Survey of the Theories of GLOBALIZATION by Wendy M. Jeffus Southern New Hampshire University TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. Internationalization versus Globalization Multinational Enterprises Exporting Licensing/Franchising Strategic Alliances Joint Ventures Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Emerging Economies Developed Economies Universalizers versus Particularists World-systems Diversity of Cultures
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JAMES R. LINCOLN, HAROLD R. KERBO, and ELKE WITT'ENHAGEN* From a series of qualitative interviews with Japanese managers and German managers and workers in thirty-one Japanese-owned companies in the Dusseldorf region of western Germany, this article discusses differences in cultural patterns and organizational styles between the German and Japanese employees and the problems these pose for communication, cooperation, and morale. First, we deal with cultural contrasts: language issues, interpersonal
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CHAPTER Franchises and Buyouts What comes to mind when you see the word franchise? For many, it’s a fast-food restaurant. For some, it’s the standardization of America—the same product or service wherever you go. For still others, it is a business model with franchisor rules that must be followed. For Dina Dwyer-Owens, however, it’s a way of teaching “principles and systems of personal and business success so that all people we touch live happier and more successful lives.” Dwyer-Owens
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UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 12-2008 Managing cultural diversity in hospitality industry Yi Gong University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations Part of the Hospitality Administration and Management Commons Repository Citation Gong, Yi, "Managing cultural diversity in hospitality industry" (2008). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 480. This Professional
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NT 1210 M1 Case studies # 9 Dear Mr. Sheehan: I would like to thank you for agreement regarding my recommendations to the company about deploying a SAN at each branch office, since each office uses data, audio, video and graphic files that are shared by staff at each location. The SAN may incorporate NAS devices which we have evaluated with different vendors. As we conducted a further research in order to provide you with more detail specifications on SAN and NAS solutions, we were able to come
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MBA UK Course Handbook the Strathclyde 2014/15 The Strathclyde MBA 1 The University of Strathclyde's mission dates from our founder, Professor John Anderson, leaving instructions in his will for 'a place of useful learning' to be established in the city. By this he meant an institution open to everyone, regardless of gender, status or income. “ The Place of Useful Learning John Anderson 1796 ” We continue to be committed to 'useful learning' through our provision of
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H8032-Prelims.QXD 7/1/06 11:08 AM Page i CIMA’S Official Learning System CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, 2006 Syllabus Certificate Level Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business law David Sagar Larry Mead Philippa Foster Back H8032-Prelims.QXD 7/1/06 11:08 AM Page ii CIMA Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA First edition 2006
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achieved through various strategies depending on each place and the through the market research. The following methods are to be used to develop the above objectives(McLeish, 2011, pg44-65) 1. Event management 2. Opinion pieces 3. Feature articles 4. Journalist briefing 5. Email newsletters 6. Press release 7. Press conference 8. Interviews and editorial contributions Project Deliverables Its mandatory for a company to follow basic rules and techniques of supplier as
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means any firm whatsoever) needs to plan for a variety of contingencies, and marketing represents one of the most significant. A marketing plan—which we defined in Chapter 2 as a written document composed of an analysis of the current marketing situation, opportunities and threats 63 64 Section One Assessing the Marketplace MARKETING PLAN VERSUS BUSINESS PLAN Of course, firms consider more than marketing when they make plans and therefore commonly develop business plans as well. Yet
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