Web links
Chapter 3 Managing in a Global Environment
Walmart - Germany
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/28/business/walmart.php
Wal-Mart left Germany under difficult circumstances
Proctor & Gamble
www.pg.com
diversified consumer products company
Gayle Warwick Linens
www.gaylewarwick.com
hand embroidered bed and table linen
Nestle
www.nestle.com
Nutrition, Health and Wellness company
Exxon Mobil
www.exxonmobil.com
largest publicly traded international oil and gas company
Zi Corporation - Calgary
www.zicorp.com
makes "intelligent interfaces" - software products that simplify
data entry and interaction on communications devices
Canadian Dollar daily value
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchange.html
daily exchange rate of the Canadian dollar
Coca-Cola
www.coca-cola.com
A global leader in the beverage industry,
Hofstede's Value Dimensions
www.geert-hofstede.com
perhaps the most comprehensive study of how values in the workplace are
influenced by culture
Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) project
www.globe.gov
GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is
a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education
program.
McDonalds - France
www.mcdonalds.com
quick service restaurant
WTO
www.wto.org
the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade
between nations
EU
europa.edu
EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union
NAFTA
www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/nafta-alena/index.aspx
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada site devoted to the North
America Free Trade Agreement
Export Development Canada
www.edc.ca
Canada’s export credit agency, offering financing, insurance and
risk management solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand
their international business
Li & Fung Ltd. - Hong Kong
www.lifunggroup.com
group of companies which includes major subsidiaries in Trading, Distribution
and Retailing
General Electric
www.ge.com
global industrial and financial conglomerate
Phillip Morris
www.philipmorrisusa.com
developer, manufacturer and marketer of consumer products, especially
for adults
American Express Canada
www.americanexpress.com
global payments, network and travel company
Colgate-Palmolive
www.colgate.ca
global consumer products company
Microsoft UK - work/life balance
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/diversity/wb.mspx
Microsoft UK received recognition for its work/life balance efforts
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