Handbook for Introduction International Business University of Groningen Prof. Dr. S. Beugelsdijk Year 2011-2012 Course code: EBP003A05 IMPORTANT NOTE: This handbook contains a set of questions and answers that can be used as input by teachers involved in the working group meetings. In general‚ these questions should NOT be communicated to the students beforehand (or afterwards)‚ because they are supposed to write an individual reflection before the class meeting. These questions only
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digital imaging? 4. What advice would you offer Dan Carp? 5. What about the performance of this group today? Has Kodak managed to face the challenges of digital imaging? Material for the preparation of the case-study (theoretical background) Ghemawat P. (2006). Strategy and the Business Landscape. Pearson International Edition. Ch. 5. Besanko D.‚ Dranove D.‚ Shanley M. (2004). Economics of Strategy‚ Wiley. Ch. 14. Eisenhardt‚ K. and J. Martin (2000). Dynamic capabilities: What are they
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References: • Porter E. Michael‚ How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy‚ Harvard Business Revier‚ 1979. • Yoffie B. David and Yusi Wang‚ Apple computer 2002‚ Harvard Business Review‚ Harvard Business School press‚ 9-702-469‚ October 20 2005. • Ghemawat J. Pankaj and Jan W. Rivkin‚ Creating Competitive Advantage‚ Harvard Business Review‚ Harvard Business School press‚ 9-798-062‚ February 25‚ 2006. • Yoffie B. David‚ Apple Computer 2005‚ Harvard Business Review‚ Harvard Business School press‚ 9-705-469
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International market and trade research is beyond the capabilities and needs of the small Irish exporter. Discuss. International Marketing and Trade Research follows the very same path as domestic research‚ only that there are a few more problems that can arise when entering the international market. Customers in international markets may have very different customs‚ cultures‚ and expectations from the same company than those in their own mother country. In this case‚ secondary information must
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semi-globalized‚ In order to understand the global environement where Grupo Bimbo intervene‚ a CAGE analysis based on the framework developed by Ghemawat will be performed at a country level (Mexico – USA & Mexico – China) and also at a food industry level. Armed with this analyisis we will check the relevance of each of the AAA strategy (Ghemawat‚ redefining global value)‚ the recommended strategy will be then submitted to the 4I’s framework developed by Burton to understand the non-market environement
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Professor Pankaj Ghemawat states the world is not “flat”‚ which is semiglobalized. There are differences between countries‚ so companies should not have one strategy for global subsidies. I agree with his view of global strategy. As stated in Mr. Ghemawat’s book‚ it can be analyzed from four categories‚ namely cultural‚ geographic‚ political and economic. Cultural Different cultures influence people’s way of communication‚ taste preferences as well as lifestyles. When fast-food franchisers
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options. Possible Sources: 1. http://corporate.walmart.com/ 2. Freeman‚ R. 2006‚ The Wal-Mart Effect and Business‚ Ethics‚ and Society. Academy of Management Perspectives‚ Vol. 20 Issue 3‚ p38-40 (you can find this from ABI) 3. Ghemawat‚ Pankaj‚ 2006‚ Business‚ Society‚ and the "Wal-Mart Effect" Academy of Management Perspectives‚ Vol. 20 Issue 3‚ p41-4 (you can find this from ABI) 4. Case on Wal-Mart from Grant‚ R.M. (2005/8) Contemporary strategy analysis. 5th or 6th ed
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Answer 1: Thomas Friedman‚ New York Times columnist and author‚ claims in his book titled‚ ‘The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century ’(2005)‚ that globalization and technology has flattened the world to a ‘level playing field’. He analyses the ten ‘flatteners’ or events that happened over a period of around ten years to make the world go flat. The first flattener‚ that Friedman writes about‚ was the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and end of the Cold War‚ that brought forward
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Electronic Commerce AIMSEC 2011 Proceedings Int Conf Artif Intell Manage Sci Electron Commer AIMSEC Proc (pp. 3254–3258). Retrieved from http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053256409&partnerID=40&md5=5133c9b2b3aeaf6030df071e123b3b81 Ghemawat‚ P.‚ & Hout‚ T. M. (2006). Haier’s US refrigerator Strategy 2005. Case Study‚ Harvard Bu(9-705-475). Hout‚ T.‚ Porter‚ M. E.‚ & Rudden‚ E. (1982). How global companies win out. Harvard Business Review‚ 60(5)‚ 98–108. Retrieved from http://search
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Introduction Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies. It belongs to Inditex‚ one of the world’s largest distribution groups. According to its official website‚ Zara treated the customer as the heart of unique business model. Ryanair is one of the world’s favorite airlines operating over 1‚500 flights per day from 51 bases on 1‚500 low fare routes across 28 countries‚ connecting over 168 destinations. Zara and Ryanair have been a great success in their own industry. Both
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