Beschreibung:
The preparations for market entry in a foreign country include various aspects and are influenced by factors inside and outside the firm.Based on face to face interviews with decision makers of 16 German firms Michael Klug analyses the applied strategy and the motivation for market entry and investigates different strategy theories like Porter's market based view for their suitability to explain the firms' strategy abroad. The author discusses the operational design including forms of market presence and marketing mix to realise a chosen strategy and shows the influence of the European Union as an institutional arrangement for firms preparing a venture abroad.
"Based on face to face interviews with decision makers of 16 German firms Michael Klug analyses the applied strategy and the motivation for market entry. He investigates different strategy theories for their suitability to explain the firms' strategy abroad and discusses the operational design including forms of market presence and marketing mix to realise a chosen strategy."
Analysis of Theoretical Approaches to Strategic Issues.- Practical Options for Investors considering Market Entries.- The European Union from the Perspective of a Business Investor.- The Polish Market - Opportunities and Challenges for German Investors.- Factors determining Market Entry Policy of chosen German Companies - An Empirical Study.- Conclusions from Empirical Findings and Verification of Hypotheses.