Acer in Europe
Author: Schütte, Hellmut ; Kuan, KaiINSEAD Area: Asian Business and Comparative ManagementPublisher: INSEAD, 1992. ; Fontainebleau : INSEAD Euro-Asia Centre (EAC) 1992.Language: EnglishDescription: 27 p.Type of document: INSEAD CaseNote: Latest version available via https://publishing.insead.eduAbstract: Acer has grown into a one billion dollar company in 1991, but faces a worldwide crisis in the PC industry. European operations have been profitable, but repositioning and price cutting of competitors expose Acer's weaknesses in distribution, in its organisation across Europe and its links with the parent company in TaiwanPedagogical Objectives: To discuss the success factors and problems of a company based in a newly industrialised country which enters the European markets ; and to discuss possible strategic options to ensure future growth. Decisions have to be taken under stress since the industry is undergoing a severe crisis at the beginning of the 1990s| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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To discuss the success factors and problems of a company based in a newly industrialised country which enters the European markets ; and to discuss possible strategic options to ensure future growth. Decisions have to be taken under stress since the industry is undergoing a severe crisis at the beginning of the 1990s
Acer has grown into a one billion dollar company in 1991, but faces a worldwide crisis in the PC industry. European operations have been profitable, but repositioning and price cutting of competitors expose Acer's weaknesses in distribution, in its organisation across Europe and its links with the parent company in Taiwan
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