ASSIGNMENT Kraft Food Inc. SM0376 Doing Business in Europe‚ Asia and the Americas Northumbria University Presented by 09 January 2011 NU Student Number: 11035717 SHAPE Student Number: 117011424 Table of Contents PART A 1 Question 1 1.1 Defining Partnership…………………………………………………...…5 1.2 Advantages of Kraft chooses Cadbury as a partner……………………...….5 2 Question 2 2.1 Potential risks of this acquisition………………………………………….6 2.2 Impacts
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growing number of Americans work for foreign-owned firms in the United States. Do you think that these American employees are being influenced by the foreign owner’s approach to management and the culture of the country of the owner? Because of globalization‚ businesses are open to do business in new markets and improving profits. Also because of globalization‚ companies are faced with different cultures‚ religion and norms. For a company to do business in another country‚ a manager needs to understand
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Introduction In the business world today‚ borders are blending and multi-national mergers are causing many company nationalities to become indistinct. As the globalization of markets rapidly increases‚ many companies are finding international expansion a necessity of competition. The world is greatly affected by this movement towards a global market‚ and many companies are finding it extremely important to adapt to other cultures. The most considerable obstructions to successful international marketing
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Introduction Twelve years ago‚ the notorious case of Enron attracted people’s attention on business ethic. Until now‚ some issues are still worth pondering. This essay is going to argue the issues that raised by the case in terms of managing and making decisions in business ethics‚ and the corporate citizen and its stakeholders. Enron‚ the world’s largest energy trader‚ went bankrupt in a short period. It is not hard to discover when search further into the case that the collapse of the entity
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popular. We are planning to invest in a foreign country and China is a good choice. While doing business in China‚ cultural difference would be the first problem that company have to face. The report examines the cultural difference between the United States and China in five respects: the language differences‚ unique and accustomed customs‚ gender difference‚ mode of thinking and values. Furthermore‚ the issues that are likely to arise in the foreign country in two functional areas will be mentioned
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Introduction Culture is an important part of International Business. Culture is defining the collection of values‚ beliefs‚ behaviours‚ customs and attitudes of the member in the society. Culture is the behaviour that people act in the community. The characteristic of culture is also reflects learned behaviour that is transmitted from one member to another in society. There are also basic elements cultures such as social structure‚ language and religious. So the foreigner who wants to operate
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ways on how U.S. organization should communicate with the Indonesians and what they should look into before approaching a foreign business. There are a few important factors discussed in this paper and they are the cultures‚ ethnicity‚ language‚ business etiquettes such as clothing‚ gestures‚ age‚ and date format. These factors should be looked at closely in order to have a successful business in Indonesia. To start a business in a foreign country‚ it is crucial to understand the culture‚ social
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! The Effects of American Stereotypes on Foreign Cultures. America is a nation known for its stereotypes. These stereotypes can have both positive and negative effects on other regions in the world. Stereotypes Stereotypes can help sell a product or make people believe in a cause. But they also have a broader purpose; they can change cultures‚ ruin the reputation of a country‚ and ruin peoples lives. Fiji is a prime example of this idea. Fijian women were once admired for being obese. This
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caused by different communication styles often lead to lost business opportunities for foreign businesspeople dealing with Japan. This booklet is intended to fill such gaps. We asked Dr. Ernest Gundling‚ an intercultual specialist‚ to be the author to leverage on his extensive research and hands-on experience in this field. We sincerely hope that this booklet will help businesspeople from all over the world be successful in doing business with Japan. International Communication Department JETRO
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Conflict in Foreign Countries Heather Woolls Benedictine University May 27‚ 2012 The Former Soviet Union: A Study of Three Companies: PwC‚ Ikea‚ and AES When countries open up to capitalism and economic freedom‚ businesses can move in easily and capture markets with little effort. However‚ what are the issues that accompany this ease of initial introduction? There are often great benefits that come with being the first to enter a new market – gaining a competitive advantage being one‚ as
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