...Case Guide-Levendary Just weeks into her new job, Mia Foster, a first time CEO with no international management experience, is faced with a major challenge at Levendary Café, a $10 billion US-based fast food chain. Strategically, many of her corporate staff have become concerned that the company's major expansion into China is moving too far from Levendary's well-defined concepts of store design and menu. Organizationally, Foster has been frustrated by the apparent unwillingness of Louis Chen, president of Levendary China, to conform to the company's planning and reporting processes. Meanwhile, financial evidence shows that Chen's efforts have produced strong results and suggests that he knows China far better than U.S headquarters does. The entrepreneurial Chen has resisted attempts by Foster and others to discuss corporate plans for China. As Foster flies to China to meet with Chen she faces a decision that will determine the future of Levendary China and perhaps the entire globalization effort: can she manage Chen at all, and if so, how? Learning Objective: 1. To explore the important international strategic issue of standardization versus adaptation, and examine the structures, systems, and processes needed to manage this tension. 2. To review the evolving roles and responsibilities of country subsidiary management and the corresponding changes in the nature of the headquarters-subsidiary relationship. 3. To examine the nature of headquarters-subsidiary controls, by differentiating...
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...Domestic business is any transaction that has to deal with the commercial activities conducted within a single nation. The economic transactions that are made by a domestic business within the borders of its nation typically have the advantage of only having to deal with the local currency, such as the dollar for the United States. It also has the advantage of dealing with the local customs, religions, government, culture, tax system and regulations. Domestic business is usually where your stronger customer base lies so it might be useful to direct most of your focus at first. It is much easier to establish good domestic business interaction when you are interacting with like people. Once it is decided your nation’s domestic business is in good standing, then you can focus more on international business being done with other countries. I believe it is very important to have a separate course on how to deal with international business because it is so much more complex than dealing with transactions taking place within one single nation. With international business, one has to learn how to manage transactions taking place in places with different currencies, customs, religions, government types, cultures, tax systems, regulations and even tastes. For example, the drink Coca-Cola tastes different in every country you go to because the taste preference of people in those countries is different. It can be difficult negotiating with two or more countries that have different government...
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...mentalities – their embedded attitudes, assumptions, and beliefs- that they bring to their international ventures affect their chances of success? Operating in an international rather than a domestic arena presents managers with many new opportunities. Having worldwide operations not only gives a company access to new markets and low-cost resources, it also opens up new sources of information and knowledge and broadens the options for strategic moves that the company might make to compete with its domestic and international rivals. However, with all these new opportunities come the challenges of managing strategy, organization, and operations that are innately more complex, diverse, and uncertain. What is multinational enterprise? * Multinational enterprise has substantial direct investment in foreign countries (Not just the trading relationships of an import-export business), and actively manage and regard those operations as integral parts of the company, both strategically and organizationally. (They are engaged in the active management of these offshore assets rather than simply holding them in a passive investment portfolio. ) What’s different about MNE management? 1. Multiple operating environment * Diverse patterns of consumer preferences, channels, legal frameworks, etc. 2. Political demand and risks * Need to mesh corporate...
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...Total Quality Pioneers Paper xxxxxxxx Quality Management and Productivity MGT/449 xxxxxx xxx Introduction People are confronted with scenarios concerning quality nearly every day. The word or notion of quality can be defined a number of ways. Some think quality should be determined by individual standards and expectations, while others believe quality is an ever changing state. Goetsch and Davis systematically broke down the elements of quality and determined that “quality is a dynamic state associated with products, services, people, processes, and environments that meets or exceeds expectations and helps produce superior value (Goetsch and Davis, 2010 p.5).” Whatever ones interpretation of quality might be, the intent of this paper is to more clearly define quality and its elements as well as describe how the quality pioneer's use of the total quality elements made the pioneers successful. Furthermore, this paper will explain why the elements of quality are useful in today’s environment and offer some insight as to what the future of quality might look like. Quality and its Elements Quality is defined with a variety of distinct explanations. Nevertheless, understanding quality is the key. End use consumers that are businesses explain quality unmistakably through the use of standards, specifications, and other measurable features. For instance, an individual in search of a new automobile will make his or her final purchase decision based on the quality...
