The Motives for International Acquisitions: Capability Procurements‚ Strategic Considerations‚ and the Role of Ownership Structures Author(s): Shih-Fen S. Chen Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 3 (Apr. - May‚ 2008)‚ pp. 454471 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25483277 . Accessed: 28/02/2013 12:46 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at .
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The research shows that countries in different stages of development are affected by R&D spending and innovation differently. Keywords: R&D‚ innovation‚ economic development Introduction Continuous change in today’s modern world leaves companies‚ and ultimately countries‚ facing the challenge of responding to trends and competition. Taking effective measures in order to sustain long-run growth and development is just one example of a response to the change. The continual rapid pace of innovation
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The Chinese government originally pegged the value of the yuan against the U.S. dollar in an attempt to compete with the U.S. and the rest of the world. Because China is an export driven economy‚ the government thought exports would be less expensive with the pegged value of the yuan. This is a possible benefit of pegging the value of the yuan against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign currency. Therefore‚ the pegged exchange rate undervalued the yuan by as much as 40%. This fueled a boom in Chinese
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1. What do you think has made Four Seasons successful over the last 30 years? Four Seasons is a leading provider of exceptional service. It rose to its leadership status through high quality personalized service and they have done so consistently‚ adding a lot of value to its customers. Workers were taught to be detail oriented and have a certain standard of professionalism‚ modesty and humility as management also helped clear tables‚ setting a culture of equality and high standards. President
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has different intentions when deciding do the Join Venture with Wahaha Group. As the foreign companies‚ Danone has lack of management depth and size to grow quickly in China. However‚ Danone believes that with local firm support (Wahaha Group is well known as fast growing company at food market in China) will help Danone to grow the sales quickly. 2. How did the relationship between Wahaha Group and Danone change during the 11 years of cooperation? How did the bargaining power of both parties
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Wal-Mart to fight with the abusive system‚ in which these plants produce their products that we can see on Wal-Mart shelves‚ is an example of ethical way of doing business. If all shopping chains would adhere to a code of ethic in that way‚ it would really make a difference in the world. The benefit is that Wal-Mart is a place where people can do their shopping and be sure‚ they are buying stuff manufactured at plants where working conditions are about its national legal standard. It may be Wal-Mart’s
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Please answer the following questions: a. How high are the opportunity costs of a bike in the EU and the RW in the absence of international trade? Also give the opportunity costs of a ton of apples in both countries. Which product will the EU be exporting? b. Draw the production possibility frontier for the EU. c. What is the relative price of a bike in the EU in the absence of international trade? d. Now assume that in case of free international trade‚ the world relative price of bikes is 2
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1. Objective The Objective of this assignment is to distinguish the importance of political and economic risks in International Business faced by Malaysian Manufacturing firm which exporting to an ASEAN country. I had chosen Hard disk drive manufacturing firm in this study and the ASEAN country for us to export is Thailand. 2. Introduction of ASEAN country ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations)‚ was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok‚ Thailand‚ with the signing of the ASEAN
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money by not spending as much money on luxury items. * Exchange rates in different companies * How much to charge in different countries * More potential and current customers are using the internet to purchase items however L’Oreal currently doesn’t sell online. | P1- L’Oreal SWOT Analysis P3a The country I have chosen to look at is China I have looked into the social characteristics based on my chosen company‚ L’Oreal. Social L’Oreal needs to adapt their language and products to suit
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