INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 2010 STUDENT NAME: KAPIL TAK STUDENT CODE: 10096078 UNIT: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UNIT CODE: INB 5607 LECTURER: MR. MAINA KIMATO ASSIGNMENT: HOW TOYOTA BEAT GENERAL MOTORS TO BECOME THE LARGEST AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE IN THE WORLD AND THE CHALLENGES TOYOTA WILL FACE DUE TO THE ECONOMICAL AND FINANCIAL CRISIS. WORD COUNT: 2495 Table of Contents 1. TOYOTA HISTORY 3 2. TOYOTA SUCCESS 4 2.1 TOYOTAS CORPORATE CULTURE 4 2.2 TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM 5 2.3 SUPPLIER
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Journal of World Business 40 (2005) 111–123 www.socscinet.com/bam/jwb A forecast of globalization‚ international business and trade: report from a Delphi study Michael R. Czinkota *‚ Ilkka A. Ronkainen McDonough School of Business‚ Georgetown University‚ Washington‚ DC 20057‚ USA Abstract Globalization causes dramatic changes in business environments both in terms of their degree and swiftness. Forecasting such changes is crucial for the preparation of responses by the affected parties. This
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strategy Fast track external analysis * Gather information from your customer files‚ your competitor‚ public sources‚ market research etc * Think about events in the world at large and how they have affected‚ do affect and could affect your business * Analyze your customer base‚ understand your market and think about how it could be expanded * Identify and analyze your existing and potential competitors * Write a short description about your existing market * Write a short description
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Kentucky Fried Chicken. And then next parts will analysis the international business of the Kentucky Fried Chicken. Finally the report will give some recommendations to the KFC. Background to Kentucky Fried Chicken Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) was established in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ United states as a chain of fast food restaurant by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952. At first the Colonel started to implement the franchising business operation with the Chicken Secret Recipe by travel tower to
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THE FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 1- The fundamental of international biz Object: product for exchange (tangible; intangible) - Tangible: something we can touch or use it immediately (furniture‚ electronic appliance) - Intangible: trademark intellectual propriety right 2- Main part: people who conduct a biz exchange 3- Biz activities: Transfer of cargo and its ownership (buy your own car) or right of use (be a diver). International Biz law Role: it is to adjust the biz relationships
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to Europe and north Africa in countries like Hungary‚Portugal‚Russia‚Czech republic and Libya.The success of this company has been brought about by careful analysis of the country it intends to operate in. Reasons being for every business that wishes to go international and wanting to expand are Survival‚Core competancy‚globalisation and maximisation of profits/resources.Learning the culture and way of life of the people is of utmost importance as to be alert not to offend anybodies beliefs or traditions
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Part 1. Identify International business opportunities and business skills Task 1 A. The product or service you chose. Give reasons why you believe it is a suitable for export. The product chose is Guarará Antarctica made in Brazil and will be export to Australia. Guaraná Antarctica is a guaraná-flavoured soft drink‚ originating in Brazil and manufactured and distributed by Anheuser-Busch InBev. It was created in 1921 by Pedro Baptista de Andrade for Companhia Antarctica Paulista‚ now part of Anheuser-Busch
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Ch.4: Culture Monday‚ May 20‚ 2013 2:01 PM -Interpret pictures differently -different countries have different perceptions of Americans -Polychronic- "without schedule" -Monochonic- with schedule -Direct culture- communicated through words -Indirect culture- message is not implicated by words but by things in context -High Context- body language‚ silence‚ behavior ‚ collectivism‚ polychronic -low context- predominantly through explicit statements in text or speech ‚ with feeling‚
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International Business Concepts 1st Concept: Sovereign Wealth Funds Sovereign Wealth Funds are investment funds controlled by governments holding great amount of stakes in foreign businesses aiming to gain profits and stimulate its national economy. Charles Ortel‚ reporting for Washington Times‚ expresses our urgency as a nation to create an American Sovereign Wealth Fund. If our government soon capitalizes $1 trillion‚ America can succeed in reaching and over passing other countries that currently
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Intro Exporting and international business can be interesting‚ exciting and in some cases challenging. In all cases it should be profitable and help a business grow. Doing business internationally is not the same as doing business at home. There are new skills to learn and new knowledge to acquire about the country you will be going into. You will need to learn about the different laws and regulations‚ the different customer buying habits‚ and change your marketing strategies and materials to
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