Case Analysis: Wal-Mart Stores: „Everyday Low Prices“ in China I. Introduction Within less than 30 years‚ Wal-Mart had transformed from a small rural retailer in Arkansas into the largest retailer in the U.S. In order to continue this rapid growth‚ the company had started to pursue international expansion grounded in the belief that the firm’s business model of offering quality products at low prices and great customer service would appeal to consumers everywhere around the world (p.8)[1]
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1. Chen was told by her former colleague‚ Zhu‚ to give RMB 3000 (US $360) to each of the two government officials. What would be the consequences of doing so for the involved parties and other relevant stakeholders? The core issue around this case is the major differences between Chinese and western ethical values. It is common‚ in most developed Western countries‚ for businesses and government officials to closely follow business rules and regulations that are straightforward and by the books
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Case Study: Google in China 1 5 2 Case Study: Google in China When Larry Page and Sergy Brin first launched the Internet search engine‚ Google; they did so with one goal in mind‚ to provide people searching the internet for information with the fastest‚ most reliable search engine. Because of their creativity and innovation‚ Google is one of the largest and most profitable Internet search engines available. With more than 150 domains worldwide‚ people in almost every country can search the
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MKT 600-011 [Weekly Critique Notes] Case Title: Future of Avon China: Direct Sales‚ Retail Sales or Both 1. What is the central issue in this case? Avon China [who] is given the opportunity to consider the previously successful but fallen direct sales strategy which possesses challenges alongside the opportunity [what] in the distant future [when] because [why] * Chinese officials have intermediately lifted the direct-sales strategy ban after the economic instability in 1998
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Case Study 1 KFC China should continue its strategy of rapid expansion through China‚ as there are an increasing number of female workers in the workforce and they should expand particularly in developing and affluent cities to take advantage of increasing incomes of Chinese residents. However‚ KFC China will face challenges such as risks of backlash by residents and the government‚ increasing operation costs and increasing strength of competitors in the future and thus will have to strategise
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the following questions based on the material of the case (BEFORE year 2007) 1. Why are Japan‚ the newly industrialized economies (.NIEs.) and developing Asian countries less vocal than the US on the valuation of the RMB? 2. Present a balance of payment to understand the internal and external flows‚ and analyze the different components of the Chinese balance of payment. Do you think the renminbi is overvalued against the US dollar? How can China maintain the exchange rate of the RMB? Exchanging all
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Google in China Case Study Brief When entering an international market‚ it has become increasingly popular for companies to provide services as a transition into a new market (Ball‚ Geringer‚ Minor‚ & McNett‚ 2010). In early 2006‚ Google made a deal with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to launch Google.cn‚ an indigenous version of the search engine run from within China. However‚ China’s Internet policies along with Google’s ineffective observations of market and cultural diversity hampered
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Case: Car Financing in China 1. Suggest reasons for a company to enter the Chinese market for auto financing. • Statistically proven‚ the Chinese market has exploded in the past couple days. • It may be inferred that since Chinese market is used to deal with other huge companies that they also will be knowledgeable/experienced of how to get the auto financing running. • It would be easy to integrate because they already have numerous network partners to leverage‚ such as Isuzu‚ Suzuki
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2008 ACADEMIC CASE STUDY SERIES Bertelsmann China: Supply Chains for Books (B) An Academic Learning Case Study written for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Professor Stephan M. Wagner‚ WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management Andreas Breiter and Gunnar Froh **Professor Stephan M. Wagner‚ WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management‚ Andreas Breiter and Gunnar Froh prepared this case to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either
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Strategic Management Part 1 How is Carrefour so successful in China? How is the Carrefour successful in China? From 1995‚ December Carrefour entry Chinese market opened the first store in Beijing. Now Carrefour China already had 206 stores in 64 Chinese cities‚ employing more than 58‚000 people. As many as 98 percent of the store managers and 50 percent of the regional managers are Chinese. Now Carrefour is one of the biggest Hypermarkets in china. China market is an intense competition of
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