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Does market familiarity bless multinational in strategic competition?

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  • Kwon, Chul-Woo
  • Lapan, Harvey E.

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This paper considers a competition between two multinationals (U, J) who compete in a third market (K). The multinationals have identical cost structures, but differ in that J comes from a country that is "taste-similar" to K, and hence produces products that match more closely the preferences of K residents. This similarity gives J an advantage in K's market, and if only one firm enters, J can earn higher profits. However, we show: (i) K may benefit more from the entry of the market-familiar firm (U), and (ii) in a strategic competition between the two firms, the market-familiarity may be a strategic disadvantage.

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  • Kwon, Chul-Woo & Lapan, Harvey E., 2011. "Does market familiarity bless multinational in strategic competition?," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 58-62, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:japwor:v:23:y:2011:i:1:p:58-62
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    1. Kwon, Chul-Woo, 2013. "An optimal production method for penetrating foreign markets: Standardization, localization, and flexible technology," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 398-406.

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