China Reports Samples For Students

Valuation of Vlisco’s acquisition

Vlisco Group currently has four brands under its portfolio. Each brand offers its own style and targets different segments of customer. The luxury and internationally recognized brand, Vlisco, appeals to sophisticated women of Africa and other parts of world. Uniwax and GTP are the first and the only kind of nationally oriented brands serving the customers in Ivory Coast and GTP, respectively. The newly launched brand, ‘Woodin’ targets younger consumers of West Africa and offers ready to wear collections.

The company has its production facilities laid in Holland but around 90 percent of its sales originate from African Continent. ...

Business report

Financial repression can be seen in many countries. The concept of financial repression was introduced in 1973 by Stanford economists Edward S. Shaw and Ronald I. McKinnon. The term financial repression means a government policy which aims at lowering interest rates and restricting capital movements. The goal of such government policy, which concerns monetary policy, is to reduce the government debt. Such government measurements can be defined as “stealth tax” (Polin 3). The long-term goal of such measurements is to reduce unemployment in the country and to spur the economic growth. It can be said, that such measurements can be ...

Local china authorities blamed a slashing riot that killed 29 people and injured 130 at the train station in southern China to be a terrorist attack. The violence exploded about 9 p.m. in the city of Kunming. The attack was planned by a group of criminals, armed with machetes and knives, who attacked civilians in China on March 1st. Authorities accused Muslim separatists from the northwestern province of Xinjiang in organizing the attack.
A group of unidentified people, dressed in black and same cloth, armed with knives at-tacked people at the station in Kunming and began to stab people randomly.
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Introduction

The banking sector is the defining industry of the modern era of the 21st century. The financial markets operate in order to attract and drag Foreign Direct Investment into the local market, and the national systems of the latest version of globalized world are operating as a set of corporations (Arnolda & Sikkab, 2001). They need to provide the companies with efficient market systems so that the businesses can create profit and healthy amount of return on investment as well. However, the Chinese have grown a fiscal order that is literally housing a well-organized productive capacity. The local productivity is engaged in terms ...

- Introduction
Since Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, there have been a plethora of changes in the country. However, in other ways, the country has remained much the same as it was under British rule. To this day, Hong Kong remains a special administrative region of China, which means that it is afforded special economic and political freedoms that the rest of the country is not afforded. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and has a GDP that is the 44th largest in the world. This is no mean feat ...

Introduction

Recent years have witnessed heightened competition between China and her neighbors over resources, sovereignty and security in the South China Sea. This increased competition and tension has attracted the attention of both military and diplomatic leaders from various nations across the world that seek to promote both security and stability in these important waters. In fact the competition for maritime rights in this sea has become the most important issue of security in East Asia and some analyst have even declared it as the central conflict theatre in the globe. The South China Sea spans about 3.5 million kilometers ...

Culture refers to how a person thinks and functions represented by eating, dressing, working and interactions behaviors. Culture creates many impacts towards the operation of global businesses (Aswathappa 2010). Eastern and western cultures differ in cultural elements in both social and business environments. The following paper represents a case of the United Kingdom firm that received a complaint from Chinese clients over a bad product that affects customers. Lane Crawford wishes to close the contract with Alexander Mcqueen because of complaints from customers. In order to resolve the issue Alexander Mcqueen had to send a team of experts to China, but unfortunately they barely ...

Introduction

English is the third widely spoken language on earth and is one which most people in non-English speaking nations are learning as the second language. The acquisition of the second language is a process that is dependent on many factors that range from personal aspects to the L2 relationship to the L1. In this paper I will discuss similarities and differences of Vietnamese and English. I will also discuss factors that affect the learning and acquisition process (Emmitt, et al. 97).

Comparison

Since the two languages originate from Latin, they have a lot of similarities in terms of sentence formation, words, syntax, ...

Environmental Factors Assessment

1. Current Status of Chinese Environmental Programs
All environmental programs are managed by the Chinese government in some capacity. The Committee on Energy Futures and Air Pollution in Urban China oversees the state and policies of air pollution in Chinese urban environments (Committee on Energy Futures et al., 2007). In recent years, it has taken more direct action as China’s pollution problems have become increasingly visible in global media. However, although the government has made progress such as instilling a program to decrease smog by only allowing cars with even or odd numbered plates to drive in the ...

