ENTRY STRATEGIES
ENTRY COUNTRIES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
STRATEGIE
S
Exporting United Kingdom, 1. Increase of 1. Tough
Switzerland, USA, Canada, sales and profit competition
Japan, China, Australia, 2. Expand life 2. Extra cost
Latin America, Italy, cycle of 3. Lack of
France, Spain and Portugal, product market
Swiss and Austria, 3. Lower per unit information
Belgium/Netherlands/Luxe cost 4. Product
mbourg, Northern Europe, 4. Diversification adaptation
Southern and Eastern 5. Financial risk
Europe, Russia, Middle East
and Africa, Asia-Pacific
Licensing Japan, Canada, Mexico, 1. Opening the 1. Limited form
USA door to low of
risk participation
manufacturing 2. Potential
relationships returns from
2. Getting most marketing
out of 3. Licensees
marketing becoming
effort competitors
3. Capital not 4. Requiring
tied up in considerable
operations fact finding,
4. Options to buy planning,
into partner investigation
exist and
interpretation
Strategic USA, Australia, India, 1. Access to new 1. Upholding
Alliance Japan customer base trust and
2. Increased honesty
brand 2. Building a
awareness mutually
3. Opportunity to beneficial
reach new
markets alliance
4. Access to 3. Choosing the
supplementary right partner
services 4. Knowing
when to
reassess the
alliance
Joint China, India, Croatia, Iran, 1. Sharing of 1. Sharing of
Venture USA, German, Canada risks with income with
partner partner
2. Opportunity to 2. Imbalance in
gain new levels of
capacity and expertise,
expertise investment or
3. Gaining new assets brought
technological into the
knowledge venture by the
4. Entering different
related partners
businesses 3. Partners don’t
5. Entering new provide
geographic enough
markets support and
6. Access to leadership
greater 4. Poor
resources integration
and co-
operation
FDI India, Canada, China, 1. Consumer 1. Entry of MNC
Mexico, Ireland benefit super market
2. Increase in 2. More
savings and investment of
investment foreign
3. Infrastructure companies
and technology 3. Large giants
transfer try to
monopolize
1. Getting 1. Demanding
Franchising Austria, France, Germany, profitable the highest
Italy, United Kingdom, 2. Getting level
USA, Singapore opportunity to commitment
build capital as 2. Investment is
well as not
earnings guaranteed
3. Getting help 3. Having full
from the major responsibility
banks