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Final Integrated Course Outline 1
Final Integrated Team Project Course Outline on Walmart in Africa
Allison Aponte-Almanzar, Alphonso Henry, Chanique James
King Graduate School, Monroe College
MG615 – Managing in the Global Environment
Dr. Judith Riggs
November 23, 2020
Final Integrated Course Outline 2
Final Integrated Team Project Course Outline on Walmart in Africa
I. Abstract
II. Introduction
A. Company Description
B. Walmart’s Expansion to International Markets
III. Target Country Description
A. Walmart In Africa
B. Reasons for Shifting Focus to Africa
C. Walmart’s Growth Prospects in Africa
IV. Entry Strategy
A. Low Income Levels
B. High Poverty Index
C. Low Cost Model
V. Operations Environment
A. Acquiring Massmart
B. Opposition
i. Government & Trade Union
ii. Coalition
iii. Government Final Deliberation
VI. Local Area Profile
A. Culture Profile
B. Social and Economic Characteristics
C. Community Issues and Attitudes
Final Integrated Course Outline 3
VII. Organization Chart
A. Walmart’s Integrated Global Structure
i. Structural Forms
ii. Organizational Forms
B. Organizational Change and Design
C. Monitoring and Reporting Systems
VIII. Staffing Policy
A. Expatriate Selection
B. Training and Compensation
C. Global Team Performance
IX. Leadership & Motivation
A. Cross-Cultural Leadership and Motivation
B. Needs Hierarchy in a Global Context
C. Global Role of the Walmart’s Leaders
X. Communication Methodology
A. Cultural Noise Impacting Walmart in Africa
B. Cultural Communication Link
C. Managing Cross Cultural Communication
XI. Control Processes
A. Coordinating Mechanisms
B. Walmart’s Use of Information Systems
XII. My Role as Leader
XIII. Conclusion
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Project Outline 1
Alibaba vs. Tencent: The Battle for China’s M-Commerce Space
Project Outline
Lingling Guo
Gita Khatiwada
Department of Business, Monroe College, King Graduate School
MG615: Managing in Global Environment
Dr. Judith Riggs
November 20, 2020
Project Outline 2
Alibaba vs. Tencent: The Battle for China’s M-Commerce Space
i. Introduction
a) Company Description – Alibaba & Tencent
b) Target Country Description – China, how M-Commerce has affected people’s daily life.
c) Case study — the battle for China’s M-Commerce Space: Alipay vs. WeChatPay.
ii. Entry Strategy (Ch. 6)
a) Alibaba – Entry Strategy (focus more on financial sector; Ant Group CO)
(Contracts with foreign markets like Exporting, Joint Venture, Partnership)*
b) Tencent – Entry Strategy (WechatPay, focus on people’s daily life spending)
iii. Operations Environment (Ch. 8)
a) Alibaba, AliPay & Ant Group – risks in political, economic, legal, technology
environment
b) Tencent, WechatPay & Wechat – risks in political, economic, legal, technology,
environment.
iv. Local Area Profile
a) Alibaba – cultural profile of local area
b) Tencent – cultural profile of local area
v. Organizational Chart (Ch.8)
a) Alibaba – Chain of command
b) Tencent- Chain of command
vi. Staffing Policy (Ch. 9)
a) Alibaba – Staffing Approach (Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric, Global)
b) Tencent- Staffing Approach (Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric, Global)
Project Outline 3
vii. Leadership & Motivation (Ch. 11)
a) Alibaba – Jack Ma; leadership style; motivation method
b) Tencent — Hua Teng Ma; leadership style; motivation method
viii. Communication Methodology (Ch. 4)
a) Alibaba – (Hofstede’s cultural dimension)
b) Tencent – Hofstede’s cultural dimension)
ix. Control processes (Ch. 8)
a) Alibaba – Span of Control
b) Tencent – Span of Control
x. Facts and figures of Alibaba and Tencent (Graphical Representation)
a) Table / Chart (Revenue analysis)
xi. Conclusion
a) Case review
b) My role as leader
xii. References