all correspondence to Dr Li-Qun Wei‚ Department of Management‚ Hong Kong Baptist University‚ Kowloon Tong‚ KL‚ Hong Kong‚ E-mail: weiliqun@hkbu. edu.hk. IKEA in China: Facing Dilemmas in an Emerging Economy In mid-2003‚ the president of IKEA China‚ Ian Duffy‚ and some executives were discussing the market strategies of IKEA China in their Beijing office. After a review of IKEA China’s market development‚ the executives brainstormed about possible solutions for the difficulties experienced in the
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Economic environment Until the 1970s China was a closed off agricultural based economy‚ in the late 1970s China opened up to the world‚ and since then China has become the largest exporter of goods in the world. China has still maintained some of its agricultural roots by remaining the leading exporter in agricultural goods such as rice‚ wheat‚ and tea(CIA Fact Book). China’s economy is a fast and rapid growing economy with a GDP of $12.61 trillion in 2012‚ making it the 3rd highest GDP in the
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NORTH/SOUTH KOREA North Geographical Background: Korea is a 600-mile (966km) peninsula jutting out from Manchuria and China (and a small portion of the USSR). North Korea occupies an area—slightly smaller than Pennsylvania—north of the 38th parallel. It is located in east Asia on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea shares a border with three states‚ including China along the Amnok River‚ a border with Russia along the Tumen River‚ and South Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
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INTEL IN CHINA – CASE REPORT Mr. Tang and Mr. Li are the participants of an interesting incident in the Beijing’s division of Intel China that can be analyzed with the help of some important Chinese concepts like face‚ hierarchy and preservation of social harmony. Mr. Tang is the new manager of the marketing programs of Intel China in Beijing‚ and has a background of Western education and years of working experience in the United States. Mr. Li is a young but skilful account manager‚ enthusiastic
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Online Society in China Creating‚ celebrating‚ and instrumentalising the online carnival Edited by David Kurt Herold and Peter Marolt Introduction Noise‚ spectacle‚ politics: carnival in Chinese cyberspace David Kurt Herold The Internet in China was developed at about the same time as the Internet in Europe and America‚ but its structures and set-up were quite different. During the late 1980s and early 1990s‚ academic institutions in China began to set up intranets on their campuses
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Market in General 3 1.2 Situation of GM China 4 2. Defining the Problem 5 2.1 Technology “Shakedown” 5 2.2 Going down-market vs. Securing Quality-Image 5 2.3 Problems in Home Market 5 2.4 Increasing Competition 5 2.5 Possible Take-Over of GM China by Chinese 5 3. Problem Causes 6 3.1 Technology “Shakedown” 6 3.2 Going down-market vs. Securing Quality-Image 6 3.3 Problems in Home Market 6 3.4 Increasing Competition 6 3.5 Possible Take-Over of GM China by Chinese 6 4. Alternative Solutions
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known as a supplier of stat of the art desktop and PCs. Dell continued to achieve phenomenal records in sales and profit growth‚ eventually making it the most successful company in the PC industry‚ surpassing $25 billion in 2000. 1984 in Beijing‚ China‚ the development of Lenovo as a New Technology Development Company (NTD Co) of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Science‚ was established to generate a income for the IT market to help its major shortfall in its government
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McDonald’s: Is China Lovin’ it? Executive Summary This case studies McDonald’s’ business model as it develops to achieve success in the Chinese market. Issues addressed included how to retain McDonald’s’ image of cultural Americana‚ yet adapt to satisfy pallets and appeal to patrons in Chinese culture. 1. What is the purpose of conducting an external environmental analysis? What are the general environmental forces that could influence or have influenced McDonald’s development in China? The purpose
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The Growing Importance of E-Commerce in China Apr 28‚ 2013 The "booming" of e-commerce in China contributes to internal consumptions‚ helping to sustain the economy. Broadly‚ e-commerce means doing business over the Internet‚ selling goods and services delivered off-line as well as products which can be ’digitized’ and delivered on-line. This form of commerce experienced a rapid growth in the last two years and it is expected to expand further in future. The growing importance of e-commerce and
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Looking back on the first civilizations of China provides a reflection of modern Chinese and East Asian societies. According to mythology‚ Chinese civilization was created by Pangu and ruled by “legendary sage emperors Yao and Shun and other culture heroes.” (Timeline) This was followed by the Five Emperors and the Three Sovereigns‚ according to “Records of the Grand Historian” The Earthly Sovereign‚ The Heavenly Sovereign‚ and The Human Sovereign. (Timeline) The “First recorded Chinese dynasty
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