2013 [DECATHLON CHINA: USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO PENETRATE THE INTERNET MARKET] CASE 2 INDIVIDUAL REPORT K 603 – Information Systems Table of Content: Executive Summary 2 Key Issues 3 SWOT Analysis 5 Porter’s Five Forces 6 Strategic Alternatives 7 Recommendations 9 Implementation Strategy 10 Additional Costs
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Case - Starbucks in China Group 11 21-10-2012 Q1) Do you think Starbucks is a global company? Why or why not? Starbucks is one of the largest coffee shop chains in the world. In 2005 it was the leading coffeehouse retailer in the world with operations in 34 countries outside the US‚ counting 10.241 coffeehouses. Starbucks began its international expansion with Japan in 1995. We think Starbucks is a global company. Throughout the answer we will use Starbucks’ value chain activities to explain
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Google in China Case Study Chris Chapman MGT/448 April 27‚ 2013 Professor Willie Thomas University of Phoenix Google in China Google’s mantra “Don’t be evil‚” represents the company’s fundamental principle of never compromising the integrity of its search results. In 2000‚ Google decided to expand its services to China‚ the world’s largest country. The expansion met greater opportunities for the growing company. However‚ new markets bring new challenges and assimilating to the culture
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Video Case 2 Are Chinese Business Partnerships A Good Deal For U.S. Companies? Case Assignment Questions: 1. Compare and contrast joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each form of market entry? Why might a company choose one over the other? A joint venture is a partnership between two or more people or businesses/companies who will share all expense‚ profit‚ loss expertise and control in a specific project. A wholly owned subsidiary
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other companies‚ ABB does not want to miss the opportunity to expand its market to China because China has good market potential such as its high population‚ its growing economy‚ and its distinct economic trend compare with other Asian countries. In 1979‚ ABB decided to establish its first permanent office as representative office in this country. Unfortunately‚ ABB faces several problems when doing its business in China. One of the problems is that the company’s decision-making policy in its matrix
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The Best Processor? Intel or AMD The process of purchasing a desktop computer is challenging‚ especially when it comes to choosing the best CPU. In order to perform the best choice‚ one needs to compare the two processors‚ Intel and AMD. The comparison between the two is significant in making knowledgeable decisions while picking a processor. Therefore‚ one should consider factors such as cost‚ performance‚ and purpose of the computer. In terms of performance or speed‚ Intel processors‚ though
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Liu 00 2014-May 24th EMA Econometrics Fudan University/School of Economics Research Paper FDI outflow‚ the case of China Submitted by Liu 01 FDI outflow in the case of China EMA Student‚ Fudan University Abstract Since the opening in 1978‚ China became the biggest FDI recipient of the developing countries worldwide. There is no doubt‚ this condition will keep going. But recently a reversed movement attracted more and more attention. Using the Dunning model‚ the rapid growth emerging countries
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XCO CHINA CASE STUDY Case discussion Questions 1. Why do you think John Ross ‘prior expatriate experience failed to prepare him for the task of managing XCO China? I consider that John Ross prior experience may failed in China because the Asian culture differed a lot from Mexico and Hungarian culture and he did not have a cultural training for Asian markets. If you are assigned to work overseas you need training in the culture of the place where you are going. In his previous experience‚ Ross probably
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Part 1 1. What were the different changes at Intel over the first three years of Barrett’s tenure? Different changes at Intel over the first three years of Barrett’s tenure were that he has increased the production capacity for Intel. Some others changes were closing down of an e-commerce service for small businesses‚ web broadcasting for shareholder meetings was also terminated as well as cutting back on web- surfing applications in other countries other than Spain. He also reorganized company
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1. Chen was told by her former colleague‚ Zhu‚ to give RMB 3000 (US $360) to each of the two government officials. What would be the consequences of doing so for the involved parties and other relevant stakeholders? The core issue around this case is the major differences between Chinese and western ethical values. It is common‚ in most developed Western countries‚ for businesses and government officials to closely follow business rules and regulations that are straightforward and by the books
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