Developing Global Strategies for Service Businesses Session 11 1 Globalization Framework for Service Businesses • Industry Globalization Drivers • • • • • • • • Common customer needs Global customers Global Channels Global economies of scale Favorable logistics Information technology Government policies and regulations Transferable competitive advantage 2 Globalization Framework of Service Businesses • Special Characteristics of Service Businesses • • • • • • • • Performance not
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CHAPTER 17 Capital Budgeting for the Multinational Corporation EASY (definitional) 17.1 The _______ is defined as the present value of future cash flows discounted at the project’s cost of capital minus the initial net cash outlay for the project. a) net present value b) equity-adjusted present value c) cost of capital d) value additive principle Ans: a Section: Net present value Level: Easy 17.2 The most desirable property of the NPV criterion is that it evaluates a) investments
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Mobile Phone Technology In Developing Countries Introduction According to Daniel G. Bates‚ globalism is causing increased inequality and polarization in the distribution of wealth‚ and the economic and social disparities‚ creating the Forth World—a new face of extreme poverty that is gradually excluded from the rest of the world. Bates argues that the development of globalization and technology has enlarged the distance between the developed and developing countries‚ and that technology isolates
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETING COUNTRY: CHINA * Cultural: ‘China’ officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ is a sovereign state located in East Asia China is the world’s most populous country with population of over 1.355 billion Religions: 92% Han Chinese * share same culture and traditions * many speak Mandarin (China’s official language) * others speak a dialect or regional version of a language religious practices discouraged by gov’t
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1800s through the early 1900s saw the rapid colonization of Africa by Europeans; this period has been called "the Scramble for Africa". European countries competed for colonies wanting to control them for their vast natural resources and as a market for their goods. Britain had a far stretching empire in the early 1900s and was by far the greatest imperial power at that time. Some of the regions Britain controlled were India‚ South Africa‚ Egypt and other parts of Africa‚ and several Pacific and Caribbean
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Developing Creativity for Business Name: Ibrahim Alhobayb Content Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………4 Factors Affecting Creativity………………………………………………………….. 6 Stages of a Successful Problem Solving Programme…………………………………..7 CPS Framework……………………………………………………………………… 9 A critical look at creative problems facing Sony Corporation………………………..9 Application of CPS Models to Provide Solutions……………………………………12 Ways that Levels of Creativity
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It is already mentioned above about some factors that caused the decline of Multinational Corporation‚ and here is the explanation of those factors: • Technical-Efficiency Forces The Technical-Efficiency Forces has two possibilities First‚ the decline of the corporation came from its inabilities to achieve and to maintain economic efficiencies in market transactions. When the economic environments no longer support efficient operations of the corporation‚ it can find other ecological slots or reduce
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How have our views on war changed over time? Nothing can impact society like war. War can be viewed as noble and just‚ or cruel and inhuman‚ as well as everything in between. War affects everyone in society whether they are fighting in a foreign country or waiting at home for a loved one to return. War is an indispensable part of civilization; found at every chapter of human history. It is the culmination of the basic survival instinct when provoked. As has the technique of battle; society’s
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11/3/2014 Why Your Company Should Have A Whistleblowing Policy Why Your Company Should Have A Whistleblowing Policy by Tim Barnett‚ Assistant Professor of Management‚ Louisiana Tech University Sam Advanced Management Journal‚ Autumn‚ 1992‚ pp. 37-42 Whistleblowers‚ those individuals who call attention to possible wrongdoing within their organizations‚ are the subjects of much controversy. Some say that whistleblowers are noble characters‚ willing to sacrifice personally and professionally to expose
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By: Zuha Nihan Naseer male’ maldives Will we ever … have reliable nuclear fusion power? In the era of global climate change‚ and concerns about humanity’s long-term reliance on fossil fuels‚ many think the solution lies in alternative sources of energy‚ including nuclear power. All our nuclear power plants are based on fission: splitting heavy atoms into lighter components in a controlled fashion. Though fission is safe when all goes well‚ the fuel is radioactive‚ waste disposal can
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