Cover Image

Competitive international strategy : key implementation issues /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Pehrsson, Anders (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Routledge research in strategic management.
Subjects:
Competition.
Competition, International.
Success in business.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • 1 Content of This Volume
  • Changing International Competition
  • Digitalization and Demand Changes
  • Industry 4.0
  • Online and Offline Services
  • International Establishments
  • Patterns of Foreign Direct Investments
  • Market Entries in Telecommunications
  • Core Message
  • Structure of This Volume
  • Part I The Model for Competitive International Strategy
  • Introduction
  • 2 Components of the Model for Competitive International Strategy
  • Competition Context
  • Competition Barriers
  • Competitive Dynamics
  • Rivalry and Relational Dynamics
  • Imitation of Competitors
  • Firms' Resources and Capabilities
  • International Strategy Formulation
  • Directions for International Strategy
  • Geographic Scope and Local Adaptation
  • Optimum Competitive Advantages
  • Corporate Strategy Competence
  • Business Relatedness and Synergy
  • International Experiential Knowledge
  • International Strategy Implementation
  • Initial Entry Into a Host Country
  • Mode of Establishment
  • Local Value Adding
  • Sequential Expansion in One or More Host Countries
  • Corporate Control of Strategy Implementation
  • International Competitiveness
  • 3 Relationships in the Model
  • Resources and Strategy Formulation
  • Relationships for Product Firms and System Firms
  • Reinforcing Effects of Competition Context
  • Competitive Dynamics, Strategy Adaptation, and Local Value Adding
  • Relationships for a Narrow Value-Adding Scope
  • Relationships for a Broad Value-Adding Scope
  • Strategy Implementation and International Competitiveness
  • Part II Key Issues When Implementing a Competitive International Strategy
  • Introduction
  • 4 Implementation of International Geographic Expansion
  • Changing Competition in the Telecommunications Industry
  • The Geographic Expansion of COLT
  • The Initial Phase
  • The Worldwide Expansion
  • 5 Strategy Competence and Expansion in a Host Country
  • Ericsson Expands in the United States During 1980-2019
  • Why Did Ericsson Enter the US Telecommunications Market?
  • Strategy Implementation Through Subsidiary Establishments
  • More Market Segments and Stepwise Focus on Mobile Telephony
  • Extensive Product Relatedness and Limited Market Experience
  • Technology Adaptation and Customer Access
  • Establishments of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
  • Strategy Implementation Through Acquisitions
  • Internet-Based Networks to More Than Telecom Operators
  • Medium Product Relatedness and Limited Market Experience
  • Scale Effects and Customer Access
  • Acquisitions of Innovative Firms
  • Strategy Competence and Sequential Establishment of Subsidiaries
  • Effect of Market Experience Breadth
  • Effect of Market Experience Depth
  • Experience and Acquisitions
  • International Experience and Acquisitions in Any Phase