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...correct patients so that no other competitors steal valued material. This actually makes their products perform better than other competitors. Politically Under Armour needs to promote good and safe work habits. They do not want a negative view like Nike obtained after they were seen utilizing sweatshops to make a deeper profit in the Industry. Even if a few customers find out they are using bad practices, then it shatters the whole reputation and brand image. Socio-cultural and Global Under Armour and other competitors can and have been using a global image to win the customers over. It is very important that Under Armour utilizes the global image of their quality product, for instance, showing their products on a global scale such as providing gear to the NFL and MLB. People are likely to wear what the professionals wear because they want to be like them. It also utilizes product placement in movies, TV shows, and video games that places their product on a global scale. It can also reach a global scale by endorsements made with worldwide know people, such as people participating...
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...with products from manufacturing to cultural resources that promotes worldwide exchanges of ideas, economic impact and global interaction. The major factors which have contributed advances on an exponential scale include transportation in the air, sea, and ground, and the international infrastructure in telecommunications, from fiber optics, global thinking and the World Wide Web2. The processes in globalization has affected small business to large corporations, economics, social cultural resources, including politics from the migration of ideas with support and criticism from cultural differences intertwined with competition. The creativity and innovation from the diverse cultures has exploded into popularity that affect all civilization and lifestyles. Diverse knowledge and the ability to compete on a global scale has changed the way businesses and individuals interact. The advances in technology, with faster cell phone,smartphones, tablets integrated electronics, multi-CPU architect, faster bandwidth from fiber optic infrastructure will continue to integrate businesses and individuals in globalization for years in the future. The consumption of a product, either electronic gadgets, power tools, food or grains, and intellectual property from the east coast to west coast or United States to China or any other country will affect the supply or demand on a global scale instead of locally from state to state, or neighboring...
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...Introduction One of the most important items about gaming is there are winners and losers (in a fun and entertaining way), which influences and entices players all over the world. All of the variables involved with the networks that provide gaming platforms are so dynamic and diverse. From games that are purely for fun or learning there will be a huge market for deploying bigger networks. This is one reason networks growth should grow exponentially. Below is what I have identified as a gaming or Local Exchange network. “Retrieved from, http://www.psu.com/a018031/” 12/17/2013 Posted January 17th, 2013 at 19:30 EDT by Timothy Nunes “Retrieved from, http://www.hcl-axon.com/Our_Products/gamedge/” 12/17/2013 “Retrieved from, http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/ig/Home-Network-Diagrams/Hybrid-Network-Diagram.htm” 12/17/13 By Bradley Mitchell References • Home Wi-Fi Security Checklist Cited in the "Handbook of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics" and other titles! • Fixing Common Internet Connection Problems There's nothing more frustrating than a broken Internet connection. We have some tips that can help. Summary The development of a good gaming network has many components that work to enable the end user to have a full experience of entertainment and enjoyment. Some networks are much smaller which can be setup for home use. The ability to play a...
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...of a “Global” enterprise as modeled by the authors B. Kogut in “What Makes a Company Global?” a Review of The Myth of the Global Corporation, M. Mangelsdorf in "Building a Transnational Company", INC. Magazine 1993, Bartlett and Ghoshal in "Managing across boarders New Strategic Requirements", Sloan Management Review, Summer 1987 and Johan Lembke in “Global competition in the information and communication technology Industry...", Business and Politics, v.4,#1, 2002. The contrast discussion will form around five factors identified as fundamental to operating across nations. Factor #1: The Significance of National Origin The authors appear to be evenly divided regarding the role the nation of origin plays in the formation, comparative advantage and effective operation of a global industry. Kogut and Mangelsdorf believe the nation plays a significant role in structure and operation. Kogut forms his entire article on the notion that the nationality of an enterprise is the sole determinate of comparative advantage. His theory is that if global markets remain free, nations will become elements of a global value chain. Kogut’s only variable for a global enterprise is how much to converge the various national operations. Conversely, Bartlett and Ghoshal (B&G) and most particularly, Lembke, indicate that the nation should not have to play a determining role in the enterprise. Rather...
