{"product_id":"international-business-strategy-downsizing-and-globalization-why-are-these-strategies-used-by-companies-and-what-implications-do-they-have-for-wor-9783656615187","title":"International business strategy: Downsizing and globalization - why are these strategies used by companies, and what implications do they have for wor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Billy George\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Grin Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Operations Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: A, Monash University Melbourne, language: English, abstract: Strategy is the choice of direction and scope that a firm takes on a long term and involves the configuration of the firm status with a view to enjoy the advantages that come with the changes; however this requires the changing of the present environment in order to fit the needs of the new environment (Wilson, 2002). Types of strategic changes Converging (fine tuning): this type of change involves trying to enhance the status of a situation; it is mainly done at departmental level and involves reorganization in order to ensure that the resources available and an introduced process fit each other (Lawler, 2004). Converging (increment adaptation): The changes done are small; they aim at adjusting the organization to small changes in a business environment (Lawler, 2004). The changes are done in bits and the process is therefore slow. Discontinuous\/ frame-breaking: the changes are major and heavy in that they take time to plan and for full implementation to be realized, they take over 18-24 months. Examples of frame-breaking changes include changes in power shift, workflow procedures, and a complete reorganization of a firm. The changes are either modular or corporate transformations (French \u0026amp; Bell, 2008). They are the major changes; modular transformation involves reorganizing several departments, or downsizing. Corporate transformation is also major and affects every department in the organization (French \u0026amp; Bell, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grin Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45568601850007,"sku":"9783656615187","price":2141.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783656615187.webp?v=1767181620","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/international-business-strategy-downsizing-and-globalization-why-are-these-strategies-used-by-companies-and-what-implications-do-they-have-for-wor-9783656615187","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}