Wal-Mart’s global operations

1. Distinguish following international entry modes: acquisitions, greenfield investments, and joint ventures. Outline what factors Wal-Mart needs to consider when choosing between these entry modes? (25 marks) 2. Explain what factors are likely to have attracted Wal-Mart to set up its operations in emerging economies. Use Mexico as the example to support your answer. (20 marks) 3. Compare the risks that Wal-Mart faces as a result of its investments in both developing and developed economies. (30 marks) 4. Discuss the view that the benefits of foreign investment such as that by Wal-Mart in Mexico outweigh the disadvantages. Case Study Materials 1. Attached article: Leonardo Iacovone et al, ‘The two faces of Wal-Mart in Mexico’. (25 marks) 2. Beata Javorcik et al, ‘Openness and industrial response in a Wal-Mart world: a case study of Mexican soaps, detergents and surfactant producers’, World Economy, vol.