School of Business & Economics BU 491 Winter 2015 Version 1.1 Topic Week Class Readings/Cases Introduction 5-9 January 1 None Expanding abroad 2 Chapter 1 Expanding abroad: Motivations‚ means‚ and mentalities Reading: Distance still matters: The hard reality of global expansion (Harvard Business Review‚ September 2001) Reading: The Tortuous evolution of the multinational corporation (Columbia Journal of World Business‚ January-February 1969) International context 12-16 January
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Eowyn Ivey’s Use of Setting in The Snow Child In The Snow Child‚ by Eowyn Ivey‚ an Alaskan setting in the 1920’s contributes to the atmosphere of isolation‚ harsh conditions‚ and quiet. An older couple has moved to the Alaskan wilderness to escape the reminders of their dead child. One day‚ they make a snowman‚ and after the snowman begins to melt‚ they notice the mittens and hat have disappeared‚ and they discover a young girl living in the woods. A strong fantasy overlays this harsh story‚ borrowed
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China spreads its wings Chinese companies go global Introduction Lenovo‚ Haier‚ TCL‚ Huawei‚ China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)‚ Nanjing Automotive and‚ now‚ China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). Not long ago‚ these names would have elicited blank looks from most global business executives outside China. Now‚ however‚ these companies are part of a trend that is sending shockwaves through the business world. China has 16 companies in the Fortune Global 500 list
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In my undergraduate studies‚ I have benefited from the breadth of Acharya Nagarjuna University’s syllabi content that has given me a comprehensive exposure to the core areas of Mechanical Engineering and a strong conceptual understanding of the same‚ but it is the one year course at National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT)‚ Hyderabad that helped me gain excellent fundamentals of Information Technology through a well-structured curriculum. During the course of study I was exposed to MSDOS
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Research Proposal Business Process Outsourcing In South Africa Prepare For: Dr. Christel Troskie-de Bruin MBA program Lecturer in Research Methodology University of Stellenbosch Prepared by: Roelof Louw Student Number: 10992510 11 July 2005 Table of Contents 1 Introduction and Background 1 2 Definition of Research Problem 2 3 Preliminary Literature Review 2 4 Research Design and Method 4 5 Timeframe 5 6 Framework for Proposed Study 6 7 Provisional List of Sources
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Bibliography: 1. Accenture. (2012). 21‚ 2012‚ 2. Accenture. (2011). 21‚ 2012‚ 3. Wikipedia. (2012‚ 22‚ 2012‚ (2012‚ November Information. (2012). 22‚ 2012‚ (2004). Retrieved (2002). Retrieved P. (2012‚
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obtaining food. Many scenarios like this can be found in Gerry Smith’s “How a Government Computer Glitch Forced Thousands of Families to go Hungry. It is an article about a recent event occurring back around 2010 of how faulty programs provided by the Accenture Company left many families without food on the table. Not only were food stamps affected by their flawed programing‚ but so were other welfare applications regarding insurances. While the topic of the core reading is interesting enough on its own
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10 ONLINE SHOPPING 10.1 O v e r v i e w According to eMarketer (www.emarketer.com)‚ the number of U.S. consumers shopping online has been‚ and is projected‚ as follows: Number • • • • • • • 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 163.1 million 172.3 million 178.5 million 184.3 million 189.6 million 195.4 million 201.1 million Pet. of Internet Users 85.0% 87.1% 87.5% 88.1% 88.7% 89.4% 90.1% Sixty-percent (60%) of U.S. adults shop online at lease once
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Bibliography: Source: Taleb‚ A.‚ Hebert‚ L. (2011). Bombardier Aerospace: The CSeries Dilemma. London Ontario: Ivey Publishing. Exhibit 1 Source: Taleb‚ A.‚ Hebert‚ L. (2011). Bombardier Aerospace: The CSeries Dilemma. London Ontario: Ivey Publishing. Exhibit 4
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Moose? Is this the best way to continue to grow the business? Should we purchase a single-head or triple-head machine? Should we purchase a new or used soft-serve machine? Goals: Greig Perantino is in his final year of studies at the Richard Ivey School of business and he wants to grow Cool Moose so that it can be a full-time operation for him among graduation. He wants to maintain strong brand recognition as well as a loyal customer base. He is also committed to helping the community‚ making
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