*CASE ANALYSIS* A New Caterpillar Emerges Caterpillar was a low-cost manufacturer in the construction equipment industry until the beginning of 1980’s‚ but in 1982‚ competition from the Japanese biggest construction equipment manufacture i.e Komatsu‚ Kubota‚ and Hitachi‚ threatened its position. Caterpillar’s functional approach was outdated‚ and structural changes were needed to remain globally competitive. To this end Caterpillar quickly moved to change its organizational structure. The
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THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS The Impact of Culture on International Business Doing business on the international plane presents many challenges because of a variety of factors which differ from one market to the other. These differences are basically informed by the environment of the host country‚ which is often times different from that at home. One of the environmental factors that present such a challenge is culture. Culture can be defined as complex construct that embodies
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EMOTION AND STRESS MANAGEMENT – A KEY TO ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS Raisa De(raisa.d@itm.edu) Abhiti Tiwari (abhiti.t@itm.edu) Tanvi Srivastava (tanvi@itm.edu) 1 CONTENTS 1.Abstract 4 2.Introduction i. Literature Review 5-6 ii. Today’s world 6-7 3. Objective 7 4. Research Methodology 8-13 i. Reasons for stress in organizations ii. Previous research works iii. Stress at work place IBM Google TCS 5.Data Analysis 14- 16 IBM Google TCS 5
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Research Paper Creating synergy for cross-cultural teams in international R&D projects S. X. Zeng1*‚ C. M. Tam2‚ Thomas K. L. Tong2 and P. M. Sun1 2 Antai School of Management‚ Shanghai Jiaotong University‚ Shanghai 200052‚ China. College of Science and Engineering‚ City University of Hong Kong‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong. Accepted 3 February‚ 2010 1 Cross-cultural management is often regarded as one of the disciplines in international management focusing on cultural encounters between what are
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Caterpillar and Komatsu: A Mission Statement Evaluation Caterpillar and Komatsu are two of the largest heavy equipment manufacturers in the world with total revenue of over $29.1 billion dollars for fiscal year 2001 between the two companies. Caterpillar was established in 1925 after Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best merged their two companies‚ both of which had been in business for over 35 years each. Komatsu was founded in 1921 when Komatsu Iron Works was spun off as an independent corporation from
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MCX Submitted in the partial requirements for the Degree of Masters in Finance & Control Department Of Business & Financial Studies University Of Kashmir Certificate This is to certify that the project entitled “Factors Affecting the Success and Failure of Futures Contracts” is research work done by Owais Javaid Qureshi‚ under my supervision‚ during March-April‚ 2012‚ submitted to the Department Of Business and Financial Studies‚ University Of Kashmir in partial fulfillment
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2010 Ninth International Conference on Mobile Business / 2010 Ninth Global Mobility Roundtable What factors contributed to the success of Apple’s iPhone? John Laugesen McMaster University‚ DeGroote School of Business Hamilton‚ Ontario CANADA laugesjd@mcmaster.ca Abstract — Unknown to most North American consumers‚ a mobile data and Internet service in Japan called i-mode has been highly successful in that country for the past decade. Unfortunately‚ mobile data services in North America have
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1-1 Introduction to Operations Management Operations Management William J. Stevenson 1-2 Introduction to Operations Management Operations Management Figure 1.1 The management of systems or processes that create goods and/or provide services Organization Finance Operations Marketing 1-3 Introduction to Operations Management What Do Operations Managers Do? • What is ‘Operations’? • • a function or system that transforms inputs into outputs
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Active Learning Is the Key of Success in University Xin Nie University of Manitoba Course Instructor: Lisa K. Soiferman Teaching Assistant: Juliet G. Daet Jan.22 2015 Word Count: 637 Essay Number: 1 Active Learning Is the Key of Success in University Many students still play the traditional role in the university when they are in the classroom; they focus from the teachers and textbooks instead of themselves. Some of students are visual learners that need to see to understand; while others
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including but not limited to values‚ beliefs‚ and norms‚ that ties together members of that society or group and that drives action and behavior.” Five of the major factors that influence the culture of Djibouti are: geographic location and environment‚ religion and language‚ military presence‚ people‚ and government. Each factor has significant contributions to the overall culture‚ creating a unique and growingly important country at the horn of Africa. Djibouti (previously known as French Somaliland)
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