Forms of international business

FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS:-
EXPORTING,
TURNKEY PROJECTS,
LICENSING,
FRANCHISING,
JOINT VENTURES,
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES.

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2. FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPORTING TURNKEY PROJECTS LICENSING FRANCHISING JOINT VENTURES WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES

3. EXPORTING Many manufacturing firms begin their global expansion as exporters and only later switch to another mode for serving a foreign market.

4. EXPORTING Advantage Ability to realize location and experience curve economies. Disadvantage High transport costs. Trade barriers. Problems with local marketing agents.

5. TURNKEY PROJECTS Firms that specialize in the design, construction, and start-up of turnkey plants are common in some industries. In a turnkey project, the contractor agrees to handle every detail of the project for a foreign client, including the training of operating personnel.

6. TURNKEY PROJECTS Advantage Ability to earn returns from process technology skills in countries where FDI is restricted. Disadvantage Creating efficient competitors. Lack of long-term market presence.

7. LICENSING A Licensing agreement is an arrangement whereby a licensor grants the rights to intangible property to another entity for a specified period, and in return, the licensor receives a royalty fee from the licensee.

8. LICENSING Advantage Low development costs and risks. Disadvantage Lack of control over technology. Inability to realize location and experience curve economies. Inability to engage in global strategic coordination.

9. FRANCHISING Franchising is similar to licensing, although franchising tends to involve longer-term commitments than licensing. The Franchiser will also often assist the franchisee to run the business on an ongoing basis. It also receives a royalty payment, which amounts to some percentage of the franchisee’s revenues.

10. FRANCHISING Advantage Low development costs and risks. Disadvantage Lack of control over quality. Inability to engage in global strategic coordination.

11. JOINT VENTURE A Joint venture entails establishing a firm that is jointly owned by two or more otherwise independent firms.

12. JOINT VENTURE Advantage Access to local partner’s knowledge. Sharing development costs and risks. Politically acceptable. Disadvantage Lack of control over technology. Inability to engage in global strategic coordination. Inability to realize location and experience economies.

13. WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES In a wholly owned subsidiary, the firm owns 100 percent of the stock. WOS in a foreign market can be done two ways. The firm either can set up a new operation in that country, often referred to as a Greenfield venture, or it can acquire an established firm in that host nation and use that firm to promote its products.

14. WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES Advantage Protection of technology. Ability to engage in global strategic coordination. Ability to realize location and experience economies. Disadvantage High costs and risks.