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Is India a safer bet?
New Global Middle class
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1. You’re middle class if?
2. How many travellers to and from India’s airports in 2013 and
2020?
3. By what year is India to have the biggest middle class
population ?
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About India…
BBC - India profile including facts, timeline,
leader and overview
Dummie's guide to India as an emerging market
BBC - India GDP at 4.7%
Wages & Working Hours
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Give 2 advantages and disadvantages or producing or selling in India
Advantages
Disadvantages
Bad news for McDonalds & Apple?
Click on the tables for more information regarding purchasing power and spending in
the US, China & India
Entrepreneurial India
Asia Briefing - Why India is winning the Entreprenerial battle
1. What is the average age of workers in China and India? Why does this affect enterprise?
2. Why are Chinese entrepreneurs “denied access to funds”?
3. Is this a threat or an opportunity for foreign business? Explain your answer?
4. “The government, with the exception of key strategic industries, just does not get involved in
commerce, and encourages its citizens instead to take the lead”. Use Milton Friedman’s views
to explain why this will lead to better growth?
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A warmer welcome that China?
BBC - India invite foreign direct investment
1.
How do the government and the people feel about FDI?
2.
What are the restraints for foreign investment in India?
3.
Using this articles and others, do you think growth will improve in India? Give
reasons for your answer?
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Jaguar Land Rover
Luxury car sales up in India
But car sales down overall
JLR focus sales and production in India
China's car sales still accelerating
Advantages of JLR selling in India
Drawbacks of JLR selling in India
Starbucks
India - fastest growth in Starbuck's history
1. How many stores have they opened in 17 months?
2. With whom did they set up a joint venture?
Successful approaches in India & China
1. According to the article, what is the most important factor in
Starbucks success in Asia? Why is this?
KFC
KFC see huge potential in India
1. What are their predictions for 2015?
2. How do the demographics differ from China and why is this
advantageous?
3. What problems have YUM! Encountered in China?
4. What changes are happening in the restaurant industry in
India?
Amazon
Amazon have greater success in India than China
1. How are Amazon’s sales in comparison to it’s nearest
competitor?
2. What did Amazon offer that previous e-retailers hadn’t?
3. What may prevent Amazon’s future success in India?
Snapdeal increases on-line sales
1. What are the many barriers to success for e-retailers in
India?
2. How have Snapdeal tried to overcome them?
Apple & Samsung
• Is a change of strategy needed for Samsung & Apple?
1. Using information the article and from slides 3 & 4, what are main
problems facing Apple and Samsung in India?
2. What has happened to Samsung’s profit in the last 2 quarters?
3. What are the risks for Apple if they chose to lower their prices?
4. Why do Chinese Smartphone manufacturers have the long-term edge?
Samsung's strategy in India
1. Use Business theories and models to explain Samsung’s Indian strategy.
2. What is Samsung’s current market share for smartphones?
3. In 2013, what was Samsung India’s revenue growth?
4. Find out their revenue growth in China.
Ikea
Ikea to enter India in 2016
1. Why is Ikea’s approach in India different to
China?
2. What factors indicate that they are likely to
succeed?
China or India?
Supportive Government
Young & Entrepreneurial
Workforce
Higher disposable
income
Growing car market
More English Speakers
Biggest Middle-class
population by 2030
Second biggest economy
Threat of financial crisis
Current GDP is higher
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Which ones are most important? For which industries and businesses?
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