Whether it be games‚ movies‚ or music‚ you have most likely used P2P software at least once to download copyrighted material instead of paying for it. There are many applications that carry out the same task‚ for example Grokster‚ uTorrent‚ bitTorrent‚ or StreamCast Network. In 2005‚ a Supreme Court case emerged dealing with the issue of the copyright infringement liability faced by P2P companies. The Supreme Court ruled correctly in the MGM v. Grokster case that P2P file sharing companies are liable
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STRATEGY DYNAMICS & GLOBAL BUSINESS Module code: EDPSDGN Group Assignment due date: 15 August 2013 Lecturer: Prof Peet Venter ASSIGNMENT QUESTION Carry out a research on Bidvest Group and analyse its corporate strategy. Further analyse its approach to international/global business. Maximum length: 15 A4 pages‚ Times Roman 1‚5 spacing‚ 12 pt font Table of Contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3. Bidvest’s Key Success Factors a) Leadership of original creator
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Assignment on organisational behaviour Student’s name: Yasmin Parveen Class ID: 5863 Submission dat: 17 Nov 2014 1.1. Compare and contrast between organisation structures and organisational cultures Structures: flat‚ centralised and decentralised Flat organization structure refers to having a relatively small number of layers in the company’s organizational chart. The number will depend on the complexity and nature of business. In a very small company with a flat structure have all staff report
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Expansion of British colonization • Motive : economy. • Facilitated by internal problems of the states. 1841 – James Brooke took over Sarawak 1874 – British intervention in Perak 1874 – Selangor received British advisor 1875 – Sultan of Brunei gave up his territory in Sabah to the British 1888 – British intervention in Pahang 1909 – Bangkok Treaty : Siam gave up Kedah‚ Perlish‚ Kelantan‚ Terengganu to the British 1914 – Johor received British advisor Major factors of British colonisation
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said may not be what is meant. So with a high context culture hidden cultural meaning needs to be considered‚ as does body language. Examples of a high context cultures include Japan and some Arabic nations. Another example is Sony‚ as I have shown in the print screen below‚ Sony use a variety of different languages for their online promotion in order for different language speaking customers to use their online website with ease. http://www.sony.es/section/home Religion A business needs
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Centralisation and Decentralisation Centralisation The main decisions are made by senior management‚ where little authority is passed down the organisation. advantages • decisions are made by experienced people with an overview of the company. • ensures policies are consistent throughout the company. • ensures quick decisions can be made without consultation. • procedures such as ordering and purchasing can be standardised throughout the company‚ leading
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INTERNATIONALJOINT VENTURE” A case study of Sony Ericsson Group Members: Arslan Ahmed (1983-11-07) Zhaohua Pang (1983-11-16) Tutor: Leif Linnskog Seminar Date: 28th May‚ 2009 Master Thesis – EFO705 CORPORATE CULTURE IN AN INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURE Abstract Seminar Date: 28th May‚ 2009 Level: Master Thesis – EFO705 Authors: Arslan Ahmed (1983-11-07) & Zhaohua Pang (1983-11-16) Title: Corporate Culture in an International Joint Venture – A Case Study of Sony Ericsson Tutor: Leif Linnskog Research
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meritocracy based on measured performance. A strong focus on developing management talent resulted in one of the most refined and efficient HR management processes in the world. Some of the practices that contributed to this success story are: Decentralisation: A shift to decentralised system resulted in increased responsibility for managers‚ provided them with a clear career progress path thereby motivating them to perform better and helped management better identify star performers. Crotonville:
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INTRODUCTION There are usually two types of companies in any country‚ home-based and foreign investors‚ but one begins to wonder‚ why the foreign companies are in the country? The foreign companies come in to produce goods and services and/or to sell their products. Similarly indigenous companies are also extending their business operations across the boundaries of the country. This is called globalisation‚ which means extension of economic activities across the boundaries of a country in search
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the RD reinvestment Target . 2 ) How effective has Gassner been in managing the Executive Committee ? While BMG international has gone through a number of changes during the last decade ‚ the company has experienced a decent amount of growth Sony experienced tremendous . Rudi Gassner had brought about a number of changes within the organizational structure which had become largely fragmented .Gassner had carried out this task with a limited incorporation and cooperation . Most importantly
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