What are the main advantages and disadvantages of foreign direct investment as a means of entering new markets? Support your answer with real examples‚ where possible. Introduction Globalization describes the process by which regional economies‚ societies‚ and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication‚ transportation‚ and trade. Bhagwati (2004). Big part of globalization is Foreign Direct Investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) can be defined as the
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COMPUTER – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Almost every home‚ office‚ or school has a computer of some kind these days. The word ‘computer’ comes from ‘computing’ i.e. calculating. They can do complicated sums very quickly. We can play games‚ draw pictures and even make sound and music on them. Computers can be used to keep records of diaries‚ slides‚ recipes‚ songs or any information which we want to store and get back sometime later in some form. We can link computers together to share information
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Advantages and disadvantages of tourism Nowadays many people travel around the world. They get new experience‚ emotions‚ relaxation… But is it that good? In some cases a trip can be even dangerous. If it is‚ is the new experience worth going for a trip? One major disadvantage of tourism is that it is dangerous. There are many animals and deceases which are not common for our country‚ and we do not know about their existence and symptoms. When people get back they don’t pay attention to
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and very useful but also dangerous. Motorcycles have many advantages and disadvantages. First‚ one of the advantages of this kind of vehicle is the gas miles per gallon. Motorcycles have smaller engines so they consume less gas. Therefore‚ a regular motorcycle usually expends fifty-five miles per gallon. For example; if you ride daily ten miles‚ you have to fill the tank ones each with two or thee gallons of fuel. Second‚ another advantage is that motorcycles have more parking facilities. Bikes
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Advantages and disadvantages of computer Advantages of computer:- When Charles Babbage invented the computer decades ago‚ he would probably not have realized the impact it would have on mankind’s future. The importance of computers in today’s world can hardly be over-emphasized. Computers have become so much an integral part of the modern age that we also call this period as the computer age. In the initial years‚ the computer was a huge and complex machine that was used for difficult work like
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biggest fried chicken join in the planet. [Online] available at: [Accessed 09 October 2012]. Honan‚ M. 2011. Steve Job is dead. [Online] available at: < http://gizmodo.com/5838847/steve-jobs-is-dead> [Accessed 28 September 2012]. Morgan‚ R. 2012. Disadvantage in branding. [Online] available at: [Accessed 28 September 2012]. Musil‚ S. 2012. Apple settles iPad trademark dispute in China for 60M. [Online] available at: < http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57464626-37/apple-settles-ipad-trademark-dispute-in-china-for-$60m/>
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet The Internet is undoubtedly the most crucial technology of the modern world‚ the useful application has not only made our lives easier than ever before but it also plays a very important role in future developments. Everyone knows that the internet has global advantages. With the introduction of the internet global communication has become a matter of just a click of the mouse. The internet has brought about various different‚ innovative communication means
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ransnational Corporation is a firm which owns or controls production facilities in more than one country through direct foreign investment. Despite TNCs growing most rapidly in the 1960s the foundations were laid in the inter-war period‚ notable examples being that of Ford‚ Phillips and Vauxhall. Around 90% of TNCs are based in MEDCs. I will discuss social‚ economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of TNCs. There is a number of benefits in which TNCs create economically‚ one of the most significant
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The advantages are limitless. Speedy access to information of any kind‚ relationships with other people around the world‚ and entertainment are all provided by the internet. Likewise‚ the disadvantages are just as large. Jerks (trolls) on the internet bully‚ viruses infect your computer and using the internet takes up valuable time. You decide how you want to use it. ADVANTAGES Communication: The foremost target of internet has always been the communication. And internet has excelled beyond
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movement had originally started in the 1980 ’s when managers were encouraged to give their workers more involvement in work-related decisions but has now grown into its own controversial topic as 31% of companies define themselves as empowered. Advantages Many companies believe that being in an empowered company will motivate the worker. They believe this because it gives the job content. Researchers have shown that at the individual level and the team level that giving the workers power over themselves
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