III. Wahaha Versus Danone : a) The Joint-Venture : 1- Analysis of the conflict between Danone and Wahaha: In an interview with internet portal Sina quoted as saying‚ Zong Qinhou‚ boss of Wahaha Group‚ the first Chinese beverage producer Danone owns 51% of which‚ called the Chinese government "to enact rules to protect domestic companies from malicious acquisitions "‚ denouncing the takeover attempt of subsidiaries of his company by the French. Verbal attacks against Zong Danone
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Report: Key conflicts between Wahaha & Danon The main causes of conflict seem to derive from different attitudes towards key issues in the formation and operation of the joint venture‚ suggesting major differences in business culture and expectations as to how business should and is being conducted. The first and main problem described in the case study revolves around the ownership structure and the control over the JV. It seems that the Chinese Wahaha expectations were that their 49% of the
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International Business Strategy for Globalization” 2: Porter’s Five Force model of Competition: http://www.managementstudyguide.com/porters-model-of-competetion.htm 3: Cola Wars in China: Case Study Analysis Source: Strategy Analysis and Practice 2005 McGraw Hill Education Europe 4: Cola Wars in China : The Future is Here ; Case Study by Nancy Dai at Richard Ivy School of Business. 5: Cola Wars – UTS 21715 – Strategic Management Lecture 3 University of Technology Sydney 6: Alon‚ I.‚ Littrell‚ R. F.‚ &
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Introduction of Wahaha21907525800050032397704572000The Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co‚ Ltd is a private group of companies‚ and the largest beverage producer in China. The company is headquartered in Hangzhou‚ Zhejiang province. Wahaha is represent laughing child in Chinese. Wahaha has roughly 150 subsidiary companies and 60 manufacturing bases scattered throughout China. Wahaha employed about 60‚000 staffs in china. Wahaha ’s current products including beverages ‚ beer ‚ drinking water ‚ dairy products
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Danone v. Wahaha: Lessons for Joint Ventures in China Steven M. Dickinson Harris Moure PLLC www.harrismoure.com Danone Group and its partner‚ Wahaha Group Company‚ are shareholders in a joint venture company that is the largest beverage company in China. A recent dispute between the partners now threatens to wreck the joint venture. What lessons can be learned from this dispute for investors considering new joint ventures in China? Disputes such as this are not inevitable in China. They can be
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The main issue concerned in the French Danane Groupe and China’s Wahaha Group joint venture agreement in the 2007-2009 period‚ centres on the different attitude towards Wahaha’s non joint-venture subsidiaries. This dispute highlights the lack of cooperative strategic management and effective communication‚ the lack of sound institutionally provided legal structure to support joint venture contracts and perhaps ultimately the lack of cultural fusion. Based on research into organisational behaviour
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CHAPTER I THE PROJECT AND ITS SETTINGS Introduction The use of audible traffic lights at pedestrian crossing is to assist the vision less and disabled persons across any intersections. When reaching a pedestrian crossing‚ and knowing which direction to cross‚ the visionless and disabled persons must then know when to begin their crossing after hearing the audible traffic light’s signal sound. Since the traffic lights and the audible device are wired in parallel‚ as soon as the traffic
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44 May–June 2008 chinabusinessreview.com COMMENTARY Jingzhou Tao and Edward Hillier A Tale of Two Companies The Danone-Wahaha dispute is a story of the relationship between two very different entities against a backdrop of incredible change. The dispute reveals many questions that China faces as it integrates into the world economy‚ such as what to do when rule of law leads to an unpopular result or harms a valued Chinese company. The players Group Danone SA‚ a Paris-based multinational
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dynamics 2: strategic alliance partners Case 12.1 Danone’s affair in China As of 2007‚ Danone‚ the French multinational food company‚ was in a fierce battle with China-based Wahaha Group (the largest beverage producer in China) to win control of their joint ventures (JVs) in China. The fight is reported to have started in 2005 when Danone uncovered some unusual financial figures at the JVs‚ but this did not become known to the public until 2007‚ when Danone and Wahaha Group failed to resolve their disputes
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UNDERSTANDING THE CASE PROCESS INTRODUCTION The purpose of this section is to help you to understand what a case is and how you‚ as a student of business‚ can more effectively prepare your answers and benefit from a case discussion. The material covered in this section includes: 1. Understanding what a case is. 2. Reading a case effectively. 3. Analysing and preparing for a case discussion. 4. Reporting your case findings. 5. Discussing the case. 1. Understanding what a case is. Socrates
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