“… decisive action requires nothing less than a remaking of Malaysia Inc…” “The Government would like to see Khazanah emerge as one of the biggest and most dynamic investment houses in the region… emerge stronger, more nimble and able to create more value” Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Chairman of Khazanah Nasional 14 May 2004 Briefing for SCIC’S “EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF STATE ASSETS & CAPITAL - INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES & PRACTICES IN VIETNAM” CONFERENCE 21 April 2009 Who We Are and Our Role
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Ford Motor Company The Company Background Ford Motor Company is based in Dearborn, Michigan, and has become the second largest industrial corporation in the world. Since Henry Ford had incorporated in 1903, the company had produced over 260 million vehicles. Operating in approximately 200 countries, Ford employed 370,000 workers and obtained significant revenues and profits from its financial services subsidiaries, core business had remained the design and manufacture of automobiles for sale on
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Marketing Case Project: General Motors [pic] Zach Bauer Matt Biersdorf Matt Flinn Amy Oliver Danielle Provance Marketing Strategies Professor Paul 11/08/2006 Executive Summary General Motors is one of the largest motor vehicle manufacturers in the world and has been a market leader for over 75 years. The company itself has been going through changes especially in the way that they are creating products and on an internal basis, however, there are some changes that the company
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The Rise (and Fall) of the Japanese Yen Lawrence Cifarelli III, Nazanin Ershad, Natthima Sonsoem, Anyesha Mahaptra University of New Haven Abstract This Case study provides an insight to the fluctuations experienced in the currency of Japan, Yen from the late 1990’s to recent years. Japan follows the floating currency monetary policy due to which there is no measures taken on to control the fluctuations. Japan experienced magnificent growth through the 60's, 70's, and 80's leading into the
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International Operations Management The new role of WTO as a World trade court 1957 : GATT General Agreement on Tariff and trade 23 countries only when Gatt was created. A club of countries dominated by US. Major discussions on tariff reductions : KENNEDY ROUND NIXON ROUND Try to reduce the tariff among countries. 1990 : URUGAY ROUND Decision to convert GATT Into a more formal organzation 1995 : creation of WTO = World Trade Organization 125 countries Involved in four
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Selling the Brand Inside by Colin Mitchell Reprint r0201j January 2002 HBR Case Study Bob’s Meltdown Nicholas G. Carr r0201a First Person Saving the Business Without Losing the Company Carlos Ghosn r0201b HBR at Large How Snapple Got Its Juice Back John Deighton r0201c Leading in Times of Trauma Jane E. Dutton, Peter J. Frost, Monica C. Worline, Jacoba M. Lilius, and Jason M. Kanov r0201d Getting It Right the Second Time Gabriel Szulanski and Sidney Winter
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Module 7 – Leadership and decision-making (13%) Leadership and ethics What is leadership? Identifying leadership attributes Transformational leadership Strategic Leadership The nature of strategic leadership The role of leaders in strategic thinking and decision-making The role of leaders in strategic analysis The role of leaders in setting direction The role of leaders in strategic formulation and selection The role of leaders in implementing strategy The Naked CEO Preview Leaders
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Breakout Strategy Meeting the Challenge of Double-Digit Growth Sydney Finkelstein Charles E. Harvey Thomas C. Lawton (McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006) Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of figures Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Breakout Strategy Getting on the Fast Track Staying out Front Breakout Dynamics Putting Vision to Work Being a Magnet Company Delivering the Promise Executing Breakout Breakout
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Chapter 11 Global Strategy and Organization International Business Strategy, Management & the New Realities by Cavusgil, Knight and Riesenberger International Business: Strategy, Management, and the New Realities 1 Learning Objectives 1. The role of strategy in international business 2. The integration-responsiveness framework 3. Distinct strategies emerging from the integration-responsiveness framework 4. Organizational structure 5. Alternative organizational arrangements for international
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Jugaad - The Indian Model of Frugal Innovation By Dr. Ajith P Abstract This paper defines frugal innovation also called as Jugaad in Indian context. The concept of jugaad innovation is introduced and explained. The uniqueness of jugaad model compared to innovation model followed by developed nations is compared and contrasted. The paper further explores the relationship between frugal engineering, design principles, design thinking, co-creation and jugaad. The benefits and implications of jugaad
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