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...Technology Accenture IT Strategy and Transformation Services: Maximizing the Value of IT for Today and Tomorrow IT leaders face a formidable challenge: meeting their organizations’ high expectations of IT services while controlling costs and preparing IT to meet the future needs of the business. Amidst increasing globalization and the ever-evolving and complex business and technology landscapes, organizations expect their IT leaders to make strategic investments that will support business growth and agility, capitalize on new and existing technologies to gain competitive advantage, and align IT priorities with business needs. Accenture’s ongoing High Performance IT research reveals that while CIOs want to contribute significant value for their organizations, a host of factors—notably cost-cutting mandates, “keeping the lights on” and fixing troubled projects—inhibit the CIO’s ability to be a value creator. Despite these realities, the research indicates that high-performance IT organizations consistently achieve excellence in IT execution, IT agility and IT innovation, balancing the sometimes opposing demands placed on IT organizations. To respond effectively to today’s challenges, IT organizations need to work differently, leveraging technology in new ways to achieve business results while keeping operating costs low. Accenture helps organizations quickly identify how IT can fuel high performance. We team with IT and business leaders to plan and deploy IT for the most...
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...Global Open Versity Labs Step-by-Step Install Guide Enterprise Liferay Portal v1.0 Global Open Versity IT Systems Integration Hands-on Labs Training Manual Step by Step Install Guide Liferay Portal Enterprise on Linux Kefa Rabah Global Open Versity, Vancouver Canada krabah@globalopenversity.org www.globalopenversity.org Table of Contents Page No. STEP-BY-STEP INSTALL GUIDE LIFERAY PORTAL ENTERPRISE ON LINUX Part 1: Install JDK6 Part 2: Quick Liferay Portal Installation with Default HSQL Database Part 3: Install MySQL Database for Liferay Enterprise Step 1: Install and configure MySQL Database Server Part 4: Install Liferay for an Enterprise Step 1: Remove Default Bundled Sample Data Step 2: Create Portal.Ext.Properties File Part 5: Need More Training 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 8 11 © A GOV Open Knowledge Access Technical Academic Publications License Enhancing education & empowering people worldwide through eLearning in the 21st Century © April 2007, Kefa Rabah, Global Open Versity, Vancouver Canada 1 www.globalopenversity.org ICT202 - Linux Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering Diploma Global Open Versity Labs Step-by-Step Install Guide Enterprise Liferay Portal v1.0 Global Open Versity IT Systems Integration Hands-on Labs Training Manual Step-by-Step Install Guide Liferay Portal Enterprise on Linux By Kefa Rabah, krabah@globalopenversity.org Feb 09, 2010 SerengetiSys Labs Project: your company – an enterprise business concern recently is deploying a new network infrastructure...
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...population. The majority of the population has not benefited from Trinidad’s economic growth. Thus, the government has attempted to create “a nation of entrepreneurs” in order to relieve some of the inequality that defines the society (Ministry of Trade and Industry 1997). Trinidad’s expansion of micro-enterprise programs reflects an international trend. Endorsed by non-governmental organizations, private financial institutions, international development agencies, including the World Bank, many scholars and development practitioners also view microenterprise assistance as a panacea for Third World poverty (Johnson and Kidder, 1999; Mosley and Hulme, 1998; Dignard and Havet, 1995; Grosh and Somolekae, 1996; Rakowski, 1994). Micro-enterprise development programs generally consist of training in business skills or providing small loans or credit to micro-entrepreneurs (Dignard and Havet, 1995; International Labour Organization, 1995; Rakowski, 1994). These programs typically target self-employed individuals or businesses with five or fewer employees both of which are characteristic of the informal sector. The micro-enterprise strategy for development is gendered. Not only do micro-enterprise...
