Gartner, officially known as Gartner, Inc. is a global research and advisory firm providing information, advice, and tools for businesses in IT, finance, HR, customer service and support, legal and compliance, marketing, sales, and supply chain functions. It is a member of the S&P 500.
Can your company (Gartner Inc.) compete in Nigeria (Yabacon Valley)? Can it transfer its competitive advantage to Nigeria? Challenges of your company in that market.
(1) This is the most critical part of the paper. Be honest with yourself here. Can your company
really pull this venture off? If not, what can you do to reduce the risk (e.g., joint venture instead
of acquisition)? If it was your company, what would you do?
(2) How would you innovate to change your product, people, marketing, etc.?
(3) Who would lead this operation (e.g., expatriates from home office or others)? What skills
would the leaders need in order to succeed?
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