Chapter Focus Questions Directions: Answer the questions below and turn in by each due date. They should be written in ink (not typed). Chapter One: New World Beginnings 1. What was Native American society like before European contact? What similarities and differences existed? 2. What factors led to Europe’s increased exploration and to the discovery of the New World? 3. What was the role of conquistadores and encomienda in establishing a Spanish Empire in the New World? 4. What was the
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Research‚ the following are found to be the competitive advantage if CEMEX. Continued innovation High level of commitment to customer service and satisfaction Proven post-merger integration expertise (PMI) Efficient production‚ distribution and delivery processes through information system Ability to identify opportunities in developing countries CEMEX is one of the world’s largest building materials suppliers and cement producers. Founded in Mexico in 1906. They supply cement to CEMEX has operations
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Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (Cemex) Executive Summary This paper presents fundamental and financial analysis of Cemex. The analysis is performed by analyzing the company ’s financial data for the period beginning December 2002 through December 2005. The paper introduces Cemex by presenting the company ’s information and a brief summary of its main activities. Following the introduction‚ the paper will perform an extensive industry and company analysis and summarize
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3. Why CEMEX preferred equity entry mode (mainly acquisition) instead of non-equity entry mode (such as exporting) in its international expansion? Use relevant IB theory to support your argument. CEMEX opted for the acquisition based method of entry to a foreign country due to the increasingly difficult trading barriers imposed by the USA 4. Critically anayse the reasons for CEMEX and other firms to buy existing capacity to enter new fields rather than greenfield entry strategy? * Because
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. Cemex has a stronger preference for acquisition over greenfield ventures as an entry mode. Why? Cemex believed that it could create significant value by acquiring inefficient cement companies in other markets and transferring it skills in customer service marketing information and technology and production management to those units . Also they want to be a unique company in worlwide. Therefore they need to purchase all the competitor companies and converted their sysytem to them. d.Why do
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theoretical explanation of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? The theory that best explains Cemex’s foreign direct investment (FDI) activity is that of internalization due to limitations of licensing or also known as the market imperfection approach. Cemex wanted to expand horizontally because it wanted to reduce its reliance on its home market and provide some stability in the demand for their product. Also‚ they saw opportunities abroad and it could provide their service‚ which required building
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11/1/2013 OREIGN Learning Objectives IRECT • Examine how FDI is implemented in different types • Identify the factors that influence FDI • Understand why and how host government encourage FDI inflow NVESTMENT 1 2 1 FDI occurs when a firm invests directly in facilities to produce and/or market a product in a foreign country 2 3 4 3 4 1 11/1/2013 5 2 11/1/2013 – Investment in the “same” industry – Nokia & Samsung build factories in Bac Ninh
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CEMEX: GLOBAL GROWTH THROUGH SUPERIOR INFORMATION CAPBILITIES 1. CEMEX is a cement company. What are the sources of competitive advantage in the cement industry? What is CEMEX’s position in the global cement industry? First‚ the cement business is cyclical. The uncertainty of the number of demand and sales restricts a cement company to gain profits stably. Thus‚ the expansion of the scale of the company is very critical to enhance the competitiveness‚ especially the international expansion to different
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Fall 2014 PPPM 331 Environmental Management On the day of the exam‚ ten of the twenty questions below will be selected for you to select‚ and write‚ on five. Begin each question on a new sheet of the paper provided. 1. What would be the role and responsibility of a sustainability director (environmental manager) in a progressive city and/or a visionary university? -To account for their emissions. To reduce environmental impacts as well as their own operating costs. ~ Minimize the
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Question1 The Project Scope Management Plan manages all of the following EXCEPT: | Resource requirement updates | | | Process of Verify Scope | | | Process to develop Work Breakdown Structure | | Question2 According to PMBOK®‚ which of the following is an important output of the Define Scope Process? | Project Scope Statement | | Question3 The Project Scope will be broadly described early in the project‚ and made more explicit and detailed as the project team develops
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