Introduction Intellectual Property is an idea or innovation that is created or discovered. This includes things that you write‚ design‚ invent‚ software‚ trade secrets‚ sing‚ speak‚ draw‚ learn‚ etc... Intellectual property can be created by you or you can pay someone to create it for you. Intellectual property is protected by trade secrets‚ patents‚ trademarks and copyright laws. Each of these laws covers a specific type of intellectual property. History of Intellectual Property Law Intellectual
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Land Labour Capital and Enterprise‚ from http://kalyan-city.blogspot.com/2010/11/4-factors-of-production-land-labour.html (retrieved as at 28/11/2012) Communicate Group Ltd. (2009). Doing Business in China Chinese Social and Business Culture‚ from http://www.communicaid.com/access/pdf/library/culture/doing-business-in/Doing%20Business%20in%20China.pdf retrieved November 26‚ 2012 Démurger.S Economy Of The People’s Republic of China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_People ’s_Republic_of_China
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Chapter 1 Managers and Managing What is management? Management is the planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively. Efficiency is a measure of how well resources are used to achieve a goal. Effectiveness is a measure of the appropiateness of the the goals an organization is pursuing and the degree to which the organization achieves those goals. Organizations are collections of people who work together and
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categorize your problems and solutions? What was as short-term and what was a long-term problem? Standing as Mr. shuhei’s point of view‚ I would like to concentrate on the overall manufacture framework‚ which was how Toyota was running its oversea business in the historical strategy chosen and market response in the following fiscal year. Toyota has two main largest oversea markets‚ North America and Europe. At first‚ I want to focus on comparing the two main oversea markets. For the North America
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INTB1202 Fall 2012 COURSE FAQS I. THE BUSINESS PLAN (40%) 1.Why is the Becoming a Global Manager course designed around a business plan? The process of writing the business plan helps students learn the discipline of taking an idea and shaping it into a concrete product. The hard work of “new venture due diligence” helps students develop skill sets (e.g.‚ critical thinking‚ research‚ time management‚ etc.) that are vital to success in college and in the real world of work. In addition
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BUSINESS DESCRICPTION Sony is a global manufacturer of audio‚ video‚ communications and information for the consumer and professional markets. Sony Corporation (Sony) is a leading provider of consumer electronics. Firm designs‚ develops‚ manufactures and markets equipment and electronic devices‚ such as audio and video products‚ televisions and semiconductors. It designs‚ develops and markets software and gaming hardware‚ the development of cinema‚ home theatre and television production. The company
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– Total quality management (TQM) – Six sigma 3. Business process redesign • Analyze‚ simplify‚ and redesign business processes • Reorganize workflow‚ combine steps‚ eliminate repetition 4. Paradigm shifts • Rethink nature of business • Define new business model • Change nature of organization ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CARRIES RISKS AND REWARDS
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CHAPTER 9: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 1. What is inventory turnover? How can a high inventory turnover ratio be detrimental to a firm? Inventory turnover refers to the number of times that inventory is sold in a one year period. It can be calculated by dividing the cost of goods sold for a particular period by the average inventory for that period. High inventory turnover may signal a low level of inventories‚ which can increase the chance of product stockouts. 2. Distinguish among cycle
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Solution for question 3 (chapter 4): 1. The legal framework: Sale contracts & excuses for nonperformance 2. Litigant : the distributor Defendant: the importer 3. Contractual analysis: An American importer purchased sewing machines from a Swiss manufacturer with the contract that payment was made in Swiss France‚ and then the importer sold them to distributors in USA. The contract between the importer and a distributor in U.S contained an “open-price term”. When the Swiss franc
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CONTENTS PAGES 1.0 The market problem of Coca Cola in United States 2-6 1.1 The launch of the new Formula of Coca Cola brings The market failure 1.2 PESTLE analysis for Coca Cola Company 1.2.1 Political 1.2.2 Economical 1.2.3 Social 1.2.4 Technological 1.2.5 Law 1.2.6 Environmental 1.3 Regulatory authority addressed the market failure of Coca Cola Company in United States
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