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Re-Entering a Foreign Market: Part 1 – Operation Mode

In 2009, French retailer Carrefour exited the Algerian market after finding its joint venture with a local partner to be unprofitable. Six years later, Carrefour re-entered the market with a different joint venture partner. In 2012, South Africa’s SAB Miller Plc. exited the Brazilian market, abandoning its distribution partnership. Three years later, it re-entered the […]

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Industry Disruption: Sequence and Timing of Responses Are the Key to Survival

In 1980, the U.S. freight railroad industry was deregulated. Railroad companies now had the freedom to abandon unprofitable lines and acquire new ones. They were also no longer banned from owning other modes of transportation, notable road and water transportation; the companies thus gained access to previously inaccessible markets that had been reserved for road […]

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In Uncertain Times It’s Best to Have Fewer Industry Experts on a Board

With good governance recognized as a key factor in a company’s success, the recruitment of new members to a board is a highly important and consequential task. New research focuses on the often-overlooked criteria of domain expertise — that is, whether having experts in the sector or industry of the company on the board adds […]

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Meeting Sustainability Priorities in Competitive Operational Strategies

Company follow different strategies in their quest for competitive advantage. For example, some companies compete on price. Other companies try to differentiate themselves from competitors through their capabilities. Still others draw their competitive advantage from their flexibility and innovation. At the operations level, the strategic direction chosen by the company leads to a set of […]

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