: The Lexus and The Olive Tree Summary: Opening Scene: The World Is Ten Years Old. “ The trouble spread to one continent after another like a virus.” USA Today On December 8‚ 1997‚ the government of Thailand shut down 56 of their countries finance houses. These finance houses borrowed heavily in U.S. dollars and lent those dollars out to Thai businesses for the building of hotels‚ office blocks‚ luxury apartments and factories. Almost overnight‚ these private banks had
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THINGS TO CONSIDER IN SELECTING AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL Many investors prefer to select their own investments and chart their own financial courses. As has been shown by recent events‚ however‚ some potential investors lack the training‚ expertise or time to manage their own portfolios. As a consequence‚ many investors find themselves in need of financial assistance‚ but may need assistance in selecting an appropriate investment professional. The Securities Division suggests a consideration of
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AMRITA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS‚ AMRITAPURI TOYOTA (TOYOTA MOTOR CO. AND ITS SUPPLIERS) IN CHINA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROJECT INTRODUCTION The Chinese automobile sector is one of the key sectors which was benefited by the policy reforms that started in 1987 in China. This industry has posted double digit growth rates in the past two decades and is promising to sustain that growth rate in the future also. According to Hua Wang (Policy Reforms and Foreign Direct Investment: The Case of
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Development in Toyota Culture The article first appeared in the "International Journal of Human Resource Development & Management." It addresses the role of HR in a lean enterprise‚ explores a major crisis of trust at Toyota ’s plant in Georgetown‚ Ky.‚ and how it responded by reorganizing the HR function. By Jeffrey K. Liker and Michael Hoseus Introduction From the founding of Toyoda Loom Works in the 1920s to the creation of Toyota Motor Co. in the 1940s‚ its leaders believed that the key to success
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TOYOTA VS. NISSAN – A CONTRAST IN CULTURE‚ CORPORATE GOVERNANCE‚ OPERATIONAL STRATEGY‚ AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Mohamad R. Nayebpour Graduate Faculty of Business Administration Keller Graduate School of Management DeVry University 2000 West Loop South Houston‚ Texas 77027 (713) 212-3610 mnayebpour@keller.edu H H Akira Saito Visiting Research Fellow The Institute of Economic Research Chuo University Japan fujisan@tamajs.chuo-u.ac.jp H H ABSTRACT Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Corporation
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Dell Key success factors 1. Culture Dell’s winning ways begin and end with its culture. Dell has created a disciplined culture that relentlessly focuses on optimizing its operational model‚ responding to its customers’ needs and sustaining a self-motivated workforce. 2. Information is a powerful strategic weapon • Information is king at Dell - it is widely distributed‚ analyzed and acted upon. People know where they and their business units stand at any time. • According to Dell:
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The article‚ "The Lexus Hoverboard Is Real‚ but It Isn’t Coming to a Skate Park near You‚" discusses the various aspects of this new hoverboard known as the "Slide" and also argues the point that the hoverboard will not proceed into production. In order for the Slide to work‚ one needs: superconductors cooled by liquid nitrogen‚ magnets in the board‚ and a gargantuan amount of magnets in the ground. The fact that the board only works at an expensive‚ custom-built park in Barcelona causes author Tim
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monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally-changing pattern‚ although technically there is also a dry phase. The major monsoon systems of the world consist of the West African and Asia-Australian monsoons. The inclusion of the North and South American monsoons with incomplete wind reversal may be debated. The term was first used in English in British India (now India‚ Bangladesh and Pakistan) and neighbouring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Bay of Benhe English
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Company Overview Toyota Motor Corporation is a diversified corporation that sells its automobiles in approximately 200 nations and regions worldwide‚ focused primarily in Japan‚ North America‚ Europe‚ and Asia. Toyota estimates that it employs close to 1 million individuals worldwide‚ including dealers. Meanwhile‚ Toyota is growing‚ as is evident in the 13% increase in revenues from 2005 to 2006 to a level of roughly 180 billion dollars. Net profit for Toyota Motor Corporation increased 17%
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