NORTH/SOUTH KOREA North Geographical Background: Korea is a 600-mile (966km) peninsula jutting out from Manchuria and China (and a small portion of the USSR). North Korea occupies an area—slightly smaller than Pennsylvania—north of the 38th parallel. It is located in east Asia on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea shares a border with three states‚ including China along the Amnok River‚ a border with Russia along the Tumen River‚ and South Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
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potentially momentous business decisions get made without a significant amount of debate‚ consideration‚ and in some cases‚ compromise. This is precisely the case in Google’s decision to not only open a product research and development centre in China‚ but also to revitalize its web search engine’s Chinese presence through launching Google.cn. In launching this new site‚ Google made the difficult decision to compromise on its mission of providing open and free access to information‚ in favour of
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Confucianism in China: Past and Present China‚ a country of ancient history and tradition‚ known for having one of the oldest roots in history and carrying on ancient practices to the modern day‚ but China is rapidly changing‚ with new beliefs‚ practices and cultural ties China is rapidly becoming a world power‚ reforming those old traditions and creating new ones. However‚ the influences of ancient philosophies‚ such as Legalism‚ Taoism‚ and Confucianism‚ can still be felt in modern China influencing
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eBay: How can eBay build its culture in China I. Overview eBay is an online provider of marketplaces for the sale of goods and services. It also provides commerce‚ platforms‚ online payments services and online communications. It offers products and service to individuals and businesses. Established in 1995‚ the company operates in the US and other international markets with employs 16‚400 people. eBay keeps its leadership position in the new industry – C2C (consumer to consumer) (Ou and Banerjee
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known as a supplier of stat of the art desktop and PCs. Dell continued to achieve phenomenal records in sales and profit growth‚ eventually making it the most successful company in the PC industry‚ surpassing $25 billion in 2000. 1984 in Beijing‚ China‚ the development of Lenovo as a New Technology Development Company (NTD Co) of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Science‚ was established to generate a income for the IT market to help its major shortfall in its government
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McDonald’s: Is China Lovin’ it? Executive Summary This case studies McDonald’s’ business model as it develops to achieve success in the Chinese market. Issues addressed included how to retain McDonald’s’ image of cultural Americana‚ yet adapt to satisfy pallets and appeal to patrons in Chinese culture. 1. What is the purpose of conducting an external environmental analysis? What are the general environmental forces that could influence or have influenced McDonald’s development in China? The purpose
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recently signed short term production contracts with a long term strategy of production in China. Unlike Nike’s previous global endeavors‚ the political and cultural atmosphere in China has made the collaboration more demanding. Opportunities As the South Korean standard of living continued to improve‚ expected wages grew forcing Nike to look elsewhere for low cost shoe production. Market research identified China and India as the best long term possibilities for the new production facilities based
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The Growing Importance of E-Commerce in China Apr 28‚ 2013 The "booming" of e-commerce in China contributes to internal consumptions‚ helping to sustain the economy. Broadly‚ e-commerce means doing business over the Internet‚ selling goods and services delivered off-line as well as products which can be ’digitized’ and delivered on-line. This form of commerce experienced a rapid growth in the last two years and it is expected to expand further in future. The growing importance of e-commerce and
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DIFFERENCES AND CONTINUITIES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (main information taken from BB1 pp. 79-81 and 152-57) Stress on difference and continuity has characterised the story of the relationship between British and American English over the centuries. For instance‚ difference was strongly wanted in the US after Independence and emphasised by the British as sign of their distinction from the new‚ less cultured‚ nation for at least the two following centuries. On the other hand‚ continuity is being
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Looking back on the first civilizations of China provides a reflection of modern Chinese and East Asian societies. According to mythology‚ Chinese civilization was created by Pangu and ruled by “legendary sage emperors Yao and Shun and other culture heroes.” (Timeline) This was followed by the Five Emperors and the Three Sovereigns‚ according to “Records of the Grand Historian” The Earthly Sovereign‚ The Heavenly Sovereign‚ and The Human Sovereign. (Timeline) The “First recorded Chinese dynasty
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