...In his HBR article: “The Competitive Advantage of Nations”, Michael E. Porter describes how some countries are able to achieve long term national prosperity through the creation of a competitive advantage in certain industries. This prosperity is created through constant innovation and upgrading in the driving industries. Porter does not believe that on a national level labor costs, interest rates and economies of scale; and on a company level mergers, alliances and strategic partnerships are the enabling drivers for a true competitive advantage. He is in favor of a new perspective developed directly out of the research and analysis of internationally successful industries. This perspective takes into consideration that competition is dynamic and why some nation’s foster environments in which companies are more innovative in outpacing competition. Porter believes that nations with four broad attributes create an environment of national advantage: Factor Conditions (availability of educated labor force and infrastructure), Demand Conditions (home market demand for the product or service offered), Related and Supporting Industries (presence or absence of supplier industries) and Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry (how companies are formed, organized and managed; and the competitive drivers in the national market). Each one of these four attributes can affect the others and either strengthen or weaken the system they form. Especially domestic rivalry and geographic concentration...
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...the cost of success. The Indian concept of ‘jugaad’ is good but is it this what is required for the success of manufacturing industry? The story till date: Not a happy start Today manufacturing in India accounts for approximately 15 % of the GDP. In 1993 the manufacturing sector was also around 15% of RESTRUCTURING INDIA’s GDP DISTRIBUTION Saurabh Kumar Singh IMT-Ghaziabad GDP. With almost negligible percentage of growth, countries like China or even Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines have shown significant improvement in the last decade. Since independence of India, the vision of the government never included good reforms for manufacturing industries. When it was the time for the Indian SMEs to understand that export was the key to ensuring their prosperous future, India was beleaguered by emergency and license Raj. China during this time was gathering forces which sky-rocketed their growth in the late 1980s. For example, the textile sector in India was a flourishing industry and the labour cost in India is almost half that of China, yet India’s apparel exports of 16 billion $ is mediocre in front of China’s 165 billion $. Despite the underperformance of SMEs the results have not been too bad. SMEs for the back bone of Indian manufacturing...
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...European Business Issues | | | | Analysing the Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses of Germany with the TOWS Matrix Analysing the Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses of Germany with the TOWS Matrix Author: Student Name: Student No: Tutor: Adrian Pryce * Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Porter's Determinants of National Advantage 2 3. Gaining Competitive Advantage with the TOWS Matrix Conceptual Model 3 4. Germany's Internal Weaknesses 4 5. Germany's Internal Strengths, Social Factors 5 6. Germany's Internal Strengths, Political and Economic factors 6 7. Threats from European Union Countries, North America and Asia 7 8. Opportunities within the European Union, North America, and Asia 9 9. Government Policy and Business Strategy 10 10. Conclusion 12 11. References 13 1. Introduction All nations are attentive to compete efficiently in the international market. Competitiveness doesn't depend simply on the value of individual firms, but also on the socioeconomic system and the industries of a nation. The rapidly changeable situations of the free world markets transcribe that nations fully utilize their comparative advantages to become or remain thriving in the future (Farr, 1990). Economic and political leaders must estimate the opportunities and threats from the foreign environments so as to put up convenient domestic strategies that shore up the weaknesses of their nations and take advantages of...
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...Globalization Note Series Pankaj Ghemawat and Sebastian Reiche National Cultural Differences and Multinational Business The eminent Dutch psychologist, management researcher, and culture expert Geert Hofstede, early in his career, interviewed unsuccessfully for an engineering job with an American company. Later, he wrote of typical cross-cultural misunderstandings that crop up when American managers interview Dutch recruits and vice versa: “American applicants, to Dutch eyes, oversell themselves. Their CVs are worded in superlatives…during the interview they try to behave assertively, promising things they are very unlikely to realize…Dutch applicants in American eyes undersell themselves. They write modest and usually short CVs, counting on the interviewer to find out by asking how good they really are…they are very careful not to be seen as braggarts and not to make promises they are not absolutely sure they can fulfill. American interviewers know how to interpret American CVs and interviews and they tend to discount the information provided. Dutch interviewers, accustomed to Dutch applicants, tend to upgrade the information. To an uninitiated American interviewer an uninitiated Dutch applicant comes across as a sucker. To an uninitiated Dutch interviewer an uninitiated American applicant comes across as a braggart.”1 Cultural differences, while difficult to observe and measure, are obviously very important. Failure to appreciate and account for them can lead to embarrassing...
