Cultural Distance Assignment IIB 1. What is the formula developed by Kogut and Singh in 1988 in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. CDj is the cultural distance between the host country (j) and the home country (in this case Germany). It is calculated with a summation of 4 different variables indicating different cultural dimensions. These are uncertainty avoidance‚ power distance‚ individualism/collectivism and masculinity/femininity
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among the supply chain have an insight now. As a result of this firm have taken other approaches to innovation and gained the help of external sources to achieve a more efficient and effective innovation process‚ this was seen by “Open Innovation”. Fowles and Clark (2005:46) denote that “Many innovative companies relied almost entirely on their in-house scientists and assessed their innovation ability based on the number of patents turned out in a year.” Firms‚ mainly those in the technology industry
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81–98. Cantwell‚ J.‚ Dunning J. H.‚ & Lundan‚ S. M. (2009). An evolutionary approach to understanding international business activity: The co-evolution of MNEs and the institutional environment. Journal of International Business Studies. doi:10.1057/jibs.2009.95. Carroll‚ A. B. (1999). Corporate social responsibility. Evolution of a definitional construct. Business and Society‚ 38(3)‚ 268–295. Devinney‚ T. M. (2009). Is the socially responsible corporation a myth? The good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly of
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Rights above and below land The concept of “land” only extends upwards to a height necessary for the ordinary use and enjoyment of the surface (Bernstein v Skyviews & General Ltd [1978])Trespass above land at lower levels: “not whether the incursion actually interferes with the occupier’s actual use of the land at the time‚ but rather whether it is of a nature and at a height which may interfere with any ordinary uses of the land which the occupier may see fit to undertake” (LJP Investments v Howard
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Legislators‚ Senators and Congressmen‚ and tell them that these people need help. In case you need the contact information‚ I am including the names and numbers of some of our local legislators below. Henry E.M. Beck‚ Waterville (D): (207) 837-4343 Lori Fowle‚ Vassalboro (D): (207) 872-7268 Gay Grant‚ Gardiner (D): (207) 582-5882 Craig Hickman‚ Winthrop (D): (207) 377-3276 Dennis L. Keschel‚ Belgrade (R): (207) 495-2973 Karen Kusiak‚ Fairfield (D): (207) 453-6834 Thomas R.W. Longstaff‚ Waterville (D):
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Thutmose III was the 6th Pharoah of the 18th Dynasty in Egypt. During his reign‚ he created a new model for a larger army; reformed the administration‚ weapons‚ chariots; and developed a way for the army to support itself away from Egypt (Gabriel 21). Most relevantly‚ he changed Egypt’s originally more defensive policies into an offensive strategy‚ which required the control of city-states in Canaan and Syria. The new policies focused on finding ways to travel faster during campaigns‚ and required
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Emerging Economy‚ 11(1)‚ 1–21. 5 Jonsson‚ A.‚ & Foss‚ N. J. (2011). International expansion through flexible replication: Learning from the internationalization experience of IKEA. Journal of International Business Studies‚ 42(9)‚ 1079–1102. doi:10.1057/jibs.2011.32 6 The Wall Street Journal‚ 2006. IKEA hits home in China. March 3‚ 2006.
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MARITIME PIRACY Unlike most of the other organized crime problems discussed in this report‚ maritime piracy is not a trafficking issue. No contraband is moved‚ no illicit market serviced. Rather‚ it is a violent‚ acquisitive crime.1 It is transnational because a ship is considered the sovereign territory of the nation whose flag she flies.2 It is organized because commandeering a ship at sea requires considerable planning and some specialized expertise. The following chapter focuses on just one
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Contents Executive summary 2 Industry analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Major external environmental factors 3 Money exchange………………………………………………………………………………………3 Economic situation……………………………………………………………………………………4 The politics……………………………………………………………………………………………4 Five forces…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...5 Main strategies…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 Site visit and company report 7 Value chain 7 Research and development
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of what they cannot capture. As with all frequently repeated experience‚ the effect is paradigmatic‚ affecting by analogy beyond the immediately seen – indeed‚ all spheres of life where a free and independent imagination matters”. That’s how John Fowles felt about new medias in 1968‚ when his major master piece The Magus was unhappily adapted to a film. This description of cinema matches perfectly with 1970’s tendencies of British cinema. Private and restricted once‚ the industries opened towards
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