1GLOBAL STRATEGIES IN AN ORGANIZATION The Six Key Steps in Developing International/Global Strategies The managers need to evaluate the dynamic factors and follow the below steps to develop the global strategies of an organization. 1. Determine the Objectives- The mission of an organization should be to develop in the areasofmarketing,production,profitability,finance,researchanddevelopment internationally. It should focus on the demands of global customers and set the corporate objectives accordingly. 2.AssessExternalEnvironment-Inthisstage,thefirmshouldcarryoutaglobal environment analysis on multinational, regional and national level to assess whether it is capable of surviving the competition internationally(Deresky 2000). Environmental scanning lets the firm decide on the competitive actions, risks and the relevant trends in the operations. 3. Analyse Internal Factors-The firm in the third step should decide the strengths and the weaknesses of the internal operations and effectively improve them strategically to stand against the competitors(Anseeuwet al.2017). Furthermore, the company can conduct audit and competitive analysis to check their issues and eliminate them for enhancing their growth worldwide. 4. Evaluate Global Strategic Alternatives-Integration of the operations in a firm are a necessity to implement worldwide sourcing, global integrated production and marketing system. The companies should also adapt to e-business to attain global opportunities of maintaining a business worldwide. 5. Evaluate Entry Strategy Alternatives-The ownership strategies are evaluated in this step in a firm that includes exporting, licensing, offshoring, franchising, joint ventures and so on. Exporting of products by a firm allows globalization by making it available to a wider range
2GLOBAL STRATEGIES IN AN ORGANIZATION of customers(Schotteret al.2017). Licensing and franchising reduces the risk to a business and offshoring allows for cost-saving for an organization. 6. Decide the Strategy-Considering all the above steps, a firm needs to develop multiple strategies to expand a business globally and determine the advantages and disadvantages associated with each strategy. After weighing out different factors, the company should implement the optimum strategy to sustain their business in the end. News about International Business The oil tradersare fighting peer pressure from the governments, activistsand investors to build up a sustainable business model that will incorporate lower carbon usage in the future and implement eco-friendly projects involving wind-farms, cow manure plants and so on. Renewable projects are in high demand for the business industries worldwide, however, the international oil-producing firms are confused about the capital amount to invest amongst the limited opportunities available. Firms like Vitol and Trafigura have invested in the wind-farms, solar energy, and biofuels to replace their oil business; however, they are yet to figure out an environment-friendly business model(The Economic Times, 2020). The businesspersons should focus on eco-friendly projects to adjust with the changes in the financial services industry. The banks have declared that the ‘green’ projects will be facilitated with 50% reduction on the capital that will be held by them, whereas the ‘brown’ projects will incorporate an increase by 24%. This will make sure to influence the industries invest in eco-friendly ventures.
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