...Module Name and Code : Global Business Management () Programme: Master of Business Administration Degree Surname: Dhorat First Names: Ahmed Iqbal Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Question One : Logitech Case Study 3 3. Question Two : Dixon Ticonderoga Case Study 3 Question 2.2 : Dixon's Strategy 3 Question 2.3.1 : Arguments Raised by Dixon Ticonderoga in Favour of Anti-dumping Duties 3 Question 2.3.2 Alternatives to Anti-dumping action 4 4. Question Three : Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) 5 Question 3.1 : The Reasons for FDI Growth Over the Past 20 Years 5 Question 3.2 : Mergers and Acquisitions vs. Greenfield Investments 6 Question 3.3 : Using Vernon's Product Life Cycle to explain FDI 8 5. Question Four : Functions of the Foreign Exchange Market 9 6. Conclusion 10 7. References 10 8. Bibliography 11 Introduction Heizer and Render (2008) have highlighted ten critical operations management functions which were referred to as “ Decision Areas”. Senior management outlines Question One : Logitech Case Study 1 Question 1.1 : Logitech's Decision to Locate Production in China As with most cases there are both supporters and critics of free trade. Usually industries that find themselves at a competitive disadvantage to foreign goods and services are opposed to free trade and seek protectionist measures from governments. From an economical perspective, free trade reduces costs of products as companies take advantage of lower costs in various...
Words: 4579 - Pages: 19
...Global and Transnational Business: Strategy and Management Second Edition Global and Transnational Business: Strategy and Management Second Edition George Stonehouse Northumbria University David Campbell University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Jim Hamill University of Strathclyde Tony Purdie Northumbria University Copyright # 2004 John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England Telephone (þ44) 1243 779777 Email (for orders and customer service enquiries): cs-books@wiley.co.uk Visit our Home Page on www.wileyeurope.com or www.wiley.com All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP, UK, without the permission in writing of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England, or emailed to permreq@wiley.co.uk, or faxed to (þ44) 1243 770620. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the Publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services...
Words: 155276 - Pages: 622
...Final Paper – International Management (2012-08-MAN-372-OL011) Management Strategies and Building a more Successful Global Business Introduction Globalization is a powerful real aspect of the new world system, and it represents one of the most influential forces in determining the future course of the planet. It has manifold dimensions: economic, political, security, environmental, health, social, cultural, and others. The focus here is on the concept of "globalization" as applied to the world economy. International expansion is simply about smart preparation and well-thought-out execution; it can be enticing and highly profitable, but only if you do it right. If you don’t plan for tax exposures, business model alterations, and international corporate structure in advance, then you’re setting yourself up for an uphill battle at best — and failure at worst. With the increasing trend of globalization, industries are rapidly expanding into the international market. With no exception, many U.S.-based companies are expanding beyond the home country despite the risks. Why is international expansion important? A company can grow by exploiting overseas market opportunities and imperfections through internationalization, and growth has a positive impact on the firm performance. In short, international expansion can be profitable to companies. Moreover, why is the relationship between international expansion and firm performance important? Ultimately, a company’s performance...
Words: 3379 - Pages: 14
...Forces outside the firm’s traditional boundaries are increasingly important in determining the firm’s success. These forces in “the environment of business” differ among nations and over time, continually confronting the firm with new issues that require modifications in strategies and management practices. Managing in the context of turbulence has become an ongoing reality. Readers will learn how to modify their strategies and management practices and adapt to this new reality. SOCIAL FORCES The subject of ethical codes and CSR crystallizes many social challenges. At the one extreme are those who, like Milton Friedman (1970/2001), advocate the guiding principle of shareholder value maximization as the sole determinant of managerial decisions. At the other extreme are those who expound an altruistic philanthropy based on philosophical beliefs concerning universal ethics, such as those related to human rights. Within this range of perspectives, many authors offer distinct typologies for analyzing social forces and for developing appropriate firm responses to each set of social forces. Meanwhile, the rise of activist groups who threaten public criticism and boycotts means that even Friedman’s dictum of maximizing shareholder value now requires a wide range of CSR strategies. Some analysts, such as Porter and Kramer (2006), believe that each firm should create a competitive advantage through appropriate CSR strategies. From this perspective, CSR morphs into political strategies...
