The tortuous Evolution of the Multinational Corporation 3 State of Mind Attitudes • ETHNOCENTRIC - Home Country Attitudes • POLYCNTRIC - Host Country Oriented • GENOCENTRIC - World Oriented 3 State of Mind Attitudes Ethnocentric – Home Oriented – Home Nationals are superior‚ more trust worthy and more reliable than any foreigners in over seas headquarters or subsidiaries – The performance criteria for men and products are “Home made” – Advise/Council flows from headquarters to subsidiaries
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AN EMPIRICAL TEST AND EXTENSION OF THE BARTLETT AND GHOSHAL TYPOLOGY OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES Anne-Wil Harzing Version October 1999 A revised version of this paper appeared in Journal of International Business Studies‚ vol 31 (2000)‚ no. 1‚ pp. 101-120. Copyright © 1999 Anne-Wil Harzing. All rights reserved. Do not quote or cite without permission from the author. Dr. Anne-Wil Harzing University of Melbourne Department of Management Faculty of Economics & Commerce Parkville
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Whirlpool Corporation’s Global Strategy We want to be able to take the best capabilities we have and leverage them in all our companies worldwide. David Whitman‚ Whirlpool CEO‚ 1994 Quoted in the Harvard Business Review In 1989‚ Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) embarked on an ambitious global expansion with the objective of becoming the world market leader in home appliances. Beginning with the purchase of a majority stake in an appliance company owned by Philips‚ the Dutch electronics firm
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IBM as a multinational corporation Write about a multinational corporation (MNC) of your choice. Q1. How international is that company? International Business Machines‚ IBM‚ is a multinational computer‚ technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in New York‚ United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter)‚ and offers infrastructure services‚ hosting services‚ and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The stereo headphone industry is created by John C. Koss in 1958 with his first stereo headphone. Koss Corp. was incorporated in 1971 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin and manufactures stereo headphones‚ speaker phones‚ computer headsets‚ telecom headsets‚ noise reducing headsets‚ and wireless headsets. Koss Corp. went public in 1965 at $5 per share. Over the last ten years‚ its stock price has ranged from $8 in July 2002‚ to its peak at $15 in July 2006 to its low at $4 in July 2010. It
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that decision? (c) How should Davises react to Adidas’ planned acquisition of Reebok? What aspects of New Balance’s operations strategy should they change? (d) Moving forward‚ how important is the NB2E initiative for New Balance? Crown Equipment Corporation: Design Services Strategy Assignment Questions: 1.What has been Crown’s competitive strategy? What role has design played in supporting this strategy? What role has operations played in supporting this strategy? 2.Why has Crown’s
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Anna Deavere Smith’s unique style of drama in her play Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights‚ Brooklyn and Other Identities integrates theatre with journalism in order to bring to life and examine real social and political events. Each scene is created directly from an interview that Smith had held with the character‚ although Smith arranges the character’s words according to her own purposes. She captures the essence of the characters she interviews‚ distilling their thoughts into a brief scene that
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CEMENTS Dental cements have a variety of uses and properties‚ upon which the American Dental Association and International Standards Organization have classified them. Type I cements are considered luting agents‚ which hold a cast restoration (such as a crown‚ bridge or veneer) to a tooth. Type II cements are used to restore teeth. Type III cements--called liners and bases--are placed within a cavity preparation‚ according to "Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting." There are several different types
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Target Corporation’s CEO Discusses Q4 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Feb. 26‚ 2014 2:30 PM ET | About: TGT Operator Ladies and gentlemen‚ thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Target Corporation’s Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call. During the presentation‚ all participants will be in a listen-only mode. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder‚ this conference is being recorded Wednesday‚ February 26‚ 2014. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Gregg Steinhafel
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Nowadays‚ many students prefer to work in a large corporation compared to starting their own business. This is because if they want to create their own business‚ they required experience and a lot of bankroll to control their business. Although there are many students who prefer working in a large corporation‚ somehow there are still advantages and disadvantage working in such corporation. First of all‚ work in a large corporation will give us a great working experience. In fact‚ such experience
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