international business strategy lon301bus understanding emerging markets unit: 10 knowledgecast: 1
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International Business Strategy
LON301BUS
Understanding Emerging Markets
Unit: 10 Knowledgecast: 1
Module Learning Outcomes• Communicate an in-depth understanding of the
complexity of the environment and its applications on decision-making process
• Assess current developments in the organisational environment and alternative responses related to strategy
Classifying Countries based on Economic Development
• Advanced economies: post-industrial countries characterized by;
high per-capita income, highly competitive industries, and well- developed commercial infrastructure. E.g., Australia, Canada, Japan, United States, and Western European countries.
Classifying Countries based on Economic Development
• Developing economies: low-income countries
characterized by limited industrialization and stagnant economies. E.g., most low income countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, such
as Bangladesh, Nicaragua and Zaire.
Classifying Countries based on Economic Development
Emerging market economies: a subset of former developing economies that have achieved substantial industrialization, modernization, improved living standards, and remarkableeconomic growth.
They are some 27 countries in East and South Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Examples: Brazil, Russia, India, China.
Key Differences
Emerging Markets
• Most distinguishing characteristic: countries are enjoying rapidly improving living standards and a growing middle class with rising economic aspirations. Evolving towards wealthy nation status.
• Importance in the world economy is increasing as attractive destinations for exports, FDI, and sourcing.
• Account for over 40% of world GDP, over 30% of exports, and receive over 20% of FDI.
• In mid-2000s, collectively had average annual GDP growth rate of nearly 7%, much faster than advanced economies
• Benefit from low-cost labour, knowledge workers, low-cost capital, government support, and powerful conglomerates
Why Emerging Markets Matter….
Challenges of Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Political stability• Absence of reliable government authorities
increases business costs and risks, and reduces ability to forecast business conditions.
• Corruption and weak legal frameworks• E.g., Argentina, Indonesia, Russia, and
Venezuela experience substantial corruption.
Challenges of Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Weak intellectual property protection• Even if they exist, laws that safeguard intellectual
property rights may not be enforced, or the judicial process may be painfully slow.
• E.g., in China, Indonesia and Russia, counterfeiting is common, especially of software, DVDs, CDs. In India, weak patent laws discourage investment by foreign firms.
Challenges of Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Bureaucracy and lack of transparency• Burdensome administrative rules, as well as
excessive requirements for licenses, approvals, and paperwork, delay business activities.
• Lack of transparency implies that legal and political systems are not open and accountable. Lack of transparency is associated with corruption.
Challenges of Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Partner availability and qualifications• Alliances with local partners helps gain access to
local markets, supplier and distributor networks, and key government contacts. May be critical in complex markets.
• But qualified business partners are not readily available.
Challenges of Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Dominance of family conglomerates• Large, highly diversified, privately-owned firms that
control much economic activity and jobs in emerging markets. Enjoy government support, extensive networks, access to capital, market knowledge.
• South Korea – chaebols; the top 30 FCs account for nearly half the assets and industry revenues in the Korean economy. Samsung, the most famous Korean FC, has annual revenues of $140 billion.
• India – business houses• Latin America – grupos
• Communicate an in-depth understanding of the complexity of the environment and its applications on decision-making process
Emerging markets are increasingly important to MNEs but prove challenging to analyse and manage due to lack of valid, reliable information
• Assess current developments in the organisational environment and alternative responses related to strategy
Emerging markets typically require an export or joint venture entry strategy
Knowledgecast Summary
Unilever’s Emerging Markets Strategy
Having ‘toured’ Unilever earlier in the module and understood itsstrategic position and the influence of its stakeholders; now considerthe role of emerging markets in Unilever’s current strategy.
1. In which emerging markets is Unilever currently operating?2. How do the emerging markets contribute to Unilever’s corporate
strategy?3. Can you find examples of the nature of Unilever’s market entry
strategies?
Seminar
Module ReviewIn this session you will be required to give feedback on the module viathe usual course evaluation mechanisms. This may include aconsideration of the following questions.
1. Which of the units of the module have been most interesting to you?
2. How will your study of international business strategy affect your future business practice?
3. What do you consider to be the challenges for those involved in international business strategy?
Group Activity
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