Words: 5311 - Pages: 22
...Global Economic Environment In: Business and Management Global Economic Environment Global Economic Environment Generally, global economic environment is influenced by various factors such as technological, environment, political, socio-cultural, and demographic that directly affects businesses. Economic environment refers to the nature of economic systems and policies, distribution of income and wealth, and level of income. Indeed, economic environment has a complex and very dynamic nature; it is continually changing along with the changes in political situations and government policies. Global Economic Environment Mainly, global economic environment is comprised of several components including the economic systems, conditions, policies, legislations, and environment. Indeed, the economic policies being imposed in every business unit are significantly influences by the overall condition of economy. This includes the improvements that occurred in economic conditions such as the purchasing power of the public, standard of living, distribution of income, and supply and demand. Mainly, these factors reflect the size of the market. Another factor reflecting the economic condition is the business cycle, which is critical to every business unit. It refers to the different stages such as prosperity, boom, decline, depression, and recovery. The economic condition of a country can be understood through its national income, per capita income, and distribution of income, demand and...
Words: 279 - Pages: 2
...IVEy Richard Ivey School of Business The University of Western Ontario 910E08 IBM CANADA LTD.: IMPLEMENTING GLOBAL STRATEGY Ken Mark wrote this case under the supervision of Professor Deborah R. Compeau solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to iIIustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorizalion by any reproduction rights organizalion. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, e/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Onterio, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2010, Ivey Management Services Version: (A) 2010-03-29 INTRODUCTION "Sorne managers are asking us to delay the switch from our locally supported CRM software to the new global application," said Peter Silvanovich, business transformation executive, Sales & Distribution, IBM Canada Ud. (IBM Canada). Silvanovich had responsibility for - among other things - introducing, maintaining and retiring software programs to support IBM Canada's business needs. On October 12, 2009, Silvanovich...
Words: 4578 - Pages: 19
...Finance and International Ma 418 Global Marketing and Challenges for Future: Franchising in Banks K. Ravichandran, Gandhigram Rural University, drkravichandran@yahoo.co.in R. Muruganandham, Sudharsana Raamanujan, R, P. Nandakumar, M. Sasi Siddharth Thiagarajar College of Engineering, vr_muruganandham@hotmail.com, siddharth_mss@sify.com raamanujan@gmail.com, nandacivil@gmail.com The global economic scenario is undergoing a major innovative metamorphosis at a rate never experienced before. All organizations have their brands to face the global marketing challenges to secure a role of leader in this state of economic revolution. Our paper identifies the current marketing challenges and global economic threats for service industries. Besides our paper also explores the management strategies to overcome these challenges in the liberalized economy. The banking service is considered, where the franchising marketing strategies, introduction of new products and delightful customer service by new private sector banks and foreign banks pose a serious threat to the existence and survival of public sector banks profitwise. Hence our paper deeply discusses the benefits of e-banking with a view to minimize transaction cost cum operating expenses thereby increasing the overall net profit to enable for successful survival by overcoming the threats posed by foreign banks. 455 Ball Bouncing Exercise Jayanta K. Nandi, ICFAI Business School, Jaipur, jknandi@rediffmail...
Words: 23823 - Pages: 96
...Information Technology, Volume 11, Issue 2 edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour © 2009, IGI Global IGI PUBLISHING ITJ 4874 implementing “Customized” Erp in nine Months and within Budget Avimanyu Datta, Washington State University, USA Cisco systems: ExECutivE suMMary This case illustrates the importance of vendor selection, top management support, and team structuring in implementing a complex ERP system. While most organizations choose the de-facto brand as their product, Cisco and its consulting partner, KPMG, went against this perception and selected Oracle who was a newcomer in ERP business. For Oracle this was a golden opportunity to enter a market dominated by SAP and get its ERP modules litmus tested by an industry leader. Cisco on the other hand agreed to help Oracle to market its latest releases to potential customers, in lieu of the successful implementation. Oracle even allowed changing some of its modules to fit Cisco’s purposes. The implementation team comprised the best people from Cisco, KMPG and Oracle. To have the customized ERP up and running in nine months the team blended the robustness of sequential life cycle model with the flexibility of the iterative prototyping. [Article copies are available for purchase from InfoSci-on-Demand.com] Keywords: Cisco; Contract Negotiation; ERP Implementation; Information Systems Project Management; Oracle; Systems Development Lifecycle; Top Management Support orGanization BaCkGround Cisco Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984...
