Global Strategy and Diversification: Understanding Strategic Approaches and Evaluation
Examination of strategic models for global expansion and market entry.
Caleb Patterson
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Global Strategy and Diversification: Understanding Strategic Approaches and Evaluation1.Question :A “think global, act global” approach to strategy-making ispreferable to a “think local, act local” approach whenStudent Answer:a big majority of the company’s rivals are pursuing localizedmulticountry strategies.country-to-country differences are small enough to beaccommodated with the framework of a mostly uniform globalstrategy.plants need to be scattered across many countries to avoidhigh shipping costs.market growth rates vary considerably from country tocountry.host governments enact regulations requiring that productssold locally meet strict manufacturing specifications orperformance standards.Points Received:0 of 1Comments:2.Question :A “think local, act local”multicountry strategy works particularlywell whenStudent Answer:host governments enact regulations requiring that productssold locally meet strictly-defined manufacturing specifications orperformance standards.there are significant country-to-country differences incustomer preferences and buying habits.diverse and complicated trade restrictions of host governmentspreclude the use of a uniform strategy from country-to-country.there are significant country-to-country differences indistribution channels and marketing methods.
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