The document discusses factors that contribute to a nation's competitive advantage in global markets. It identifies four such factors: factor endowments, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, and firm strategy/rivalry. It also outlines several international strategies companies can employ to create value, such as increasing market size, arbitrage, and optimizing value chain activities across borders.
The document discusses factors that contribute to a nation's competitive advantage in global markets. It identifies four such factors: factor endowments, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, and firm strategy/rivalry. It also outlines several international strategies companies can employ to create value, such as increasing market size, arbitrage, and optimizing value chain activities across borders.
The document discusses factors that contribute to a nation's competitive advantage in global markets. It identifies four such factors: factor endowments, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, and firm strategy/rivalry. It also outlines several international strategies companies can employ to create value, such as increasing market size, arbitrage, and optimizing value chain activities across borders.
The document discusses factors that contribute to a nation's competitive advantage in global markets. It identifies four such factors: factor endowments, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, and firm strategy/rivalry. It also outlines several international strategies companies can employ to create value, such as increasing market size, arbitrage, and optimizing value chain activities across borders.
The increase in international exchange, including trade in goods and services as well as exchange of money, information and ideas. 1. Factor Endowments 2. Demand Conditions 3. Related and Supporting Industries 4. Firm Strategy, structure and rivalry The nation’s position in factors of production such as skilled labor or infrastructure, necessary to complete in a given industry. The nature of home-market demand for the industry’s product or service.
Demanding consumers drive firms in a country to:
Meet high standards Upgrade existing products and services Create innovative products and services The presence or absence in the nation of supplier industries and other related industries that are internationally competitive. The conditions in the nation governing how companies are created, organized and managed, as well as the nature of domestic rivalry. Increase Market Size Take advantage of Arbitrage Enhancing a Product’s Growth Potential