Competitive strategies: Global vs. local © Professor Daniel F. Spulber Global competitive strategies The G5 Platform strategy Network Strategy Intermediary strategy Entrepreneur strategy Investment strategy 2 Global competitive strategies • Home‚ supplier‚ partner‚ and customer countries of competitors – differences as sources of competitive advantage • Differences in global value connection • Differences in products‚ brand‚ technology • Differences in impacts of political‚ legal and
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The Best Global Leaders are Local Leaders. A few years ago‚ Thomas Friedman eloquently said that "the world is flat." Technology and globalization have made commerce a far more level playing field than it was many decades ago. The internet has unlocked opportunities‚ giving businesses access to previously unreachable customers. There’s a sense of equal opportunity in markets‚ with geographical and historical knowledge becoming more and more irrelevant. From business schools to boardrooms‚ building
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Lenge Kotzé (KOT002) Class: Wednesday 16:00 6/21/2013 FTH02/01 DEGREE QUESTION 1 I hereby confirm that this essay doesn’t include any plagiarism and that it is my own work referenced according to the Harvard referencing guide. Lenge Kotzé “The Orient has helped to define the West as its contrasting image‚ idea‚ personality‚ experience.” (Said 1991:2) Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto were among the first non-western designers to be included in the official world of
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The Global-Local Dilemma: Foundations of International Strategic Management‚ Ethics and Social Responsibility What is meant by Globalization? Form 5 Groups‚ discuss the questions below for 30 Minutes in your group; each group presents its findings to the class. What is Globalization? What is being “globalized”? Establish a ranking of degree of globalization. Develop a definition and discuss your definition in terms of the factors below Advantages‚ Disadvantages‚ Opportunities‚ Threats For participating
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What Is a Global Manager? It is hard today to use the word “globalization” without a certain sense of irony‚ rueful or otherwise. Riven by ideology‚ religion‚ and mistrust‚ the world seems more fragmented‚ more at odds‚ than at any time since‚ arguably‚ World War II. But however deep the political divisions‚ business operations continue to span the globe‚ and executives still have to figure out how to run them efficiently and well. The question that Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal pose—“What
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determine[->24] its opportunities[->25] and risks[->26]. Managers are assets in a company that carries out many activities that helps an organization to adapt to the changes in the environment that affect the firm’s ability to reach its goals. But as the world changes‚ a manager should be competitive enough to meet the needs of the global market. To be able to further understand not only the definition of a “Global Professional Manager”‚ as well as its roles‚ functions‚ responsibilities‚ the group
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A very good afternoon to the Chair Speaker‚wise and honourable adjudicators‚ precise timekeeper‚ respected teachers‚ worthy opponents‚my fellow teammates and most of all‚ members of the floor. Ladies and gentlemen‚ I as the second speaker of the opposition team‚ Arvindhra Rao s/o Krishnamurthy‚strongly disagree with today’s motion which is “This House Believes That Junk Food Is The Main Cause Of Health Problems”.I would say it is not the only cause. There are many other causes that contribute
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Running head: The "Global" and the "Local" in Knowledge Management Victor De Jesus University of Mary Washington Introduction In a world were people with specialized skills are hard to find‚ corporations must find a way to hold on to their corporate knowledge. Many times this knowledge resides in the head of a person‚ which creates a situation when the employee decides to stop working for the corporation. A knowledge gap is created at the time of departure and
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LOCATION‚ COMPETITION‚ AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: LOCAL CLUSTERS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY By: Porter‚ Michael E.; Economic Development Quarterly‚ Feb2000‚ Vol. 14 Issue 1‚ p15‚ 20p‚ 4 diagrams Economic geography during an era of global competition involves a paradox. It is widely recognized that changes in technology and competition have diminished many of the traditional roles of location. Yet clusters‚ or geographic concentrations of interconnected companies‚ are a striking feature of virtually
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taken into account. In addition‚ seats are distributed depending on the size of the population‚ so once again the power is held by big countries. Therefore‚ local interests are left aside. Paying direct attention to Spain it can be noticed that the Government has decided to increase some national taxes. This measure‚ which has been taken with global perspectives so that Germany and France do not force this Member State out of from the European Union‚ is damaging the citizens in country. As without
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