Management buy in, experience, moula, capacity to produce
Formulation of global strategy
Target market (remember the country similarity theory?), portfolio -> concentration vs diversification Country selection – stand-alone attractiveness (china with consumer products due to size), strat importance (finland in shipbuilding), synergies (go to ireland after scotland due to similarities and proximity) Market size, market growth rate, number and type of competitors, government regulation, economic and political stability
Value, market control, or variations as on page 185