ELECTRONIC BUSINESS (BEB3014) CHAPTER3: CASE STUDY CASE STUDY: Microsoft and the People’s Republic of China Software piracy has been a major challenge for software makers such as Microsoft that want to sell software in the global marketplace. Laws that protect intellectual property vary from country to country‚ and the laws in many countries provide little or no protection. Governments in developing countries are reluctant to increase the protections afforded by their intellectual property
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• Political: a politician’s very survival depends on pleasing voters‚ therefore‚ they may intervene to: o Protect Jobs: nothing will oust a government faster than high rates of unemployment o Preserve National Security: industries considered essential to national security often receive government-sponsored protection o Respond to “Unfair” Trade: if one government thinks another nation is not “playing fair”‚ it will often threaten to play unfairly unless certain concessions are agreed o Gain Influence:
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS What is International Business? International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions (private and governmental‚ sales‚ investments‚ logistics‚and transportation) that take place between two or more nations. It consists of transactions that are devised and carried out across national borders to satisfy the objectives of individuals‚ companies‚ and organizations. Usually‚ private companies undertake such transactions
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International market and trade research is beyond the capabilities and needs of the small Irish exporter. Discuss. International Marketing and Trade Research follows the very same path as domestic research‚ only that there are a few more problems that can arise when entering the international market. Customers in international markets may have very different customs‚ cultures‚ and expectations from the same company than those in their own mother country. In this case‚ secondary information must
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Political leaders on the international scene. Nowadays‚ politics is an extremely ubiquitous and controversial subject. It is present almost everywhere starting with the news‚ television programmes and ending with a family dinner in the privacy of our homes. Whether we like it or not‚ politics permanently leaves a mark on people’s lives. After all‚ it would mean nothing without its representatives. Throughout the history‚ there were many famous political figures‚ all of whom had a significant impact
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non-quantifiable factors that one should consider in designing a supply network? The factors that should be considered in designing a supply network include levels of local assembly contents‚ documentation requirements‚ economic factors‚ regimes‚ tariffs‚ and trade agreements. They should also consider currency exchange rates‚ inflation of local currency‚ and other economic factors in each local market. 3. For Logan‚ what new opportunities were created by Romania entering the European Union in 2007? Renault
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Assumption University Why is international Trade important for Sudan? Mohammed Ali For decades and taught to schoolchildren in Arabic States that Sudan is basket world food for its vast lands suitable for agriculture and water resources and good atmosphere ‚ In addition to other petroleum and mineral wealth‚ which is not so far clear statistics around. Sudan economies adopted since independence in the middle of the last century on Agriculture and follow the same marketing approach
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to have forced many organizations into considering radical change as a way of surviving and growing. A big part of this radical change has to do with accepting and handling cultural differences among other nations. Organizations pursue change to enhance their competitive positions and to grow. Cultural Change Culture changes over time‚ despite the fact that one of the more important attributes of culture is that it is conservative and resistant to change. When marketing a
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February 24th 2014 Notes module 2 Strategic design‚ political‚ and cultural 3 blind men n the elephant Our own schema – ongoing with experience‚ outdated or resistant to change Strategic design- look at how the flow of task or information is designed‚ how people r sorted into roles‚ m2-10 -looking at and understanding the organization (m2-13) Political- power and influences divided Cultural-how history has shaped the assumptions and meaning of people Dynacorp- always had a functional
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Chapter 2 International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment True/False Questions 1. The classical international trade theories are from the perspective of a country. True; Easy 2. Trade surplus refers to a situation where the value of imports is greater than the value of exports. False; Easy 3. The economic theory of mercantilism stated that a country’s wealth was determined by the amount of its gold and silver holdings. True; Easy 4. Trade deficit refers to a situation
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