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Samsung Recalls the Flagship Galaxy Note 7 - Just Weeks After Launch
More than one million of Samsung's flagship new smartphone - the Galaxy Note 7 - have been sold in 10 countries since its launch two weeks ago. Now they all have to be returned and sales elsewhere...
CSR & Ethics: Apple and the EU Battle Over Tax Avoidance
A huge story this one with far-reaching implications for multinationals. I highly recommend that students follow this over the coming weeks and months - it is likely to be hugely useful in exams...
China Enters the Global Aircraft Engine Market
Watch out General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce. The Chinese have decided to start making aircraft engines.
Prada Changes its Marketing Mix
A topical example here of a necessary change in the marketing mix to support a new marketing strategy.
This looks like a really interesting example of a joint venture between two global multinational businesses - GSK and Alphabet (the parent company of Google).
More Focus for Dave Lewis & Tesco as Bakery Diversification Ended
Step by step, Tesco CEO Dave Lewis is retrenching back from the failed diversification strategies of his predecessors. This time it is the sale by Tesco of a bakery chain it bought.
Retrenchment at Frankie & Benny's
One of the UK's largest restaurant operators has decided to close down a substantial number of under-performing locations.
Watch out Uber and Alphabet (Google). The WSJ reports here that Singapore has became the first country in the world to launch a self-driving taxi service, beating ride-hailing giant Uber T to...
Global Joint Ventures - Uber Partners with Volvo
A great example here of the use of a joint venture. The motivation for this one - between Uber and Volvo - the race to develop driverless cars.
Shareholders in Revolt at Sports Direct Corporate Governance
The strained relationship between the Board of Sports Direct plc and its shareholders is perhaps the best topical example in the UK at the moment of the issue of corporate governance.
Legal Environment: Starbucks Customer Claim Gets An Icy Reception
A great example here of the legal environment facing multinationals like Starbucks.
Harriet Green on Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Former Thomas Cook CEO Harriet Green is now leading IBM's IoT business and she's clearly passionate about the potential for business and societal benefits from harnassing Big Data.
Can Ikea Succeed in India?
Ikea has started work building its first store in India. Can Ikea succeed where other multinational retailers have struggled?
Market Supply & Demand: Heavy Losses for New Zealand Dairy Farmers
A slowdown in demand for dairy products from China together with the impact of excess dairy supply is causing the New Zealand dairy industry (the world's largest) to suffer heavy losses.
Leadership & Strategy: Nine Ways Tim Cook Has Transformed Apple Since He Became CEO
it is now five years since Tim Cook was appointed CEO of Apple. During that period, Apple's revenues have tripled, profits boomed and the business has developed a 1 billion-strong user base. Not bad.
Retrenchment for Macys
Imagine if M&S announced that it was closing 15% of its stores in the UK. That's the relative significance of an announcement by US department store giant Macy's that it is to close 100...
We all love free - and what's not to like about free fruit as we begin our journey of discovery around one of 800 Tesco supermarkets? The catch? The free fruit will only be for people aged 16 and...
Uber Calls Time on Winning in China
The challenge of achieving market share in China is beautifully illustrated by the battle that Uber has been facing against local rival Didi. After many billions of losses, Uber has finally decided...
Gearing Up for Growth - Microsoft Sources Huge Debt Finance
Debentures (or company bonds) are very much back in fashion and the recent use of debt finance by Microsoft to pay for its takeover of LinkedIn is a good example of why.
Culture Change is Driving Microsoft Performance
An interesting article here from an entrepreneur writing in the FT about how a change in organisational culture at Microsoft has changed the way Microsoft approaches external growth and business...