Words: 6821 - Pages: 28
...technology and management issues 2011–2012: an international study Jerry Luftman1, Hossein S Zadeh2, Barry Derksen3, Martin Santana4, Eduardo Henrique Rigoni5, Zhengwei (David) Huang6 1 2 Global Institute for IT Management, Fort Lee, NJ, USA; DIBA Group Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia; 3 Business & IT Trends Institute, University of Amsterdam (VU), Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 4 Graduate School of Business, ESAN University, Lima, Peru; 5 ˜ Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil; 6 College of Economics and Management, Three Gorges University, China Three Gorges University, Yichang City, Hubei, China Correspondence: J Luftman, Global Institute for IT Management, Suite 15L, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA. Tel: þ 612 6128 7323 Abstract The importance of the impact of IT for organizations around the world, especially in light of a very slow recovery from the global financial crisis, has amplified the need to provide a better understanding of the specific geographic similarities and differences of IT managerial and technical trends. Going beyond identifying these influential factors is also the need to understand the considerations for addressing them in light of recognizing the respective local characteristics, especially when operating in a globally linked environment, although somehow heavily influenced locally. By comparing and contrasting IT trends from different geographies, this paper presents important local and international factors (e.g., management concerns,...
Words: 13836 - Pages: 56
...ERP Systems, Redefining Supply Chain Management Abstract In past years, ERP systems have been proven to be invaluable to manufacturers by reducing cost structures, improving transparency, and increasing the speed by which business processes get performed. These improvements have led to improved customer satisfactions and company profitability. With globalization of the supply chain, will ERP systems continue to help organizations maintain a competitive edge? ERP Systems Redefining Supply Chain Management Past As consumers, we are all playing, an active part in the end goal of the supply chain process. Every product that is purchased, either for business or personal use, has been subjected to supply chain process in one form or another. Some processes have worked better than others, and improvements are being made continuously in an effort to improve product development, manufacturing, delivery, and sales. Organizations who implement information systems benefit through improvements in increased revenue while consumers benefit through lower cost. The supply chains can become very complex. They encompass every company that contributes to every aspect of particular product or service before reaching the consumer. This includes, manufacturing parts for the products, assembly, delivery, and sales. In effect, practically every product that reaches the end users represents the combined effort of multiple organizations. Supply chain management actively manages the supply chain...
Words: 2269 - Pages: 10
...Technology for Management Transforming Organizations in the Digital Economy International Student Version EFRAIM TURBAN, University of Hawaii at Manoa LINDA V O L O N I N O , Canisius College with contributions by: CAROL POLLARD, Appalachian State University . JANICE C. SIPIOR, Villanova University DOROTHY LEIDNER, Baylor University LINDA LAI, Macau Polytechnic University of China CHRISTY CHEUNG, Hong Kong Baptist University DEBORRAH CRISTOBAL, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines WILEY & Sons, Inc. CONTENTS 4 Networks and Collaboration as Business Solutions 112 I IT Supports Organizational Performance in Turbulent Business Environments 1 Toyota Scion's Innovative Advertising Strategies 2 1.1 Doing Business in the Digital Economy 4 1.2 Information Systems and Information Technology 11 1.3 Business Performance Management, Business Pressures, Organizational Responses, and IT Support 13 1.4 Strategy for Competitive Advantage and IT Support 18 1.5 Social Computing and Networking and Virtual Worlds 25 1.6 Why Should You Learn About Information Technology? 29 1.7 Plan of the Book 30 1.8 Managerial Issues 31 Minicase: NHS Hospitals Adopt Wireless 35 G Information Technologies: Concepts, Types, and IT Support 38 Mary Kay's IT Systems 39 2.1 Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions 41 2.2 Classification and Types of Information Systems 42 2.3 How IT Supports People 52 2.4 How IT Supports Supply Chains and Business Processes...
