Final Integrated Team Project Course Outline on Walmart in Africa

Final Integrated Course Outline 1

Final Integrated Team Project Course Outline on Walmart in Africa

Allison Aponte-Almanzar, Alphonso Henry, Chanique James

King Graduate School, Monroe College

MG615 – Managing in the Global Environment

Dr. Judith Riggs

November 23, 2020

Final Integrated Course Outline 2

Final Integrated Team Project Course Outline on Walmart in Africa

I. Abstract

II. Introduction

A. Company Description

B. Walmart’s Expansion to International Markets

III. Target Country Description

A. Walmart In Africa

B. Reasons for Shifting Focus to Africa

C. Walmart’s Growth Prospects in Africa

IV. Entry Strategy

A. Low Income Levels

B. High Poverty Index

C. Low Cost Model

V. Operations Environment

A. Acquiring Massmart

B. Opposition

i. Government & Trade Union

ii. Coalition

iii. Government Final Deliberation

VI. Local Area Profile

A. Culture Profile

B. Social and Economic Characteristics

C. Community Issues and Attitudes

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VII. Organization Chart

A. Walmart’s Integrated Global Structure

i. Structural Forms

ii. Organizational Forms

B. Organizational Change and Design

C. Monitoring and Reporting Systems

VIII. Staffing Policy

A. Expatriate Selection

B. Training and Compensation

C. Global Team Performance

IX. Leadership & Motivation

A. Cross-Cultural Leadership and Motivation

B. Needs Hierarchy in a Global Context

C. Global Role of the Walmart’s Leaders

X. Communication Methodology

A. Cultural Noise Impacting Walmart in Africa

B. Cultural Communication Link

C. Managing Cross Cultural Communication

XI. Control Processes

A. Coordinating Mechanisms

B. Walmart’s Use of Information Systems

XII. My Role as Leader

XIII. Conclusion

Project Outline 1

Alibaba vs. Tencent: The Battle for China’s M-Commerce Space

Project Outline

Lingling Guo

Gita Khatiwada

Department of Business, Monroe College, King Graduate School

MG615: Managing in Global Environment

Dr. Judith Riggs

November 20, 2020

Project Outline 2

Alibaba vs. Tencent: The Battle for China’s M-Commerce Space

i. Introduction

a) Company Description – Alibaba & Tencent

b) Target Country Description – China, how M-Commerce has affected people’s daily life.

c) Case study — the battle for China’s M-Commerce Space: Alipay vs. WeChatPay.

ii. Entry Strategy (Ch. 6)

a) Alibaba – Entry Strategy (focus more on financial sector; Ant Group CO)

(Contracts with foreign markets like Exporting, Joint Venture, Partnership)*

b) Tencent – Entry Strategy (WechatPay, focus on people’s daily life spending)

iii. Operations Environment (Ch. 8)

a) Alibaba, AliPay & Ant Group – risks in political, economic, legal, technology

environment

b) Tencent, WechatPay & Wechat – risks in political, economic, legal, technology,

environment.

iv. Local Area Profile

a) Alibaba – cultural profile of local area

b) Tencent – cultural profile of local area

v. Organizational Chart (Ch.8)

a) Alibaba – Chain of command

b) Tencent- Chain of command

vi. Staffing Policy (Ch. 9)

a) Alibaba – Staffing Approach (Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric, Global)

b) Tencent- Staffing Approach (Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric, Global)

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vii. Leadership & Motivation (Ch. 11)

a) Alibaba – Jack Ma; leadership style; motivation method

b) Tencent — Hua Teng Ma; leadership style; motivation method

viii. Communication Methodology (Ch. 4)

a) Alibaba – (Hofstede’s cultural dimension)

b) Tencent – Hofstede’s cultural dimension)

ix. Control processes (Ch. 8)

a) Alibaba – Span of Control

b) Tencent – Span of Control

x. Facts and figures of Alibaba and Tencent (Graphical Representation)

a) Table / Chart (Revenue analysis)

xi. Conclusion

a) Case review

b) My role as leader

xii. References