Ourania (Renee) Kalouris BA 219 International Business Dr. Morfopoulos 07.20.2010 UNIT 2 CULTURE AND GLOBAL BUSINESS -Individual Project (week 2) CHOICE 1: For an international business person‚ business traveller or expatriate‚ doing business in a foreign country poses some interesting cross cultural challenges. Getting to grips with a country’s business culture‚ protocol and etiquette is important in maximising your potential and getting the best out of your visit.Greece is a
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Toyota Industries Industry Automobile manufacturing‚ Financial services‚ Biotechnology Products Toyota‚ Lexus and Scion Slogan Toyota Moving Forward (It’s time to Move Forward) Global position 8th largest organization 2nd largest in automobile industry Toyota Motor Corporation‚ a Japanese MNC‚ or widely known as Toyota markets vehicles to over 170 countries. Toyota’s automotive business‚ including sales finance‚ accounts for more than 90% of the company’s total sales. In March 2006
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more important than being over-engineered and Nokia mobiles appealed to more age groups and customer segments than any of its competitors. It pursued the policy of design and adoption of common platform principle which provided for the growth in product portfolio by allowing economies of scale. It also enabled vigorous investment in R&D. Analog communication technology gradually gave way to digital technology ‚ enabling operators to host new services and creating a steadily expanding market
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FORCES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PAPER 1. Define and describe the 5 2. 3. international environmental forces that impact international business (Ch 6-12 in your text). 2. Select a company (with the exception of Wal-Mart) that does business internationally and show how each of the 5 international environmental forces influence the behavior of the company. Analyze how well the strategies worked and what you would have done differently. 3. Discuss at least one ethical issue that the
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Exam 1 Guide A. Current issues with the IMF 1. Currency crises: coming up 2. Issues: a) Credibility/inappropriate policies 1) Leadership 2) Recommended Practices 3) Voting power allocation a) U.S. and Europe possess extreme amount power; If the IMF wants to pass a decision‚ they need to get the support of EU and US b) Moral Hazard? 1) Dismantle the organization: Don’t Manage the economy and let
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Introduction Intellectual Property is an idea or innovation that is created or discovered. This includes things that you write‚ design‚ invent‚ software‚ trade secrets‚ sing‚ speak‚ draw‚ learn‚ etc... Intellectual property can be created by you or you can pay someone to create it for you. Intellectual property is protected by trade secrets‚ patents‚ trademarks and copyright laws. Each of these laws covers a specific type of intellectual property. History of Intellectual Property Law Intellectual
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ASSIGNMENT/ASSESSMENT ITEM COVER SHEET Student Name: FIRST NAME Family / last NAME Student Number: Email: ruibin.zhang@uon.edu.au Course Code Course Title (Example) (Example)
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organizational processes that must be in place for differentiation of employees to be equitable and productive. Introduction Differentiation is one of the topics discuss by Jack Welch that is really polarizing. Some people love it‚ use it in their organizations and discuss it as the root of their success. Others hate it; using all kinds of epithets and going as far as describing it as “cruel and Darwinian” . There is no question differentiation is a divisive topic. But a lot of the divisiveness
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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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Goldman-Sachs Emerging Markets Economic Research. * Barro‚ R. and Sala-I-Martin‚ X. (2009). Economic Growth. McGraw Hill‚ New York. * Bergsten‚ C. and Williamson‚ J. (2010). Dollar Overvaluation and the World Economy‚ Special Report 16‚ Institute for International Economics‚ Washington D.C.‚ November. * Blanchard‚ O. and Giavazzi‚ F. (2009). “The U.S. Current Account and the Dollar‚” NBER Working Paper No. 11137‚ February. * Caballero‚ and Hammour‚ M. (2012). “Speculative Growth: Hints from the U.S. Economy
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