...MICROSOFT CANADA: SALES & PRODUCT MANAGEMENT WORKING TOGETHER INTRODUCTION Doug Taylor, national sales manager, Home & Entertainment Division (HED), for Microsoft Canada, was considering PC Marketing’s move to launch a consumer education website. Barry Zeidenberg, group product manager for PC Marketing, believed that the website (his idea) was key to the long-term development of Microsoft’s personal computer (PC) user base. The cost for the creation and maintenance of this site, “Microsoft Home Magazine,” was estimated at $1 million per year, or 10 per cent of sales’ and marketing’s combined promotional budget. Taylor’s initial reaction was that the money would be better spent in the sales channels, boosting overall sales. Microsoft Canada – Home & Entertainment Division The Home & Entertainment Division (HED) was the consumer side of Microsoft Canada’s business (the other side, enterprise, dealt with the needs of corporations such as General Electric and Bell Canada). The HED division had two businesses: Xbox and PC. HED’s PC business consisted of consumer software, commercial software and hardware. Consumer software consisted of brands such as Encarta, Money and Works. Commercial software included applications such as Windows, Office and Excel. Hardware included mice and keyboards. HED had performed extremely well, and Microsoft Canada depended on it for a significant portion of its revenue and profits from consumers. Taylor and Zeidenberg had both worked...
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...1. What are some of the difficulties expatriate employees such as Anne Wallace experience when working in a foreign country? There are many difficulties that employees would face when working in a different country from their own, but we would like to focus on two main points that we feel effect employees like Anne the most. The cultural and language adjustments, first of all, would be a big thing. Even though Anne did know some French, it wasn’t exactly the same, just as English in different places isn’t quite the same. Without more extensive knowledge of the language to where a person is being re-located, simply adjusting to everyday life (such as grocery shopping) can be difficult, let alone a specific work environment. With the language comes the culture in some ways, and being accustomed to a certain way of living your life just to have it completely change is a huge adjustment. Home sickness as well can play a huge factor when it comes to how comfortable you are in a new place as well. Because you would (most likely) have far less of a support system in this new country, there would be no one to understand what you’re going and to help you out. That isn’t to say that you’d be completely cut off of course, but talking on the phone isn’t the same as in person. This would be especially difficult around the holidays when all of your coworkers are going out with their families to celebrate and yours are all a long plane ride away. 2. What assistance might Universal Telesystems...
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...her world, where she got her medical training, "all children are supposed to grow up" with only a few exceptions to the rule (p.104). My intent is to confirm that Canada has a similar group of people living in poverty and poor health, and that the problems of India exist in our first world country too. I will do this by identifying the poorest people of each country and show how each group suffers from social and economic exclusion. I will also clarify how the health of each group suffers, and demonstrate how these groups are marginalized. Social exclusion can be defined as, 'the process through which individuals or groups are wholly or partially excluded from full participation in the society within which they live' (Thorat, 2007, n.p.). Dalits (formerly known as the 'Untouchables'), of India and most of the Natives (ironically, they are also known as North American Indians) of Canada live under adverse conditions and poverty. In India the Dalits are the poorest of the poor. They have been kept from getting an education and from possessing land. They are left to do the heavy manual labour, and menial jobs for survival (Azad, n.d., n.p.). When they are employed, they receive lower wages than other castes. Dalits have a poverty rate of 35 percent compared with 15 percent in other castes (Thorat, 2007, n.p.). In Canada, the First Nations are some of the poorest in the country. They have always been wards of the federal government, living on reserve land to which they have no...
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...changing and therefore also influencing PepsiCo’s operations. Environmental changes which are not directly involved with the company but do influence it can be put in six categories: economic, technological, political, cultural, natural and international changes. These changes and their influence on PepsiCo Canada are described per category. Management R. L. Draft, M. Kendrick, N. Vershinina, the general environment page 85-91. Economic In March 2012 Canada’s economy was ranked 11th of the world with a GDP of $1,759 billion. Canada is a wealthy nation with a very high standard of living and is also one of the world’s top trading nations. Since the 2008 world financial crisis Canada has emerged as one of the strongest developed economies in the world. The GDP growth of Canada in 2010 was more than 3% even though most of the World’s Western countries were in an economic recession. The stability of the Canadian economy even during a World financial crisis makes Canada a great country to operate in for a multinational like PepsiCo. http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-worlds-20-economic-superpowers/20120312.htm http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/canada/?page=full Technological The last decade many technological advancements and new innovations have been implemented in people’s life. This is also greatly affecting businesses. Internet, mobile phones and interactive TV are just examples of the many changes in technology that have occurred in the last...
