Company: Apple Country: China
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Analysis of its business expansion activities
-Why did the company expand its business into the foreign country (issues and opportunities)?
-How did the effort solve the issues or exploit the opportunities facing this company?
-What were the recommended solutions? JV? Greenfield? Wholly Owned? Merger or acquisition?
-How were the solutions implemented?
-How much investment ($$), human capital, and time were needed to achieve the solution and realize the benefits?
-What problems did the firm experience when it attempted to offer its products to foreign countries? Does it need to modify the product according to the local taste or consumer preference?
-Does it face any operational challenges (production, supply chain management, logistical management, human resource management, technology transfer)? How did it turn those challenges into opportunities?