Explain incentives that can influence firms to use an international strategy. Identify three basic benefits firms gain by successfully implementing an international strategy.

Strategic Management

Studying this chapter should provide you with the strategic management knowledge needed to:

8-1 Explain incentives that can influence firms to use an international strategy.

8-2 Identify three basic benefits firms gain by successfully implementing an international strategy.

8-3 Explore the determinants of national advantage as the basis for international business-level strategies.

8-4 Describe the three international corporate-level strategies.

8-5 Discuss environmental trends affecting the choice of international strategies, particularly international corporate-level strategies.

8-6  Identify and explain the five modes firms use to enter international markets.

8-7  Discuss the two major risks of using international strategies.

8-8  Discuss the strategic competitiveness outcomes associated with international strategies, particularly with an international diversification strategy.

8-9  Explain two important issues firms should have knowledge about when using international strategies.