This paper presents a framework for planning and evaluation of multinational expansion strategies focusing on the rate of entry into new markets and the allocation of efforts among markets. Two major and opposing strategies are presented and compared: market diversification and market concentration. The factors affecting the choice of strategies are analyzed and illustrated by examples.
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