What are the advantages and disadvantages of a firm establishing its own distribution in international markets, and what forms might this take? What criteria should be applied when managing an agent or distributor in international markets successfully?

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a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of a firm establishing its own distribution in international markets, and what forms might this take? What criteria should be applied when managing an agent or distributor in international markets successfully?

 

b) Discuss the competitive advantages (if any) of forming and sustaining mutually beneficial business-to-business relationships in international business markets.

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