...Multinational Management (MSc IBM) - Page 1/9 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Manchester Business School MULTINATIONAL MANAGEMENT Version 2015-02-09 Academic Year 2014-2015 Course unit Title: Multinational Management Course unit code: BMAN 70012 Credit Rating: 15 credits 1 Instructors Contact details Umair.Choksy@mbs.ac.uk Room: MBS East F3 Office hours: by arrangement Noemi.Sinkovics@mbs.ac.uk www.manchester.ac.uk/research/noemi.sinkovics Phone: (0161) 275 6492 Room: MBS East F11 Office hours: by arrangement Name Umair Choksy (US) Course unit coordinator Dr Noemi Sinkovics (NS) The University of Manchester, Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB, UK 2 Course unit Objectives This course has three interrelated and equally important objectives: i. ii. iii. 3 Introduce key multinational management concepts, and illustrate their applications. Understand multinational mentalities and develop strategic and critical thinking in relation to multinational management. Understand the management challenges associated with developing strategies and handling the operations of firms whose activities stretch across national boundaries. Learning Outcomes On successful completion of the course unit, students are expected to: i. ii. Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical and managerial fields of multinational management. Understand how multinational firms are managing in competitive environments, what are on-going tensions between the competitive...
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...Shidler College of Business University of Hawai´i at Mānoa Vietnam MBA Program Fall 2011 BUS 632—Business Strategy Dates of Course: Oct. 20 - 29 Professor James Richardson BusAd C501f Office Phone: 956-7270 Email: jamesr@hawaii.edu Course Outline and Objectives: BUS 632 covers strategic management as an integrating paradigm for your business knowledge. The aim is to develop an understanding of the strategic challenges facing managers in competitive markets. Globalization, foreign competition, and rapidly changing technology have sharply increased the intensity of competition in most industries. We will learn how leading firms have devised strategies, structured, and managed their organizations to achieve competitive advantage in this challenging environment. Strategic management deals with uncertainty and unstructured situations. You will learn tools and concepts for putting some structure into your analysis of strategic issues. But most strategic choices require judgment. Case studies enable us to test our judgment and learn vicariously from successful and unsuccessful managers in a variety of situations. Hence, class discussion of the cases is a central part of your learning experience. Methods: We will combine cases, lectures, individual and group papers and presentations. Pre-requisites: First semester of Core. Textbook: Jay Barney, Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage, Fourth Edition. Case Packet will be available. Assignments and Grading: 1. Participation: (15%)...
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...The System Design Project ACG3401 – Spring 2013 You have been assigned to a team that is responsible for the complete design of an accounting information subsystem to support the business cycle (e.g. revenue, expenditure, production, human resource management and payroll, or financial reporting system) assigned to your team by the professor for a hypothetical company of your choice. Points will be awarded for a presentation to the class as well as a final report that will include a business process narrative, document flowchart that coincides with document narrative, and a risk and controls matrix. PowerPoint presentation files must be emailed to the instructor 24 hours in advance of the scheduled presentation date. Attire for the presentation is business casual. If you are unsure what is appropriate business casual attire, please refer to the following website for tips: http://www.career.vt.edu/jobsearc/buscasual.htm. All team members will receive the SAME grade for these project requirements. However, students absent from any of the presentations will automatically receive zero credit unless pre-approved by the instructor. In addition to the presentation and final report, each team member will submit peer evaluations for the other members and average score will be calculated. Each individual will rate the helpfulness of all of the other members of their team at the end of the term and submit the peer evaluation form to the instructor on the assigned date...
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...Group Project Presentation – Scope of Work The Group Project, the Global Marketing Plan, is to provide students with the opportunity to develop marketing plans, which can reflect students’ deep understanding of a foreign country. The plans should also encompass any necessary decisions of Global marketing. Each group has to select a foreign country as the host market for a product / company. You are required to document the selected country’s culture which may be relevant to the product you select. Then, you will need to develop a marketing plan for its introduction or expansion in the host country. You will have to write the plan as a proposal by a Global Marketing Consultant to solicit a business. There is no definite outline and / or framework for the presentation, the essence will be ← Creativity of your idea(s) ← Focus of your plan(s) ← Differentiation of your strategy(ies) ← Attention-arresting presentation If deemed necessary, you can refer to the suggested scope of work for case presentation as follows: Each group should make use of the business theories, models and strategies learned so far (e.g. i. Hofstede Cultural Dimensions, ii. SRC, iii. different types of centrisms, iv. Porter’s 5 forces, v. SWOT analysis, vi. PEST(LE) analysis, vii. the notions of “serendipity”, “ubiquitous” & “synergy”, viii. different modes of entry ix. growth matrix, x. consolidation matrix &...
