Article Summary Small Business and Entrepreneurship Does More Mean Worse? Three decades of enterprise policy in the Tees Valley – Storey 3 distinct phases of enterprise policy in the UK: - 1970: no effective enterprise policy - 1980: an attempt to increase the number of start-ups - 1990: concentration on business quality This paper argues that the policies in the 80’s had little impact on economic growth because of an increase in number of new firms led to a fall in quality of
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International Business Strategy IB 3680 (2014) Assignments (15 CAT – please see additional assignment pages 2-3) Assignment 1: Final length 1500 words (40% of module assessment) Please note this assessment is for the 12-CAT version of this module. Assignment 1 is completed in two halves. Each optional question comprises two distinct components‚ the first half completed in Phase 1 (750 words)‚ and the second in Phase 2 (total combined length 1500 words). Phase 1 Students are to complete
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The Africanisation of South African retailing: A review Edward A.N. Dakora*‚ Andrew J. Bytheway and André Slabbert Faculty of Business‚ Cape Peninsula University of Technology‚ Cape Town 8000‚ South Africa. Accepted 9 March‚ 2010 The internationalisation of retail businesses has become a global phenomenon as retailers around the world expand their operations beyond national borders. This phenomenon has attracted some academic attention. In Africa‚ South Africa appears to be more advanced
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INTRODUCTION TRENDS OF TEXTILE AND CLOTHING MARKET • The European market has large number of small and medium-sized companies mainly located in Italy‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany and Spain. • Increasing internationalisation in the textile and apparel sector and the emergence of international competitors. • Consolidation of the sector through mergers‚ acquisitions and strategic alliances. • Sub-contracting or delocalisation of textile and clothing production to countries with lower
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Student Briefing - Part One Consult the Consultant Series: Case Study Saturday 19 January 2013 Case study developed by Matt Stocker Ltd in partnership with Warwick Business School WELCOME Thank you for participating in our Consult the Consultant: Case Study Saturday. The purpose of this event is for you‚ as a potential future consultant‚ to gain some insight and experience of the consulting world and a taste of what you may encounter in a case study interview situation with a management
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(market dimension‚ infrastructure) and internationalisation advantages (maintaining the quality of the products‚ reducing the operating costs on a Year XI‚ no. 27 (1) 2008 84 The Romanian Economic Journal certain market). The developed model is focused on the advantages determined by the internationalisation process and less on the development process of the internationalisation of companies. A model that is focusing on the dynamics of the internationalisation process is The Uppsala Model‚ also
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are same as HBC’s. Creating a social structure as family is still a very effective way to reduce the level of private trade nowadays. However a lot of global companies do not use it well which leads to failure of overseas development. For instance‚ Cemex’ integration strategy is to completely change the management team and draw clear boarder
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International Student Experience1 Meeri Hellstén Macquarie University‚ School of Education meerihellsten@mq.edu.au Anne Prescott Macquarie University‚ School of Education anne.prescott@aces.mq.edu.au This paper reports on research that explores internationalisation of the University’s curriculum offerings and how this affects international students. The central focus of this paper is to highlight some of the student commentary on communication between teachers and students exemplifying the way it subsequently
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References: Aldrich‚ L.‚ & Zimmer‚ C. (1986). Entrepreneurship through social networks. In D. L. Sexton‚ & R. W. Smilor (Eds.)‚ The art and science of entrepreneurship Andersson‚ S.‚ & Wictor‚ I. (2004). Innovative internationalisation in new firms: Born globals—the Swedish case. Journal of International Entrepreneurship‚ 1(3)‚ 249–276. Autio‚ E.‚ Sapienza‚ H. J.‚ & Almeida‚ J. G. (2000). Effects of age at entry‚ knowledge intensity‚ and imitability on international growth
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of HRM over time‚ and the context in which empirical work was carried out. In this paper we focus on the context of the increasing internationalisation of firms and how this has an effect upon modern-day typologies of HR roles. We explore these roles by focusing on the way in which HRM practices come about. Especially in a MNC setting of increasing internationalisation of firms the issues of coordination‚ shared learning and standardisation versus leeway for adapting to the local context (customisation)
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