Tutorial Submission - Answers to Tutorial Questions of Weeks 2 – 11

Question 3. - Week 8.

It is important for the Walmart to consider ‘liability of the foreignness’ and ‘regionalization’ when they are entering the new market such as China.

Question 4. - Week 9. What are the major competitive issues General Electric faces when managing cooperative strategies? - (7 marks)

Question 5. - Week 7.

• Building a status for the new company in the market. In order for the organization to make the acquisition successful, it is very important to create a status of the new company and to create an effective brand value. It is a challenge for the organization to successful create a brand status for a company which is of a different corporate culture.

• Another major challenge for the organization to perform a successful acquisition is to deal with the loss of key stakeholders in the company. It is also said that the employees are an asset to the company and the company need motivated and effective employees to run the company successfully and achieve its goals.