of Galanz’s integration into the global market. The company has developed unique competitive strategies that have made it a great success within China and in overseas markets. The Galanz model suggests strong strategic implications for both Chinese firms and incumbent multinational corporations. Keywords Chinese manufacturers . Strategic analysis . Internationalization . Galanz In the last two decades, China has maintained an average annual growth rate above 7%. China is rising as one of the world’s
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dominating the market share. Through the Palm Pilot, Palm introduced “the first successful hand-held on the market” (Pp. 2). Palm’s product was indeed the best of all PDA options on the market and it differentiated itself both by its design and capabilities. The Palm Pilot was designed “as a small thin lightweight and user friendly technology” (pp. 2 Palm Inc.). Palm used their R&D to develop a brand new operating system software that was easy to use. These factors greatly improved Palm’s Supplier
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characterizes the types of change that can lead to strategic decline. But external change alone should not mean the end of superior performance, since the skilled strategist ought to be able to adapt to such changes. The final part of the note looks inside the firm to examine why managers often fail to respond adequately to external threats and explains why it is valuable to study
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International Journal of Arts and Commerce Vol. 2 No. 11 December, 2013 EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DRIVERS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A SURVEY OF THE HOTEL INDUSTRY IN KENYAN COAST Uzel Jean Mzera Mutindi 1 PhD Candidate at JKUAT, MSA CBD, Kenya. Contact: jeanmzera@yahoo.com Prof. G.S. Namusonge, PhD 2 Full Professor, EPD JKUAT, Kenya. Contact: gsnamusonge@yahoo.co.uk Dr. J. Obwogi, PhD 3 Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya. Contact: Josephobwogi@yahoo.com ABSTRACT
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products. Not all product innovations are technological breakthroughs- take a safety pin for example. Even candle, fountain pen, and scissors are examples of path-breaking revolution, that didn’t require significant technology, or invention capabilities. On the other hand, many product innovations are specifically based on advanced research – take cell phones for example, or any medical device (say for Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Thus, technology is a means through which innovation in products
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Southern Cross University ePublications@SCU Theses 2009 Strategic human resource management: what does it mean in practice? Ken Lovell Southern Cross University Publication details Lovell, K 2009, 'Strategic human resource management: what does it mean in practice?', DBA thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Copyright K Lovell 2009 ePublications@SCU is an electronic repository administered by Southern Cross University Library. Its goal is to capture and preserve the intellectual output
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Southern Cross University ePublications@SCU Theses 2009 Strategic human resource management: what does it mean in practice? Ken Lovell Southern Cross University Publication details Lovell, K 2009, 'Strategic human resource management: what does it mean in practice?', DBA thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Copyright K Lovell 2009 ePublications@SCU is an electronic repository administered by Southern Cross University Library. Its goal is to capture and preserve the intellectual output
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How has the foreign direct investment picture changed since the 1960s? The U.S. accounted for about 66.3 percent of worldwide foreign direct investment flows in the 1960s, followed by British firms with about 10.5 percent of FDI flows, and Japanese firms with 2 percent. As barriers to trade fell, non-U.S. firms increased their investments around the world in search of optimal
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“open, flexible and responsive” nature of emergent strategies is especially important during crises when the environment is too unstable to follow [also, see Grant, 1998], whereas Lynch (2000) contributes that emergent strategies are undertaken by firms that repeatedly analyse their environments. Over the past decades, studies regarding the effectiveness of planning in a company’s performance have been widely inconclusive [Boyd, 1991; Miller and Cardinal, 1994; Pearce et al. 1987; Schwenk and
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Management MBA Program HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT ON CHALLENGES FACED BY HRM DUE TO GLOBALISATION 11th FEB, 2013 GOWTHAM R 3511210330 CHALLENGES IN MODERN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DUE TO GLOBALISATION: 1)Changing Workforce Dynamics Frequently, physical relocation is required. The increasing number of dual-career professionals limits individual flexibility in accepting such assignments may hinder number of dual-career professional limits individual flexibility in accepting
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