No. 8 24 January 2012 GLOBAL FLOWS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT EXCEEDING PRE-CRISIS LEVELS IN 2011‚ DESPITE TURMOIL IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY HIGHLIGHTS Despite turmoil in the global economy‚ global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose by 17 per cent in 2011‚ to US$1.5 trillion‚ surpassing their pre-crisis average‚ based on UNCTAD estimates (figure 1). Figure 1. Global FDI flows‚ average 2005 2007 and 2007 to 2011 (Billions of US dollars) 1 969 1 744 1 480 1 472 1 180 1 290 1 509 740
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report will undertake a strategic analysis of Global Automobile Industry. Relevant theoretical frameworks and concepts will be applied to the automobile industry in order to make better understanding of its strategies. Firstly‚ the report will provide background information such as industry definition‚ competitors and history outline. It will also
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CSR PRACTICES IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY Content Executive Summary As the world’s largest hotel company by rooms‚ InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) are always under public scrutiny for every action that they do. All the actions have a direct impact socially‚ culturally‚ economically‚ environmentally and politically. Zooming in on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) in particular‚ we are going to evaluate the strategies and
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Course Details 2 1.1 Course Details 2 1.2 Semester Details 2 1.3 Student Details 2 1.4 Academic Advisor 2 2. Topic of Research 3 2.1 Research Topic 3 2.3 Statement of Purpose 3 3.1 Introduction to Mergers & Acquisitions in Automotive Industry 4 3.2 Rationale of research project 4 3.3 Statement of Research Objectives 4 4. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 5 4.1 Mergers & Acquisitions 5 4.2 Recent Trends in Automotive Mergers & Acquisitions 5 4.3 Debates in the field of M & A 6 4.4 Key
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Today the automobile sector in India contributes 5% to the nation’s GDP‚ making it a prominent player in the economy. It will contribute around 19% of the Tax collection for financial year 2009-10. Following have been the features of Auto industry in the past financial year. The following tables and charts consist of the performance of Auto industry in past few years. Industry Aggregate (Rs in million) | | AMJ 10 (E) | Net Sales | 363904.38 | Change (%) | 39% | EBITDA |
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Case Study of Automobile Industry Research on General Motors Description of Automobile Industry: Automobile industry is the modern manufacturing industry including commercial vehicles (CVs)‚ cars‚ three-wheelers and two-wheelers segments. The automotive industry has been playing a leading role in spurring growth in economies throughout the world since the industrial revolution. It is a sector characterized by not only tremendous potential growth‚ but also very high profile trade disputes‚ and
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(Competition in the Chinese Automobile Industry) Some early entrants (such as Volkswagen) succeeded‚ while some early entrants (such as Peugeot) failed. Similarly‚ some late entrants (such as Honda) did well and some late entrants (such as Ford) continue to struggle. From a resource-based standpoint‚ what role dose entry timing play in determining performance? After long and difficult negotiation that began in 1978‚ Volkswagen in 1984 entered a 50/50 JV with Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation
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Nature of the Automobile Market 4 1.1 China: 4 1.2 India: 5 2 The Country Situation in India and China 7 2.1 China: 7 2.2 India: 8 3 The Type of FDI to Further Minimise Risks 10 4 Conclusion and Recommendations. 10 5 Bibliography 13 6 Appendices 17 6.1 List of Tables: 17 6.2 List of Figures: 22 List of Tables Table 1: Comparison of Key Economic Indicators in China and India 17 Table 2: China - Top 10 Manufacturers ’ ’ Sales Rank 17 Table 3: India - Turnover of Automobile Manufacturers
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The automobile industry effected much of the American culture. It was making for a new way of life in many ways. However‚ the automobile Industry was one of many that caused a rapid decline in many traditional industries in the 1920’s. The railroad and coal industry was affected by the trucking industry. The American Story states that the biggest hit of all was the American Farmers. Urban workers were also affected but not nearly as much as the farmers. Many of the ways of the American life was being
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. Porter and National Competitive Advantage i. Introduction. Suggest answer to the question and outline how to validate your suggested answer by clarifying the analytical structure ii. Key Questions. Simply: this is not just a question about Porter. If you are thinking of outlining Porter and little else‚ please think again. Very briefly state what the concepts of national competitiveness and the diamond entail‚ which is naturally connected to the work of Porter. But the question is asking you
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