other interesting facts that make up the geography of Japan.The island of Honshu is the largest island of all of Japan and is also the main island. Tokyo is located on this island‚this island also has the major port and harbor: Yokohama. Kobe is one of an important commercial centers. All of these cities and businesses are important and are all located on the island of Honshu. Shikoku is the smallest island of Japan‚ it borders on the East‚ which is by the Pacific Ocean‚ and on the West‚which is near
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“FINDING YOUR STRATEGY IN THE NEW LANDSCAPE” By: Pankaj Ghemawat Executive summary: The economic health of the world became worse after the global recession of 2008. The general impact of this catastrophe crashed not only the manufacturing sector but also the service sector as well globally. Most of the times it limited the various activities of the cross border commerce. The FDI has plunged down by 40% dramatically within the span of one year. Such trends in the economy can invite weak global
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multinational companies (MNC) can help them benefit from these opportunities. The main issue of this article is to address how an MNC should review its expansion strategy in this hostile post recession operating environment. The author highlights the need of changes in several business processes. Beginning from the change in organizational strategy‚ the author recommends MNCs to address the changes required in target markets and products‚ rethink about the locations for operations and be more innovative
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NEW GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 1. High intensity domestic competition breeds international success. 2. In the diamond-shaped chart‚ there are key elements of it success is to be sustained: Company strategy (structure and rivalry)‚ factor conditions‚ demand conditions‚ related and supporting industries. 3. The home base shapes a company’s capacity to innovate rapidly in technology and methods and to do so in the proper directions. 4. A global strategy supplements
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opportunities and challenges for Louis Vuitton in Japan? See market specs below: 1. Highly saturated or over saturated market 2. Very high competition 3. High barriers to entry 4. Availability of price comparison web sites‚ auction web sites and online stores are making market for luxury fashion more difficult. 5. The tendency of having “It” bag is fading with new concepts like “Rent It” SWOT of LV in Japan Strengths • Internationally recognized
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constitutional monarchy. In modern-day Japan‚ the monarchy is‚ according to the constitution of Japan‚ ‘a symbol of the state and unity of the people’. Unlike China‚ Japan‚ at least officially‚ has had only one dynasty since the beginning of time (Beasley‚ 1999). There is a pattern followed in China’s where each dynasty has a stage of empire building‚ a stage of power or glory‚ and finally‚ a stage of decline. This pattern‚ however‚ is not apparent in Japan. The monarchy of Japan essentially consists of one
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in Japan appears to have further contributed to the negative stereotyping of certain nationalities living here. The magazine’s openly offensive and racist articles (including whether Korean virgins’ genitals smell of kimchi; using the word ‘nigger’ next to a photo of a black man cuddling a Japanese woman) are used to highlight that a record 48‚000 crimes were committed by foreign nationals in Japan in 2005. This is complemented by a ‘danger rating’ of the nationalities who pose the largest threat
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the reason why Japan was able to modernize its industry‚ military and government to the point where they were able to compete with the west‚ while the rest of Asia lagged behind was due to the fact that they were flexible. They realized that in order to become more powerful than the west they needed to modernize and get their technology‚ industry‚ military and government up to date so they could improve and become more advanced than the other world powers. They knew that if they continued living
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IT department. The Russian operations are also exerting pressure on the IT department as they feel they are not receiving enough support in the areas of IT governance and systems. The expansion into retail pharmacies in Romania has also created new sites to be managed. The current IT governance structure is shown below. |Current IT Governance Model at Richter’s | |Decision
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Housing There are currently two major types of housing in Japan: the single-family detached homes and multi-family dwellings. According to the 2008 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications housing statistics‚ most people in Japan live in single-family home. Of the total home count‚ 55.4% are single-family homes‚ 41.7% are multi-family dwellings and remaining 2.7% are single-family houses clustered together sharing walls. (pie graph) The single-family detached home is more traditional and
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