Case: Emerging Markets: Emerging Acquirers from China and India

Initial Post Questions - post responses to at least two out of the four questions below from Chapters 9 and 10 Critical Discussion Questions and Closing Case 9.1:

1. M&As are a rare event for most firms. How can they enhance their capabilities for M&As?

2. As a CEO leading an acquisition of a foreign firm (think of Anheuser-Busch or Cadbury), you are interviewed by a reporter from the host country. The reporter asks, "A lot of people in our country are mad about this foreign takeover of this iconic company. How would you alleviate their concerns?"

3. In this age of globalization, some gurus argue that all industries are becoming global and that all firms need to adopt a global strategy. Do you agree? Why or why not?

4. From time to time, a manager may be faced with the need to change the internal rules of the game within his/her MNE. What skills and capabilities may be useful in achieving this?

Textbook - Global Strategy by Mike W Peng (Forth Edition) 2017 Cengage Learning.