(2012): 495-504. Infante‚ Debora‚ Guido Benvenuto‚ and Emilio Lastrucci. "The effects of CLIL from the perspective of experienced teachers." CLIL practice: Perspectives from the field (2009): 156-63. Krashen‚ Stephen D. Explorations in language acquisition and use. Portsmouth‚ NH: Heinemann‚ 2003. Krippendorff‚ Klaus. Content analysis: An introduction to its methodology. Sage Publications‚ Incorporated‚ 2012. Lasagabaster‚ David. "Foreign language competence in content and language integrated courses
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HKU701 JIANGYONG LU ZHIGANG TAO EBAY’S STRATEGY IN CHINA: ALLIANCE OR ACQUISITION In December 2006‚ eBay Inc.‚ a US company that offered e-commerce‚ e-payments and internet communication services globally‚ announced its plan to form a joint venture with China-based online portal and wireless operator‚ TOM Online‚ in which eBay would have 49% ownership.1 The move reflected the increasing difficulties foreign internet companies were facing in their attempts to snatch a share of the Chinese
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Hammond Cards‚ Inc: The Creative Acquisition AUTHORS Paul Mulligan Fidelity Faculty Term Chair Assoc. Professor; Technology & Operations Management Babson College Olin Hall Babson Park‚ MA 02457-0310 (781) 239-4595 mulligan@babson.edu Alfred J. Nanni‚ Jr. Professor of Management Accounting Vander Wolk Chair in Management Accounting and Operational Performance Babson College Luksic Hall Babson Park‚ MA 02457-0310 781-239-5137 nanni@babson.edu Shahid Ansari Zwerling Term Chair
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Industry: Portable power industry in the US The acquisition of Duracell was seen as many as a smart move. Analyst‚ shareholders‚ executives‚ had high expectations with this merger. Unfortunately‚ this acquisition created several problems for Gillette since their main goal of profit maximization was not being accomplished. Main issues: • Should Gillette divest Duracell? • Is Gillette using the appropriate strategies to deal with the big and small competitors? • Stock prices are decreasing
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A guide to writing an academic paper By Valerie Strauss I keep hearing from college professors that too many of their students don’t write well. So here’s a primer written for college students on how to write an academic paper‚ though some of the advice would be useful for anybody writing anything. The author is Steven Horwitz‚ a professor of economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton‚ NY. He is the author of two books‚ Microfoundations and Macroeconomics: An Austrian Perspective and Monetary
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Question 4 (25 marks) Golden Golf Inc. has been in merger talks with Birdie Golf Company for the past six months. After several rounds of negotiations‚ the offer under discussion is a cash offer RM550 million for Birdie Golf. Both companies have niche markets in the golf club industry‚ and both believe that a merger will result in synergies due to economies of scale in manufacturing and marketing‚ as well as significant savings in general and administrative expenses. Bryce Bichon‚ the financial
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Master Thesis in Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Shareholder wealth effects of domestic‚ cross-border‚ and cross-continental mergers and acquisitions 26 November 2009 Abstract This study analyses the differences in short-term shareholder wealth effects of domestic‚ cross-border and cross-continental mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Differences between wealth effects of domestic and cross-border M&As are expected since companies in crossborder M&As face differences in the economic environment
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Strategic Acquisition in Luxury Globalization Abstract The strategic capability of a firm or an industry is about identifying‚ developing and using its unique resources and core competences to gain competitive advantages in specific market to achieve results. Luxury is as a unique sector and the “allure and exclusivity” are well sought after by consumers‚ heavily imitated by competitors. The six unique features and competency (heritage‚ quality‚ exclusivity‚ symbolism‚ aesthetics and price) of
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Cultural due diligence 1. Introduction Why Cultural Due Diligence (CCD) The implementation of effective cultural due diligence is well recognized in both the academic and business world. Through mergers and acquisitions‚ as well as any other business alliances‚ cultural due diligence has helped companies enter global markets‚ acquire capital‚ technology‚ branding‚ and country specific practices to help do business. It also reduces the risk and maximizes the profits in many ways (Cartwright &
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of mergers and acquisitions on performance of firms- case study of Lenovo and IBM PC Introduction Background of the Study As pointed out by Agrawal‚ Jaffe and Mandelker (1992)‚ decisions on mergers and acquisitions are highly critical in the success of companies‚ as well as their managers. Numerous corporations always find that one of the best means of getting ahead is expanding the ownership boundaries via the mergers‚ as well as acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions
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