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Theme: what international strategy to


implement for a successful business?

Présenté par: Daher Kamal Mahmoud

Classe: Master 1 Logistique et Transport

ANNEE ACADEMIQUE: 2019/2020


Creating a Successful Global Business Strategy

International business is a complex field where business managers are required


to coordinate input from multiple teams from several different locations
around the world. Although there is not a single universally accepted definition
of a “global business manager”, Christopher Bartlett, an authority in global
business management, proposes one of the most commonly adopted models.
Bartlett’s model defends that there is “no such thing” as a general, all-
encompassing global business manager. Rather, Bartlett divided the role of
Global Manager into several distinct manager types that, together, compose
the global business management team.

According to Bartlett, business managers, country managers, and functional


managers provide the majority of the direction while senior executives
coordinate the entire management team. Together, these four types of
managers overview strategy, country profiling, local regulation, resource
management, worker performance, and overall production. Bartlett’s model
of global management exposes the first challenge of global management: a
high level of coordination.

Another challenge of international business is balancing the market


expectations of multiple countries at once. Every national business operation
needs to understand its domestic demand for current and upcoming products.
For each new country a business enters, an additional set of demands and
market conditions need to be considered, increasing the complexity of
managing the business at the global level.

Three Keys to a Winning Global Business Strategy

We can start seeing why operating in multiple national markets is a daunting


task. According to Professor Tomas Hult, Director of the International Business
Center in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, there
are three keys for a successful global business strategy. The first key is to
define the core business strategy for each strategic business unit in a company.

The second key is to adapt the core business strategy to each national market,
to internationalize the core strategy. It is also important to take in
consideration that the internationalization process typically results in local
business strategies with large differences between countries. These differences
affect the business’ cost position, product quality and competitive differentials
at the global level.

The third key to a successful global business strategy is to counteract the


weaknesses created by the internationalization of the core strategy by
incorporating the original unique characteristics of the business into each local
national strategy. This process can be called “globalization”. A global business
should balance global consistency (globalization) with local responsiveness
(internationalization).  While global consistency can significantly increase
leverage and competitive advantage for the firm at the global level, local
responsiveness (internationalization) can improve competitiveness at the local
level. Therefore, it is crucial to avoid “over globalizing” or “under globalizing”.

Benefits of a Successful Global Strategy

Although defining and implementing a winning global strategy can be a


challenging task, the benefits of a successful global business strategy clearly
outweigh the effort. One important benefit is cost reduction. A global business
can assign different tasks to the national teams that are the most efficient in
accomplishing each task. If each team focuses on the area for which it is most
suited, overall efficiency rises and costs in terms of time are reduced.

A second important benefit of implementing a successful global strategy is the


reduction of product development time. When a product is designed by several
specialized teams, each working at their maximum capacity, the overall time-
to-market for a particular product can be significantly reduced.

A third significant benefit is a creative input from different international teams.


Releasing a product into several different national markets without
understanding the culture and demand of each national market can lead to
disappointing sales results. By incorporating the input of international teams,
a global product may be developed to fulfill customer expectations in multiple
countries.

Creating and executing a global business strategy may be an intricate


enterprise, but with the increasing payoff for companies expanding their
business to international markets, the effort can be worthwhile. A skilled global
management team can effectively coordinate the input from several different
national teams which can result in significant gains by successfully expanding
the business to the global level.

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