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Finding future Strategy for Service industries? Can the global strategy be used for service industries? Yes. A well-designed global strategy can help a service industry type firm to gain a competitive advantage. This advantage can arise from the following sources: Economies of scale from access to more customers and markets, exploitation of another country's resources, such as labor, raw materials, exchange rates, import duties, tariffs and taxes. Strategically, a service industry type firm could also capitalize on being the pioneer or first entrant into a new market. Prior planning and thorough due diligence will identify the macroeconomic risks, as well as potential operational and political risks. Additionally, the firm will acquire learning opportunities that arise due to diversity of operating environments internationally and will also benefit by reputation in that crossover customers between markets, such as business travelers, as well as brand identification and loyalty similar in nature to highly successful...

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