Work #1:

The mode of entry a company chooses to enter international markets depends on a variety of factors including the nature of the company’s strategic objectives. Select a well-known company that competes in the international markets. 

• What was the company’s mode of entry?
• What was the entry designed to achieve?
• Finally identify two advantages and two disadvantages to the entry mode chosen by the company.

NOTE: Make sure you choose a company that has not been selected by one of your classmates.

Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. You must have at least our course Text and one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source in your initial posting.  Sources require in-text citations and must be incorporated into the body of the post in addition to a full APA citation at the end of the post.

Work #2:

Modes of entry into an international market are the channels which organizations employ to gain entry to a new international market. Within our Thompson (2022) text, read Chapter 7 Assurance of Learning Exercise #2 related to Walgreens’ mode(s) international market entry and respond to the following questions:

• What was Walgreens’ entry strategy designed to achieve?
• Why would this make sense for a company like Walgreens?
• Provide two recommendations on what Walgreens might do differently going forward with their entry strategy? Make sure you support your recommendations?
• Incorporate our coursework (Thompson text and other material) from this week into your above responses.

Submission Details: 

• Your analysis must be driven by facts, research, and data.
• Your analysis should be between 1000 and 1500 words .
• Incorporate a minimum of at least our course text and one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source in your paper.  All written assignments must include a coverage page, introductory and concluding paragraphs, reference page, double-spaced and proper in-text citations using APA guidelines.