Summary

The book, “Adam Smith in Beijing,” was written by Giovanni Arrighi. In his work, Giovanni portrays how China has extraordinarily risen over the years hence inviting the reassessment of the concept of “The Wealth of Nations”. In the eighteenth century, Adam Smith made predictions that eventually there would be equalization of power existing between the West and the territories conquered by the West. The book vividly explains the growth of capitalism from the days of Iberian Peninsula, Genoa, Venice, the Dutch Empire, the Spanish empire to today’s United States. Thus, the book provides a detailed explanation of the interconnections ...

The podcast on buttons and connectors talks about the production in two companies. It relates the output power in the United States and china. Reasons are given as to why either of the two companies is successful or not. An analysis of the economy of china and the united is given close view. A talk of how the state-owned companies cut down workers to manage their budgets. Most people lost their jobs because the government was not in a position to pay them. Private companies set in and provided jobs for the unemployed. The economy of capitalism and the free ...

- http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-11/27/c_133818265.htm

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One-child policy -----the Chinese characteristics policy
Since one-child policy introduced in 1979, it underwent a long time to develop and improve. The aim of this policy is reducing population growth rate in China. The population of China boomed between 1949 and 1979. Now, China is the most populated country in the world. However, One-child policy was legislated in 2001 regularly. And in 2002, begin to implement.
The main content and purpose of family planning is: advocate late marriage, childbearing, fewer children, gifted students, and there are plans to control the population. And in earlier 20century, it ...

- Introduction

What is the frozen food industry?

Food is frozen in order to maintain the quality and preserve it in a fresh state when there is a time lapse between the time the food is produced or cooked till the time it is consumed. This process helps elongate the shelf life of the food that is, in another situation, spoilt and considered not fit for consumption after a certain time has passed.
It is a very old process of preserving food, apart from pickling the food items. It began in the 17th century and has been adopted by several organizations as well as individuals ever since the ...

In order to complete this museum report, I visited the Bowers Museum that is located in Santa Ana. The visit and the entire experience was fun for me because it gave me an opportunity to learn in an entirely different and stimulating environment. History is not as much fun when sitting in class and talking about people and cultures that one cannot relate to. Thus, going to the museum makes the learning experience relatable and easier to understand. This was my second time visiting the Bowers Museum. This visit brought back memories because the last time I was there, ...

Labor Employment in China

There exist several labor laws that are dedicated towards creating a definite pattern of employment in China. It intends to decipher the determination of what the administrators of labor and employment hopes to impose on the people. Practically, the Chinese culture offers to see the importance of what is assumed as the balance between genders who ask for definitive employment from the system of labor from the country’s operation on creating job opportunities for the people especially for the vulnerable members of the community. The women, as they are considered as minor members of the society, are given less ...

Introduction

Starbucks initiated as a gourmet coffee roasting company that started in Seattle over forty years ago. The market at that time had been dominated by the brands that were marketed in the supermarkets that include Maxwell House and Folgers. At the time that Starbucks started its operations, the coffee consumption on a per capita basis was declining. In the decades of the 1980s and the 1990s, the higher quality coffee beans and the specialty coffee began to develop a niche of loyal followers. Starbucks was purchased by Howard Schultz in 1987. Schultz envisioned creating a coffee culture that was similar to the coffee ...

INTRODUCTION:

Walmart is one of the largest retailers of groceries, pharmaceuticals, medicines, and home entertainment products such as movies, and children action figures. Walmart works on the principle of always providing “lowest possible costs” to the customers. The slogan used by the company since its inception is “Low Costs – Always”. Walmart has been able to live up to its name and has always provided goods at cheaper rate than its competitors and other retailers in the country. Currently, Walmart is present in many countries around the world. Some of the prominent countries where it is present are the USA, the ...

