Google in China: The Big Disconnect 4. * The stakeholders in this case are: * Chinese government * Chinese citizen’s habit * Google company in China * The concerns and rights of each set of stakeholders: For Chinese government: * The concern of Chinese government is how to let Google do business in china without harmful for this country. Chinese government has many methods to control Google’s activities. * But the control method of Chinese
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Google In China 1. What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operations in China outweigh the costs? I think that Google’s managers adopted a Utilitarian philosophy when deciding that the benefits of operations in China outweighed the costs. I think this way because of the fact that they took the time to weigh out the pros and the cons of the situation and ultimately chose the option which was more advantageous. 2. Do you think that Google
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Question 1 Response – Prior to the launch of Google.cn, what factors should Google have considered in reaching their decision to comply with Chinese government censorship laws? One factor Google should have considered is the financial perspective. From a financial perspective, China represented for Google a dynamic and fast-growing, though increasingly competitive, market (Wilson, Ramos and Harvey, 2007). According to Google’s 2006 projections, the Chinese internet market was expected to grow from
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Google in China Read Case 14.4: Google in China. Answer the questions below and submit the completed assignment to your instructor. Question 1: Discuss the three key principles that Google followed in developing Googld.cn There were three key principles used in the development of Google.cn. The act of filtering was made transparent through notifying users when search results had been removed. Furthermore, by not collecting the private information of users the company would not be obligated
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GOOGLE IN CHINA Google China was formed in 2005 headed by Kai-Fu Lee, who was a former Microsoft executive and the founder of Microsoft Research Asia. Microsoft sued Google and Kai-Fu Lee for the move, but reached a confidential settlement. Google's Beijing based office was located at NCI Tower. A Chinese-language based interface was designed for google.com and was launched in 2006 (google.cn) in which the results were censored by the Chinese Government. Q1. What considerations are relevant
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Why did Google issue the statement of Jan’12? Google has issued the statement because they were unwilling to except the fact that they have to censor the content provided by them in China. The Chinese government actually wants them to control the information instead of monitoring politically objectionable information, which violates the mission and principal of the company – To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful and do no evil. 2.) Can Google take the
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Google 'may pull out of China after Gmail cyber attack' Peter Barron from Google: ''We should no longer agree to censor our results in China'' Internet giant Google has said it may end its operations in China following a "sophisticated and targeted" cyber attack originating from the country. It did not accuse Beijing directly, but said it was no longer willing to censor its Chinese search engine - google.cn. This could result in closing the site, and its Chinese offices, Google said
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desire to know? Google is the world’s largest and most renowned online search engine. It is a household name and “to Google” has even become an accepted term in English language. Google should stay in China and deal with their censorships. (1)Google does not want to allow its global search competitors to gain a stronger foothold in the Chinese market; Consider this piece from The Huffington Post, which doesn't expressly say Google should stay, but shows that Microsoft and other Google competitors
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GOOGLE IN CHINA – A Case Analysis Situation The case talks about the severe backlash and international criticism that Google faced when it launched its search engine in China. At its launch, the company had decided to censor search results to gain the Chinese government’s approval and acceptance. This was however not in alignment with the company’s motto of “Don’t be evil”. Google so far, being very successful from its foundation in 1998, had always followed the
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