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is the next step for a firm after it has identified the
attractive market
Disadvantages:
1. cost that relate to the failure of the business
2. Unfamiliar of the market
3. business failure
4. marketing expenses to educate and to promote the products
5. change in the government policy on the foreign investment
HOW To ENTER
There are five different mode of entry to be chosen by
a firm:
1. Exporting
2. Licensing
3. Franchising
4. Joint ventures or strategic alliances
5. Wholly Owned Subsidiary
1. Exporting
Advantages of Exporting
1. A firm needs no substantial investment such as to set up
manufacturing plant in the foreign market.
Disadvantages of Franchising
1. Franchising could jeopardize the quality standard
created by the franchiser and this could result to lost
sales.
2. Franchising inhibit the firm's ability to take profits out
of the host country.
4. Joint ventures or strategic
Alliances
the collaborative venture between firms, or
sometimes competitors across borders.
Disadvantages of Acquisition
1. A firm (i.e. acquiring firm) might pay the acquisition
transaction higher than acquired firm's fair value.
2. Acquisition will result to clash of cultures between the
acquiring and acquired firm.