Ankit Singh and Juan Alberto Calero Part A – e-Commerce in China vs USA 1. Overall, what are some key opportunities and challenges (obstacles) that confront ecommerce in China? How are these challenges similar / different from those confronting e-commerce in the US (or other countries that you are more familiar with)? Some of the key opportunities of e-commerce in China are: The internet penetration rate in China is growing at a much faster rate as compared to other countries. 25.5% users in China
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Understanding the environment within which the business has to operate is very important for running a business unit successfully at any place. Because, the environmental factors influence almost every aspect of business, be it its nature, its location, the prices of products, the distribution system, or the personnel policies. Hence it is important to learn about the various components of the business environment, which consists of the economic aspect, the socio-cultural
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Business Systems Whitley defines business systems as: ‘Distinctive ways of organizing economic activities that develop interdependently with dominant institutions in market economies. As the title of the article already mentions, it is about business systems. The author, Richard Whitley, divided the article over three parts and talks about the nature of business systems, the characteristics of business systems and the institutional influences on business systems. We will try to critically review
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Staffing: - Nature & Scope of Staffing, Manpower Planning, Selection & Training, Performance Appraisal. 5. Controlling: - Concept or Managerial Control, Control aids, Score Responsibilities of Managers. Books Recommended: by Paul Hersey & Ken Blanchard 1. Management & Organizations Behaviour 2. Essentials of Management by Koontz & O Donald 3. Principal and Practice of Management by L.M. Prasad 4. Human Behavior at Work by Kaith Devis 5. Organizational Behavior by Robbins 1. Course : 2: Business Organization
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characteristics. (A) Commodity Approach : In the commodity approach to the study of marketing, the focus of study is a specific commodity, say, wheat, rice, approach, the subject matter of discussion around the specific commodity selected for the study; nature and extent of demand, the distribution channels used and the function, such as buying , selling , financing, advertising, storage repeating such studies in case of different commodities one gets a compete picture of the entire field of marketing
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commodities are the two important aspects of modern business. Accordingly, the micro environment of business can be divided. The various constituents of micro environment are as under: Suppliers of inputs: An important factor in the external micro environment of a firm is the supplier of its inputs such as raw materials and components. Normally, most firms do not depend on a single supplier of inputs. To reduce risk and uncertainty business firms prefer to keep multiple suppliers of inputs.
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schools Subject: Guidelines for Project Work in Business Studies for Classes XI and XII w.e.f. the academic session 2012-13 and the Board Examination 2013. Dear Principal, Kindly refer to the Business Studies syllabus for Classes XI and XII pertaining to the Board Examination year 2013 which provides for Project Work of 10 marks in both the classes at senior school level. The Board has brought out Guidelines for Project Work for perusal of the Business Studies teachers. Kindly bring these to the notice
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certain areas. One of my goals for the program is to improve my analytical and quantitative skills. My undergraduate degree in Business Management touched on different areas of business, from operations to human resources, and to some degree, finance and accounting; however it left a lot of room for development in these two areas. The major itself was very broad in nature. Subsequently, the positions that I’ve held in my professional career have had a heavy focus around sales, banking, investment
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complicated tasks, however, the complex dynamics of a highly diverse workgroup can actually hinder the work process and lower performance. T he first and foremost task of leaders is to successfully implement organizational strategies. In today’s business environment, one of the critical elements of achieving this goal is effectively managing an increasingly diverse workforce—teams of people of different races, cultures, religions, languages, and so on. Corporate strategists are increasingly viewing
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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 BUSINESS STUDIES FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 MEMORANDUM MARKS: 300 This memorandum consists of 28 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over Business Studies 2 NSC – Memorandum DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NOTES TO MARKERS 1. For marking and moderation purposes, the following colours are recommended: Marker: Senior Marker: Deputy Chief and Chief Marker: Internal Moderator: 2. Red Green Black/Brown/Pink Orange The numbering of Assessment Standards is in accordance with
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