Competing in China and Beyond Individual Report Intercultural Management Professor: Dr. Jacobo Ramirez Aalto University School of Economics Bachelor´s Degree Program in International Business Mikkeli Campus September 3‚ 2012 Matti Uusivirta Introduction In this report I will examine the case “Alibaba: Competing in China and Beyond.” Alibaba under the leadership of Jack Ma‚ its founder has transformed into one of the most successful e-commerce companies in China. In the 2000s
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1. What market opportunity and challenges did Pepsi face in China? Opportunity: high potential development in food process industry; big and growing snake market. Challenges: underdeveloped agribusiness; traditional agriculture; importing potato and potato seeds are banned; underdeveloped infrastructure for logistics; 2. What supply chain challenge did the face? Enough replenishment of raw material‚ potato. Underdeveloped infrastructure for logistics. Not enough qualified supplier.
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The main argument of the source is that the First Emperor of China was an extremely powerful and influential leader who craved eternal ruler-ship and feared death. The construction of his tomb warriors was an attempt to bring his power and possessions in life into death and eternity. The First Emperor of China was a brilliant leader. He acquired and merged vast territories and established regulations on writing‚ currency and measurements. Even so‚ he had a massive phobia of death. He turned to
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DBQ The spread of Buddhism in China seemed to be positively looked upon‚ for the most part‚ by the people of China. The spreading of Buddhism was not a short event. In fact‚ Buddhist influence was brought to China by the first century C.E and continued to expand for several centuries. The Chinese had different reactions to this‚ some positive‚ some negative. The basic belief of Buddhism is that if you serve Buddha‚ and obey Buddhist “laws”‚ you will be enlightened (doc 2). As a result of a
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Before the Industrial Revolution began‚ European imperialism’s second phase hadn’t begun yet‚ the first phase that being the Age of Exploration (1500-1700). At the time China was sovereign‚ and pretty much most of India‚ as well as Japan. By the mid XIX century European economies were thoroughly industrialized and needed more coal and steel to keep up production‚ as well as other raw materials to sustain an industrial society. Hence‚ when they naturally expanded‚ this technological superiority was
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is the largest country in East Asia. It is located in Asia-Europe mainland east‚ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the fastest economic growths‚ but Chinese productivity overall level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing
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RESEARCH PAPER FOOTBINDING: A PAINFUL TRADITION IN CHINA By Liliana Melo Composition I. I: An Introduction to Expository Writing‚ Course 101.5767 LaGuardia Community College‚ Long Island City November 16. 2006 OUTLINE Thesis: Although footbinding increases a woman’s chances of marrying well‚ it was a violent act against women. I. Footbinding: A. Definition. B. Origin and its history C. Description and Process. D. Myth around footbinding II. Footbinding increased a woman’s
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Why do we want to do business in China? The answer is simple. We are still in a recession‚ and our unemployment rate is high. We have to explore alterative market to make money. What makes China an attractive market? China is attractive because there is big money to be made. [pic] Figure 1 Comparing Population of US and China in Millions China is the second largest economy in the world (Barboza‚ 2010) with 1.3 billion in population. That is more than four times the
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Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Global Marketing Victoria’s Secret in China Prepared by: Lai Tin Long‚ Stanley Lau Wan Fung‚ Jason Lam Ka Kit‚ Ian Cham Im Fan‚ Otila Yeung Ka Man‚ Destiny Kwok Hoi Kin Law Ka Ho‚ Jackson Liu Ho Lok‚ Andy Date: 18 April‚ 2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary Objective Goals Quick Review iii iii iii iii 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 i Business Profile
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Table of Contents Individualism and Collectivism in China 1 What is Individualism and collectivism? 1 Ritual: 2 Hero: 2 Symbol 3 Individualism vs. Collectivism Onion Model 4 Human Nature: 4 Country: 4 Case: 5 Individualism and Collectivism in China What is Individualism and collectivism? As we learnt in CCA‚ collectivism is natural and means that people will stay loyal to their in-group in return for acceptance and protection. Most societies are collectivistic with a few
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