Cross-Cultural Perspectives ETH/316 Cross-Cultural Perspectives Microsoft Corporation, ranked number 120 of the largest global corporations by Fortune 500 in 2011 (Fortune Global 500, 2011), is one of the worlds largest corporations. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company rapidly developed over the years and reached 89,000 employees, $62 billion in revenues, and offices across the globe by 2011 (Fortune Global 500, 2011). From their initial headquarters in Albuquerque
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Cross Cultural Perspectives Derrick K. Henry Sr. ETH/316 October October 10, 2014 Donna Craft Ohio- based Owens Illinois is glass giant in the glass business, with more than 20,000 employees and more than 80 factories in over 20 countries. Serving primarily the food and beverage industries, Owen Illinois has been on the Fortune 500 list since it has been established in the 1950’s, with revenues of over 7 billion in 2009 and with the bulk of business occurring outside the United
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Don Barry Cross-Cultural Perspectives Timberland Overview Originally founded in 1933 as the Abington Shoe Company, in 1952 Nathan Swartz bought into the company located in Abington Massachusetts. Swartz bought out the remaining interest in the company in 1955 and brought his sons into the business. In 1973, the Timberland brand name was introduced and the company officially changed its name to The Timberland Company. Known primarily for the waterproof leather work-boots
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Bobby Baker ETH/316 Ethics and Social Responsibility August 21, 2014 Instructor Lisa M. Sparaco “In an attempt to improve its global image, McDonald’s culture outside United States has been closely linked to the possibility of it bringing changes in dietary trends. Statistics shows that the governments and the health care advocates are feared to voice their concern over the increasing number of health
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Cross Cultural Perspectives ETH 316 Ethics and Social Responsibility March 4, 2013 Cross Cultural Perspectives Timberland Overview Originally founded in 1933 as the Abington Shoe Company, Nathan Swartz purchased and relocated to Abington Massachusetts in 1952. Swartz bought out the remaining interest in the company in 1955 and brought his sons into the business. In 1973, the Timberland brand name was introduced and the company officially changed its name to The Timberland Company. Known
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Jillian A. Gaudio ETH/316 Professor Clark-Washington Nov. 9th, 2011 Dr. Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche founded the now multinational pharmaceutical company Roche in 1896 in Switzerland. (F. Hoffmann-La Roche, 2014) The Roche Company was founded during the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Its founders recognized that the industrial manufacturing of medicines would be a major advance in the fight against disease, and they were right. In 1898 Roche developed a cough syrup
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Cross-Cultural Perspective In the recent past, Google has had to deal with the issue of privacy. Under the current global set up, the increased use of the internet has created an even greater challenge where the privacy of the information shared on the online platform is not guaranteed. The situation is even worse if the organisation or the platform mandated to protect such confidential information does not apply adequate measures to address the growing concern of unauthorized access to private
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Cross Cultural Perspectives The Walmart Corporation is a major American retailer. Walmart is the largest and most successful general merchandise retailer from the US. However, when Walmart attempted to branch out into new countries they failed time and time again. Is this report I am going to cover a few of the reasons they failed in several countries. Identifying the actual issues at fault. Then describe the issues in detail and how they affect Walmart as a result of being a global company
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Cross Cultural Perspectives Fred (Bo) Hampton ETH 316 January 30, 2012 Chuck Thompson Cross Cultural Perspectives The Nike Corporation is a well known global organization. From the very beginning the company has turned to other countries as a means of cheap labor. Nike was started in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports. Over the years Nike have had a few challenges with cultural issues. Nike has been criticized for using some factories that are located in China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico.
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives I have researched a global organization that I have been involved with at one time. The world of Professional Wrestling is one of America’s greatest sports and entertainment. The biggest sports and entertainment company, globally, is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Wrestling is the oldest known sport in the world. I would not call WWE or any of today’s pro wrestling a sport. It has gotten away from actual competition and concentrating on the story telling aspect
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