1、1论新兴市场的潜在威胁摘要：随着全球经济的发展，越来越多的跨国公司开始步入新兴市场。然而，事实上，大多数公司都没有取得他们理想中的成功。相反，在新兴市场中，他们将面临着更复杂的问题和风险。本文旨在分析新兴市场中存在的潜在威胁。 关键词：跨国公司 新兴市场 威胁 I.Introduction More multinational companies are looking forward to building up relationships with potential partners in emerging markets. Nevertheless, not all of these
2、multinational companies can win in the new environment. For instance, the following can be attributed to the failure of some Japanese companies making investment in emerging markets: the lack of strategies on market segments; the reluctance of mergers and acquisitions with local businesses; the lack
3、 of financial commitment to necessary investment on emerging markets and the shortage of excellent human resources (Ichii, Hattori, & Michael, 2012). II.Possible Threats of Emerging Markets 1. Cultural conflicts Many companies not only export their products into emerging 2markets, but some of them a
4、re also considering making foreign direct investment in the emerging markets. In other words, they are willing to invest in building plants, hire local employees and supervisors, and sell the localized products or services. From this perspective, more threats will be derived from the combination of
5、different cultures and management styles. For example, when companies in western countries, like the US, make direct investment in Jordan, where centralization and hierarchy are focused on, they should be able to shift their management style which favors the delegating and independence to the local
6、management style which should be accepted by Jordanian employees and supervisors (Sawalha & Anchor, 2012). Otherwise, if local employees and managers do not understand the difference between these two management styles, they will mistakenly believe that the leader is not qualified enough. For exampl
7、e, they will assume the delegating indicates the incapability of the leader. In the long run, this misunderstanding will definitely result in a non-harmonious environment which is not good for higher efficiency. Therefore, investing in emerging markets requires international managers to cautiously c
8、ope with cultural conflicts and make some necessary adjustments in their overall strategy to fit into the 3new context. 2.Differences and dynamism As emerging markets are in the process of fast growth, there will be more differences within the market itself between consumers purchasing power and buy
9、ing characteristics than in developed markets where the whole economy is more stable and balanced. For example, China is an emerging market with nearly 150 cities. Besides some big cities, like Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Shenzhen, there are still some “submarkets” in China. While submarkets do not
10、 have the most competitive environment, they have strong potential and rapid growth rates (Atsmon, Kertesz & Vittal, 2011). Thus, by realizing these current situations of emerging markets, companies can execute appropriate strategies in both market segmentations and marketing campaigns. Otherwise, t
11、hey will probably lose their opportunities and fail in this complicated environment. III.Conclusion In order to help international managers better handle the emerging markets, this paper makes an analysis on emerging markets threats in recent years. These possible threats consist of cultural conflic
12、ts and inflation. To sum up, before stepping into the emerging markets, international managers need 4to take into account the existing problems and then make comprehensive strategies in management. References: 1Atsmon,Y.,Kertesz,A.,& Vittal,I.(2011).Is your emerging-market strategy local enough?.Mck
13、insey Quarterly,(2),50-61 2Ichii,S.,Hattori,S.,& Michael,D.(2012).How to Win in Emerging Markets: Lessons from Japan.Harvard Business Review,90(5),126-130 3Sawalha,I.H.,&Anchor,J.R.(2012).Business continuity management in emerging markets:The case of Jordan.Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning,5(4),327-337