Definition and incentives

International strategy can be defined as a strategy use by firms to market their goods or services outside home market. There are a number of incentives that entices a firm to utilize international strategy. These incentives are; extended life cycle of the firm’s product, use of the readily available scarce resources, globalization, and emerging markets like China (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson, 2013 p 230). Firms accrue three benefits when it engages international strategy namely; expansion of the potential market size especially in emerging markets such as China, economies of scale and reduction in costs.

Categories of international strategies

There are two basic categories of international strategy that ...

Although China and Canada are one of the most economically developed countries, they have a significant difference in the way they protect the human rights of their citizens. While China is a world economic powerhouse, there is a lack of political freedoms in this state with the Communist regime. At the same time, there is a great respect and recognition of human rights in Canada.
Human rights protection mechanism in Canada is based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Human Rights Act, as well as on the human rights legislation of each province. Canada has a reputation of an international human rights ...

China town in Los Angeles is a place to visit for a taste of Chinese culture. I have been hearing of the place and one bright afternoon, I decided to visit. I was not sure about eating their food, but I simply decided to take a tour with the hope of learning more about the Chinese culture. The walk through china town was like a tour in one of the beautiful towns in china that I only hear about. I was particularly interested in their cultural dances and got amazed at the flexibility they expressed. The beats, the runes and the dances reminded ...

The History of Cotton in America

Historically, the cotton production in the United States has experienced times of entrepreneurial developments from England’s cotton clothes and yarn. When the factories began operation, the price of cotton fell drastically to ensure affordability of the clothes by the poor people. The lowered price of cotton saw the rise of demand that necessitated England to demand more cotton. America at this era did not have a large base of cotton production until 1830 when the South started large-scale production of cotton. England benefited from 70 percent of this production while the rest remained in the nation for local production.
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Executive summary

Australia for many years now has been banking on a progressive economic growth and has not faced a serious recession. However due to the changing global scenarios and its major dependency on the continually slowing Chinese economy, it is facing a decline in its economic growth rate and the situation is likely to be more unfavorable in the near future. This paper will discuss who the slowdown In Chinese economy is causing to impact the growth of Australian economy. It will give an outline of some of the major areas of dependency of Australia’s economy on China. The report will further ...

During the mid to late 1970s, China faced a big problem: there were too many children being born in the country. In the wake of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, the entire country was focused on changing the path that China was on. The people in the government were worried that if the population growth continued at the rate that it was going, that China would become immensely overpopulated and would face problems like famine, sickness, and widespread economic downturn. China’s “one child” policy is actually a “family planning” policy according to the Chinese government, as there are certain types of ...

While analyzing contemporary international business data, Brazil and China are great examples to study on as they are part of the new global business powerhouses or emerging economies. Both these countries along with India and Russia make up the powerful BRIC economic bloc. Comparing the consumer data from Brazil and China with that of an already developed economy like Canada, can provide a more wholesome perspective on consumer spending globally.
Consumer spending is on the rise in countries like Brazil and China riding heavily on the shoulders of a burgeoning economy in both these countries. Consumer spending can generally be ...

Stigma can be described as a set of negative placed against people who suffer from certain ailments, or go through certain things that make them less fortunate in the society. When you have empathy towards a person, you actually imagine what the situation would be like if you were to be in it yourself. People who have empathy normally feel sympathy toward those suffering in the society.
A study was carried out in Toronto Canada to find out empathy levels and social attitudes towards certain things in the society. The questions are based on the justness of the world and ...

BUSINESS REPORT: THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY

China is currently the second largest economy in the world which has witnessed massive economic growth in the last decade, however, the rate f economic growth in the country has gone down in the last two years and this has had direct effect on other countries such as Australia. This paper aims to show how the economic slowdown of China has affected Australia. The paper also aims to show how ten Reserve Bank of Australia uses interest rates to stimulate economic growth and finally, the paper aims to explore some of the policies that the new Australian Labor government ...

