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Castaldi, Richard; Cholette, Susan; Hussain, Mahmood. |
The purposes of this paper are (1) to examine driving forces and key success factors related to the increasing globalization of the wine industry, and (2) to analyze the current competitive advantage positions of four Old and five New World wine producing countries. Each country will be profiled using key industry data and analyzed regarding their national capabilities to address five key success factors that contribute to their national competitive advantage position. The countries fall into three groups with respect to their national comparative competitive advantage position. The group with the strongest competitive position includes United States, Australia, and Chile. Australia and Chile both have small populations that provide for a tiny domestic... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Productivity Analysis. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14859 |
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Cholette, Susan. |
As the United States is predicted to become the world's largest wine consuming nation by 2008 with consumers purchasing across all price segments, one might assume that Californian wineries should thrive in this market. However, regulations and consolidation effects often prevent small wineries from being able to reach the U.S. consumer and they face similar problems with exporting. These wineries must seek specialty distributors that represent lesser-known brands, usually by attending trade shows at great expense. In turn, specialty distributors face the daunting challenge of finding wineries that best satisfy their portfolios' needs. Given this problematic situation, can one provide assistance to these parties in their quest for finding appropriate... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade; Industrial Organization. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14862 |
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