Chinese operations Alcatel, a global provider of communications solutions based in France, faced with strong local competition and difficult market. It still is not clear how Alcatel to restore growth in the Chinese market. Initiative were to increase focus on service equipment, better Chinese research and development presence, and to merge with U.S. rival Lucent. "Hide
by Laura Alfaro, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel Source: Harvard Business School 11 pages. Publication Date: May 15, 2006. Prod. #: 706036-PDF-ENG