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...In 1990, a new concept was created by Microsoft Corporation to merge different software applications into a suite package allowing users to navigate and share resources between applications. Microsoft Office Suite 3.1 was introduced, tested and released for certain government offices. In 1997, Microsoft produced its first official suite office application package Microsoft Office Suite 97 for the public, which literally changed the way desktop applications were used in a business or home environment. Read more: Importance of the MS Office Suite | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_6117563_importance-ms-office-suite.html#ixzz2KEFPdTt9 Suite Features * The basic MS Office suite package has the following applications: MS Word (Word Processing), MS Excel (Spreadsheet and Accounting), MS PowerPoint (Presentations), MS Access (Database Creation and Management and MS Front Page (Web Development). These applications are marketed for home use, professional use (small business) and enterprise use (for workgroups larger than 15 people). Microsoft's strategy, which is an important aspect of using these integrated suite packages, was to make the basic menu systems look the same so users can be comfortable when using different applications. Familiarity with the menu systems gained more users. Integrated Concept * An important factor of MS Office Suite is the integration of software applications in the suite package, but yet allows each software program to keep its own identity...
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...Tuskegee University Brimmer College of Business Administration and Information Science Fall 2015 BUSN 0408 Course Syllabus ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Course: BUSN 0408 – Marketing Research ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Instructor: Dr. Jack Crumbly ------------------------------------------------- Office hours: MW 11:00AM - 1:00PM, T: 10:00AM-12:00PM F: 11:00AM-12:00PM or by appointment ------------------------------------------------- Office location: College of Business Room 208 ------------------------------------------------- Phone: 334-727-8733 ------------------------------------------------- Email: crumblyj@mytu.tuskegee.edu ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Textbooks: Basic Marketing Research Using Microsoft Excel Data Analysis, 3rd edition by Alvin C. Burns and Ronald F. Bush; Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. ------------------------------------------------- ISBN: 978-0-13-507822-8 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Course Description & Purpose The purpose of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct a market research project from its inception...
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...A A business plan is a written document that describes the business you want to make, it contains the plan or how you want to plan it. The business plan is used to make tasks , convey the vision to the investors and to understand how to manage the companies better (A business plan conveys the business goals, strategies that you will use, potential problems that may accrue in the business and the way to solve them , organisation structure of the business (title, responsibilities) and the amount of capital required to finance the business and keep it going to the end.) Primary parts for a business plan: 1- business concept (discuss the industry, business structure, product or service and the plan that will make the business succeed) 2- market place section( describe and analyse potential customers (who and where) and describe the competition and how you will position yourself in it. 3- financial section (Financial ratios ) like :income and cash flow statement, balance sheet, break-even analyses. That needs help from the accountant and good spread sheet software program Contests of a business plan : 1: Executive summary ( it should tell the reader what you want , clearly statement about what you are asking for) 2: business description (it begins with a short description of the industry , discuss the present outlook and future possibilities, provide information on all the various markets within the industry including any new products or developments...
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...On a day-to-day, business communications must allow and employee to be connected to multiple members of their team. These members must be able to collaborate with each other even when these members have non-traditional schedules and workplaces. Not only must members be able to connect internally but also externally with customers and/or vendors. Members must also be proficient with tools that allow them to create effective business communications. Technology is facilitating access to such communication tools and changing the way businesses communicate. Internal communications are vital to any organization. The most used tools today in business communication today are email and mobile phones. Email is used to connect team members with information and creates documentation of projects being collaborated on by a team. Thru e-mail, a team can communicate in a detailed manner about daily needs from others and update the status of projects or tasks. Mobile phones can connect team members almost immediately. In business the preferred device is a “smart phone.” A smart phone has expanded capabilities aside form making phone calls. These devices give team members’ access to email and text messages. An advantage of text messaging over email is that messages are limited in character count; therefore messages must be more succinct. These tools are a great resource for connecting a few people in an organization, but to connect a larger group other tools exist that are web-based. Intranets...
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...ISM-3113-01Z Toolkit A 1.) What is a corporate culture, and why is it important? Describe the culture at a business where you have been employed. Corporate culture is the set of beliefs, traditions, values, attitudes, and rules that defines a company and influences the way it does business. It is important because it defines a company and it’s what makes a company unique. 2.) Mention five specific techniques you can use to improve your written documents. Using active voice, use lists to help organize, use easy to understand words, check your spelling and grammar, and keep your writing clear and well organized. 5.) When preparing an oral presentation, what six tasks should you perform? When preparing an oral presentation you must first define your audience, then define the objectives, organize your presentation, define any technical terms you may have used, create presentation aids, and finally the most important task would be to practice. 7.) Why are visual aids important? Give at least three examples of different types of visual aids, and explain how you would use each type in a presentation. Visual aids are important because they help keep the audience’s attention, help them follow your presentation’s logic, and also can direct attention away from the presenter which helps nervousness. Visual examples would be whiteboards which you can use to draw anything that you want to stick with the audience. Slides which you could use to display images, charts, and other...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Information Systems & Technology | | |CMGT/582 | | |Security & Ethics | Copyright © 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The ethical issues examined in the course include information privacy, accessibility, and ownership from an organizational perspective. Information laws, regulations, and compliance requirements are examined in this course as well as the considerations for creating a safe digital environment within the organization. Policies Faculty and students or learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within this syllabus and the following two additional documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies...
