TY - BOOK AU - De Kluyver,Cornelis A. TI - Fundamentals of global strategy: a business model approach T2 - Strategic management collection, SN - 9781606490723 (pbk.) : AV - HD2755.5 .D454 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, N.Y. : PB - Business Expert Press, KW - International business enterprises KW - Strategic planning KW - Globalization KW - Global strategy KW - global competitive advantage KW - business model KW - value creation KW - value proposition KW - value disciplines KW - market participation KW - supply chain infrastructure KW - global management model KW - global industry KW - global branding KW - innovation KW - outsourcing KW - offshoring N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-250) and index; List of figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Understanding globalization -- 1. Competing in a global world -- 2. The globalization of companies and industries -- 3. Generic strategies for global value creation -- 4. Global strategy as business model change -- Part II. Globalizing the business model -- 5. Target markets and modes of entry -- 6. Globalizing the value proposition -- 7. Global branding -- 8. Globalizing the value chain infrastructure -- 9. Global supply-chain management -- 10. Globalizing the management model -- Appendix A. Global trade: doctrines and regulation -- Appendix B. Suggested cases -- Notes -- References -- Index N2 - This book looks at the opportunities and risks associated with staking out a global competitive presence and introduces the fundamentals of global strategic thinking. We define crafting a global strategy in terms of change: how a company should change and adapt its core (domestic) business model to achieve a competitive advantage as it expands globally. The conceptual framework behind this definition has three fundamental building blocks: a company's core business model, the various strategic decisions a company needs to make as it globalizes its operations, and a range of globalization strategies for creating a global competitive advantage ER -