Wine Ewer and CoverJohann Friedrich Böttger (Germany, 1682-1719)Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany, Meissen, founded 1710)Germany, Saxony, Meissen, circa 1712-1715Furnishings; ServicewareRed stoneware, glaze, gildingHeight: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Collection by exchange.
This beautiful piece of porcelain demonstrates the great skills of the ceramist Johann Friedrich Bottger. It is made out of fine Meissen porcelain which was one of the most celebrated of china manufacturers. The wine ewer and cover was made to store choice wines and was made around 1712 showcasing some of the most important features ...

Introduction

The Chinese culture is one of the oldest cultures in the world, covering large geographical location in China. This culture varies greatly between the different provinces, cities, and towns in the country. The Chinese culture comprises of diverse religious beliefs, visual arts, music, literature, and cuisine (Chen, 2006). Presently, China comprises of 56 different ethnic groups, with Han Chinese being the largest group. However, most of the smaller ethnic groups have merged into other major groups. Most social values in the Chinese culture are derived from Confucianism and Taoism

Current/historical event

There has been an accelerating development of both inward and ...

The history of the cold war is dated back in the 1945 immediately after the World War II. There were differences between superpower countries and their dominance in Asia, western and Eastern Europe. The United States was a major player in the cold war with its dominance power against the other superpower nations. After the World War II, the participating nations including the United States, China, and the USSR had learned the adverse effects of engaging in a hot war. As a result of massive destruction of properties and loss of lives of individuals from the participating nations, there was a consensus to ...

Introduction

The analysis of situations in a global marketing environment involves determining the internal and external aspects that help understand the potential abilities, the potential customers as well as the environment in which the business aspires to take part in. It involves using various methods put together by the company’s managers and consists of the SWOT analysis, the five forces described by Porters model and the 5c’s. The process also requires formulating good and clear marketing plans that will be used as a guideline for articulating the benefits related to the company’s products to the market. The essence of ...

Introduction

The introduction of stakeholder theory as a basis for the development of Corporate Governance in the 21st century has been most effectively seen in the commitment to the sustainable economic development of employees, their families and the local community that they serve. The improvement of “society at large” it is presumed, is the basis to good business and ultimately profits (McNett, 2012). Unlike theories of agency, which propose individual decision as a model for corporate leadership, the foreign market entry of global organizations involved in trade has set the pace for increased focus on collective decision by stakeholders in response to ...

Identification of the Event

One had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian Institute which effectively contains two museums of Asian art through the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. These art galleries are actually interconnecting through an underground passageway and the art works, exhibits, and showcases are open to the public by visiting its location at 1050 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. To comply with the requirements of this current discourse, one hereby initially identifies the museum that was visited; the date attended with the attendees; and the initial reaction upon arriving at the event.
The visit was ...

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Intercultural Communication Challenges for an American Company that Moves Production to China

1. Introduction
In times of globalization companies are free to choose any location of their production, and those of them that are planning becoming international and enjoying economy of scale tend to locate production in cheap-labor countries disregarding how remote they are from headquarters, as labor cost savings are expected to exceed shipping costs. With high labor costs in the U.S., the American companies tend to move manufacturing to such destinations as China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh etc.
Cultural differences are one of the issues that may undermine success of such moves, especially when the ...

Question 1

In terms of art, Ashikaga (Muromachi) period (1338 – 1573 A.D.) is characterized by the emergence of the flower arrangements and landscape gardening, introduced by the Zen monks, who brought these artistic expressions from China. Although this type of art has Chinese influences, its adoption and adaptation to Japanese style, in constructions such as Golden and Silver Pavillions and Ryoanji rock garden indicate that the Japanese art is linked with nature, as it finds its inspiration in this source. Moreover, Shinto, a representative Japanese religion, worships nature, translating the emotional connection between man and nature through art. Therefore, the religious confessions ...

East Asia has the most successful regional economy. Countries like Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South Korea exhibit some of the largest prosperous economies. Different factors have managed to assist these countries in having high economic growth. These factors include; favorable political environment, abundance of natural resources and availability of low cost labor.
East Asian countries appear to exhibit rapid and high learning capabilities. These countries appear to master skills, new technologies and various new scientific discoveries. These countries use these skills and discoveries in enhancing their productions. East Asian countries also exhibit large and growing market ...

