GLOBAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH ♦ VOLUME 3 ♦ NUMBER 2 ♦ 2009 AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURES FOR ENTRY INTO CHINA MARKETS Yung-Heng Lee‚ Northwestern Polytechnic University‚ USA Yann-Haur Huang‚ Northwestern Polytechnic University‚ USA Mei-Jane Chan‚ Northwestern Polytechnic University‚ USA ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the effectiveness of The Eclectic Theory in explaining the entry mode choices of Taiwanese Electronic Components
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advantage – which has given the company a unique ability to access various markets around the globe. The multiple established firms and companies acquired by FedEx in various countries have all been integrated into a special widespread infrastructure‚ consisting of four segments - FedEx Express Segment‚ FedEx Ground Segment‚ FedEx freight Segment‚ FedEx Services Segment. These in turn have 11 operating companies‚ which operate independently. Package rates are calculated according to traveling distance
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FedEx Corporation Operating Segments and Companies Basically‚ FedEx is divided into four segments and 11 operating companies. The segments consist of FedEx Express Segment‚ FedEx Ground Segment‚ FedEx Freight Segment‚ and FedEx Freight Segment. The 4 segments and 11 operating companies are as shown chart below: FedEx Services Segment FedEx Freight Segment FedEx Ground Segment FedEx Express Segment FedEx Services FedEx Freight FedEx Ground FedEx Express FedEx Global Supply Chain Services
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to forming a joint venture in China focused on 3G‚ or more specifically‚ TD-SCDMA (time division-synchronous code division multiple access) and W-CDMA. The joint venture will focus on research and development‚ manufacturing and sales of 3G network systems. The JV will begin offering its first TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA systems next year under China Puritan’s Potevio label. The TD-SCDMA standard is being billed as a Chinese alternative to 3G. In addition to 3G services‚ the venture also will offer
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Joint Ventures‚ Strategic Alliances‚ Collaborations and Merger and Acquisitions Questions | Q1. Why is a Joint Venture (JV) preferable to more general collaboration form of the Strategic Alliance? Q2. What are the relative merits and weaknesses of JVs and SAs? Q3. Why would company seek M&A as a market entry strategy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of M&A? why might a merger fail and what might be the outcome? Q4. What are the relative merits/ disadvantages of JVs‚ SAs‚ and
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WYOFF AND CHINA-LUQUAN: NEGOTIATING A JOINT VENTURE(A) Introduction & Situation Analysis Joint ventures (JV) are a popular method of foreign market entry because they theoretically provide a way to join complementary skills and know-how‚ as well as a way for the foreign firm to gain an insider’s perspective on the foreign market. Since China began its market opening in 1978‚ joint ventures have been the most commonly used form of foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ with about 70% of FDI in China
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………………………………………………………………….…... 3 2. General overview of international joint ventures ……………………………... 4 2.1 Main classification of joint ventures ……………………………………. 5 2.2 Structure of joint venture entity ………………………………………..… 5 3. Advantages and disadvantages of international joint ventures …………….. 6 3.1 Advantages of IJV ……………………………………………………….... 7 3.2 Disadvantages of IJV ……………………………………………………... 8 4. Planning an international joint venture ………………………………………... 8 4.1 Preliminary investigation …………………………………………………
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SWOT ANALYSIS ON FedEx Corporation - November 30th‚ 2010 FedEx Corporation ‚ originally known as FDX Corporation‚ is a logistics services company‚ based in the United States with headquarters in Memphis‚ Tennessee.[1] The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of the name of the company’s original air division‚ Federal Express‚ which was used from 1973 until 2000. FedEx Corporation is a Delaware corporation‚ incorporated October 2‚ 1997.[2] FDX Corporation was founded in January 1998 with the
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3.1. IJV local environment This section discusses in detail the effect of national culture and organization culture on the performance of Sino-foreign joint ventures‚ based on previous studies. 3.1.1. National culture Culture is regarded as a “system of shared values and beliefs” (Saloner‚ Shepard and Podolny 2001) that aims to solve problems that arise due to external adaption and internal adaptation of the organizations (Schein 1985). External adaptation is defining the strategy and main objectives
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reproduced for the purposes of study only‚ and is in no way a condonement of the damage the tobacco is causing. Overview One of the most closely studied Chinese joint ventures is that involving Celanese Corporation of the United States‚ a producer of value-added industrial chemicals‚ and China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC). The venture produces tow‚ the fluffy synthetic fiber in cigarette filters. In 1982‚ when CNTC decided to increase its production of filter cigarettes‚ it was on the lookout
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