Distance Still Matters The Hard Reality of Global Expansion by Pankaj Ghemawat • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Distance Still Matters: The Hard Reality of Global Expansion 12 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint R0108K TOOL KIT Distance Still Matters
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History still Matter 2. Give two contemporary or personal examples of Christopher Lasch’s quote on pg 1. To me the past does matter because that makes you who you are now even though sometimes you try to ignore it your past will always stick by you. For example I didn’t have a happy childhood‚ it was full of arguments and abuses. I learned from my mom’s mistakes to not stick around and let a man abuses you in anyway. Another example losing my brother was probably the worst way to learn to cherish
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Does Patriotism still Matter? First off‚ it is important to love our country‚ but it does become difficult to keep supporting our country. Now‚ in my generation (ages 10-16)‚ it doesn’t surprise me that a lot of my generation no longer understands the importance of our country or its flag. From my own knowledge and what I hear‚ my generation used to stand‚ hands on their hearts‚ greatly appreciating America‚ singing the National Anthem as high as they can. Nowadays‚ barely anyone would be caught
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Does Patriotism Still Matter? 1 Patriotism does still matter. The definition of patriot is a person who loves‚ supports‚ and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. The definition of patriotism is devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. Among the ancient Greeks‚ patriotism was comprised of ideals concerning language‚ religious traditions‚ ethics‚ law and devotion to the common good rather than identification only with a nation-state
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my boyfriend and college. He learns very differently and tends to have a very negative fixed mindset about his capabilities. This is due to getting constantly pressured to do well in school by his parents‚ who had his older brother when they were still in high school. They now do very well‚ but due to their past and the difficult time they had to get where they are‚ they push their sons a bit too hard. Their history impacts all of their lives on a daily basis‚ even though now they could easily be
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Katrina Anderson September 3‚ 2013 Title: Why Race‚ Class‚ and Gender Still Matter Authors: Margaret L. Andersen‚ Patricia Hill Collins Publication: Wadsworth The critical issues mentioned in “Why Race Class and Gender Still Matter” are how inequalities are going to be spoken about in the book “Race Class and Gender” and about how race‚ class‚ and gender still effect society today. Another critical topic in this chapter is Hurricane Katrina and how that brought the poverty
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In the short reading “Three Reasons Why College Still Matters” by Andrew Delbanco‚ the author discusses the importance of college. First‚ we will throw the ball as to why many look at college from an economic perspective‚ next we will catch the ball and examine how politics has played a role into the reasoning behind college‚ and lastly‚ run the bases to showcase how democratic perspective has molded many people`s idea on college. Let’s throw the ball and discuss the economic portion of college
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After reading Professor Pankaj Ghemawat’s essay‚ “Distance Still Matters”‚ it had my mind racing. Does distance still really matter in globalization? His idea that distance still matters in globalization is quite relevant today. He talks about how the actual distance from one country to another is very important‚ due to the costs of shipping products. But that isn’t the only thing he means by distance‚ he includes that distance also has administrative and political‚ economic and cultural differences
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Reasons College Matters At one point in time it was easy for any American to get a job with little to know education experience. Times have changed however‚ and a college education is necessary for almost every job not in the fast food department. By the time you finish college for a certain job‚ the criteria could have easily changed making it to where you need an even higher education before getting the job of your dreams. Andrew Delbanco‚ Author of “Three Reasons College Still Matters” an article
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Summary: The article uses the failure example of Star TV to reflect that even though there is a trend of globalization all over the world‚ companies should still be careful on expanding into other markets. Companies must measure the impact of distance to avoid the blindness expansion‚ which there are four dimensions of distance: Culture‚ Administrative‚ Geographic and Economic. Each dimension encompasses many factors‚ some of which are apparent‚ but some are subtle. Different industries are
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