Peugeot in the United States (2006)

Abstract

A MNE (Multi National Enterprise) is a company that has an integrated global philosophy concerning both domestic and overseas operations. It means that these companies have to adapt their strategy and structure according to their different actions, knowing that today's marketplace is very dynamic and changing very rapidly. MNEs just have to find the appropriate strategy and structure the best matched to their needs. Global expansion can be profitable for most of these firms, but there are a lot of diverse strategies they can adopt to compete globally, and a lot of new market they can try to enter. Worldwide expansion can consist in a simple transfer of the skills and products from their core market to other ones where the local competitors lack those competencies. MNEs just have to find the appropriate strategy and structure the best matched to their needs. Global expansion can be profitable for most of these firms, but there are a lot of diverse strategies they can adopt to compete globally, and a lot of new market they can try to enter.