STARBUCKS IN CHINA Marketing in the host country Before entering China‚ Starbucks decided to invest in market research to analyze the best approach to reach the Chinese market by entering joint with local companies in different regions across the country which allowed a direct access to the consumer for market research purposes. Several interesting findings were made regarding market behavior in China; first of all China is a tea-based consumption market so to generate acceptance to the Starbucks
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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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China has been undergoing rapid economic growth since the adoption of its open door policy in 1979 . It keeps showing the world its enormous potentials in market economy. However in the recent decades‚ there has been increased awareness of unethical business practices in China. The production and purchase of counterfeiting goods has been one of the major issues. The International Chamber of Commerce (2004) estimates that 7 per cent of world trade is in counterfeit goods‚ and China has built a reputation
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) IN CHINA In China‚ many forms of ADR are combined with litigation and arbitration‚ which can be called hybrid processes that ultimately lead to legally binding outcome under appropriate circumstances. Therefore‚ in China’s legal practice‚ the meaning of ADR shall be slightly different from the normal definition‚ for example the result of ADR can lead to legally binding‚ hybrid processes‚ if it is agreed by both parties in dispute. It is generally accepted
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SYNOPSIS The case study is about Haute Couture Fashion Bhd (HCF) and how it ran into trouble in early 2009. HCF was established in the 1974 with first fully equipped factory in Penang then started out as a small unlisted family business in the clothing manufacturing business. HCF has very quick established as high quality manufacturer of both men’s and women’s clothes. The case relates‚ in particular‚ to the problems currently being faced by HCF. Its new Managing Director‚ Jeffrey Cheong had just
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Art Censorship in China: The Unknown Third Side 15/04/2013 English Composition Fatima Al-Mousawi Art Censorship in China: A Western Issue & the Chinese Opinion “Free societies... are societies in motion… Free people strike sparks‚ and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom ’s existence”. So are the words of Salman Rushdie on the topic of freedom of speech and its censorship (Rushdie). Those words bring attention to many of today’s societies that disallow these sparks in many of
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INTEL IN CHINA – CASE REPORT Mr. Tang and Mr. Li are the participants of an interesting incident in the Beijing’s division of Intel China that can be analyzed with the help of some important Chinese concepts like face‚ hierarchy and preservation of social harmony. Mr. Tang is the new manager of the marketing programs of Intel China in Beijing‚ and has a background of Western education and years of working experience in the United States. Mr. Li is a young but skilful account manager‚ enthusiastic
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Case Study: Google in China Google issued a statement mentioning the attacks across the Internet generated from China and declaring its unwillingness to censor search results any more and indicating its decision of exiting China. Several months later‚ the company moved from Beijing to Hong Kong‚ out of Mainland China‚ and still has provided services to users in Mainland China‚ but also has faced many difficulties. This case is very typical and meaningful for foreign companies‚ which have willingness
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China Mobile Case Discussion Questions 1. Why did China Mobile feel it was necessary to issue equity in markets outside of its home base in Hong Kong? What are the advantages of such a move? 2. Why did China Mobile price the bond issue in U.S. dollars instead of Hong Kong dollars? 3. Can you see any downside to China Mobile’s international equity and bond issue? Answers 1. Maybe it’s because China Mobile wanted to take advantage of international exchange rates. Since the
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Tutor______________________ Final Grade_________ Date _______________ A Critical Study Of The Development Of the B2B E-commerce In China An Critical Study Of The Development Of B2B E-commerce in China --Case Analysis and Process Perspective 000117279 -- Jinhua Ma 2 A Critical Study Of The Development Of the B2B E-commerce In China Table of Content 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................
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