Assignment File 37 Assignment 4 Due date: 7 June 2010 Read the case ’ Strategic and Organizational Change at Black & Decker ’ and answer the questions below. Each question carries 25% of the marks for this assignment. Questions How would you characterize Black & Decker ’s international expansion during the 1950s and 1960s? What strategy was the company pursuing? What was the key feature of the international organization structure that Black & Decker operated with at this time? Did Black
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MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION • Multinational entities have played a role in international trade for several centuries. • Multinational operations can be traced back several centuries to the British and Dutch trading companies. • After the above declined‚ the European overseas investments‚ mainly in the extractive industries dominated international trade. • The phenomenon as it is known today is the result of the lead taken by U.S. based companies in the post World War II period. Western
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Workforce Management in Corporations [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institute] Workforce Management in Corporations Introduction The corporations are sum of three elements which are resources‚ corporation structure and the employees. Basically‚ the employees are the most important factor in running the operations smoothly because these are the employees who used to design‚ implement and follow the corporation’s structure. Moreover‚ the employees undertake certain operation which
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(a) “Nemawashi” is an agricultural metaphor. The idea is that before a farmer plants a seed‚ he should prepare the roots and the soil‚ so that the seed has the best chance of survival. It is a political process by which an unofficial understanding is reached before a final decision is made on a particular matter. “Nemawashi” is Bottom-up style decision making (middle management has the greatest influence on decision making). The Japanese are primarily concerned with harmoniously working out problems
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Books and materials Leading text • Dignam & Lowry‚ Company Law‚ 5th edition (2009)* ** • Hicks & Goo’s Cases and Materials on Company Law‚ 7th edition 2011** • Mayson‚ French and Ryan on Company Law‚ 26th edition (2010) • Bourne on Company Law‚ 5th edition * Dignam & Lowry‚ Company Law‚ 6th edition (2012) may be published August 2012 ** These books will be used as the module readers Additional reading: The latest editions of: • Gower and Davies’ Principles
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The Corporation: A Book Review Joel Bakan’s book‚ The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power‚ is a decisive look into the mind of the corporation‚ or big business. It outlines the importance of profit in business and how ruthless corporations are willing to be in order to bring in substantial revenue. The book uses a historical timeframe to portray the ruthlessness of business ever since the idea of the corporation arose in the 17th century. It provides an insight into a world
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Modern day corporations display every one of the previously listed characteristics. Is it right that an institution‚ whose power now rivals that of the State that once created it to seek the better welfare of its citizens‚ display the psychological traits of a dangerous personality disorder? Many say no: there is a rising discomfort with the corporation and its pervasion into every sphere of human life and it is this uneasiness that has prompted many academics to further study the corporation and its
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International Drilling Corporation Case Write-up In the case study ”International Drilling Corporation”‚ Taylor described that the problem as many people either “didn’t know about what was going on” or “knew and just didn’t care.” Upon further inspection on the case‚ it was evident that many IDC executives were aware of company’s wrongdoings‚ but simply decided not to take any action. However‚ if I were Don Taylor‚ I would choose to report SEC. I believe this is the most ethical and logical decision
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Case Circuit Board Corporation Background/Introduction Circuit Board Corporation creates and manufactures printed circuit boards. The founder‚ the late Dieter Adams had started Circuit Board Corporation in 1961‚ were the computer industry was in its introductory stages. The company started by designing and manufacturing PCB’s for minicomputer companies. Maggie Adams which was Dieter Adams beloved wife was employed as a part time employee and secretary of the board to CEO after her husband died
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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational home computer operating system and office suite corporation. Microsoft Corporation develops‚ supports‚ and licenses a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide. Boeing Company is a multinational aerospace and defense corporation‚ and the largest exporter by value in the United States. Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers and the third largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world
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