MTR Corporation Limited, the semi-privatized rail companies in Hong Kong, has been transformed from a local moving company to become a global player. Despite the proven properties of the model railway MTR in Hong Kong, the company faced with a new set of economic, cultural, regulatory and operational challenges abroad, particularly in China and Europe, where it is expanding into. This case illustrates the pattern of growth of the local company for internationalization and analyze trade-offs of different strategic decisions when entering new markets. "Hide
by Ali Farhoomand, Emily Ho Source: University of Hong Kong, 32 pages. Publication Date: November 23, 2005. Prod. #: HKU722-PDF-ENG
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