Week 9 DQ 2. Describe your staffing approach (ethnocentric‚ polycentric‚ or geocentric) and why you are choosing this approach. In doing business in a Japan‚ the polycentric staffing approach would work best. In this approach Host country nationals occupy positions in the foreign subsidiary. Some transfers of HCNs to headquarters also take place. The approach eliminates the language barriers‚ and typically HCNs are less expensive. This policy is best used when companies want to keep hiring
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Global 2 Imperialism in China and Japan In the 19th century European countries were asserting their power by adopting a new form of imperialism‚ and colonizing many areas. Asia‚ in particular‚ China and Japan‚ became very enticing areas to colonize. While China and Japan were both isolated‚ feudal states‚ they reacted differently such as Japan accepting imperialism and becoming a world power and China rejecting Western ways and being used by Europe. A few Chinese welcomed Western ideas but
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CUHK International Summer School 2009 MGT 3580 Global Enterprise Management - Individual Country Analysis Assignment – Contents Page 1. Introduction – Japan in a Glance 3 2. Japan’s Current Economic Performance 3 1. GDP /Capital (PPP) and GDP growth Rate 3 2. Inflation Rate
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PEST Analysis of Japan Political Environment - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism ranked Japan in 44th with +0.94 score(less violent and more stable). Japan also was ranked in 31st with +1.25 scores in complete absence of corruption [1] - Restrictions access harmful published materials and allow regulate excessive disruption of social order but no restrictions on access to the internet [2] - Industrial policies influenced specific industries to gain international competitive
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and even environment. This movement has been driven primarily by numerous TNCs‚ trade liberalization‚ and the deregulation of the financial system‚ and numerous strategies adopted by the Government and Economy‚ resulting in the creation of a ’new’ Japan. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT The Japanese economy‚ the 2nd largest in the world‚ accounts for 7.1% Global World GDP‚ at US$4.6 triliion and a per capita income of approximately US$33‚550 (World Bank 2006). As a result of globalisation‚ literacy
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On March 11‚ 2011 Japan was hit with a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that destroyed Japan and surrounding states. The tsunami was formed by an earthquake underwater. Underwater earthquakes happen because of the collision of plates and it causes the fault line to slide‚ when a force pushes the water upwards that causes many tsunamis which gradually increases till they strike land or shallow water. This in this case happened to Japan. Before this major tsunami happened in Japan many people didn’t know
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Present day Japan and the United States share political economic and social similarities and differences such as both countries have a democratic government based around a constitution; however japan has incorporated a more traditional aspect of their culture by retaining the position of the emperor. Economically both are very similar in that they both run on the concept of free market and are both in the top five largest economies in the world. Differences would include the fact that Japan’s economy
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The New World started for many reasons. Some of those reasons are for religious freedom‚ overpopulation in places like England‚ and for people hopeful to find gold and become wealthy. Religious freedom existed in the New England colonies prior to 1750. The New World was thought to be a religious haven but not all colonies allowed certain religious freedom. Some colonies had complete religious freedom such as Pennsylvania. Others had limited religious freedom such as Massachusetts. In 1682‚ William
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changed from 1450 to 1750. Around 1450 Latin America was not trading with Europe‚ Asia‚ or Africa. Around 1750 they were receiving slaves from Africa for plantation goods. In 1450‚ India was trading with Asia and east Africa through the Indian Ocean trade. In 1750 India traded a large number of textiles to Western Europe which ended up on Africa’s Western Coast and continued trade with eastern Asia and Africa. The changes Latin American and Indian trade underwent from 1450 to 1750 were due to the Western
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1. In the 1980s Japan was viewed as one of the world’s most dynamic economies‚ today it is viewed as one of the most stagnant. According to Hill‚ The Japanese economy has stagnated because in quick succession their stock market collapsed and property prices rapidly followed. Japanese banks found their balance sheets loaded with bad debt and they reduced lending. As the stock market plunged and property prices imploded‚ individuals saw their net worth shrink. Japanese consumers responded by sharply
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