Stages of Oy STAGES OF INTERNATIONALISATION.
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asness oe: “The sbove stated factors contributed forthe significant change in the scenario of internation
et ‘business and resulted in the variations in the operations of international companies. These variation
Grea | in the scenarios generally categorized ino five stages viz., domestic company, inernations
ae ‘company, multinational company, global company and transnational company. Now, we studs
cpuitocrionat #6 scenario ja detail ;
| | Company COMP:
| | Peoria STAGEA1 ‘OMPANY
I Feed omestie company limits its operations, mission and vision to the national political boundaries
ae ‘This company focuses its view on the domestic market opportunities, domestic suppliers, domestit
financial companies, domestic customers ete
“These companies analyse the national environment of the country, formulate the strategies
exploit the opportunities offered by the environment. The domestic companies’ unstated moto is
that, “if ut is not happening in the home country, itis not happening.”
aie The domestic company never thinks of growing globally. If i¢ grows, beyond its presen
career mteits capacity, the company selects the dversifiation sirategy of entering into new domestic markets
‘operations Yo new products, technology etc, The domestic company docs not select the strategy of expansion
notional politcal penetrating into the intemational markets.
boundaries,
stage INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
cme of the doniestic companies, which prow beyond their production and/or domestic
market
‘capacities, think of intematioasiizing their operations. Those companies why decise t
exploit the opportunities vatsde the domestic court ake the Sage wo compunies. These companies
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Sr or ltr, the international companies leam thatthe extension strategy (Le, extending
etc predic, price and promotion to foreign markets) wil not work. The beet example is
Hufciovcia exposed Toyopet cars produced for Japan in Japan to the USA ia 1957. Teyopet was
Siafl inthe USA. Toyota could not sel these cars inthe USA as they were over priced,
a and bul ike tanks, Thus, these cars were nt suitable for the US markets. The
“Gig cars were shipped back to Jonon
SB jot took this failure as a rch leaming experience and as a source of invaluable intelligence
Set 25 feilure. Toyota based on this experience designed new modes of cars suitable for the
Site. The incemational companies tum into multinational companies when they start
dig 0 the specific ness of the different country markets regarding prodect, price and
soon
#2 nis sage of multinational company is also refered to as multdomestic. Malidomeatc
‘coripany formulates different sraegies for efferent markets; thus, the orientation sis from