by Rana Shakoor Akbar | Case Studies
Question1: Why did Burberry initially choose a licensing strategy to expand its presence in Japan? Licensing is a crucial strategy to expand the business. Burberry’s operations in Japan were successful due to the effective implementation of this market entry strategy....
by Rana Shakoor Akbar | Discussion/Reply
Describe a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Initiative Choose a foreign direct investment project of some particular company, explain what the project is, and why it makes strategic sense for the company. You may also want to talk about why FDI might be a better choice...
by Rana Shakoor Akbar | Discussion/Reply
Describe a Cluster Describe a cluster of related industries and explain how it is related to the other three elements in Porter’s diamond model—i.e. factor endowments, demand conditions, and firm strategy, structure, and rivalry. You’ll want to talk about...
by Rana Shakoor Akbar | Articles/Blogs
Iran has been facing the imposition of new sanctions from the United States, and its economic conditions are worsening. Despite these challenges, its support to various groups in the Middle East has not stopped. There are different proxies working to serve Iranian...
by Rana Shakoor Akbar | Articles/Blogs
Analyzing Iran’s interests in Syria shows its Imperialist Mindset Iran is actively engaged in proxies in the Middle East, where it uses small groups in different countries to run its agenda and implement its ideology. So far as Syria is concerned, it considers Syrian...