Please read the ‘Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions’ on page 269 and answer the questions No.2 and 3. No2. Compare and contrast these explanations of FDI: internalization theory‚ Vernon’s product life-cycle theory‚ and Knickerbocker’s theory of FDI. Which theory do you think offers the best explanations of the historical pattern of FDI? Why? Although Knickerbocker’s theory and its extensions can help to explain imitative FDI behavior by firms in oligopolistic industries‚ it does not
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Internet usage is increasing rapidly among the general population but even greater among college students‚ leading to pathological use‚ or Internet addiction‚ for some students. Internet addiction is defined as a psychological dependence on the internet and is characterized by; anxiety‚ depression‚ emptiness when offline‚ an increasing tolerance to the effects of being online‚ and denial of the challenging behaviors (Kandell‚ 1998). College students are more vulnerable to developing internet addiction
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at IMRE’s innovative research (Moneycontrol.com‚ 2008). In return for this preferential treatment‚ P&G shares its new innovations with A*Star’s IMRE (Moneycontrol.com‚ 2008). P&G also entered into the Singapore manufacturing industry through a Greenfield venture. The 6‚500-sq.-meter-fragrance
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With reference to examples‚ assess the degree to which the level of economic development of a country affects planning and management in urban areas. Planning and management needs to happen in all countries over the world because no matter how different the level of development between countries the problems will be same in urban areas. These problems that need to be planned and managed in the urban areas of the city are becoming increasingly significant due to the fact that there has been a hug
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FDI: is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country‚ either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Horizontal FDI: Processes conducted at home country are replicated directly in the host country. Vertical FDI: performs value-adding activities either upstream or downstream on the processes in host country. MNE: A company with operations in multiple locations across
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market power and market dominance 1.2 Efficiency gains through synergies 1.3 Greater size 1.4 Diversification 1.5 Personal motivations 2. Cross-border M&A vs Greenfield Investment 2.1 Definition of Greenfield Investment 2.2 Cross-border M&A versus Greenfield Investment Chapter 3. Case studies 1. Case study of successful acquisition of Swedish Volvo by Chinese Geely 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The change after acquisition 1
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Global Market-Entry Strategies (Chapter 8) 1. Target Market Selection A four-step procedure for the initial screening process: 2. Choosing the Mode of Entry Decision Criteria for Mode of Entry: 3. Exporting Indirect Exporting Cooperative Exporting Direct Exporting Export management companies Piggyback Exporting Firms set up their own exporting department BENEFITS CAVEATS 4. LICENSING Appealing to small companies that lack
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Existing theory on sexual identity is constant with identifying sexuality as a socially experienced identity‚ which changes in meaning and importance overtime. It is argue that the language used by these groups to express their social world is impact by cultural context. MacKinnon and Heise (2010). ). The language/terminology of clinicians working with some SMY populations may be different from that used by the clients. (Davis‚ 2009). The use of dated‚ incorrect‚ or irrelevant language may indicate
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adoption of CSP and upgrade of the Mon Valley plant‚ USX should think about investing in CSP technology separately and not upgrade their Mon Valley plant. Q. What position should USX take with respect to CSP technology? Should it invest in a greenfield CSP-based plant? Acquire a mini-mill? Invest in R&D on CSP technology? Something else? I think USX should invest in R&D on CSP technology. The main problems for implementing the CSP technology at USX plants are: 1) Capacity for CSP technology
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NITESH KUMAR 101-50‚ 103 St‚ Ozone Park‚ New York 11417 _________________________ 646-725-2729‚nitesh.kumar@nyu.edu________________________________ EDUCATION NYU POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING‚ BROOKLYN‚ NEW YORK Expected - January 2016 Master of Science in Management of Technology Awarded with merit based scholarship of $10‚000 from the University based on academic achievements. VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY‚ VELLORE‚ INDIA Graduation - May2012 Bachelors of Technology in Biotechnology
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