Week 8 Discussion For this discussion, your focus will be to think through what asymmetric information, moral hazard, and adverse selection have to do with hiring a police officer. Instructions….
Scope & global strategy
Instructions
1. Support each main post with at least three credible references:
– One source from the course readings
– One scholarly source derived from your own research
– One professional source derived from your own research
Topic 1. Scope & global strategy
Read the Khanna, T. (2005) lecture above, and then:
Choose two companies, one from A & one from B in the table below that are operating in different industries. Companies are chosen on first come first served basis.
– Post your choice of companies under the next topic below, and include your name and companies in the title of the posting e.g. Schuller – Citibank & Honda
– Research the companies and in not less than one page (net), discuss the dimensions of their competitive strategy/scope, and how they deal with the global complexities of their industry.
– All posts should be under this topic (and not the company-choice topic)!
Industry | Company A | Company B | |
1 | Banking | Credit Suisse | Credit Agricole |
2 | FMCGS | Unilever | P&G |
3 | Auto | Mercedes Benz | Toyota |
4 | Technology | Siemens | Phillips (Dutch) |
5 | Pharma | Pfizer | GSK |
6 | IT Services | IBM | Infosys |
7 | Apparel | Ralph Lauren | Hugo Boss |
8 | Food | Kraft | Kellogg’s |
9 | Elevators | Otis | Schindler |
10 | Shoes | Aldo | Bally |
11 | Watches | Omega | Mont Blanc |
12 | Luxury goods | Armani | Gucci |
13 | Auto | Lexus | Honda |
14 | Cell Phones | Samsung | Huawei |
15 | Apparel | Armani | Levi’s |
16 | Printers | HP | Epson |
17 | Banking | Wells Fargo | Chase |
18 | Auto | BMW | Nissan |
19 | Cell Phone | Apple | Motorola |
20 | Pharmaceuticals | Gilead | Bayer (Germany) |
21 | Detergent | Tide | Persil |
22 | Cereals | Kellogg’s | General Mills |
23 | Supermarkets | Harris Teeter | Food Lion |
24 | Appliances | Whirlpool | Haier (China) |
25 | Furniture | Rooms to go | Ikea (Sweden) |