The Corporation

After watching this film i will answer two questions?

1. Should corporations be entitled to the same legal rights as individuals? Where should the line be drawn?

As corporations as legal persons are immortal, special, unmoral, unethical and cold machines they would not respect others, they would not care to harm you, they would not respond with the full implementation of the law as they are special, they are intangible and will only pay money for any harm done. This is not how life is seen normally by humans.

From my perspective corporations should not acquire legal rights as individuals because they have a big difference, they do not live like us, they just exists as an entity that searches to acquire money with any mean necessary and have no real conscious that retain it for committing crimes towards the community.

Courts must be based on the principle of life, where corporations as i just said just exist and humans live with all the implications it represents.

3. Should individuals (directors, employees, shareholders) bear any responsibility for the actions of a corporation? If so, to what degree?

Of course individuals should bear responsibilities, if not they would take advantage of their situation to brake the law through the corporation for acquiring monetary goods and blame someone else.

If directors, employees and shareholders bear responsibilities they would respect the community rights and will detain chaos. Responsibility is essential in the corporation process for becoming a near conscious entity that respects others.

They would take responsibility equilibrated of the role it plays in the corporation, as an employee, let's say a customer service agent, its responsibilities would be to treat customers as equals, responsibilities over the merchandise it handles(stealing, Damage, incomplete, stock), social responsibility, ethical, moral, a CEO responsibility would be huge, almost unmeasurable as it controls large amounts of employees, transaction between corporations, environmental issues,etc. The responsibility is different in each level of the corporation preventing it to commit damages or at least to try.

References:

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http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/corporation.jpg
http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/wp-content/photos/Take_Responsibility.gif

Woman Rights and The International Organization for Migration (IOM)

The IOM is an Intergovernmental organization that is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

It works to:
1.Help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration.
2.Promote international cooperation on migration issues.
3.Assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need(refugees, displaced persons, etc).

It Gives recognition to the right of freedom of movement of persons.

The IOM covers four areas of migration:
1.migration and development
2.facilitating migration
3.regulating migration
4.addressing forced migration

The IOM promotes:
1.International migration law
2.Policy debate and guidance
3.Protection of migrants’ rights
4.Migration health and the gender dimension of migration

IOM efforts towards Woman migrant Workers:

- In November 2002, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, in collaboration with IOM, organized the Hemispheric Conference on International Migration: Human Rights and Trafficking in Persons in the Americas. The Conference aimed at fostering an integral vision of migration. The subject of women migrant workers was discussed in different panels and he Women and Development Unit of the Commission presented a document

entitled “Trata de Mujeres: Conexiones y Desconexiones entre Género,

Migración y Derechos Humanos”. (www.iom.int, 2003)

- A key element in the gender policy of IOM is recognition of the feminization

of international migration, that is, the trend towards women increasingly being

independent actors in the migration process, especially as labour migrants. In this context, women face greater risks of gender-based violence, including trafficking and other rights abuses. IOM has thus placed special emphasis on prevention of such abuses through multimedia public information campaigns in countries of origin aimed at potential women migrants. These campaigns seek to raise consciousness of the realities of migration as well as ways potential women migrants can recognize and address the challenges they may face. IOM also works with Governments and NGO partners to provide practical pre-departure training for migrant women. The most recent example of the latter began in the Philippines in June 2003: the training programme, entitled “The Power to Choose — a Guide for Women Migrant Workers”, used both videos and printed materials, which remain in the possession of the migrants after the course is completed. (www.iom.int, 2003)

We can see that IOM focuses on General sectors almost all the times, but as it have seen issues regarding to women rights, it searches ways to help this affected sectors and help them as previously seen in the two examples.

Unifem is another organization that helps women and created a briefing paper that contains all the human rights protections applicable to women migrant workers - Here is the link

In the briefing paper there are a lot of points like:

- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) guarantees women equal rights in employment.

- The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) recognizes
the right to fair wages.

The document goes on an on making explicit all rights that help women. We must see the reality of the world, we can say feminism has overcome all this issues but it is a big lie as women suffer infinitum punishes, discrimination and other scenarios that put them in disadvantage with men.

References:

http://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/policy_and_research/un/58/A_58_161_en.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Fund_for_Women

http://www.iom.int/jahia/jsp/index.jsp

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http://www.ungeorgia.ge/userfiles/images/IOM.jpg

http://www.unifem-eseasia.org/projects/migrant/small%20pic%20for%20web.jpg

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions are a foreign direct investment entry mode, Multinationals use these methods to entering new markets.

