Category: Global Business Strategy

VRIO Analysis for Amazon vs. Aliexpress and other competitors

VRIO Analysis for Amazon vs. Aliexpress and other competitors Introduction Amazon and Aliexpress are two online retailer platforms that offer a wide array of selection of goods at various prices to their millions of customers. Amazon’s evolution from an online bookseller to the largest e-commerce retailer in the world is remarkable, so does Aliexpress’ growth story from B2B buy-and-sell portal...

Global Business Strategy – Factors of Collusion, Drivers for Attack, Knowledge Management in Multinational Enterprises

Global Business Strategy – Factors of Collusion, Drivers for Attack, Knowledge Management in Multinational Enterprises 1. What are the 8 factors of collusion? (EXPLAIN them briefly). 1. Market concentration: If there are a few firms in the market, collusion is more possible as it’s easier for a few firms to collude than many firms to agree on collusion.  2. Existence...

Global Business Strategy Test Bank – Questions & Answers – Chapter 1 – Strategizing Around the Globe

Global Business Strategy Test Bank – Questions & Answers – Chapter 1 – Strategizing Around the Globe 1. The opening case is an example of how global companies hire employees locally and then train employees to work in other countries.   a.  True   b.  False   ANSWER:   False 2. In the opening case, Samsung’s Global Strategy Group has demonstrated that cultural integration...

Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis, Value Chain/VRIO Analysis of Starbucks

Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis, Value Chain/VRIO Analysis of Starbucks Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis  Intensity of Rivalry among Competitors Actions indicative of a high degree of rivalry include (1) frequent price wars, (2) proliferation of new products, (3) intense advertising campaigns, and (4) high-cost competitive actions and reactions (such as honoring all competitors’ coupons). Such intense rivalry threatens firms by reducing...

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