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...Effective communication report Good news communication medium recommendation Michael Matral - 5836921 ELA- Kate Wilkie Introduction Effective written communication serves as a vital tool in any business but particularly small business. It helps to foster a good working relationship between management and staff, which can in turn improve morale, productivity and efficiency (Grinder and McMaster, 1993, p12). When communicating a good news message, the receiver needs to clearly understand what the good news is and why it happened. This can be achieved in varying levels of detail via the use of the appropriate communication medium. This report will examine 3 of these mediums and which situation is best for their use, that being email, verbal/AV presentation and posters. Recommendations for the most appropriate medium for this message will be made at the end of this report. Analysis Skills associated with verbal communication such the words chosen or the tone used are also important when communicating messages especially those of an urgent, important or sensitive nature. Professional messages avoid the use of Instant Messaging contractions such as ‘LOL’, ‘ROFL’ or slang like ‘totes’ (Markel, 2012, p101), but this doesn't mean a cold serious tone either. Strive for an inclusive conversational...
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...authentically pulls together many different resources about the accounting standards and it puts it into a single searchable system. The main purport of the FASB Codification System is to have a more preponderant organization of the accounting principles and laws. Another main purport is to have everything simplified for reduce the research time and it avails the accounting professionals do their work more efficiently and efficaciously. The nine content areas located in the FASB are the following General Principles, Presentations, Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Revenue, Expenses, Broad transactions and Industry. The general principles cover the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles which identifies the transmutations to the accounting standards updates. Each subtopic covers the updates to the GAAP guidelines, modifications done to the guidelines, content grandfathered in after the engenderment of the Codification system. The presentation section gives guidance on the income verbal expression preparations, the notes for financial verbalizations, withal for calculating earnings per share. The assets section contains the information for receivables, inventory, and investments. The liabilities section contains information on liabilities such as asset retirements, environmental obligations, commitments, contingencies, guarantee, and debts. The equity section discusses the stock dividend, stock splits, treasury stock as well as the financial accommodations such...
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...Number: ON11BCJ01 | | |Course Start Date: 07/28/2011 | | |Course End Date: 08/25/2011 | Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course begins a demonstration and examination of various concepts of algebra. It assists in building skills for performing specific mathematical operations and problem solving. These concepts and skills serve as a foundation for subsequent quantitative business coursework. Applications to real-world problems are emphasized throughout the course. This course is the first half of the college mathematics sequence, which is completed in MTH 209: College Mathematics II. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering...
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... FASB Paper Summary of 2014.08 Update The 2014.08 update first talks about what this update did. The update states “The amendments in this Update address those issues by changing the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and enhancing convergence of the FASB’s and the IASB reporting requirements for discontinued operations”. The main thing that was done with this update was that “The amendments in this Update change the requirements for reporting discontinued operations in Subtopic 205-20.” The update goes into more detail about what are the specific areas that are effected in things such has a business, a non-profit organization, and others. The major classes of line items constituting the pretax profit or loss (or change in net assets for a not-for-profit entity) of the discontinued operation for the periods in which the results of operations of the discontinued operation are presented in the statement where net income is reported (or statement of activities for a not-for-profit entity). Another change that was done with this update included “The amendments in this Update require a public business entity and a not-forprofit entity that has issued, or is a conduit bond obligor for, securities that are traded, listed, or quoted on an exchange or an over-the-counter market to provide disclosures about a disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements, including”...
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...Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Faculty of Business Management Department of International Economics and Business Management Practical tasks International Business Management General information: The aim of the task is to give a student possibility to adapt theoretical knowledge in to practice. For that reason, each student must choose a company from the list or from Forbes 500 and to prepare presentations. |Companies |Sector | |1 |Virgin |Travel and tourism, health | |2 |Toyota, BMW, VW, Mercedes |The motor industry | |3 |Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, |IT sector | | |Google, Dell | | |4 |United Colors of Benetton; Zara, Nike, |Clothes | | |Adidas, Otto, Armani, Prada | | |5 |Ikea |Furniture | |6 |Pfizer |Pharmacy | |7 |General Electric |Electronics | |8 |DHL, TNT |Logistics industry | |9 |Gazprom |Raw material | |10...
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