Describes the internationalization of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain, focusing on the entry into the KFC in Japan. Entrepreneurial country general manager Lou Weston, battles with multiple problems of business creation, and ultimately very successful. At the same time, Weston ignores or circumvents policy and management from the headquarters of KFC and gets very upset when more sophisticated planning, coordination, monitoring and systems begin to restrict his freedom. The case presented as the headquarters and subsidiary perspectives and allows discussion of the conflict between strategic planning and control, and entrepreneurial independence in a multinational company. "Hide
by Christopher A. Bartlett, U. Srinivasa Rangan Source: Harvard Business School 19 pages. Publication Date: November 20, 1986. Prod. #: 387043-PDF-ENG
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