Vodafone Egypt (A): the investment decision
Publication date: 1 January 2011
Abstract
Subject area
International strategy; finance; corporate innovation and technology management.
Study level/applicability
MBA/MA.
Case overview
This case's subject is global/international strategy and how investment decisions are made to enter new markets by global companies such as Vodafone Group Plc. The case follows the executive team that is assigned the task of recommending a course of action to invest in various mobile telephony businesses globally and how to set the criteria and strategy for investing.
Expected learning outcomes
The case targets graduate students in MBA and technology management programs and can be used in courses in Global Business, Strategy and Policy, Finance, Corporate Innovation and Technology Management. The learning outcomes are expected to be a clearer understanding of the broad political, technical, economic and socio-legal issues to be addressed as well as the firm level strategies employed by transnationals to expand into developing countries.
Supplementary materials
The case includes teaching materials as well as financial statements, explanations of technologies and demographic data for use in analysis.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
This case is written solely for educational purposes and is not intended to represent successful or unsuccessful managerial decision making. The author/s may have disguised names; financial and other recognizable information to protect confidentiality.
Citation
Harlow, H. (2011), "Vodafone Egypt (A): the investment decision", , Vol. 1 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/20450621111110456
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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