stanford.edu/~wacziarg Assistant: Chris Lion Littlefield 330 Tel: (650) 723 9040 lion_chris@gsb.stanford.edu POLECON 230 - NONMARKET STRATEGY This course addresses managerial issues in the social, political and legal environments of business. Cases and readings emphasize strategies to improve the performance of companies in light of their multiple constituencies, in both international and US environments. Topics include integrated strategy, activists and the media, legislation affecting business
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CASE STUDY 129 BlackBerry in Red China: Research in Motion Navigates Institutional Barriers in an Emerging Market By Prescott C. Ensign Nicholas P. Robinson Research in Motion’s (RIM’s) entry into the Chinese market during a time when many distractions—principally a patent dispute with NTP—occupied management’s attention was not a foregone conclusion. China remained a difficult market to crack. One holdup was an impasse with regard to RIM’s use of encryption technology and the Chinese authorities’
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Quality Practices in Modern China Issue 1. Do you see any parallels between today’s Modern China and post-World War 2 Japan? What differences are evident? Parallels • Both cultures are rich and traditional, unified or nationalistic, and have similar religions, and values (Padmalingam, 2002). • Rapid urbanisation – the move from an agricultural based society to a manufacturing (and thus urbanised) society. • Democratisation – from a centralised government to capitalist, moving from an insular
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issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It is part of an ongoing commitment by IBM Business Consulting Services to provide analysis and viewpoints that help companies realize business value. You may contact the authors or send an e-mail to iibv@us.ibm.com for more information. School of Management at Fudan University Fudan University was the first institution of higher learning in China to set up a department of business education, and was
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sustainability for corporation. The worsening environment in China is prominent power for moving to sustainability currently. The push to clean up the country's air, land and water has forced company to transform its developing model. Though China has become the world's second- largest economy, it is still in the lower part of the world's industry chain and has a lot of industries with excessive energy consumption and high pollution. Due to social and economic factors, Hebei provincial government in January this
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Summary The Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS) is an Advisory Council to the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE). It was set up in 1973 to promote ethical advertising in Singapore and is the self-regulatory body of the advertising industry. Self-regulation means the responsibility of ensuring truthful advertising lies with both advertisers and consumers. This works in the interest of both advertisers and consumers because it ensures that through fair play, there is a balance
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‘Arab Spring’ and the newly formed governments are trying to find a way between global exchange and Islamic tradition. During these difficult times, emerging countries from Asia, Latin America and Africa have increasingly asserted their newly found economic and financial power and demanded a bigger participation in world governance. The tsunami that struck Fukushima in Japan in March 2011 creating a nuclear accident has convinced many nations to reconsider their energy policy. Despite all of this, globalization
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Contents overview List of figures List of tables List of mini case studies Acknowledgements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Introduction to International Marketing The International Marketing Environment The International Marketing Information and Research Process International Competitive Marketing Strategies Market Selection Decisions and Entry Strategies Management of Exporting and Importing International Marketing Operations and Planning Product and Brand Decisions for International Marketing
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levels of trade between the United States and China make war unlikely, if not impossible, in his essay, “Economic Interdependence and Conflict -- The Case of the US and China.” The article was written in May of 2016 as a part of Einstein’s university degree, making his audience more knowledgeable, specifically in the field of global relations. Einstein’s purpose is to bring light to the rising tensions between the US and China and support that economic interdependence alone can not prevent conflict
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be to define economics, define microeconomics, define law of supply, as well as define the law of demand, ad to also identify the factors that lead to a change in supply and a change in demand. What is economics? Economics is more than just the “economy.” Economics is the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and desires, given the decision-making mechanisms, social customs, and political realities of the society (Colander, 2008). Merriam-Webster defines economics in a simpler way
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