Carbon emissions: The second International conference concerning climate change that was held in 2007 was a good step towards addressing the challenge of climate change because it bought stakeholders from all over the world pledging to work together. Current global practices on carbon emissions basically, seek to mitigate greenhouse contributed largely by the transport sector. Carbon emission is the major contributor of climate change because it destroys the ozone layer, which protects against direct sunrays hence global warming.United States of America is among the states, which have taken a step forward in curbing the threats of climate change. Technologically, snowmaking is ...

Malaysia has been well known for its intoxicating mix of races and ethnic groups. Many nations have regarded have regarded Malaysia as a good example of peaceful co-existence despite the diversity in culture and race (Swee-Hock 2007). However, there are three major races in Malaysia since they comprise a high percentage of the Malaysian population. These dominant races include the Malays, the Chinese and the Indians. Even though it has been believed that the Malays are the ancient natives of the land, research has found that they immigrated from the north before the 15th century. The first people to live in ...

Introduction

With increased globalization, businesses find opportunities to reach out to the global and international markets to enhance their performance. However, the need to serve several markets presents the challenge of having to deal with differences between the business orientation and the markets with cultural difference being among the most prevalent factors that requires critical consideration by marketers in order to enhance their operation’s success. In that consideration, this analysis seeks to demonstrate the challenges that cultural difference presents to businesses and the effective application of marketing strategies in addressing them. This has been done by analyzing Li-Ning’s ...

Currently, China ranks the top in the world in producing Rice, potatoes and wheat. China has a variety of crops and a range of different fruits, flowers and vegetables. It also boasts of animal farming since it has a lot different breeds of the same. This has been possible because the climate of China is favorable. The climate is varied of rainfall and temperate and zones but during winter it becomes cold and dry and in summer it is hot and rainy (King, 2000). It has also been made possible because of the cooperation of the farmers with the government. The government ...

Personal computers and technology industry is dynamic and fast growing with increased advance in technology hence companies in it are faced with high competition are subject to various factors that influence their operations. In that respect, this report seeks to present Lenovo’s market position by analyzing its industry and market environment as well as its competitiveness.

COMPANY HISTORY

Lenovo is the largest personal computers producing Company in China with its origin back in 1984 when legend holding was started in a guard house and incorporated in China in 1988. However, Lenovo brand was created in 2004 when legend changed its name ...

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A new ocean terminal in Hong Kong will open its first half in June 2013 and open completely by mid-2014. The terminal can accommodate two Oasis-class cruise ships when it is completely open. With the opening of the first half of the new terminal and the renovations for the old Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong can accommodate four ships immediately. Cruise companies, such as Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, are happy to hear this news. The new terminal will be run by its principal owner Worldwide Flight Services and other two minority partners, ...

Smith Klein, the employee that I interviewed, held the position of cabin crew supervisor at China Airlines, and had a dream of becoming the manager in charge of all staff. In the exclusive interview, Smith Klein informed me that he had held a number of junior cabin crew position before rising to his current position. In the interview, Mr. Klein said that he had undertaken an undergraduate course in Cabin Crew Management and attended a six-month on-the-job training with his current employer. Having successfully completed the course and subsequent training, he registered with a professional body known as Aviation and Aerospace Industry of ...

Paper 1 -Population Analysis: 5-8 pages

Population Pyramids
Factors determining age
Comparative Analysis of Factors
Interpretation using Modernization Theory
Projection living in these countries at age 65
Part 11-- Article Review 2 – 3 pages
Description of the problem
Brief Summary of the article
Research questions and hypothesis
Summary of findings
Abstract
Ageing has had various connotations among cultures in different countries. This presentation reviews various aspects of aging. First a comparison of two countries to the United States of America will be discussed and an article critique on aging would be embraced.

Paper 1 -Population Analysis: 5-8 pages

This report will ...

