Nations‚ also known as ASEAN‚ consists of 10 member nations. The objective of the association‚ established in 1967 in Bangkok‚ Thailand‚ was to “to accelerate economic growth‚ social progress and cultural development in the region and to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter” (ASEAN official website). Originally‚ ASEAN consisted of Indonesia
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Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organisation of ten countries located in Southeast Asia‚ which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore and Thailand. Since then‚ membership has expanded to include Brunei‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ Myanmar and Vietnam. This popular organization in Asia benefits a lot to the countries. ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is an agreement by the member nations of ASEAN concerning local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. It
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Despite the signing of the ASEAN Charter in 2008‚ the recent border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has shown that the organisation places the onus of avoiding armed conflict on the disputants themselves. Following Michael Leifer’s account of the ‘ASEAN paradox’ (1983)‚ this dispute has further demonstrated that ASEAN is an association rather than an alliance. Leifer argued that security matters are addressed bilaterally rather than regionally‚ and national interest prevails over regional
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INTRODUCTION The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or the ASEAN is a economic and political organization which comprises 10 countries Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Thailand‚ Brunei‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ Burma and Viet Nam) and was establish on 8 August 1967.Initialy‚ The ASEAN is formed to boost economic growth‚ social cultural evolution and social progress among its member. In addition‚ The ASEAN also assists n maintain regional peace and stability‚ and provide forum for its
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Regional Cooperation of ASEAN To investigate the character of ASEAN regional cooperation‚ some questions‚ as asked in the case of the EU‚ would also be asked in the case of ASEAN. Whether regional integration is consciouslycreated and driven by deliberate political sanction‚ or whether regional integration arises out of world economies and private market actors. These questions aim to analyze the relationship between formal and informal organization‚ and between regionalism and regionalization in
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ASEAN COMMUNITY AND ME The Association of Southeast Asia was born by five leaders; the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore and Thailand in Bangkok on 8 August 1967. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984‚ Viet Nam on 28 July 1995‚ Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997‚ and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. The aims and purposes of ASEAN are to provide assistance each other in the economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ technical‚ educational and other fields. It is the greatest
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operations outside of its home country is considered as a multinational corporation. For this essay I have chosen to discuss about the multinational company: Carrefour. Carrefour is a French multinational company which works in the sector of retailing and which was created in 1959. Its headquarter is situated in Boulogne Billancourt‚ France. Indeed‚ Carrefour it’s one of the biggest hypermarket chains of the world competing with Wal-Mart‚ Tesco and Costco. Additionally‚ it’s qualified as a multinational company
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Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was experiencing growing pains. The organization had changed vastly since its inception in 1967‚ when it served as a political bulwark against the Cold War superpowers in order to protect the independence of its founding member states—Indonesia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. By the 1990s‚ ASEAN’s primary mission was to be an engine for regional economic growth. And by the 2000s‚ ASEAN had embraced Brunei‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ Myanmar
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porter The power of competitors : Carrefour undergoes a competion pressure because of the presence of giant of rtailed companies. Indeed‚ regarding intrenational companies Auchan holded 12% of market shares in 2012‚ followed by Walmart with 11‚2% and Carrefour with 8‚1%. The‚ the local distributors like Shangai Bailin dominate the Chinese market. Indirect competitors : hard discount supermarket such as DIA. Before this brand belonged to Carrefour but since 2012‚ Dia is a independent brand
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powerfully motivate employees to work and share knowledge and adopt a play-safe strategy in internationalization. As for the number two player—Carrefour‚ they provide customers with one-stop shopping‚ lowest price‚ fresh products‚ self-served shopping in a hypermarket with free parking lots. In contrast to Wal-Mart’s internationalization strategy‚ Carrefour expands to foreign markets faster and more flexible than their counterpart. Wal-Mart founded by Sam Walton adopted circumventing strategy
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