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...Globalization Note Series Pankaj Ghemawat and Sebastian Reiche National Cultural Differences and Multinational Business The eminent Dutch psychologist, management researcher, and culture expert Geert Hofstede, early in his career, interviewed unsuccessfully for an engineering job with an American company. Later, he wrote of typical cross-cultural misunderstandings that crop up when American managers interview Dutch recruits and vice versa: “American applicants, to Dutch eyes, oversell themselves. Their CVs are worded in superlatives…during the interview they try to behave assertively, promising things they are very unlikely to realize…Dutch applicants in American eyes undersell themselves. They write modest and usually short CVs, counting on the interviewer to find out by asking how good they really are…they are very careful not to be seen as braggarts and not to make promises they are not absolutely sure they can fulfill. American interviewers know how to interpret American CVs and interviews and they tend to discount the information provided. Dutch interviewers, accustomed to Dutch applicants, tend to upgrade the information. To an uninitiated American interviewer an uninitiated Dutch applicant comes across as a sucker. To an uninitiated Dutch interviewer an uninitiated American applicant comes across as a braggart.”1 Cultural differences, while difficult to observe and measure, are obviously very important. Failure to appreciate and account for them can lead to embarrassing...
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...WACHSTUM. BILDUNG. ZUSAMMENHALT. Koalitionsvertrag zwischen CDU, CSU und FDP 17. Legislaturperiode – Entwurf – PRÄAMBEL I. WOHLSTAND FÜR ALLE Durch nachhaltiges Wirtschaften 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 2. 3. 3.1 3.2 3.3 4. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Wachstum und Aufschwung Motivation und Entlastung Der Weg aus der Krise Investitionsbremsen lösen Generationengerechte Finanzen Arbeitschancen für alle Arbeitsmarkt Verantwortung für das Unternehmen, Partnerschaft im Betrieb Ältere Arbeitnehmer Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften und Klimaschutz Mittelstand Klimaschutz, Energie und Umwelt Neue Technologien, Industrieland Deutschland Moderne Infrastruktur 4.4.1 Mobilität 4.4.2 Bauen und Wohnen 4.5 4.6 4.7 5. 6. Ernährung und Verbraucherschutz Landwirtschaft und ländlicher Raum Dienstleistungen Faire Regeln für die Weltwirtschaft Deutsche Einheit II. BILDUNGSREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND Durch gute Bildung und starke Forschung 1. 1.1. 1.2. Bildung Bildungsbündnisse vor Ort Sprache als Schlüssel für den Bildungsaufstieg 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8. 1.9. 2. Bildungsfinanzierung Qualität für Bildung und Erziehung Qualität für Studium und Hochschule Modernes Berufsbildungssystem Duales System Ausbildung für alle Lebensbegleitendes Lernen Wissenschaft und Forschung III. SOZIALER FORTSCHRITT Durch Zusammenhalt und Solidarität 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 8. 9. 9.1 9.2. 10. Ehe, Familie und Kinder Jugendliche Senioren Gleichstellung Integration und Zuwanderung Ehrenamt Soziale Hilfe und Sozialversicherungen...
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...Innovative Business Practices Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era, Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou This book first published 2013 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2013 by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-4604-X, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-4604-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One ................................................................................................. 1 Knowledge Hybridization: An Innovative Business Practices to Overcome the Limits of the Top-Down Transfers within a Multinational Corporation Hela Chebbi, Dorra Yahiaoui, Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou Chapter Two .............................................................................................. 17 Rethinking Talent Management in Organizations: Towards a Boundary-less Model Carrie Foster, Neil Moore and Peter Stokes Chapter Three .......