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...employ chemical weapons. He was suffering from mustard gas burns. After the war between Canada and Germany. Trenches: The trenches are holes (8 to 10 feet in many areas) dug by soldiers to protect themselves from the enemy in WWI. They were designed as three lines. The front line directly faced the enemy; the space in between the front lines of the defenders and the attackers is known as “No Man’s Land” were usually the dead bodies are during the war. Behind the front line is the “Second Line” which was used if the front line was captured by the enemy. Usually there is a third line that is 1km away from the front line towards safety. In the trenches, there was living quarters, kitchens, hospitals and dugouts of all sorts, which were essentially caves dug into the back side of the trench. The trenches were necessary when two armies face a stalemate, with neither side able to win and overtake the other. The Machine Gun: The machine gun was one of the most feared weapons used in WWI. They were mostly used in WWI to kill as much people as possible. Machine guns are an automatic gun that fires bullets in rapid succession for as long as the trigger is pressed. Their guns needed 4-6 soldiers to work them and they had to be on a flat surface. Each shot of the machine gun would load the next shot, and this action could be repeated very quickly. They were used by everyone in the war, including Canada, although the Germans used them to its best advantage. The Germans considered the...
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...When we hear the word ‘British’ we automatically assume they would be white fair-skinned people like the Royal Family. However due to immigration, Britain is now a multicultural country with people all over the world. This makes it harder and problematic to define ‘Britishness.’ Firstly defining ‘Britishness’ can be problematic because some people may have a British passport but that doesn’t mean that they are British. This is because they may have a different mother tongue other than English and most importantly they are brought up differently with different culture and tradition. Secondly there is no law that restricts or stops you from being citizens in more than one country. This makes it even harder because this person could choose depending on how they feel. Thirdly this person may live in the United Kingdom but for some reasons they don’t want to be here or even meant to be here such as refugees or asylum seekers. This makes it hard to define Britishness because although they are in the country but that doesn’t mean they are part of this country. Lastly a person who is stereotypically white and can speak English doesn’t necessarily mean that they are British. This makes it hard to define ‘Britishness’ because English is a widely spoken language around the world. So many people can speak fluent English, not just people in United Kingdom can. To conclude, defining ‘Britishness’ is problematic because of the reasons I have stated above. Having a British...
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...Marketing Plan for Canada Emily Bosela, Paul Emig, Stephanie Fazio, Kara Stiger Executive Summary Udderly Smooth has been in business for 30 years located in Salem, Ohio. Udderly Smooth is ready to take their product internationally starting with Canada. Udderly Smooth wants to target the active consumers who enjoy the outdoors and individuals who suffer from skin conditions. The SWOT analysis contains the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for our product to enter the market. Starting out Udderly Smooth will have a slow start to introduce the product and focusing on advertising costs. There will be very little product adaptation, but there will be some minor adjustments that may help their product sell quickly Udderly Smooth plans on using print advertising and local events to get our product out there. For distribution, Udderly Smooth plans on starting out in the homeland of Salem, Ohio. The best method for transporting Udderly Smooth to Canada would be by truck or by plane. Luckily, there is no modification to packaging necessary. This marketing plan will explain why Udderly Smooth is perfect for the Canadian market. It will breakdown every aspect step by step from promoting, distributing, pricing, and selling. Udderly Smooth is targeting a great market with a lot of potential for a lot of sales growth. Canada has a lot of opportunity for Udderly Smooth to be a successful wealthy company. A family owned and operated corporation, Redex Industries has...
