This thesis aims to furnish a comprehensive overview of the IT Publishers, Marketing Automation, and Digital Marketing industries for an innovative SME considering business expansion into an African country. The approach involved an initial exploration of existing literature on the strategic formulation process and digital maturity. Subsequently, we conducted an in-depth analysis of the country’s external environments, utilizing the classical P.E.S.T. Analysis as a foundational strategic tool. This was complemented by the Digital Maturity Assessment, a valuable measure of country response to digital development-induced changes. The integration of these analytical tools yielded detailed insights into the country’s digital landscapes, enabling an analysis of the three industries in question. This, in turn, facilitated the identification and comparison of internationalization possibilities for an innovative SME. The analytical models presented in this thesis, addressing both the environmental context and the three industries, provide companies eyeing internationalization with a holistic understanding of the digital environment and available opportunities. The aim is to furnish a robust external strategic analysis process applicable to any SME operating in the IT sector.
Questa tesi mira a fornire una panoramica completa delle industrie IT Publishers, Marketing Automation e Digital Marketing per un'innovativa PMI che sta considerando l'espansione aziendale un Paese africano. L'approccio consiste nell'esplorazione iniziale della letteratura esistente sul processo di formulazione strategica e sulla maturità digitale. Successivamente, abbiamo condotto un'analisi approfondita del contesto socio-economico del Paese, utilizzando la classica Analisi P.E.S.T. come strumento strategico fondamentale. Questo è stato integrato dalla valutazione della maturità digitale, un importante parametro della risposta del Paese ai cambiamenti indotti dallo sviluppo digitale. L'integrazione di questi strumenti analitici ha fornito una visione dettagliata della realtà digitale dell'Egitto, consentendo un'analisi articolata delle tre industrie in questione. Ciò ha facilitato l'identificazione e il confronto delle possibilità di internazionalizzazione per una PMI innovativa. I modelli analitici presentati in questa tesi, che affrontano sia il contesto ambientale che le tre industrie, forniscono alle aziende interessate all'internazionalizzazione una comprensione olistica dell'ambiente digitale e delle opportunità disponibili. L'obiettivo è fornire un processo di analisi strategica esterna robusto, applicabile a qualsiasi PMI operante nel settore IT.
External strategic analysis and digital maturity assessment for internationalization: an empirical analysis in Egypt
THOBAINA NASR BASHIER NIMIR
2023/2024
Abstract
This thesis aims to furnish a comprehensive overview of the IT Publishers, Marketing Automation, and Digital Marketing industries for an innovative SME considering business expansion into an African country. The approach involved an initial exploration of existing literature on the strategic formulation process and digital maturity. Subsequently, we conducted an in-depth analysis of the country’s external environments, utilizing the classical P.E.S.T. Analysis as a foundational strategic tool. This was complemented by the Digital Maturity Assessment, a valuable measure of country response to digital development-induced changes. The integration of these analytical tools yielded detailed insights into the country’s digital landscapes, enabling an analysis of the three industries in question. This, in turn, facilitated the identification and comparison of internationalization possibilities for an innovative SME. The analytical models presented in this thesis, addressing both the environmental context and the three industries, provide companies eyeing internationalization with a holistic understanding of the digital environment and available opportunities. The aim is to furnish a robust external strategic analysis process applicable to any SME operating in the IT sector.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/218793