Words: 1585 - Pages: 7
...with emphasis on refrigerated transport, railroad, and specialty freight. The company's current solutions are improving the efficiency and operations of refrigerated trailers, trucks, containers, railcars, general-purpose railcars, bulk-transport trailers, barges, generators, compressors, and oil-field equipment. STSCM's operations center, also located in northern New Jersey, manages wireless equipment deployed worldwide including North America, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. STSCM has become a successful leader in its marketplace by having developed the capability to define and specify solutions optimized for customers’ applications. The company provides vertically integrated technical resources including project management, engineering development, software, firmware, and hardware engineering and applications delivery using a highly qualified, experienced technical team. STSCM's solutions are flexible and adaptable for use by customers with information delivery accomplished using a variety of methods including internet, advanced two-way data interface, and solutions integrating customer data and wireless information. These solutions make STSCM critical in the supply chain of many major shipping entities. STSCM has accomplished this with a small task force and team members who wear many hats and have a variety of skills. At this point, the company is approaching its next phase in growth. It is estimated that...
Words: 3587 - Pages: 15
...BA IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS & IT(Information Technology) …3½YEARS PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR Eager for a career in Business & Information Technology? The unique combination of Business Economics & Information Technology will provide you with the ability to analyze, design and execute projects within the area of IT and business process development. Whether you dream of a career in a global company or starting up your own business, Business Economics and Information Technology will give you a solid base of innovative thinking on which to build your future. Contents The education is a BA of 3 ½ years. During the seven semesters, you will work with business economics, IT systems development, IT project management, socioeconomics, methodology and internship. Download complete curriculum - or the Danish version Studieordning. Business Economics 45 ECTS Business Economics is about understanding the companies and organizations that use IT to manage their business processes. You learn from both an operational and strategic perspective to identify, analyze and design IT-supported business processes. Subjects: * Business Economics including disciplines like organizational theory, accounting and marketing * Business Strategy including concepts like Enterprise Resource Management, Supply Chain Management and Business Process Management * Project Management * Strategic Planning of Information Systems Information Technology 50 ECTS An understanding of IT and...
Words: 587 - Pages: 3
...Resource Management (HR 491) Position Paper STEVEN H. HALL Computer Science Corporation a Global Leader in Technology Park University of Alexandria, Virginia 5 December 2010 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Competitive Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Change Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Diversity Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Recruitment and Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Compensation and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Organizational Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Cited References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 3 INTRODUCTION This position paper explains how and why Computer Science Corporation (CSC) is global leader in providing technology solutions and services through three primary lines of business: (1) Business Solutions and Services; (2) Global Outsourcing and Services; (3) North American Public Sector. CSC capabilities include systems design and integration, information technology and business process...
Words: 7114 - Pages: 29
...file as 'LastName_M9_Research' (example 'Smith_M9_Research.docx') Better execute your business strategies – with our enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution Run the foundation ERP software that large enterprises and midsize companies trust to manage their business. Achieve real-time insight and enable operational excellence and innovation for the business processes you need – today and tomorrow. * Consolidate business data to avoid duplication of effort * Streamline business processes with consistent, reliable information and real-time transparency * Quickly respond to customer demand with efficient, fast, and flexible processes * Outperform the competition with improved financial insights and results * Innovate without disruption by updating and activating specific business functions on demand * Rely on a foundation that supports best practices for more than 25 different Industries Procure to Pay (ERP) Maximize cost savings with support for your end-to-end procurement and logistics processes – from self-service requisitioning to invoicing and payments. * Streamline and optimize the flow of materials * Actively manage your end-to-end procure-to-pay processes * Reduce unnecessary stock and improve spend performance * Rely on a single, complete, and integrated solution What's Included * Sourcing and Contract Management Streamline sourcing and contract processes on a comprehensive platform which...
Words: 2409 - Pages: 10
