HOW ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE SHAPES COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF TWO ECOMMERCE FIRMS IN CHINA Qiang Ye‚ Harbin Institute of Technology‚ Harbin‚ P. R. China‚ yeqiang@hit.edu.cn Qing Hu‚ Florida Atlantic University‚ Boca Raton‚ Florida‚ USA‚ qhu@fau.edu Yijun Li‚ Harbin Institute of Technology‚ Harbin‚ P. R. China‚ liyijun@hit.edu.cn Abstract Many well-established multinational firms have been attracted to China by its tremendous market size and fast growing economy. While
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This house would rather have a strong dictatorship than a weak democracy Pros of having a dictatorship include: No elections‚ imagine not having to deal with all the political rhetoric‚ you already have your leader for life. Difference in opinions is ubiquitous and inevitable‚ and arises on every topic. For every opinion one man may have‚ there will always be another man opposing him (look at this debate‚ for example) and this may not always end well‚ maybe even resulting in potential Civil Wars
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The Corporate Culture Robert Alford Grantham University BA560 Business Ethics Dr. Janice Spangenburg March 19‚ 2013 The Corporate CultureLegal Case: Adelphia Case: Feds drop fraud case against Adelphia founder‚ son A six-year legal battle involving the jailed father-son duo who headed now-defunct Adelphia Communications has ended after prosecutors withdrew tax fraud charges related to their earlier conviction in a $1.9 billion fraud case. Prosecutors said they withdrew the tax-related
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An Essay on Strong VS Weak Theory of Advertising Prepared By Md. Raihan Akhtar A Debate on Strong VS Weak Theory of Advertising - Which One Is Better? ‘Advertising’ the word originated from the Latin word ‘adverto’‚ which means to turn around. The root of advertising can be found in ancient times such as ancient Egyptian used papyrus to make sales messages and wall posters‚ commercial messages and political campaign found in the ruins of Pompeii
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“Organisations need strong leaders and a strong culture.” Discuss this statement in relation to how we understand and make sense of leadership and culture in the post-bureaucratic era. “A company’s culture is often buried so deeply inside rituals‚ assumptions‚ attitudes‚ and values that it becomes transparent to an organisation’s members only when‚ for some reason‚ it changes.” (Rob Goffee‚ 1952). A company needs a strong culture‚ or it will not be successful. “The culture” dictates how people
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` (1)What is weak v/s strong critical thinking? A weak critical thinker is someone who is considered to have lower level skills and uses their ability to further their own arguments or means. They fail to see any good in arguments that counter their own. They can make good arguments look bad and bad arguments look good. A strong critical thinker‚ on the other hand‚ has higher level skills and is considered ethical and high-minded. Strong critical thinkers use their skills to analyze a situation or
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Legal Environment of Business Study Guide Chapters: 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 6 and Founding Brothers Chapter 1: Law as the Foundation of Business 1. Why nations are economically weak or strong: a. Dependency theory: economically strong nations exploit the resources and labor of weaker nations through trade i. However‚ economically stronger nations invest more in each other b. Natural resources: whether or not a nation has an abundant supply of resources is another thought i. However‚ Japan
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Introduction Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ distinguished by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine (food)‚ social habits‚ music and arts. In other words‚ it is defined as the “ the collective programming of the mind of one category of people which is different from other category of people where mind refers to the way of thinking‚ feeling and behaving”. This gives people a sense of who they are‚ their belongings and social behavior. Different anthropologists
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Table of Contents 1.0IntroductionPanasonic is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics corporation and also one of the largest and leading electronic product manufacturers in the world and a well-known brand name. Its slogan "Panasonic ideas for life" represents the advanced technology and the wide range of products which we cover. It’s formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd and stands for the depth and diversity of its research capabilities‚ manufacturing expertise
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Good Corporate Culture Introduction “Corporate culture is the basic specifications which are created‚ discovered and developed by a specific organization in dealing with their own external adaptation and internal integration issues”. (Baeney‚ 2006) “It is used as a guide for organization members to feel‚ think and understand the issues related to cultural identity‚ including the guiding ideology of corporate‚ business idea‚ work style‚ values‚ and codes of conduct‚ ethics‚ cultural traditions
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