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Management of the political imperative in international business

Article Abstract:

A framework is presented which can be used to examine the impact that political environments, or imperatives, can have on multinational business enterprises and what types of strategies are selected by enterprises to cope within environments. Research results suggest that firms select forestalling techniques and absorption techniques. Research results also suggest that management typically selects methods that they believe will help the firm cope with political and environmental imperatives which exist within foreign business. However, sometimes methods are not successful because there is a difference between strategies which are helpful in addressing political imperatives and strategies which are beneficial to firms in achieving corporate goals.

International business enterprises, Multinational corporations, Political aspects, Intervention (Federal government), Federal intervention

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Market structure and business performance: an evaluation of buyer-seller power in the PIMS database

Article Abstract:

The patterns of buyer and seller structure among business units in the PIMS database are examined. The relation of buyer-seller structure to long- and short-term profit outcomes through the product life cycle is also studied. When there are few sellers and many buyers purchasing items of low importance, profit margins are generally maintained throughout the product life cycle. But If there are many sellers and a few determined buyers, margins generally decline over the product life cycle, and profitability deteriorates in a recession.

Usage, Profit, Profits, Product life cycle, Profit Impact of Marketing Strategies

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