GLOBAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS Chinese investments in Africa Why have Chinese companies found the emerging markets of Africa less risky and a more attractive proposition than western multinationals? Mohammed Hayath Nisar Ahmed MIB 35 – Group B Grenoble Graduate School of Business P a g e | 1 The distinct existence of Chinese multina‐ tional corporations on the global stage is al‐ tering the landscape of international busi‐ ness and politics. Western organizations, once with virtually undisputed command
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in which MNCs operate worldwide, and highlight differences in | | |approach to different legal and regulatory issues in different jurisdictions. | | | | | |The current legal and regulatory environment is both complex and confusing. There are many different laws and regulations | | |to which MNCs doing
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Abstract Most business enterprises seek to expand over time in order to survive and become profitable. Increased size often allows economies of scale in both production and distribution. Companies can develop new earning potential by expanding and add greater stability to earnings through diversification. Complex organizational structures help achieve business objectives such as increased profitability and reduced risks. Also, these complex structures allow the company to reduce its overall tax
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CHINA: Economic Analysis TOWS of China: China Threats: • Strikes Against Multinational Companies • Allegations of Currency Manipulation • Aging population China Opportunities: • Consumption Boom in China • Instant Translation of Web Pages • Enforcement of intellectual property rights China Weaknesses: • Population • Weakness
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Executive Summery Most of the South Asian economies (e.g. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) have made significant economic progress in the last two decades and are well on track to becoming major regional or even world economic powerhouses. In the recent years, many MNCs are increasingly putting more attention to the emerging. Asian countries for competitive advantage. One classic example is China. With a population of more than 1.3 billion China is predicted to be the largest economy in the
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GLOBAL STRATEGYAND MULTINATIONALS' ENTRY MODE CHOICE W. Chan Kim* INSEAD Peter Hwang** Baruch College Abstract. This paper makes a case directed towards establishing the importance of global strategic considerations in choosing multinationals'entry mode. Specifically,it is our contention that beyond the environmental and transaction-specificfactors well established in the literature to affect the entry mode decision, we should also consider the strategicrelationshipa multinational envisages between
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called General Orders, which apply to all military service members deployed to South East Asia. This order is in support of local cultural beliefs and also the health and welfare of soldiers due to the operational tempo of being in a combat zone. General Order One, as it pertains to alcohol reads as such: Introduction, purchase, possession, sale, transfer, manufacture, or consumption of any alcoholic beverage within the South East Asia areas of operation is prohibited. This prohibition also includes
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Literature critique An exploration of the impact of strategic international human resource management on firm performance: The case of Foreign MNCs in China By Chanzi Bao, Robert and UK Farhad Analoui, Robert Gordon University. 2011 Overview of the article’s content The paper reports the intensive competition arising from globalisation requiring MNCs to seek low cost, innovation, speed and adaptability and the need to manage their human resources globally and strategically in order to become
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The case study prepared by Archie B. Carroll entitled, “Coke and Pepsi in India: Issues, Ethics, and Crisis Management”, describes issues two major, well known multinational corporations (MNCs) have been facing in India over the past several years, since 2003. Coke and Pepsi are known competitors in the world of soft drinks, but have become allies given the situations they are facing in India. There are allegations of highly contaminated soft drinks, which claim to cause cancer and birth defects
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Lund University Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies Master’s Program in Asian Studies Master’ East and South-East Asia Track Spring semester, 2011 The Development of the Uppsala Model A Study of Samsung Electronics Author: Li Zhou Supervisor: Magnus Andersson Abstract: Based on an explorative case study approach, this thesis investigated whether the Uppsala model functioned in Samsung Electronics Corp. (SEC) case. The purpose of this study was to upgrade the Uppsala model by using
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