Megacities are characterized by growth‚ opportunity and innovation. Social networking and other sites have improved interactions between people in megacities. Broadband and the introduction of 3G and 4G have increased connectivity speeds and expanded the horizons of people on the web. By 2025‚ experts predict that nearly half the world’s population will reside in megacities. This new trend will bring both benefits and challenges as megacities expand to meet the needs the residents. Examples
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"The study of international business is fine if you are going to work in a large multinational enterprise‚ but it has no relevance for individuals who are going to work in small firms." Evaluate this statement. The study of global business is relevant to any person who is in the business world‚ no matter the size of their organization. The first reason is that so many things are imported from other countries. Closing a deal in China will be a very different process than would be in France than
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Human Geography – The Globalisation of Economic Activity 1. Uneven Development in the Global Economy * Globalisation * Characteristics * Processes * Impact on the world economy * Uneven global distribution of activities - Illustrate how globalisation has affected the economies of LDCs‚ DCs and NIEs * NIDL * Causes of the emergence of a new NIDL * Impact of the emergence of NIDL on the global economic activities * Impact of new technologies on
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Industrials / China 16 December 2013 Initiation: ready to move up in the world China Logistics Sector • We see the development of China’s logistics industry in the next decade following the path established by the US‚ Japan and Korea • Given a growing need for cost savings‚ emerging 3PL services and a demand boost from e-commerce should be major sector drivers • Positive rating; top pick Sinotrans; also recommend SZI‚ CIMC See important disclosures‚ including any required research
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Company Bio -Sunshine Fashion (sino-Japanese joint venture‚ founded in 1993‚ based in ShenZhen) -high end fashion brand selling sweaters -Manufacturer retailer -vertical integrated organization‚ product cycle within 20 days from producing and distributing -domestic sales made up to 2/3 of sunshine’s business‚ (rest in export) Factory | Located in ShenZhen‚ Shanghai‚ Taiyuan | Retail stores | 220 sales counters in departmental stores across country‚ managed by 14 branch offices‚ reported
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and network solutions. With operations in 160 countries‚ the company is a leader in technology innovation‚ delivering superior products and business solutions to clients all over the world. Founded in 1985‚ ZTE is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and is China’s largest listed telecoms equipment company. Offering the industry’s most comprehensive product range and end-to-end solutions‚ ZTE delivers cutting-edge technology to telecommunications clients in wireless‚ access
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Compare and contrast the economic booms of China and India’s and should the west consider this as a threat It has been well known that China and India are having an economic boom whilst the west is in a recession. The question is whether China and India are going to slip into a recession as their rate of growth is thought to be “unhealthy”‚ this would put the western countries back into recession which is a very worrying prospect for a slowly recovering western world. China’s GDP (growth domestic
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What are the key determinants of value or value drivers for Baidu? Solution Some of the key determinants of value drivers for Baidu are as follows: Leading player in the fast growing market Over 1995-2005‚ Chinese advertising market grew at a CAGR of 17 percent. In 2005‚ the market stood at approximately $10 billion. The market was further expected to grow to $17 billion by 2008. At the same time‚ Chinese online advertising was poised for a rapid growth. It registered a phenomenal 48 percent
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background: “wolf culture” and human resource management. Introduction Huawei Technologies Co.‚ Ltd.‚ which was founded in 1987 in Shenzhen‚ ranked first in the 2011 top 500 Chinese private companies list in the November 8‚ 2011.In the famous American magazine “Fortune”‚ Huawei was listed in the 500 companies rankings in 2010 (Wiki‚ 2011). It headquarters in Shenzhen‚ Guangdong‚ China‚ and it is an employee-owned private technology company which engages in the production and sales of telecommunications
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Scrutiny. Retrieved from www.wired.com: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2010/11/thomas-lee-foxconn/?pid=411 SACOM. (2010). Workers as Machines: Military Management in Foxconn. Hong Kong. Tam‚ F. &. (2010‚ May 27). New Foxconn suicide after boss visits Shenzhen plant. South China Morning Post .
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