Abstract

The McDonald’s company specializes in the provision of quality restaurant services globally by establishing branches worldwide which are interconnected with the main head branch based in the United Kingdom. Global expansion is one of the main goals of the company. However, the move to globalization is one countered with various crisis; these crisis range from economic perspectives, legal requirements, social cultural interferences, and effective market strategies. China is one of the most populated countries all around the world, therefore, making it a possible ground for the establishment of a fast food market to suit the fast growing population and drastic ...

Introduction

Economic growth and policies are important for a nation like China which is considered the second most powerful nation in the world. When such an economy faces slow growth despite potential investments, there is a concern amongst its policy makers. This report discusses how China’s economists are planning to increase their economic growth as well as in depth analysis of economic concepts discussed in the newspaper article that has been chosen.

Article’s Summary

World’s second – largest economy, China faces an export slowdown and the reason for this situation is said to be Europe’s debt crisis. Considering the export slowdown, Chinese ...

Abstract

The McDonald’s company specializes in the provision of quality restaurant services globally by establishing branches worldwide which are interconnected with the main head branch based in the United Kingdom. Global expansion is one of the main goals of the company. However, the move to globalization is one countered with various crisis; these crisis range from economic perspectives, legal requirements, social cultural interferences, and effective market strategies. China is one of the most populated countries all around the world, therefore, making it a possible ground for the establishment of a fast food market to suit the fast growing population and drastic ...

Some information is adapted from measuringworth.com
Some information is adapted from measuringworth.com
The results from the tables indicate that our selected country in table 1 i.e. China as compared to USA in table 2 has lower GDP figures. Much as the GDP is seen to be increasing steadily in the two economies from the year 1994 to 2008, it is also clear that the rate of increase of GDP for China is much higher that of the USA in the same period. However the USA GDP is much higher than that China. In 1994 the GDP of ...

Executive Summary

Nando’s, known for its Portuguese flame-grilled Peri Peri chicken entered Indian market in 2010 with branches in Bangalore, Chandigarh, and Ludhiana. With the tremendous demand and response its first restaurant in Chandigarh, Nando’s Restaurant plans to open new branches in Chennai and Delhi in the current financial year. Nando’s features a fascinating blend of casual dining restaurant and quick service restaurant that is famous for healthy and quality food. The company’s core offering is the flame-grilled Peri Peri chicken, besides a selection of appetizers, salads, wraps, burgers, with equally rich options for vegetarians.

Nando’s plans to ...

Proposition

The purpose of this activity is to identify, recruit, train and deploy potential personnel for key managerial positions in OYM IT, a joint-venture undertaking between FIRST UP IT of Australia and IT SOLUTIONS of India. The time table for the identification, recruitment and training of management personnel for the Joint Venture post is three calendar months.

The selected management personnel will report to the Joint Venture Chief Executive Officer, Mr. (Indian National). Mr. (Indian National) worked extensively with IT SOLUTIONS in a high-ranking executive position and as such, has extensive experience in IT operations. He will be leading the business operations ...

Executive Summary

Over the past few decades, multinational businesses have emerged and have operations in vast geographical locations. Several business corporations have taken advantage of globalization and open business environments to do global business. China and the rest of emerging Asian ‘tiger’ economies present excellent business locations for much multinationals. As these businesses seek massive expansion, several factors come into play. Factor such as government regulation, stiff competition, different marketing strategies, political influences, differentiated human resource management strategies, incoherent consumer behavior and culture have a huge bearing on international expansion . The Coffee Connoisseur (TCC) is a specialized gourmet beverages and foods outlet with a ...

Executive summary

In essence, it is established that the sharp increase in the demand for water in the past fifty years is attributed to among other factors; the consequences of agricultural, industrial and increased consumer demand resulting from a larger population. As well, the report explores some of the solutions to the issue of water scarcity in China amongst which includes increasing the water efficiency, expanding the supply of water and the general improvement of public participation in effective usage of water.

Introduction

Water is exceedingly essential human existence besides being a precious commodity. With the endless development of the world, the demand for ...

Labour cost forms a significant part of the eventual price of a product. Given that some companies adopt a “production at what cost” approach to gain competitive advantage, companies would want to target labour cost as a possible area to cut costs. Different countries have different labor costs depending on several factors for example, union activity and minimum wage legislation.

