Mots-clés
Commerce de détail ; Commercialisation ; Compétitivité ; Dynamisme économique ; Economie régionale ; Filiale ; Insertion territoriale ; Service de développpement ; Société transnationale ; Stratégie de développementCompetitiveness ; Development strategy ; Marketing ; Regional economy ; Retail trade ; Subsidiary companyComercialización ; Comercio minorista ; Competitividad ; Economía regional ; Estrategia de desarrollo ; FilialEstablishing territorial embeddedness within retail transnational corporation (TNC) expansion : the contribution of store development departments
Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)
WOOD, S.
The Surrey Business School, Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, Royaume-Uni
REYNOLDS, J.
Saîd Business School, Univ., Oxford, Royaume-Uni
Description :
Establishing territorial embeddedness within host regions in international retail expansion is well known to be important, although the processes underpinning its realization are less explicit. This research analyses some ‘emerging practices’ of international expansion planning by drawing on interviews across a sample of store development departments. The role of analysts within host regions in evaluating economic, institutional, cultural and social contexts, and appraising the viability of market-entry methods and store formats is explored. The competitive and regulatory dynamism of regions means that behaviour which encourages greater embeddedness following market entry can be particularly helpful in strengthening the marketing and development strategies of international subsidiaries.
Type de document :
Article de périodique
Source :
Regional studies, issn : 0034-3404, 2014, vol. 48, n°. 8, p. 1371-1390, nombre de pages : 20, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.
Date :
2014
Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
Langue :
Anglais
Anglais
Droits :
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