According to Michael Porter’s Competitive Advantage of Nations, some of the industries where British companies have an international advantage are advertising, auctioneering of antiques and artwork, distilled alcoholic beverages, hand tools and chemical preparations for gardening and horticulture. Some of the industries where US companies have an international competitive advantage are: photo film, air craft […]

On page 238 of your textbook, the authors state, “The dominant trend of the past two decades has been ‘refocusing on core businesses’. Why do you suppose they made this statement and give one example of a conglomerate that has undergone this process.        TaTa Industries is a large Indian company engaged in […]

Describe a firm you think has been highly innovative. Which of the four types of innovation – radical, incremental, disruptive, or architectural – did it use? Explain? Did the firm use different types over time? This week’s reading notes that some firms choose to outsource their human resources management systems. If a firm has a […]

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.   Also, provide a response to each of the following questions:   The myStrategy box at the end of Chapter 2 asked how much […]

Management of Technology   1-Select a world-renowned company, give a brief introduction and identify the legal protection mechanisms (patents, copyright, trademarks & service marks) used by it to safeguard its innovations. (Max 750- Min 500 Words)   2-What factors do you believe influenced the choice of protection mechanisms used to safeguard its innovations? Do you […]

Starbucks Expansion Into the Indian Market Global Expansion Strategies Paper   In Chapters 8 and 9, we reviewed several types of global expansion strategies a company can undertake when entering new markets. For this assignment, you will read a case study about Starbucks’ expansion into the Indian market (p. 413 in the textbook) and then […]

You work in the human resources department of a company that does business in 25 different countries. You have learned that communication culture in your workplace has a significant impact on your employees’ experience, motivation, engagement, and overall business success. Your manager has asked you to write a memo on why and how to build […]

Now that you have a specific technology to examine, in this stage, you will answer a series of questions to help you start thinking about how technology functions in the world and what impacts, biases and technological politics s it may have.    Who created and designed this technology? What are the demographics of the […]

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) have an impact far beyond their firm boundaries. Assume you are working for a small firm that supplies a product or service to an MNE. How might your relationship change as the MNE moves from Globalization 2.0 to Globalization 3.0 operations?   The assignment is to answer the question provided above in […]

Business Strategy: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Platforms   Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the […]