Introduction KFC has become synonymous with foreign fast-food after its entry in China. In 1987‚ KFC opened the first quick-service restaurant‚ which is totally a western-style‚ near Tiananmen Square in the capital of China‚ Beijing. KFC spread quickly after its first outlet in Beijing. It had the largest number of 11 outlets among the fast-food service restaurants in China in 1992. The number increased to 50 outlets in 1995. By 2001‚ there were more than 400 KFC outlets‚ which made KFC became the
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It is highly important for all international companies to understand that business culture in China is based on strong family networks or cultural ties secured in "quanxi" connection (Huang‚ 1987). This form of Chinese culture is heavily influenced by Confucianism‚ Taoism and Cultural Revolution. Under the cultural acceptance‚ good business practice in helping family and close associates and building relationships prior to doing business deals. Fei ’s (1948) framework also illustrate the
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS External environmental factors include sociocultural‚ Legal‚ Economic‚ Political‚ and Technology. The micro environment on the other hand comprises the industry and market. SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS. Religion‚ education‚ ethnicity‚ education and language‚ age group‚ family‚ cross cultural differences. In 1978‚ the Chinese government introduced a birth control policy of one child per family. (Newsweek 2014) This in the long run will reduce both sales and labor availability
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Political and legal factors Christian Birke Factors in the political and legal environments appear to represent an important influence on decisions made within companies. It seems as though changes in this environment can directly affect company performance. With ExxonMobil operating in nearly 200 countries worldwide (ExxonMobil‚ 2001) the list of possible political and legal aspects appears to be endless. Importance should be given only to implications that can gravely affect operations. Making
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Abstract China launched its economic reforms and open door policy in 1978. A country having largest population‚ it attracts a pool of foreign investors towards its economy. Since then the economy went through a series of regulatory and political changes‚ global and domestic factors surrounded the economy‚ and it emerged as the second largest economy in the world registering a positive growth in its GDP consecutively for almost two decades. The economic situation prevailing globally requires the
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Little Sheep‚ the China’s leading hot pot chain‚ operates about 480 restaurants in China‚ Japan and even in North America nowadays. The success of the business and its rapid growth in the past decade can be contributed by 3 factors: (1) strong desire for achievement of the founder‚ Zhang Gang; (2) economic reform programs launched in China since 1980s causing the significant increase in GDP per capital; (3) partnership with 3i in order to strengthen its industry expertise and management team. The
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The impact of Political‚ Legal and Social factors on a business Describe how political‚ legal and social factors are impacting upon the business activities of the selected organisations and their stakeholders. Political factors: ‘’Political factors are how and to what degree a government intervenes in the economy.’’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEST_analysis) Political factors include: * Environmental regulation and protection * Taxation ( corporate: consumer) * International
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P6 & M3: Political‚ legal and social factors impacting the business There is a range of influences that can affect the business in the business environment. Usually these influences cannot be controlled by the business itself. In P5 and M2 tasks I have presented the different economic impacts‚ and now I will present the political‚ legal and social factors in my P6‚ M3 and D2 tasks. Political factors There are 3 types of government that affect the country and these are Local‚ National Government
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Health and safety at work act (1974) this legislation is important for employees and others. this secures the health and safety of the employees. it also protects the people that are around or using the place to protect them from risk of the people at work doing their jobs. always arrange to implement safety measures which are identified in risk assessments. well trained people should implement the changes if it is necessary. make sure you have emergency procedures‚ provide clear information and
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key success factors in China and the West Hung-Chen Huang1‚ Kestutis Bruzga2* and Ya-Ping Wang3 1 School of Continuing Education‚ National Taiwan Normal University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan. Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Global Strategy‚ College of Management‚ National Taiwan Normal University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan. 3 Department of Technology Management‚ Chung Hua University‚ Hsinchu‚ Taiwan. 2 Accepted 3 August‚ 2011 The study researched business key success factors (KSFs) in China
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