Shrimp Farming in Ecuador Case Solution
In 1997, Xavier Kayser ran an extensive shrimp farming company in Ecuador. He'd introduced several important technological improvements in order to defeat the susceptibility of shrimp to disorder, a problem blighting shrimp farms in Asia. Meanwhile, world-wide consumption of shrimp value added products was growing fast.
A joint venture might offer advantages to a foreign corporation and both Xavier. This case raises issues of issue from the standpoint of both prospective associates. Ecuador had just appeared from a political revolution, foreign exchange rates and rates of interest were not stable, extremely high interest rates were charging, and labour unrest caused panic of work stoppages. In such a fast changing business environment should Xavier strategy for his economical future?
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PUBLICATION DATE: July 30, 1997