Chapter 4 Case Study “Google In China” 1. What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operating in China outweighed the cost? When deciding whether or not to operate in China‚ a utilitarian approach was clearly adopted. “Utilitarian approaches to ethics hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences” (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 144). In 2002‚ Google was unexpectedly blocked by the Chinese for two weeks. When it was finally
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Google in China Business Case Analysis Facts of the Case: Key - Stick to the most important facts presented (Point form is expectable ONLY in this section) ▪ Case is based on the negotiation that took place between Google Inc. and the Chinese government to allow their citizens access to Chinese version of Google.com (Google.cn) ▪ Google looking at vast business opportunities in China as a long-term strategy. Due to its population size and market potential‚ China has become an attractive
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FILL IN FORMAT: Case Analysis Shred Steps 1 & 2: Read the case. Take notes. Chinese language search engine launched in china in 2006 (pg.37) Company was private until 2004‚ Page and Brin decided to conduct a Dutch auction Dutch auction was designed to “democratize IPO share allocation and afford companies and early investors the best price”( pg. 40) Company 5‚680 employees were scattered throughout the world (pg. 41) 2005 positive cash flow of 3.45 billion (pg.41) Revenue of $6.14 billion
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Source: Steiner-Adair‚ C. (2014). The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age. Reprint. HarperCollins. Source Summary: This book The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age written by Steiner-Adair brings the attention of families who are turned to the screen‚ children continually texting their friends‚ parents working online around the clock‚ everyday life is suffering a massive transformation. Easy availability
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Google Inc. in China (Case Analysis) Submitted by: Inecito P. Labadan II July 30‚ 2012 POINT OF VIEW Tom MacLean PROBLEM Tom Maclean is in dilemma of identifying the possible appropriate course of action he would take‚ acknowledging all negative attention of Google‚ Inc. entering the Chinese territory through the development of Google.cn‚ a search engine residing in China. OBJECTIVES * To provide the best possible course of action that is appropriate for Tom Maclean to communicate
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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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Business Ethics (2009) 86:143–157 DOI 10.1007/s10551-008-9840-y Google in China: A Manager-Friendly Heuristic Model for Resolving Cross-Cultural Ethical Conflicts ABSTRACT. Management practitioners and scholars have worked diligently to identify methods for ethical decision making in international contexts. Theoretical frameworks such as Integrative Social Contracts Theory (Donaldson and Dunfee‚ 1994‚ Academy of Management Review 19‚ 252–284) and more recently the Global Business Citizenship
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Introduction Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin‚ as “a superior search-engine technology to find and organize information on the Web” (Quelch‚ 1). Google’s mission is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” (Quelch‚ 1). Google prides itself in providing search results in order of relevance and not paid sponsorship and identifies “paid advertising links as sponsored” (Quelch‚ 2). However‚ Google’s main revenue sources are its two advertising
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George Haraktsis February 2nd‚ 2015 Google in China Introduction Since the statement made by Google‚ on January 12th‚ regarding the cyber-attacks it has been no secret that world’s major search engine has faced its fair share of setbacks in China. In 2006 Google launched the Chinese search engine Google.cn in hopes of un-tapping the 105 million growing Chinese internet users that existed at the end of 2005. However‚ as the Chinese government’s censorship of and policies to the Internet have
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Google in China Google in China This case is about how Google‚ an American company with a strong corporate philosophy‚ deals with one of today’s fastest growing markets: China. Google summed up its philosophy in 10 principles thoroughly explained. It is a company that has clearly defined its identity‚ its vision of the future and its strategy. Google promotes free and easy access to information for everyone. Since the foundation of the company in 1998‚ Google has always tried to stick to
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