Coordination
(Skills, Org and Management
Systems)
MULTI DOMESTIC SIMPLE EXPORT
Low Coordination
between activities
More Dispersed More Concentrated
Activities 14 Activities
15. PERSPECTIVES
• POLITICAL
• ECONOMICAL
• SOCIAL
• TECHNOLOGICAL
• ENVIRONMENTAL
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27. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1sy8skjA1Q
Danny Quah – Oct 2011
“As the economic center of gravity
shifts East, the question should not be
what is good for the West, but what is
good for the world as a whole.”
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