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...Leading Research DeAnne Aguirre Leila Hoteit Christine Rupp Karim Sabbagh Empowering the Third Billion Women and the World of Work in 2012 Contact Information Abu Dhabi Leila Hoteit Principal +971-2-699-2400 leila.hoteit@booz.com Beirut Ghassan Barrage Senior Executive Advisor +966-1-249-7781 ghassan.barrage@booz.com Cairo George Atalla Partner +20-2-2480-1444 george.atalla@booz.com Dubai Karim Sabbagh Senior Partner +971-4-390-0260 karim.sabbagh@booz.com Milan Luigi Pugliese Partner +39-02-72-50-93-03 luigi.pugliese@booz.com Mumbai Jai Sinha Partner +91-22-6128-1102 jai.sinha@booz.com Munich Klaus-Peter Gushurst Senior Partner +49-89-54525-537 klaus-peter.gushurst@booz.com New York Reid Carpenter Principal +1-212-551-6389 reid.carpenter@booz.com Riyadh Mounira Jamjoom Senior Research Specialist +966 1 249 7781 mounira.jamjoom@booz.com San Francisco DeAnne Aguirre Senior Partner +1-415-627-3330 deanne.aguirre@booz.com São Paulo Ivan de Souza Senior Partner +55-11-5501-6368 ivan.de.souza@booz.com Shanghai Sarah Butler Partner +86-21-2327-9800 sarah.butler@booz.com Stuttgart Christine Rupp Partner +49-711-34226-916 christine.rupp@booz.com Tokyo Akiko Karaki Senior Associate +81-3-6757-8709 akiko.karaki@booz.com Booz & Company Booz & Company 1 Booz & Company wishes to thank the experts who contributed their valuable time and insights to the Third Billion Index: • Rajnee Aggarwal, President, Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs (FIWE) • H.E. Fatima Al...
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...GLOBALIZATION OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: Changing International Structures, Adaptive Strategies, and the Impact on Institutions This page intentionally left blank GLOBALIZATION OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: Changing International Structures, Adaptive Strategies, and the Impact on Institutions Report of the AACSB International Globalization of Management Education Task Force AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 777 South Harbour Island Boulevard Suite 750 Tampa, Florida 33602-5730 USA Tel: + 1-813-769-6500 Fax: + 1-813-769-6559 www.aacsb.edu United Kingdom North America Japan India Malaysia China Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1WA, UK First edition 2011 Copyright r 2011 AACSB International. Reprints and permission service Contact: booksandseries@emeraldinsight.com No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without either the prior written permission of the copyright holder or a license permitting restricted copying issued in the UK by The Copyright Licensing Agency and in the USA by The Copyright Clearance Center. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. The opinions expressed in these chapters are not necessarily those of the Editor or the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication...
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...Cooperative Strategy ‘The authors have provided an ambitious overview of the cooperative strategy literature. The book will be welcomed by serious students and scholars focussed on this important phenomenon.’ Paul W. Beamish, Canada Research Chair in International Business, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario ‘This book provides a comprehensive, well-organized and richly illustrated analysis of inter-firm cooperation. While relevant for managers and business students, it extensively draws on the most up-to-date research, making it also a valuable source for academics studying strategic alliances and the wide array of management issues they raise. Child, Faulkner, and Tallman have done a remarkable job of putting together in a highly consistent way all the knowledge available on what has become an essential facet of business development, namely Cooperative Strategy.’ Pierre Dussauge, Professor of Strategic Management, HEC – School of Management, Paris ‘I highly recommend this book for alliance scholars and practitioners. The breadth of coverage of the practical and theoretical literature on cooperative strategy is one of the book’s primary contributions. The authors demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter and the numerous case studies demonstrate a close connection with actual experience.’ Andrew Inkpen, J. Kenneth and Jeanette Seward Chair in Global Strategy, Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management ‘Companies need...
