Briefly discuss the three types of staffing policies in international business. Discuss the staffing policies adopted by MNCs (Multi-National Company) operating in Singapore. Which is the most attractive approach and why? The 3 types of staffing policies are ethnocentric‚ polycentric‚ and geocentric. Ethnocentric approach fills key management position with parent-country nationals. Advantage: * Overcome the lack of qualified manager in host country * Unify corporate culture. * Transfer
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Case Study #3: Contract for the International Sale of Goods A chip off the new block Semicontronics is an Australian manufacturing company that has been in the business of semi manufactured electronics for over a decade. Semicontronics has a solid reputation for meeting customer demands for quality products on time and on budget. The majority of Semicontronics customers are international‚ mid-market manufacturing companies that produce generic electronics such as cell phones‚ digital media
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Old No. 7 Nestled in a quiet mountain glen just outside of Lynchburg Tennessee you’ll find the Jack Daniel’s distillery. Started in 1866 by a man named Jasper Newton Daniel‚ he started distilling a sour mash whiskey now known as Jack Daniel’s. “Using spring water free of iron traces‚ he added the finest white corn‚ the best rye‚ and barley malt‚ both fresh and ripe yeast to make a "sour" mash‚ different from most bourbons.”(sippin’ whiskey) He let it ferment 24 hours longer than ordinary bourbons
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Tutorial 6 – Chapter 5 Cross-cultural Negotiation & Decision-making Tutorial activity 1: Ongoing Semester Case Study – Businessville Hotel. All over China and in Beijing in particular‚ plans were put in place to host the world’s biggest sporting event – the 2008 Olympic Games. Although the games are now over‚ other major sporting events are to be held in Beijing and the manager of the Beijing Businessville Hotel wants to attract the Swiss National Shooting team to stay in his hotel. He wants
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short run Correct Answer: in the long run‚ but not in the short run Question 6 1 out of 1 points Scenario 14-1. The economy is in long-run equilibrium. Suddenly‚ due to improved international relations and the increased confidence of policymakers‚ citizens become more optimistic about the future and stay this way for a long time. Refer to Scenario 14-1. In the short run‚ which of the following describes the changes that take place in the economy?
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Subsidies * A subsidy - a government payment to a domestic producer * Subsidies help domestic producers * compete against low-cost foreign imports * gain export markets * Consumers typically absorb the costs of subsidies Tariffs * Tariffs * increase government revenues * provide protection to domestic producers against foreign competitors by increasing the cost of imported foreign goods * force consumers to pay more for certain imports
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References: [1] Molina MJ‚ Molina LT. Megacities and atmospheric pollution. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 2004;54:644e80. [2] Moriarty P. Environmental and resource constraints on Asian urban travel. International Journal of Environment and Pollution 2007;30(1): 8e26. [3] Crutzen PJ. Albedo enhancement by stratospheric sulfur injections: a contribution to resolve a policy dilemma? Climatic Change 2006;77: 211e9. [4] Lovins AB. More profit with less carbon
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location can be utilized successfully to attract customers in a saturated market and against intensified competition. Customer loyalty leads to higher customer retention rate and to continuous business success even in situations where failure to satisfy customers would normally cause an early termination of business. Therefore the restaurant operation must focus not only on attracting first-time customers but also on developing long term relationship with customers. Customer loyalty allows increased price
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people will complain and never want to go to the office. However‚ there are jobs out there that are very rewarding that people want to do for their rest of their lives. He should have stated that there is a spectrum‚ and people are all over it. In chapter 14‚ Ferriss is talking about Mini-Retirements. He is convinced that going on mini-vacations every few months will benefit everyone. He is telling his readers how to afford traveling the world all the time. However‚ he makes a mistake by using a composition/
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