How do you compare industry and sector dynamics across borders?

Tesla initially focused on the U.S. market but has expanded its operations to Europe and China. When Tesla strategizes, it has to compare different aspects like market size, growth, and regulations across these regions. Choosing to focus on 'profitability' could influence whether Tesla invests more in a mature but low-growth market like Europe or a high-growth but challenging market like China. In China, the government has invested around $60 billion in the last decade to make the nation the world's EV hub, creating a favorable environment for Tesla. These are crucial factors that should be included in the criteria for comparison.

Bei der Verwendung bedingt zuverl?ssiger Daten für strategische Entscheidungen ist es ratsam, sowohl optimistische (Upside) als auch pessimistische (Downside) Szenarien zu berücksichtigen. Dies erm?glicht eine ausgewogene Risikobewertung und tr?gt zu robusteren Entscheidungen bei.

When Apple wants to expand its operations to India, it needs to gather all kinds of data to understand the market. This could include smartphone usage trends in India, the competitive landscape (like Samsung's and Xiaomi's market share), government regulations on tech imports, and consumer purchasing power. According to Counterpoint Research, Apple's market share in India was just around 2% in 2019. On the other hand, Xiaomi had a dominant 28% market share. Understanding these numbers helps Apple frame its market entry or expansion strategy.

Let's say Netflix is considering expanding its services into South Korea. To do so, Netflix would collect data on South Korean viewing habits, local competition, and Internet penetration rates. Once this data is collected, the next step is analysis. According to a report from Statista, as of 2021, Netflix had a 22% penetration rate in South Korea. Local competitor Wavve, however, had a 28% penetration rate. By analyzing this data, Netflix can identify that while they have a foothold, a local competitor is doing better. This could lead them to explore why Wavve has a higher penetration rate. Is it local content? Pricing? Increasingly AI is used for data analysis.

General Motors (GM) decided to exit various international markets to focus on profitability rather than sales volume. According to GM's 2020 Annual Report, the company posted a $122 million pre-tax loss in its "International" segment for the fiscal year ending 2020. On analyzing this data, along with other indicators like market share, consumer trends, and regulatory environment, GM decided to exit unprofitable markets like India and South Africa. Their analysis revealed that sustaining these markets would not meet their restructuring objectives of achieving higher profit margins. Sensitivity analysis is useful for evaluating how different values of an independent variable impact a dependent variable under a given set of assumptions.