The Bharti-Zain Case:

Bharti’s $10.7 billion acquisition of Kuwait-based Zain’s African assets was the second largest deal by an Indian company after Tata Steel snapped one with Anglo Dutch steel maker Corus for about $12 billion in 2007.(Livemint.com, 2010)

The Bharti-Zain is the largest deal in terms of volume in BRIC region so far in 2010, the Dealogic data showed. (Livemint.com, 2010)

We can understand here that an acquisition is a process in which one company takes over the other. a simple way to describe it is when you buy a car that is property from a selling company, once you buy it you will control it and follow your objectives through its capabilities and yours united.

Now that we know what and acquisition is, let's proceed and explain what a merger is. A merger is when to companies unite themselves to create a new company and pursue the company's interests.

A simple way to describe it would be; when two or more persons unite themselves to achieve a goal. Making it simple, when you go and play Fifa(soccer Video Game) and 4 persons will play by composing two teams controlled each by two persons and compete against each other to win the match.

Big deals in India:

- Bharti Airtel Ltd. agreed to acquire the African operations of Zain Africa BV for USD 10.7 billion (INR 493.56 billion).

- GTL Infrastructure Ltd. acquired tower assets of Aircel Ltd. for USD 1.8 billion (INR 84 billion).

- Fortis Healthcare Ltd. acquired a 23.9% stake in Singapore-based Parkway Holdings Ltd. from TPG Capital for about USD 685.3 million (INR 31.10 billion).

- Essar Group agreed buy Trinity Coal Corp. for about USD 600 million (INR 27.47 billion) from Denham Capital Management LP.

- Telenor ASA acquired a 7.15% stake in Unitech Wireless Ltd. for USD 433.36 million (INR 20.22 billion). (They have named their mobile services in India Uninor.)

References:

- Livemint.com. (2010, june 27). Livemint.com. Retrieved october 25, 2010, from Indian M&A volume spikes to record $48.6 bn this year: http://www.livemint.com/2010/06/27133056/Indian-MampA-volume-spikes-t.html

- Indonesiancoal.com. (2010, August 16). Indonesiancoal.com. Retrieved october 25, 2010, from FOCUS: India’s M&A in 2010:http://indonesiancoal.com/article/focus-indias-ma-in-2010.html

Images:

- http://miltondawis.com/images/merger.jpg

- https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgSPcYpZ4nSkfob_QA2MmXzOkIm3BAlvX_U_VyfJIIAsDMZHJYM_HHT_k36BeFMYHxeSUy0YpxFMLDmo8atJeHnkHGYFUPXSHPGwxItGtFTliE0bFgk_QkvJdi_QQ6y8tkgzoqsatZuf9/

Ubuntu Philosophy

Ubuntu Is a Classical African concept, also knowed as an ethic or humanist philosophy
that focuses on people's allegiances and relations with each other.

Nelson Mandela explained Ubuntu as follows:

A traveler through a country would stop at a village and he didn't have to ask for food or for water. Once he stops, the people give him food, entertain him. That is one aspect of Ubuntu but it will have various aspects. Ubuntu does not mean that people should not enrich themselves.

We can see that Africans share a great philosophy in which we all are equals, we all are brothers. The Whole globe must learn from this and finish discrimination and inequality. As Africa was the Cradle of life we must hear them and follow this philosophy, implement it in our everyday lives, organizations, sports, etc.

Ubuntu Philosophy must be present for Cross-Cultural Managers; a great example would be the BP case, that took place in the Soviet Union when it opened their oil market and allowed foreign companies to enter their country. Bp had several issues:

1. American Managers had some advantages (better offices, better living places, more Vacations, preferential treatment over Russian Workers).
2. Misunderstandings between both nations.
3. near negotiation closure.

When the company realized that their strategy was bad at first, they called a meeting and changed several factors; establishing equal treatments to all personnel and implementing a cooperation strategy, making it now a days one of the huge oil companies in Russia and in the whole world.

Cross Cultural managers must be aware of this philosophy because:

• It would bring competitive advantage over other companies.
• Would make a better job environment.
• Would make a better information channel between all personnel.

Most importantly managers we assure success with the application of this type of philosophies.

References:

• Mangaliso, M. P. (2001). Building competitive advantage from ubuntu: Management lessons from South Africa.

Images:

• http://www.download-linux.net/bilder/Ubuntu.png
• http://www.ascleiden.nl/Images/library/webdossiers/library_ubuntu.gif
• http://ianitachi.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/ubuntu.jpg

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Ideal Vacationing, Hell YEAH!!

Have you ever dreamed on going to vacations without worrying of your house, or account bills, or even your pet?
with us you will have a full vacations, we will cover all your needs.

The metaphor"If you desire peaceful vacations", come to us and you will be dreaming. came through me by remembering all vacations I've had and services that were mising , I also consulted with some other friends about the service idea and they tought it was great.


