This week’s topics
Joint ventures and foreign direct investment
- Partnering with a local firm
- Opening abroad
- Choosing the best way in
What you will be able to do
- 2.1 Compare exporting, franchising, and foreign direct investment.
- 2.2 Recommend an entry mode for a given scenario.
Activity
Recommend a way into a new country for a given company.
Study materials
Further resources
- Principles of Management, ch. 6.6: Strategies for expanding globally · PDF · OpenStax (2019), joint ventures and FDI; pp. 164–166 · for registered students
- Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 3.6: Participating in the global marketplace (JV, FDI) · PDF · OpenStax (2026), choosing the best way in; pp. 92–95 · for registered students
- A Review of the Empirical Literature on FDI Determinants · Open-access article · Blonigen (2005), Atlantic Economic Journal. Readable review of why firms choose foreign direct investment and where they invest. · for registered students
- Export versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms · Open-access article · Helpman et al. (2004), American Economic Review. Why some firms open abroad rather than export: choosing the best way in. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
