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Chapter 10 Over Coming Liability of Foreigness

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liability of foreignness   inherent disadvantage foreign firms experience in host countries because of their innovative status  
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resource based view   argues that foreign firms need to deploy overwhelming resources & capabilities to affect the liability of foreignness  
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location specific advantages   benefits a firm reaps from the features specific to a place- geography  
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agglomeration   location specific advantages that arise from the clustering of economic activities in certain locations  
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natural resource making location specific advantages   possession of natural resources & related transport & communication infrastructure  
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natural resource making examples   oil in the middle east, Russia, and Venezuela  
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market seeking location specific advantages   abundance of strong market demand and customers willing to pay  
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market seeking examples   GM in China  
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efficiency seeking   economies of scale and abundance of low cost factors  
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efficiency seeking examples   IT in silicon Valley and Bangalore Telecom in Dulles aerospace Russia  
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first mover advantage definition   benefits that occur to firms that enter the market first and that later entrants do not enjoy  
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late mover advantage definition   benefits that accrue to firms that enter the market later and that early entrants do not enjoy  
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first mover advantages   proprietary technological leadership  
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first mover advantages   pre-emption of scarce resources  
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first mover advantages   AVOIDANCE OF CLASH WITH DOMINANT firms at home  
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first mover advantages   relationships with key stakeholders such as governments  
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proprietary technological examples   Apples IPOD, IPAD, IPHONE  
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pre-emption of scarce resources examples   Japanese MNE's in South Asia  
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establishment of entry barriers for late examples   Polands F-16 fighter jet contract  
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avoidance of clash with dominant firms at home   Sony, Honda go to the US market ahead of their Japanese rivals  
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relationships with key stakeholders such as governments   Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and metallurgical corp of China enter Afghanistan  
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later mover advantages   opportunity to free ride on 1st mover investments  
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opportunity to free ride on first mover investments   Ericson won big contracts in Saudi Arabia free riding on Coscos efforts  
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late mover advantages   resolution of technological and market uncertainty  
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resolution of technological and market uncertainty examples   GM and Toyota have patience to wait until Nissan leaf resolves uncertainties about the electric car  
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later mover advantages   first movers difficulty to adapt to market changes  
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first movers difficulty to adapt to market changes examples   greyhound is stuck with the bus depots where as Megabus uses curbside stops  
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scale of entry   amount of resources committed to entering a foreign market  
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modes of entry   method used to enter a foreign market  
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