Islamic revolution in Iran‚ Shiis start a revolt in 1979. • 1st military power in the region. Arabs = 75%‚ Kurds = 17%‚ Persian 2%. ⅔ Sunni‚ ⅓ Shii and 3% of minority (christians‚ jews‚...) Economic dependency on oil. Others sectors were developping. Baasist regim since 1968 and the second “coup d’état” (1st in 1963). July 1979‚ Saddam Hussein finally take supreme power after the ‘elimination’ of his cousin Hassan Al Bakr‚ former Iraq president. Context - Iran • • • • 35
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(1765-1783) was a period of political upheaval in which the thirteen American colonies broke away from the authority of Great Britain‚ and established the United States of America. The Iranian Revolution (1978-1979) was an event in which the citizens of Iran wanted to overthrow the monarchy (Pahlavi dynasty) and replace it with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Khomeini‚ the leader of the new revolution. All of these revolutionary events have made huge impacts on our society‚ and republic forms of government
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Doing Business in China The role of government when doing business in China is very important. It is especially important if you are from a different country‚ such as the United States‚ because the approaches to dealing with the government are much different. There are many factors in which should be considered when dealing with business related issues with the government. These include whether or not your business strategies go along with the plan the government has for Chinas development‚ understanding
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Market Entry Strategies Final Paper Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Market Entry in China Company Background KFC‚ the largest fried chicken chain and the second largest restaurant chain in the world‚ currently has more than 17‚000 outlets in 115 countries worldwide. The chain primarily sells fried chicken pieces‚ chicken related products such as sandwiches and wraps‚ and other side dishes such as fries‚ desserts and soft drinks. KFC’s fried chicken pieces and related products are made with special
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OF FDI IN CHINA DETERMINANTS OF FDI IN CHINA Shaukat Ali and Wei Guo1 ABSTRACT Why and how firms take advantage of foreign opportunities‚ especially via foreign direct investment (FDI) has been much documented. China‚ as a major emerging market‚ has attracted significant flows of FDI‚ to become the second largest receipt. This paper briefly examines the literature on FDI and focuses on likely determinants of FDI in China. It then analyses responses from 22 firms operating in China on what they
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INTRODUCTION China Airlines Introduction In Dec 2010‚ China airlines Ltd‚ announced that it had recorded sales revenues of 138.14 Million dollar as for flights carrying people. The company’s Sales Revenue increased by 41 % from Dec 2009 in which the company had achieved 98 Million Dollars. This increase was followed after the company’s announcement in January 2010 that its recorded Sales reached an amount of 358 Million dollars in Dec 2009 including civil and cargo services. These numbers show a
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Advantages and Opportunites There are many advantages of investing in China‚ one of them being that there are not many trade barriers within China’s economy. The reason for this is that China wants more businesses investing in their rapidly growing economy. As China currently have Free Trade Agreements with countries such as New Zealand‚ Australia and the United States‚ thus allowing easier and efficient exports and imports to and from China on a global scale. Free trade is the unhindered flow products and
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CONTENT Introduction P. 3 Entry Into China P. 5 « Background « Problems Faced « Strengths & Strategies Present Challenges P. 13 Opportunities & Recommendations P. 16 Conclusion P. 19 References P. 20 INTRODUCTION: Motorola in China is an interesting case‚ no matter in the past or present; therefore we are going to analyze Motorola in China in this research. It entered the China market in late 1980s when there were not so many MNCs investing in China due to the uncertainties. When Motorola
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came to China‚ the Chinese have been an extraordinary civilization‚ from its philosophies to technologies. It has been ruled by Emperors who have tried to unite China. Those who were successful were usually blessed with a Dynasty which lasted for a while. The Chinese have prospered and suffered. The ancient history of China reflects the beauty of Chinese ancient culture and morality. With more than 5000 years of history‚ China has a wonderful culture and splendid civilization. (History of China) China’s
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Introduction China has more than 5000 years of history‚ and was a mysterious country to most occidental people. Because of the influence of the culture and history‚ China use to be closed to foreign countries until 1979. Chinese people have their own accounting rules that are totally different from occidental countries’ accounting rules. With the development of China’s economy and the implementation of the reform and opening policy‚ Chinese economic system became from planning economy
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