Besides the countries mentioned above, what other countries are potential expansions for Hydrola? Please propose 5 countries and the reason (Except for China), and the 5 main indicators related to export strategy (and the reason and weights for each indicator). Thank you so much!

Besides the countries mentioned above, what other countries are potential expansions for Hydrola? Please propose 5 countries and the reason (Except for China), and the 5 main indicators related to export strategy (and the reason and weights for each indicator). Thank you so much!

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

5th Edition

ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter23: Managing Vertical Relationships

Section: Chapter Questions

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