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...airtel business' - the new face of Airtel B2B • Reiterates the commitment to empower businesses by offering innovative solutions – thus unleashing the potential of human capital in all business segments • Offers end-to-end voice, data, video services, mobile data applications, enterprise solutions • Underlines Airtel’s vision "to be the most loved brand by enriching lives of millions" New Delhi, April 17, 2012 : Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa has refreshed its B2B business as airtel business. With this new identity, airtel business reinforces its commitment of delivering innovative business solutions and a superior brand experience to all its large & small enterprises, government and carrier customers across the globe. airtel business aims at unleashing the human potential of any business by providing enhanced empowerment to the employees through its wide array of products and solutions – creating more smiles per cubicle. Announcing this, Sanjay Kapoor – CEO, India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel said, “airtel business has always been a key element in the overall growth strategy of Bharti Airtel. We own a state of the art national and international long distance network infrastructure enabling us to provide connectivity services both within India and connecting India to the world. We have moved from offering just Core carriage to Managed & Cloud services in order to create value for our...
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...instance, the nascency of the field means that there are relatively few (as compared with fields like commercial entrepreneurship or family firms) potential subjects for those wanting to study founders of social ventures. Moreover, due to the global nature of the field, social entrepreneurs tend to be a disbursed group. Add to this the fact that there is little government-mandated public information on most social enterprises (as is the case with publically-traded firms, for example), and one can understand why few empirical studies on social entrepreneurship have gone beyond case studies. This is evidenced by a recent study by Short, Moss & Lumpkin (2009) which found only 16 papers published on the topic which utilized quantitative methods and most of those employed only descriptive statistics (e.g. means, medians, ranges). While theoretical pieces and case studies have added significantly to our understanding of social entrepreneurship, the dearth of quantitative research on the topic is extremely troubling. Without such research, our findings lack the generalizability needed to prescribe best practices to disparate social entrepreneurs. Additionally, the problems inherent in collecting data on social entrepreneurs and enterprises both discourages scholars from joining the field and limits the types of studies and publication outlets available to those that do. For these reasons, I believe that the lack of SocEnt data and quantitative studies are the biggest threats to...
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...Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end capabilities and strengths across the carrier networks, enterprise, consumer, and cloud computing fields. We are committed to creating maximum value for telecom carriers, enterprises, and consumers by providing competitive ICT solutions and services. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population. By leveraging our strong R&D capabilities and comprehensive technical expertise, Huawei’s strategy in the enterprise domain focuses on close cooperation and integration with partners to deliver a wide range of highly efficient customer-centric ICT solutions and services that are based on a deep understanding of customer needs. In line with our strategy, we offer a broad portfolio of innovative ICT solutions that cater to global vertical industry and enterprise customers across government and public sector, finance, transportation, energy, large enterprises, and small and midsize enterprises (SMEs). Our portfolio covers enterprise networking, unified communications & collaboration (UC&C), cloud computing & data center, enterprise wireless, network energy and infrastructure services. Looking ahead, we are committed to serving as the most innovative and optimal ICT technology partner for global enterprises, accelerating their ICT development...
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...Case Analysis on Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises was founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner to manage the publication and distribution of the Playboy magazine. The company has experienced tremendous growth since its inception and currently boasts of three segments: 1). Publishing-which is in charge of the business aspect of the Playboy magazine, 2). Entertainment- which manages the electronic assets of Playboy Enterprises. This includes the open source software, the Spice Network, the playboy website and the production of the adult videos. 3). Licensing- this oversees the licensing of the Playboy name and its logo to third parties. Playboy Enterprises is one of the major players in the adult entertainment industry and has had good financial performance as compared to the industry average. This trend has however reversed in recent years with the company reporting losses which have led to speculation on its going concern status particularly due to the fact that it is a public listed company. In the 2008 fiscal year, the company reported a net loss of $156.1 million which was a significant drop in profitability as compared to the $4.9 million profit realized in the 2007 financial year (Reuters UK, 2009). As shown in the table below. Table 1: Hoovers (2009) Playboy Financial Results Playboy Enterprises Annual Income Statements (2006-2008) (All amounts are in millions of US Dollars) Financial Year | Revenue | Gross Profit | Operating Income | Total Net Income | Diluted Earnings...
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