Internationalization and Firm Risk: An Upstream-Downstream Hypothesis Author(s): Chuck C. Y. Kwok and David M. Reeb Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 4 (4th Qtr.‚ 2000)‚ pp. 611-629 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/155664 . Accessed: 20/01/2013 05:04 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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1. Explain the difference between a proprietary technology and an infrastructural technology. a. Proprietary technology is confidential information that is taken and used to gain a competitive advantage. Small businesses can own proprietary technologies and can be used to maintain a long term advantage; gaining higher profits than rival companies. Infrastructure technology is computer hardware‚ software‚ data‚ storage technology‚ and networks providing a portfolio of shared IT resources for the
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Japan is somewhat unique in its relative isolation. Compared with the rest of the world‚ the Japanese tools of war evolved slowly. Many people believe that this afforded the warrior class the opportunity to study their weapons with greater depth than other cultures. Nevertheless‚ the teaching and training of these martial arts did evolve. For example‚ in the early medieval period‚ the bow and the spear were emphasized‚ but during the Tokugawa period‚ fewer large scale battles took place‚ and the sword
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Guns have been a part of society for thousands of years. According to pbs.org the first recorded use of a firearm was in 1364(pbs.org) .They are used for a myriad of reasons. Some people use guns for protection from those who pose as a potential threat to their lives. Other people use guns as a toy which can result in accidental death;or time spent behind bars for using the gun to commit a heinous crime. There is currently a ton of controversy surrounding whether guns should or should not be banned
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Agricultural Prices The recent announcement of Mad Cow disease ignited fears about the safety of U.S. beef‚ largely because the disease is not well understood. The fatal disease known as mad cow (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE) has been found in a country’s cattle affect both supply and demand curves. Research indicates that the impact on domestic demand could be small because consumers respond differently to food safety concerns than to long-run health concerns. Research has shown that
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About thE movie The Firm is a 1993 legal thriller directed by Sydney Pollack‚ and starring Tom Cruise‚ Jeanne Tripplehorn‚ Gene Hackman‚ Ed Harris‚ Holly Hunter‚ Hal Holbrook‚ and David Strathairn. The film is based on the 1991 novel The Firm by author John Grisham. Plot Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) is a young man with a promising future in law. About to graduate from Harvard Law School‚ he is approached by Bendini‚ Lambert & Locke‚ ’The Firm’‚ and made an offer he cannot refuse. He and his
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THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS Well‚ everything in life has a price‚ and this price tag is different for everything‚ including happiness‚ success or a commitment. We can define happiness as a state of welfare and satisfaction‚ but also as a pleasurable or satisfying experience. But this is not the only definition known of happiness‚ Aristotle defined it as the meaning and the purpose of life‚ the whole aim and end of human existence. Margaret Lee Runbeck‚ said that it is not a station you arrive at‚ it
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Objective function of firm: y-w-β+κ‚ for which β=ũy‚κ=dka Production Function: y=ka The objective function of firm has been added two functions based on the basic model‚ -β and +κ‚ showing the cost and the benefit of non monetary rewards respectively. They are allocated in the firm’s objective function‚ because the firm is the sender of the rewards‚ which the firm will have a cost and benefit of the reward from the worker. β is a negative function‚ since it is the cost of non monetary rewards
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for Microminiature Electronics Repair‚ 2M Technician Recertifier‚ and 2M Technician Recertifier Requalification‚ Sergeant Price ensured curriculum material and testing were properly administered to over 325 students across 35 individual course convenes. His attention to detail resulted in a 98% completion rate over the three courses he supervised. In addition‚ Sergeant Price was individually acknowledged by members of the certifying authority for having been the best instructor of the curriculum
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Rising prices Rising Prices is becoming an acute problem these days. One has to live from hand to mouth. It has made difficult for everyone to meet both ends. It has forced people to live a miserable life. Necessities are being sold at a great price. The hardest hit is the common man‚ that is‚ the average consumers and the below average consumers or we can say the middle class people and the poor people. Due to price rise‚ the purchase of essential commodities like pulses‚ rice‚ sugar or medicines
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