Building an international financial services firm : how to design and execute cross-border strategies / Markus Venzin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Venzin, Markus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking, International.

Financial services industry.

International finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (522 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the issues that arise for banks in their strategic choices as they move into new international markets. It focuses on fundamental strategic decisions such as when, where, and how to enter foreign markets and how to design the organizational architecture of the multinational financial services firm. - ;A new era of global banking and insurance is emerging, with leading banks eager to serve international markets. This book explores the issues that arise for banks in their strategic choices as they move into these new international markets. Building an International Financial S

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface: The Paradox of Service Growth; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; PART I. Multinationality and Competitiveness; 1. The characteristics of financial services; 2 Profit impact of internationalization; PART II: Strategic Decision-Making; 3 Who should decide? Developing strategy-making capabilities; 4 Why go abroad? The rationale of cross-border moves; 5 Where to compete? The logic behind market selection; 6 When to enter? The timing and speed of market entry

7 How to enter? The choice of the market entry mode8 How to compete? The development of business and functional-level strategies; PART III: Strategy Execution; 9 How to organize? International organizational architectures; 10 How to accelerate learning? Facilitating cross-border knowledge transfer; 11 How to boost innovation across borders? International corporate entrepreneurship; Epilogue: Sustainable International Development after the Subprime Crisis; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-347) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-160899-8

9786612053269

0-19-156018-9

1-282-05326-4

OCLC:

654776027