Ministry of Sound Case Study Richard Whittington The Ministry of Sound went from start-up to maturity in little over a decade. The case raises issues concerning both business strategy‚ particularly regarding sustainable competitive advantage and resources‚ and corporate strategy‚ particularly regarding diversification and internationalisation. There are also issues of ownership and organisation. In the end‚ the fundamental question is: what future for the Ministry? In 1991‚ 28-year-old
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READING 1 THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENTS FACING BUSINESS I. INTRODUCTION For a multinational enterprise to succeed in countries with different political and legal environments‚ its management must carefully analyze the fit between its corporate policies and the political and legal conditions of each particular nation in which it operates. Then its must determine how these factors affect the ways in which the firm can capture opportunities and deflect threats. II. THE POLITICAL
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References: Akrani G.‚ (2010). Land Labour Capital and Enterprise‚ from http://kalyan-city.blogspot.com/2010/11/4-factors-of-production-land-labour.html (retrieved as at 28/11/2012) Communicate Group Ltd. (2009). Doing Business in China Chinese Social and Business Culture‚ from http://www.communicaid.com/access/pdf/library/culture/doing-business-in/Doing%20Business%20in%20China.pdf retrieved November 26‚ 2012 Démurger.S
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW ------------------------------------------------- BUSA 391 – SUMMER 2010 Prepared For: Professor Leslie Beck By: Gabriela Popescu ID: 260224311 June 17‚ 2010. Six months ago‚ Antiques R Us (a Canadian corporation) entered into
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processes concerned with finding out what consumers want‚ and then providing it for them. Many small and mid-zized business know their marketing and sales efforts are not producing desired revenue growth. The problem ma y be that lead generation activities arenot driving enough qualified leadsl sales person productivity is too low or a lack of visibility in the target maret. To grow business consistently over time‚ you must have a well developed‚ strategic marketing plan. A marketing plan is essential
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References: * Ades‚ A. and Kaune‚ F. (2010). “A New Measure of Current Account Sustainability for Developing Countries‚” Goldman-Sachs Emerging Markets Economic Research. * Barro‚ R. and Sala-I-Martin‚ X. (2009). Economic Growth. McGraw Hill‚ New York. * Bergsten‚ C. and Williamson‚ J. (2010). Dollar Overvaluation and the World Economy‚ Special Report 16‚ Institute for International Economics‚ Washington D.C.‚ November. * Blanchard‚ O. and
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International Business Concepts 1st Concept: Sovereign Wealth Funds Sovereign Wealth Funds are investment funds controlled by governments holding great amount of stakes in foreign businesses aiming to gain profits and stimulate its national economy. Charles Ortel‚ reporting for Washington Times‚ expresses our urgency as a nation to create an American Sovereign Wealth Fund. If our government soon capitalizes $1 trillion‚ America can succeed in reaching and over passing other countries that currently
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Academic Session 2013 First Semester January 2013 TMA2 BMG307/05 Managing International Business Revision History: Date 30-Dec-2012 3-Mar-2013 Revision O A Details New Release Corrected spelling error in Q2 Instructions: 1. TMA 2 covers Unit 3‚ 4 and Unit 5. 2. TMA 2 contains 3 application questions and a case study. Answer all questions. 3. TMA 2 carries 25% of your final total marks. 4. The assignment should be typed using Times New Roman‚ font size 12 and double spaced. The total words
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References: BARRERE-MAURISSON‚ M.-A.‚ DAUNE-RICHARD‚ A.-M. et LETABLIER‚ M.-T. (1989)‚ ’Le Travail ’àö temps partiel plus d’àÇvelopp’ÅÑ au Royaume-Uni qu ’en France ’‚ Economique et Statistique‚ no. 220‚ avril‚ Paris. BERGER‚ P. and LUCKMANN‚ T. (1971)‚ The
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to increasing globalization‚ international business ethics has become an important issue. The number of multinational companies‚ which operate outside of their home country‚ is increasing rapidly. Many conflicts occur due to contrasting ethical values of various nations in the international community. Some ethical dilemmas arise from issues of employee rights‚ human rights‚ environmental concerns‚ preventing corruption and moral obligations. International business encompasses a full range of cross-border
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