4. In 2003‚ Alibaba.com launched Taobao.com to compete in the general consumer online auction market against eBay in China. After four years of an intensive and expensive battle‚ eBay withdrew from China completely. In about 200 words‚ describe the advantages Alibaba.com might have had over eBay in this new market‚ and then describe the advantages eBay might have had over Alibaba.com. Be sure to discuss lock-in effects where appropriate. Alibaba has advantages over eBay. Alibaba is already well
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protect China; now China must protect it." The Great Wall of Qin China’s Great Wall didn’t start out so great. Begun nearly 2‚300 years ago‚ the structure was a series of small fortifications. As early as 600 B.C.‚ people in China built small walls around their homes and cities for protection. Soldiers guarded the gates around the city walls during the day and swung the gates shut at night. During the Warring States period (475-221 B.C.)‚ leaders struggling for control of China built walls
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Doing Business in China Week I. White face = bad person Good and trusted person have red face Always answer yes when someone asks have you eaten (toujours attenuer ses propos : frequently‚ sometimes‚ usually..) Yes doesn’t mean yes Importance of the hierarchy Culture overview The cultural Bell Jar (ordonnée ‘’number of person’’ / abscice vers la gauche ‘’reserved’’ (chinese for example)‚ vers la droite ‘’emotional’’ (italians for example) When we speak about culture: we must
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¿QUÉ TAN ATRACTIVA ES LA INDUSTRIA DE COMPUTADORAS PERSONALES EN CHINA? La respuesta a esta pregunta se basa en la información obtenida referente al caso “Dell en China: Replanteamiento Estratégico” y a un análisis previo utilizando el modelo de las 5 fuerzas de Michael Porter. La industria de computadoras personales en China es un mercado atractivo debido al alto crecimiento que tiene este país con respecto a la tecnología‚ Internet y los dispositivos informáticos. “Dell‚ es la empresa más
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opportunity for bottle water producers. In China‚ the same situation happened and Nestle‚ the world’s No. 3 bottled water producer grew 27% its business in 2012. Owning more than 60 water brands but Nestle have been losing its market share in Europe‚ the U.S and Australia‚ from 12% in 2006 decreased to 10% in 2011. However Nestle still relied on these developed markets and have been considering emerging markets for their future growth. In China‚ Nestle’s sales increased from $1 billion in
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China was a power house in the early 1400’s. They were an advanced region and would have been best prepared for the emerging world market. They were trading silk‚ spices‚ tea‚ religion‚ and sickness. Sickness was a drawback/ disadvantage of having travelers‚ merchants and traders in your area. China had a fleet of ships that traveled to places such as Calicut‚ Thailand‚ and other countries. But in 1421 a emperor named Yongle stopped a voyages by the Ming Fleet‚ and in 1436 emperor Zhu Qizhen
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in these events? The case study presents a perspective of the underlying troubles within China - Intel Corporation management styles that is flanked between a western corporate functioning and eastern philosophies deterring a smooth management change process and raising questions on decision making and directing people towards a common goal of the company. Charles Tang originally a native from China has recently moved back from US as Intel’s new marketing head; however the employees and officials
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“Buddhism DBQ” Buddhism was first introduced to China in the first century C.E.‚ a few centuries after it was first introduced in India. As expected‚ it was met with mixed results; some criticized it to the point of blaming it for the country’s social and political problems‚ some defended its beliefs and followed it without hesitation‚ and yet others remained pretty indifferent and wished to meld Buddhism with other religions and create a unique culture. For example‚ Documents 2 and 3 defend
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China is one of the world’s four ancient civilizations with a time-honored‚ recorded history. The history of China reaches back over 5‚000 years. China covers an area of 9.6 million square kilometers and its continental coastline is 18‚000 kilometers. Its population is over 1.3 billion people. China has created a culture rich in art and philosophy. China is the home of the inventions of amazing products and technologies such as silk‚ papermaking‚ movable-type printing‚ gunpowder‚ and calligraphy
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Background • Carrefour entered the Chinese market in 1995 ‚ by establishing the first store in Beijing . By the end of 2013 ‚ Carrefour operates 236 hypermarkets in 73 cities in China‚ with 60‚000 employees. • Carrefour make its commitment to the corporatecitizenship in China and very focused on its corporate social responsibility. Carrefour had set up the " Farm" ‚ "Food Safety Training "‚ “Food Safety Testing Room"‚ to provide safe and secure goods for its customers and satisfy different needs
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