China, India and Mexico are amongst the lowest labor cost countries in the world. In 2010, China’s hourly rate was approximately $ 1.82 per hour while Mexico’s was $ 3.46 per hour. India’s hourly rate was $1.72. The labour cost of India ...

Report: China – Communist or Capitalist?

Introduction
Many observers ask whether China’s burgeoning growth and prosperity in recent times demonstrates the success of a communist regime, or is it instead the result of China adopting capitalist principles as its privatized and competitive businesses flood the West with manufactured goods? If the latter is the case, can China still be considered as a truly Communist state, or is it becoming a Capitalist nation ruled by a Communist government? This report examines the current situation, to answer these questions.

The Research

A special report by Simon Cox (May 28, 2012) in the Economist, entitled “Pedalling prosperity” discusses features of China’s ...

Executive Summary

China is recognized as the fastest growing countries in trade. There are various products that are sold in China and the market has been declared favorable to many due to its high demand brought about by the high population. Lipton tea is a product of Unilever Company which was recently launched in China and its market has been tremendously increasing for the past few years. Unilever caters in three types which include personal care, food brands and home care brands. Personal care brands include Lotions, creams and soaps, Food Brands include Lipton and Blue band while home care brands include ...

Cabot owns or has controlling interest in the production of rubber in various plants located in a various countries. These include Canada, China, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Colombia, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Malaysia and the United States. The company has been expanding its manufacturing capacity of rubber in a number of emerging markets. In 2009, the company began operating two additional plants in China increasing the capacity at that facility by 150,000 metric tons. In 2011, Cabot increased the production capacity in Indonesia by 50% (Form 10-K). Furthermore, the Cabot Company has begun new projects at the ...

Over the past few years multinational businesses have emerged and are doing business at nearly every corner of the world. Numerous businesses involved in consumer products and services in, particular financial and management services, have taken advantage of globalization to build huge business empires. Technology coupled with the success of globalization has allowed business to have investment all over the world. However, business leaders have the toll order of deciding the best investment frontier for their businesses. Each country has employed different investment ideals and incentives that set apart such investment destination. The first part of the paper shall ...

China on Oil

Nowadays, the headlines now indicated that there is a rising power in Asia that can rival the United States in terms of political, military, and economic power, this country is China. News organizations see this rising power as the one who would ultimately dominate the world economy and state of affairs in the international arena. However, despite its growing international influence and power, China is still resolving several problems it had acquired from before they opened up its doors to the public. The major problem the Chinese had to face is their current deficiency in oil, a major energy source in ...

Arguably, globalization and information technology has tremendously converted the world into a global village. Therefore, the entire sectors of human life have become diverse. In the business sector, it is crucial to deal with diversity as it affects marketing, product and service delivery, as well as consumer behavior. Hence, in order to deal with, and embrace diversity it is important to understand other cultural beliefs and activities. In order to deal with diversity, I participated in a Brazilian cultural celebration; analytically, the cultural activity had differences and similarities to my Chinese culture, as well as been educative.

The cultural activity I ...

Executive summary

The fast economic expansion that organization are achieving currently is through the technological advancement across the industrial upgrading and remodeling. In these steps, the IT transition have a fundamental function in the fast industrialization of UK. Government plans at offering infrastructure, education, investment motivation, as well as training rewards, and establishing an example through itself becoming a control applicant of IT, assisted UK to attain a top degree of IT penetration. This is certainly true within the public industry and in vast organizations; nevertheless, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as developing countries inclines to break nonetheless in their skills ...

Theories of Foreign Direct Investment

A Company’s interest in investing in foreign markets is guided by many forces. There are several theories that explain the justification of FDI in the countries of interest. Among them is the theory of imperfect markets (oligopolies and business advantage) (Chiang, 1995).This theory is majorly cantered on the fact that companies operate on an area of market advantage. A research carried in Stephen Hymer in 1959 at MIT showed that this type of investment was common in markets where oligopoly was the order of the day (Gwarney& Somida, 2000). Companies which were losing their domestic markets due ...