1) INTRODUCTION This research comprises of a detailed study of two MNC’s a. Halliburton b. OGDC In the first half of the research the emphasis is on Halliburton‚ USA and Halliburton‚ China. After discussing the environmental factors‚ ethics and social responsibility and cultural dimensions of Halliburton USA and China‚ their similarities have been discussed. Similarly in the second half of the research the emphasis is on OGDC‚ Western Africa and OGDC‚ Brazil. And then their similarities
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1.1 What is Quality? The term "quality" has a relative meaning. This is expressed by the ISO definition: "The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs". In simpler words‚ one can say that a product has good quality when it "complies with the requirements specified by the client". When projected on analytical work‚ quality can be defined as "delivery of reliable information within an agreed span of time under agreed
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Maddy’s First Service Encounter‚ it became evident that by using the Servuction model this case could be further analyzed. In this case there were several factors‚ both visible and non-visible‚ that led to the service experience. In this particular case there seemed to be a number of great experiences as well as a few sour experiences peppered throughout. By breaking it down further into the 4 segments of the Servuction model‚ we can further see how this special trip to the hospital played out. Servicescape
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oriented to the satisfaction of the customer’s presumed desire for some service and the server’s obligation to provide that service. The service encounter is also known as the ‘moment of truth’ in which the customer often develops a perception about the business and often creates a differentiation from other competitors. Solomon et al (1985) points out that service encounters are role performances. A service encounter includes a customer’s interaction with other customers‚ employees‚ machines‚ automated
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Economic Journal‚ Vol. 75 No. 299‚ pp Bloemer‚ J. and De Ruyter‚ K. (1999)‚ “Customer loyalty in high and low involvement service settings: the moderating impact of positive emotions”‚ Journal of Marketing Management‚ Bolton‚ R. (1998)‚ “A dynamic model of the duration of the customers’ relationship with a continuous service provider: the role of satisfaction”‚ Marketing Science‚ Vol Bowman‚ D. and Narayandas‚ D. (2001)‚ “Managing customer-initiated contacts with manufacturers: the impact on share
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Sony “Sony. Like no other.”‚ is Sony Corporations slogan and one could not describe it better. Sony is a multinational conglomerate that is a leading manufacturer of electronics‚ video‚ communications‚ and information technology. Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. However Sony is just like its slogan states‚ “Like no other”. In 2005 Sony incorporated the Extended Copy Protection and MediaMax CD-3 on a total of 102 different titles of music CDs. This company that seemed
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7.Explain the difference between search‚ experience and credence qualities giving suitable examples. Discuss their implications for services marketers. SEARCH -is the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone try to locate or discover‚ or try to establish the existence of; In the marketing concept‚ we conduct consumer research -to determine consumer needs / wants. -then to try to satisfy the consumer with a product or service. -then create a sense
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Bibliography: Baker J.M et al‚ (2003)‚ The Marketing Book 5th Ed.‚ Butterworth-Heinemann‚ Oxford. Dibb S. et al.‚ (2006)‚ Marketing‚ Houghton Maffun‚ Boston. Hoang P.‚ (2007)‚ Business and Management‚ IBID Press‚ Victoria. Kotler P. & Armstrong G.‚(2009)‚ Principles of Marketing 13th Edn‚ Prentice Hall‚ New Jersey. Lovelock C. & Wright L.‚(2001)‚ Principles of Service Marketing and Management 2nd Ed.‚ Prentice Hall‚ New
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The business partnering model and its impact on both the HR function and HR practice Since the concept of the business partnering model was introduced by Ulrich in 1997‚ the composition of the HR function has dramatically changed. As Goodge (2005) identified‚ “partnering is fundamentally changing almost every HR function‚ every HR job‚ and every HR career” (Pg. 32). Ulrich argued that HR needed to deliver on both a strategic and administrative level and identified four key roles through which organisations
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Name: Course: Date: Sonny’s Blues Sonny was a young man who suffered the effects of drug and substance abuse from an early age. We are told that ‚ ”He had been picked up‚ the evening before‚ in a raid on an apartment downtown‚ for peddling and using heroin” (3) He grew up in Harlem and was often arrested for selling and using heroine. In the story of Sonny’s blues by Baldwin‚ the narrator describes‚ “Sonny as a caged animal that is trying to break free from the effects that prison
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