What are some of the advantages and disadvantages associated
with a firm's expansion into international markets?
What are the four factors described in Porter's diamond
of national advantage? How do the four factors
explain why some industries in a given country are
more successful than others?
Explain the two opposing forces—cost reduction and
adaptation to local markets—that firms must deal
with when they go global.
There are four basic strategies—international, global,
multidomestic, and transnational. What are the advantages
and disadvantages associated with each?
What is the basis of Alan Rugman's argument that most
multinationals are still more regional than global? What
factors inhibit firms from becoming truly global?
Describe the basic entry strategies that firms have
available when they enter international markets. What
are the relative advantages and disadvantages of each?
