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Walmart around the World 1. Evaluate Walmart’s globalization strategy over the last two decades. Where did the retailer struggle? Where did it do well? Can location characteristics explain the differences in Walmart performance 2. Walmart entered in some countries through acquisitions and in some countries through greenfield investment. What entry mode do you think was best? Did location characteristics drive the mode of entry? Why? 3. In 2013, Walmart decided to enter the Indian market
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Apple’s Business Models Analysis and Suggestion with Web 2.0 Strategy Contents 1. Abstract 3 2. Apple’s Business Model 4 2.1. Elements of successful business model 4 2.2. Apple’s innovation on its business model 4 2.2.1. Customer Value Innovation 4 2.2.2. Profit Pattern Innovation 5 3. Challenges Analysis 6 3.1. Apple’s challenges 6 3.2. Porter’s Five Force Model analysis 6 3.2.1. Threat of new entrants 7 3.2.2. Threat of substitute products or services 7 3
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Faculty of Economics Seminar paper on the subject: English 4 Crisis management June, 2012 Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public. The study of crisis management originated with the large scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980. Three elements are common to most definitions
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