University Lars van der Ridder (xxxxxxx) BSc Economics and Business Economics Utrecht University Inhoudsopgave Introduction p. 3 Chapter 1 Company History p. 4 - 5 Business model p. 5 - 6 Business Environment p. 6 Company Structure p. 7 Financial Performance p. 7-9 Chapter 2 Business Models p. 10 - 14 Chapter 3 Coping with a financial crisis p
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associate it with multinational companies. It cannot be said that they are wrong; however‚ internationalization is a far more complex phenomena as it does not only consist of companies setting their headquarters outside the borderlines of the countries of origin. If an entity simply decides to import or export commodities or services‚ their action can also be described as ‘going international’; producing effects both domestically and internationally. In recent years‚ the number of companies that chose to
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Nike: A Multinational Company in China Nike is one of the largest athletic shoe brands in the world and sells millions of shoes and clothing each year. The company was founded on January 25‚ 1964 by a University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowermanas. It was first named Blue Ribbon Sports and it officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978 (Nike). As a multinational company‚ it operates retail stores domestically and overseas and all of the products it sells are manufactured
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Lenovo. ▪ The success of reform of ownership and shareholding systems promoted company’s sustainable development in IT industry not only in Chinese market‚ but in the global geography. Mr Liu’s success as a leader‚ manager and founder of the company could be concluded in the following aspects‚ ▪ His capability of undertaking risks and having optimistic attitudes in the tough situation‚ ▪ Courage in investment and the experience and good personality promoted his success. ▪ The ability
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successful company there are number of challenges for these four company that need for them to be through. In order to become success these company need to become innovative and creative entrepreneur in order to serve their customer needs. Besides ‚ they need to become a risk taker in order for them to becoming one of the successful worldwide company because there will be numbers of ups and down that they need to face in order to sustain in the challenging market. In order to success‚ these company knows
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Let’s explain diversification of a company first; I myself thought it meant something totally different. A diversified company is a company that has multiple unrelated businesses. Those different businesses require separate management teams‚ have different customers‚ and produce different products or sell different services. One of the advantages of being a diversified company is that can create a separation from issues of one of the other businesses. Companies can become diversified by starting
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CLAIM: Companies‚ who intentionally want to be part of the global market‚ have to take in consideration the cultural background of the country they want to extent to in order to be successful. Company’s who had to adapt to cultural diversity due to the fact the are global companies: The Coca-Cola Company Successful adapting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Not successful adapting Globalization‚ and therefore cultural diversity‚ was inevitable for these 2 companies. Wal-Mart: grow quickly and became
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"stuck in the middle"? What does it need to be a leader both in China and internationally? After acquiring IBM‚ Lenovo achieved great benefits and became a well-known private computer brand in the global market‚ expecially in China. However‚ this company had to face with "stuck in the middle" when integrating IBM Corporation’s PC division. The differences between two national cultures were the reason why that Lenovo failed in implementing strategies for Chinese market into US market. While the sales
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COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT Compensation is a key factor in attracting and keeping the best employees and ensuring that organization has the competitive edge in an increasingly competitive world. The Compensation Management component enables one to differentiate between one’s remuneration strategies and those of his competitors while still allowing flexibility‚ control and cost effectiveness. It provides a toolset for strategic remuneration planning that reflects organization culture and pay strategies
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Incorporated is a major pharmaceutical company‚ which ranks number two in sales. During the Civil War Pfizer supplied the Union Army with painkillers‚ preservatives‚ and disinfectants. Pfizer expanded westward in 1882‚ opening an office in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ which is the first office opened outside of New York. Emile Pfizer joined the company and became president of the company in 1906. Emile Pfizer was the last direct descendant of the Pfizer-Erhart family to run the company. Now‚ Pfizer is one of the
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