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STRATEGIC MARKET ENTRY DECISIONS

Firms are going abroad more often than in the past. Nowadays, not just large companies are facing opportunities and threats of globalization, but also smaller firms are involved in this process. The main reasons that firms go abroad are: market seeking (e.g. new consumers), efficiency seeking (e.g. knowledge) and resource seeking (e.g. outsourcing). Once reactive or proactive factors push or pull them to go abroad, the company has to face one of the most important decisions in the expansion strategy: the entry mode choice.

In the entry mode strategy selection, many internal and external factors must be taken into account. First of all, the company has to evaluate the country factors that may affect the decision. They mainly include: potential market attractiveness, cultural distance and country risk. This country evaluation provides hints in deciding between equity and non-equity strategies. Second, an internal company research......

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