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Impact of technology on international business environment

Impact of technology on international business environment. March-8-11. Please bring calculator for tomorrow! AGENDA IWD Review of organizational structures Impact of technology on international business environment ( in particular e-commerce) Neiko – Country in a box presentation.

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Impact of technology on international business environment

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  1. Impact of technology on international business environment March-8-11

  2. Please bring calculator for tomorrow! AGENDA IWD Review of organizational structures Impact of technology on international business environment ( in particular e-commerce) Neiko – Country in a box presentation

  3. International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. International Women’s Day is a public holiday in several countries worldwide (Angola, Armenia, Belarus, China, Cambodia, Moldova etc. )

  4. In the United States, President Barack Obama proclaimed March 2011 to be "Women's History Month", calling Americans to mark IWD by reflecting on "the extraordinary accomplishments of women" in shaping the country's history

  5. Statistics on Women in the Workforce • Women make only 77.5 cents • for every dollar that men earn • The more education a woman • has, the greater the disparity • in her wages • Women may work longer • to receive the promotions that • provide access to higher pay. • Four in ten businesses worldwide have no women in senior management

  6. TYPES OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE International Division Structure

  7. TYPES OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE 2. International Area Structure

  8. TYPES OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE 3. Global Product Structure

  9. TYPES OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE 4. Global matrix structure

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  11. Definitions: Technology means everything from phones and copiers to computers, medical imaging devices, personal digital assistants, and the various software programs that make business process more efficient and productive. Efficiency means producing items using the least amount of resources Productivity is the amount of output you generate given the amount of input ( e.g. hours worked) . The more output you can produce in any given period of time, the more money you are worth to companies. Tools and technology greatly improve productivity.

  12. The growth of E-Commerce E- Commerce consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. Two major types of e-commerce transactions: Business-to-consumer (B2C) Business-to-business (B2B) B2B e-commerce is at least 5 times bigger than B2C e-commerce

  13. The growth of E-Commerce • Businesses are attracted to e-commerce by a number of factors, including: • Less investment in land, building, and equipment • Low transaction costs • Large purchases per transaction • Integration of business processes • Larger catalogue • Flexibility • Improved customer interactions

  14. The growth of E-Commerce The combination of e-commerce with traditional stores is called click-and-brick retailing. E-commerce businesses top 10: Dell, Disney, CarsDirect, Fogdog, Ebay and Amazon

  15. E-Commerce • M-Commerce • Mobile commerce is easy and convenient • Respondents: retail industry, travel & hospitality industry, IT…. • 69% of Fortune 500 companies will launch mobile solutions • 3. Consumer behaviour

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