significantly behind the leaders in the category like imports such as Lexus and Acura. Essentially‚ Buick’s aging demographic in the U.S. was not likely to capture new market share. Growing the Buick brand and capturing market share was critical to General Motors (GM) especially as GM had sunk to a new low in market share in the U.S. and was soon to face a Chapter 11 and federal government bailout. Based on Buick’s strong sales in the Chinese market and its profit contribution to GM‚ Buick was one of four
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Journal of International Management 8 (2002) 223 – 240 Liability of foreignness to competitive advantage: How multinational enterprises cope with the international business environment Deepak Sethi*‚ Stephen Guisinger 1 University of Texas at Dallas‚ P.O. Box 830688‚ Richardson‚ TX 75083-0688‚ USA Abstract An expanded and holistic conceptualization of the liability of foreignness (LOF) is presented that goes beyond the traditional foreign subsidiary – local firm dyad in the host country.
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COSO Risk Management Plan LAW/531 BUSINESS LAW March 18‚ 2013 Nicole Harrison COSO Learning Activity Beasley‚ Hancock and Branson (2009) have mentioned that “Many senior executives and their organization’s board of directors are working to strengthen risk oversight so that they are better informed about emerging risk exposures‚ particularly those impacting strategy” (p. 01). This statement clarifies
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Human Resources Enterprise Background Mabuchi Motor Company is the world ’s number one manufacturer of small electric motors. The company holds 70% of the market for motors used with automotive‚ toys‚ computer‚ industry. All started in 1946 when Kenichi Mabuchi (now the company ’s honorary chairman) founded "Kansai Rika Kenkyusho‚" a scientific research institute. He created the world ’s first high performance horseshoe-shaped magnetic motor in 1947. On January 18‚ 1954‚ Kansai Rika Kenkyusho
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Tort Liabilities Nursing homes have the potential to have tort liabilities if the problems are not corrected if harm should occur. A nursing home is a busy place and with different people coming and going throughout the day. A nursing home is a high demand for care of residents. Nursing home staff should be knowledgeable about the resident’s quality of care and should be licensed to perform the care that is given. Possible Tort Liability: Resident that wanders. These residents are
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Case “Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transitional and Transactional Exposures” Issues: 1. Should multinational firms hedge foreign exchange rate risk? They should to better manage the foreign exchange risks. If not‚ what are the consequences? The gains in the foreign country would contribute less when the foreign currency depreciated against the home country’s currency. If so‚ how should they decide which exposures to hedge? The firm should focus on the importance of hedging
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Management and Leadership at Toyota Motor Corporation Nancy Mitchell-Edwards MGT/330 January 17‚ 2010 Walter Goodwyn Management and Leadership at Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is one of the leading automobile manufacturers in the world. The name itself inspires trust in the brand and for many people around the world‚ purchasing a vehicle manufactured by Toyota is also a sound investment. In 1933 Toyoda Automatic Loom Works‚ Ltd established the Automobile Department
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Case Study Vicarious Liability Introduction Under the English Common Law‚ Vicarious liability is a principle of the tort laws. The law imposes liability of employees and agents to their employers. Under this law‚ the liability of any tort committed by an employee that falls under the scope of his duties to the employer is transferred to the employer. This includes both the intentional and unintentional torts. The inclusion of the intentional torts came in to effect after the ruling in the case
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Iqbaljit S. Kahlon Pietro Veronesi VALE Global Risk Management in Mining1 July 3‚ 2011 It is mid 2010 and Pedro Zinner‚ Global Head of Corporate Risk Management of Vale‚ is mulling over the next move of Vale with respect to its highly publicized‚ enterprise-wide risk management system that he led and supported in the development since mid 2004. Over the last decade‚ Vale S.A.‚ a Fortune 500 Brazilian mining multinational company‚ experienced a very sustained growth‚ placing itself as the
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Abstract: In June 2008‚ India-based Tata Motors Ltd. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the two iconic British brands - Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) from the US-based Ford Motors for US$ 2.3 billion. Tata Motors stood to gain on several fronts from the deal. One‚ the acquisition would help the company acquire a global footprint and enter the high-end premier segment of the global automobile market. After the acquisition‚ Tata Motors would own the world ’s cheapest car - the US$ 2
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