Distance Still Matters The Hard Reality of Global Expansion by Pankaj Ghemawat • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Distance Still Matters: The Hard Reality of Global Expansion 12 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint R0108K TOOL KIT Distance Still
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The beautiful country of Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Brittany occupies a large peninsula in the north west of France‚ lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. The historical province of Brittany is divided into five departments: Finistère in the west‚ Côtes-d’Armor in the north‚ Ille-et-Vilaine in the north east‚ the Loire-Atlantique in the south east and Morbihan in the south on the Bay of Biscay. Brittany
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FRCS 101-A Gargoyles: a Symbol of France Gargoyles were important symbols adorning medieval Catholic churches‚ relating to Satan and original sin‚ but they were also important architectural features created with a purpose‚ that of a waterspout. Gargoyles predate Gothic architecture and have risen in popularity recently‚ although the symbolism has evolved from Catholicism. From their origins‚ throughout the mass building of cathedrals in Catholic France‚ to ornamental chimeras today‚ gargoyles
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monument‚ or simply admire the city lights while cruising down the smooth waters of the Seine River? None other than Paris‚ France. I’ve been invited to participate in the Celtic Cultures trip‚ but my heart resides in Paris‚ France. I dream of one day living in Paris. Who wouldn’t want to be a coffee-sipping‚ baguette-eating‚ people-watching Parisian? I want to travel to France for many reasons‚ one being the extensive history etched into every corner of the country. For example: La Sainte-Chapelle
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The Burghers of Calais is a set of statues in Paris‚ France that was made from 1884-1895. These statues were made by Auguste Rodin to illustrate a historical event in the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453)‚ which was between England and France for the control of France. King Edward III of England said he would spare the people of Calais if the citizens gave him a key to the city and sacrificed six prominent members of the city council. In the end‚ the council members were not killed‚ but these statues
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ConstruCtion microcontroller-based Ultrasonic distance meter and receiver)‚ current buffer ULN2003‚ operational amplifier LM324‚ inverter here are several ways to measCD4049‚ four 7-segment displays‚ five ure distance without contact. transistors and some discreet comOne way is to use ultrasonic ponents. The ultrasonic transmitterwaves at 40 kHz for distance measurereceiver pair is shown in Fig. 1. ment. Ultrasonic transducers measure Ultrasonic generators use piezothe amount of time
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each culture. The French language is spoken in several countries; some consist of the United States‚ Canada‚ France‚ and other adjacent countries. With the ability to speak French‚ in addition to the standard language of English‚ one gains increased access to the United Nations. French government has stressed the French language so much that approximately anyone living in France actually speaks French. This expectation ministers to the government in infinite ways. The government will not have
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1700 to 1900‚ there were many changes in long distance migration. Near the end of this period the slave trade across the atlantic was outlawed‚ so indentured servants from east and south asia began migrating to the U.S. There was activity throughout America and Ireland‚ while some changes in long distance migration from that time period occurred as European‚ African‚ and Chinese laborers were sent to the Americas. There was continuity in long distance migrations during this time in that‚ there remained
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1. What is the formula developed by Kogut and Singh in 1988 in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. 〖CD〗_j=∑_(i=1)^4▒{ (I_ij-I_iDE )^2/V_i}/4 CDj is the cultural distance between the host country and the home country (in this case Germany). The I’s are the scores on the ith cultural dimensions from Hofstede‚ so in this case the four scores for PD‚ UAV‚ IND and MAS. Vi is the variance of the score of this dimensions. The variances for
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returns‚ bankruptcies and ever-fluctuating demand. Air France has been preventing the situation by developed strategies such as a progressive operating lease‚ short- or medium term lease of substantial part of fleets to reduce capacity and cost. Since 2006‚ the traffic of air travel has been growing rapidly‚ which created a competitive landscape in the airline industry and also the emergence of e-commerce as a direct to consumer sales. Air France took those opportunities by providing online services
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