INTB 2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Organizational Architecture
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This chapter examined an example of international business about mobile telephone industry. Mtn is one of two mobile telephone operators in south africa, which is fast developing and increasingly international company. First of all, this chapter detailed described and explained the recent situations all around the world of mobile telephone industry. Secondly, briefly represented the basic background of south africa and then introduced the two main mobile telephone licenses: vodacom and. Undoubtedly, mtn was locked in a tough competitive battle with. During the years from 1994 to1999, mtn grown rapidly. The amount of network base stations and the scale of company both increased exponentially. While a successful domestic position was built, mtn had its eye on the international growth, furthermore, the african continent, which is very appropriate for mtn to do a business with. Consequently, international business department was created by mtn to identify opportunities and prepare bids for foreign markets.