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...1Developed Economy Developed economy is an economy enjoying sustained economic growth and security. Some of the common characteristics of a developed economy are low birth rate and higher life expectancy, high level of literacy and a well trained workforce and the export of high value added goods. High gross domestic product is also a common measure of a developed economy. (Business dictionary 2011) However a developed economy is an economy that has a high level of economic development in a classified state, according to some criteria. Countries classified We could also argue that in times of low unemployment, workers have more power to demand higher wages because they know they cannot be easily replaced. Conversely, during high unemployment businesses have more bargaining power because both they and their workers are aware of the competition and that replacing workers is easier. Also the need to lower spending on welfare where more people working means fewer people claiming welfare. With lower welfare spending, governments can put more money into new schools or hospitals. Increased spending on health care and policing, which suggests that areas with high unemployment rates tend to have higher crime rates, too, coupled with the local population's poor health. The social and psychological effect of low unemployment rate cannot be totally ignored; high unemployment has been linked to psychological and physical disorders, divorce, suicide and crime. (Baumol...
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...There is a dilemma over the practicality of history. Nietzsche, in his book “On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life,” attempts to make history practical for the individual. It is the unhistorical in which Nietzsche explains how individuals overcome and prevent life from meaninglessness. It counters the factual science of the historical, in which there is meaninglessness and abundance of facts. In order to compensate for an abundance of meaningless historical facts, the unhistorical identifies those facts interpretively or subjectively creating meaning among historical facts. To find the correct balance between the unhistorical and the historical, plastic power acts as a scale to find equilibrium. Nietzsche explains that the unhistorical has three themes in which historical facts are interpreted; monumental antiquarian, and critical history. They serve to broaden or weaken an individual’s horizon. They are the antidote to historical fact. Nietzsche identifies monumental history as way to emphasize historical facts as having great significance. The significance of monumental history is imitation. It is composed of an achievement a nation, society, or individual has completed, and the result of the achievement is symbolically interpreted as something that is worth emulating. They become models or morals that are imitated. There are ‘great moments’ in time which encompass a “demand for monumental history” (Nietzsche, 15). Individual’s according to Nietzsche, strive...
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...American Identity Paper Jerry L. Robinson HIS/110 CA U S History to 1865 February 07, 2014 Charles Salter American Identity Paper With the growing diversity of America, how the Americans view themselves today tend to be more sophisticated. Partly, the developed democracy in the country plays a role in developing the American identity, which is not equated to ethnicity. It is the growth of the American culture, which evolved from the time of the American colonization to date (Spiro, 2008). Evidently, American identity differs from any other lifestyle worldwide. Though the American identity phenomenon has been identified by many individuals, Crevecoeur, an American farmer illustrates a contrast in the life he spent in Europe and that, which he found in America and how British colonies have contributed to the American identity (St. de Crèvecoeur, Trent & Lewisohn, 1904). What distinguishes an American from a European In his first letter, Crevecoeur portrays Americans as a course group with varied religious groups and practices that exist in harmony. Crevecoeur emphasized that the immigrants finally had the opportunity to thrive through hard work and determination. His oratory hints that a European could be Americanized simply by clinching to American culture of patriotism (St. de Crèvecoeur, Trent & Lewisohn, 1904). Additionally, he emphasizes that this could even be much easier if the European morphed into a race of new men who struggle...
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...Canada Constitution vs Unites States Most countries around our world for the most part have a constitution for people to live by or another resource laying out the freedoms for the citizens for the countries. A Constitution of course is the foundation for one’s country that he or she lives in. The constitution or other government rules lay the foundation for the government as well as the citizens that reside in the country. This is especially true for the lands of America and the Monarchy of the providence of Canada. Both nations citizens live by the rights of each constitutions everyday even though in some cases our rights are not always treated as a nation of free people should be. Of course the United States and Canada have different freedoms than other lands but, these freedoms and rights for both countries were not easily achieved wars were fought and to many people died for the cause on both sided of the wars for the lands. The United States constitution was written in 1787 between May and September after the American colonies citizens won their independence from the British rule of the king and queen. The men who wrote the constitution were called the framers, they met and discussed what would be in it which some of the things were not put in it and the articles. There were 55 Framers of the constitution. Among them some familiar names as George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin franklin, alexander Hamilton which he invented the first national bank for the United...