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...EXPORTBERICHT KOLUMBIEN Wirtschaft / Außenhandel Geschäftsabwicklung Markterschließung Zollregime / Recht Geschäftsreisen Stand: September 2013 Grundlage dieser Broschüre ist der Länderreport Kolumbien der freundlicherweise von AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA zur Verfügung gestellt wurde. AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA ist die Außenwirtschaftsorganisation der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich. Die Überarbeitung erfolgte durch das AUSSENWIRTSCHAFTSZENTRUM BAYERN (AWZ). Weitere Exportberichte sind im AUSSENWIRTSCHAFTSPORTAL BAYERN unter www.auwi-bayern.de → Rubrik „Länder“ abrufbar. 2 Herausgeber, Medieninhaber (Verleger) und Hersteller: AUSSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, Postfach 150, 1045 Wien, Redaktion: Publikationen, Telefon: 05 90 900-4321, 4214, Telefax: 05 90 900-255, E-Mail:: aussenwirtschaft.publikationen@wko.at, http://wko.at/aussenwirtschaft Die Unterlage zu dieser Veröffentlichung stellte das zuständige AußenwirtschaftsCenter zur Verfügung. Hinweis: Im Sinne einer leichteren Lesbarkeit werden geschlechtsspezifische Bezeichnungen nur in ihrer männlichen Form angeführt. © AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA Das Werk ist urheberrechtlich geschützt. Alle Rechte, insbesondere die Rechte der Verbreitung, der Vervielfältigung, der Übersetzung, des Nachdrucks und die Wiedergabe auf fotomechanischem oder ähnlichem Wege durch Fotokopie, Mikrofilm oder andere elektronische Verfahren sowie der Speicherung in Datenverarbeitungsanlagen bleiben, auch bei nur auszugsweiser...
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...WRITING REFERENCES Citi: Oil Could Plunge to $20, and This Might Be 'the End of OPEC' "It looks exceedingly unlikely for OPEC to return to its old way of doing business," Morse wrote. Despite global declines in spending that have driven up oil prices in recent weeks, oil production in the U.S. is still rising, wrote Edward Morse, Citigroup's global head of commodity research. Brazil and Russia are pumping oil at record levels, and Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran have been fighting to maintain their market share by cutting prices to Asia. The market is oversupplied, and storage tanks are topping out. A pullback in production isn't likely until the third quarter, Morse said Vets fight to save hero dog who tried to shield owner from house fire "She's doing OK. Considering what Carmen has been through we think she's doing as well as can be expected," Dr. Daniel Carey, a vet at the hospital, told WCPO. "It's not unexpected that she's not ready to come off (the ventilator). It's just that in our best case scenario (we thought) maybe we could've hoped to get her off (Sunday) afternoon," Carey told WCPO The hospital is also providing updates on Carmen through social media, using Facebook to post pictures of the dog resting on a pink blanket and keeping company with a pair of stuffed animals. Your Resume Is Useless Unless It Answers This 1 Question If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know how keenly we believe there’s no such thing as a generic or one-size-fits-all resume ...
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...The Concept of Luxury Brands by Klaus Heine Technische Universität Berlin, Department of Marketing Prof. Dr. Volker Trommsdor Wilmersdorfer Str. 148, 10585 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49.30.314-29.922 • Fax: +49.30.314-22.664 Email: Klaus.Heine@marketing-trommsdor.de • Internet: www.marketing.tu-berlin.de Heine, Klaus (2011) The Concept of Luxury Brands, Technische Universität Berlin, www.conceptouxurybrands.com. Edition: 1.0 This paper is published as the rst part of the serial publication Luxury Brand Management ISSN: 2193-1208 Editing & Review: Bartek Goldmann and Kate Vredenburgh Cover page: Kevin Duggan Acknowledgements: Dr. Steen Herm. I would like to thank the following people for their support and constructive criticism: Prof. Dr. Volker Trommsdor, Prof. Dr. Reinhold Roski, Dr. Vera Waldschmidt, Demet Tuncer, by Klaus Heine (2011); Copyright by Klaus Heine. All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of re- search or private study, or criticism or review, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author. Technische Universität Berlin, Department of Marketing, Wilmersdorfer Str. 148, 10585 Berlin, Germany, Tel: +49.30.314-29.922, Fax: +49.30.314-22.664 Contents List of Figures . . . . . . ...
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