Strategies:
Web page with natural sounds as background music, a form requiring all your data, for facilitating reservation in the hotel, pet issues and account handling.

The product will be commercialized with the help of tourism companies such as aviatours or imperial tours

Services would be offered globally with the help of American Airlines, Lan Chile, Easy Fly, hertz, budget, holiday inn, Hilton’s and more partnerships are being acquired

We will acquire a huge database, by publishing surveys requiring basic information and after that sending vacational informational through emails constantly.

Through time we will be adding more services recommended by customers, it will be close relationship between customers and the company for improving services.

We will have several financial operators for facilitating bill paying

Monthly Conferences offering new services all, in major cities for acquiring new customers and enterprise partners.

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Pygmalion Effect

The Pygmalion Effect comes from the psychological area and represents the self-fulfilling prophecy (when you have good expectations about yourself, life will be joyful and when you have bad expectations about yourself, you'll have a bad time).

Not only we affect ourselves but others influence us too, how could it be?, pretty simple, if you go every day to visit a relative and he keeps saying you're a scum, the worst thing ever, the black sheep of the family, you will be affected and have anger problems towards everyone.

Several Cases are presented in the real life and almost all time within yourself in past, present or future situations. A very simple example of every day’s situation would be thinking you'll do badly in your midterms and the semester since the first day at college, as days accumulate and you keep thinking the same way, the day of the results will come and SURPRISE!!!!!!! You failed due to the Pygmalion Effect (yourself in this case).

Another example:
One week ago, a Foreigner CEO acquired a job in Coke Company India, he feels uncomfortable with his job due to cultural differences, family memories and the pressure of the directives.
The only thing he likes is his payment that doubles the past one, but as days goes by this CEO feels, worst and worst affecting his job and finally affecting his entire self.
The directives decided to fire him due to the lack of experience and much worse the lack of interest for improving the company situation.

What Happened? He would ask himself, it's pretty simple his inner self made him failed; he wasn't prepared for the responsibility and the situation.

The Pygmalion Effect surrounds us - Have you seen Anastasia movie from Disney, where the boy makes her to act like a real princess, or have you seen these Mexican Soap Opera's in which one poor guy wants to be millionaire and with several acts, like disguising as a millionaire, talking as a millionaire, borrowing apartments in a friend condos, he fulfills his dream

Sources:

1.Thinker Picture

2. Pygmalion Effect cycle

Cultural Differences in Business & Uncertainty Avoidance

After hearing Dr Nick B. presentation about
Cultural Differences, I liked a lot the UAI
Subject (Uncertainty Avoidance Index).
So I will talk about it.

The uncertainty Avoidance Index deals with a
society's tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity.


Uncertainty Avoidance is about tolerating or not
uncertainty and ambiguity. Uncertainty Avoiding
Cultures establish a lot of laws and rules in order
to regulate everything, because they feel that, if
these laws don’t exist there will be chaos,UAI ut
cultures avoid Risk, and they prefer safeness. In
Matters of Religion, they believe there is one
ultimate truth, and that truth is their truth.




On the other side, in the uncertainty accepting
cultures, society accepts easily different
opinions and prefers less laws and rules. They
allow different religious movements and not
normally express emotions in public.

Greece And China

A negotiation between Greece And China would be difficult due to their opposite views, China with a score of 40 and greece with a score of 112 regarding to UAI, show the distance of this nations.

Let's say a Chinese Negotiator travels to Greece in Order to evaluate a travel Agency and decide whether to make business or not.

Chinese individuals tend to be really respectful, prefer fewer rules and want to close their deals fast. They don’t want to become very close with the other part if making business. Chinese prefer not to hand-shake with others and are very respectful; they don’t tend to drink with foreign business partners.

Greek Individuals tend to be very close with everyone, the like to make a background research of people and get to know them before making any deal, so it’s very normal for them to give gifts, be very warm with other and drink when closing business.
After evaluating some cultural issues of both parts its obvious negotiation won’t be easy. As the Chinese wants to rapidly conclude his objectives, the Greek will take his time and have everything really studied before proceeding.

The Greek culture is full of Law and regulations, due to their high UAI behavior; it will be very difficult to make negotiations with a non-partner as they won’t trust him very easily.


A really good Conclusion for this Post, after presenting all the data, would be that culture plays a very important role when making business with others parties, all across the World. Managers, Negotiators and Traveling Civilians should check, customs, religion, culture issues of other nations before travelling for assuring success in your objective. It is very important to be informed and accommodate to situation if problems are not wanted.













Sources:
1. This is a Slide Show that helped when posting the information: Slideshow
2. Uncertainty Avoidance Data: UAI
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Interesting Blogs

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