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...Urban Indian North America Mourning Wars – When Europeans came over and started interaction and trades with Indians, they affected Indians by brought diseases, which resulted in deaths of large amounts of Indians. Those deaths were devastating for Indians and resulted in mourning wars. When Indian communities lost members to disease or warfare, they often kidnapped neighboring enemies in mourning wars, adopting the women and children into their own community and torturing the men, enacting a ritual form of grief. As an example of a mourning war might be “Beavers Wars” (17 century - about 1640). The smallpox brought by Dutch and English killed huge amounts of Indians ( probably more than a half of the population of Iroquois). The lost of such a big amount of people set the Iroquois with other tribes on a warpath and resulted in a war between Huron and Iroquois. Columbian Exchange – when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas it set in motion a movement of people between Old and New World. Europeans got interested in Americas and its goods. Columbian exchange was a transfer of people, plants, animals, and disease between the Americas and the rest of the world that began during the time of Columbus ( XV century- about 1493). The Columbian Exchange had an impact on European and Indian life. Many unknown goods were exchanged between colonialists and Indians, such as plans (corn, potatoes), animals (ships, lamas, horses), tools (weapons), which changed life for...
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...Even though globalization affects the world’s economies in a very positive way, its negative side should not be forgotten. Discuss Globalization is integration of societies, economies, cultures of worldwide through of process of technology, politic and trade. Everything has both advantage and disadvantage, globalization is not an exception. we should considerate both sides. Globalization has some advantage. Firstly, free trade is which a country does not pay a levy taxes on import or export goods or services. Secondly, globalization increase new market around the world, so every companies try to find new market and earn more customer. Consequently, companies compete with each other to provide goods an service with high quality because people have more choice in new market. Finally, Globalization increases' rate of employment because new market need both skilled and un skill labor. And also globalization increases standard of living of people and reduce poverty. Today people we can immigrate to other country or go to another country for education. On the other hand, globalization has some disadvantages. Although, globalization increases employment's rate in new market, meanwhile unemployment's rate increase in developed countries. Companies or factories in developed nation try to establish their branches in poor countries because of low cast labor. Salaries are low and work condition are often bad in poor countries. When people immigrate to other country, they transport...
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...Retirement of Baby Boomers How Does It Affect Canadian Economy Table of Contents Introduction 3 1. Labor Market 3 1.1 Employment and unemployment rate 6 1.2 Employment rate and unemployment rate in long run 8 3. The Effects on Government’s Health Care Spending 14 4. Education 16 5. Standard of living 17 5.1 Increase productivity 19 6. Pension Plans 19 Conclusion 20 * Introduction The term baby-boomers refers to everyone who were born during the post-World War II, during the years 1947 to 1968, during which time there was a dramatic increase in the birth rate. It is estimated that 97% of the baby-boomers are still alive, which is about 8.5 million individuals. For a past decades, these baby-boomers have controlled and shaped many aspects of our economy, environment, and culture. But as this aging population is coming close to retirement, it could have serious impact on our society. In the coming years, there will be more retirees than worker, which could pose as a great issue in our economy. This paper will analyze the impact of this phenomenon on Canadian labor market and the level of investment, how this could reshape the government budget, and how it is going to affect the Canadian’s standard of living. 1. Labor Market It is quite clear that the retirement of baby-boomers has a big impact on the labor market. Some describes this as a “ demographic time bomb” for the nation’s labor force. Baby-boomers make up one-third of Canadian...
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...Blackberry’s objective to sell 100,000 units of the new Blackberry Playbook 2 within the first year upholding an annual growth of five percent in an international market are attainable if Joe Smith chooses to enter the following countries ranked in order: Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. The method used to score the countries is based on taking the sum of the each of doing business rate and the inflation rate minus the GDP per capita percentage increase from 2009 to 2012. Ranked #1 is Hong Kong with a score of 2 + 3.7 – 22 = -16.3. As a result of this scoring method, Hong Kong is rated first when choosing a country for Blackberry to expand its market in. Having a fast-pace environment and with all its technological advancements, Hong Kong is one of the world’s most connected cities. They have experienced a fairly large increase in their GDP per capita at 22% over the past four years (2009-2012), while experiencing a low inflation rate of 3.7%. In addition, Hong Kong has a ranking of 2 on the Ease of Doing Business Index which has remained stable over the past five years. These factors contribute to determining whether or not the Blackberry Playbook 2 can succeed in the current environment. About 84% of Hong Kong’s population lives above the poverty line so already this suggests that majority of the population can afford to purchase cellphones as a commodity. There is a high usage value for cell phones with a penetration rate of 163%. Hong Kong is known to be one of the...
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