To combine the programs with mobile devices is an idea that came out recently. After Google came up with their own cell phone, many other companies, including Firefox, consider this idea as a chance to make more profit and attract more consumers. However, they ignore the risk of entering a […]
Starbucks has long been a symbol of western luxurious life in China, and many cities in China currently do not have any Starbucks stores since Starbucks went into Chinese market fairly late. Because of the different reputation of the company itself in China, Starbucks uses price discrimination strategy because definitely Chinese people value Starbucks more […]
Lululemon is now trying to variate their products in order to satisfy different consumer needs. The company has been focusing on Yoga pants since it was established and since last year, many customers complained their Yoga pants have low quality and are see-through. One of the reason for the company […]
As online shopping is getting more and more popular, consumers choose to purchase many products online instead of going to the store. Although it sounds more convenient to most people, in my opinion, it causes many more problems. First of all, when purchasing online, consumer loses the chance to actually feel and touch the product, […]
When I first arrived in Canada, I had difficulty when choosing cell phone servers not only because there were so many choices, but also because I heard from my friends all companies treated their customers toughly. The bad reputation of the whole market has been an issue and the government tried to interfere to end […]
Tim Hortons has become the most effective coffee shop in Canada and the reason for that is mainly because Tim Hortons is a Canadian company, it attracts more domestic customers than many American companies, including Starbucks and McCafe. Now they are thinking about to expand the company and without being a local company, there are […]
Facebook and Cisco announced that they will work together to develope free WIFI in many big businesses, such as hotels and retailers. People who want to use the free WIFI simply need to log onto their Facebook account. Facebook does not provide the equipment, instead Cisco takes the job of building equipments in the businesses. Why does Facebook want to set up more WIFI spots in those big businesses? People are more likely to log onto Facebook when there is WIFI around and by providing more free WIFI spots, more people tend to log onto their accounts and Facebook will definitely get benefits from that. The second reason for providing these WIFI services is that there are some people who never use Facebook before and now they may probably register only because that the Facebook account can activate the free WIFI. Facebook can gain more users by forcing people to have an account even though they do not use the account for anything else except getting internet. The last reason is that Google builds a special WIFI system for Starbucks in the United States and this triggers Facebook, the largest competitor of Google, to set up their own unique WIFI system.
Apple has announced their new Iphone 5C and Iphone 5S last month and the Best Buy is now selling Iphone 5C for fifty dollars with a two-year contract. Compared to Iphone 5S, the demand for 5C is fairly low and this is the major reason why Best Buy put Iphone 5C on sale. Apple has […]
T-Mobile announced to stop stocking BlackBerry phones in its stores. While they still endorse up to twenty different kinds of BlackBerry smartphones in their retail stores, the smartphone will be delivered to the customers directly from BlackBerry instead of being delivered from the retail stores. After losing one billion dollars, BlackBerry faces another problem, now […]
The business ethics can be defined differently under different culture background. In the western world, a full-time employee works forty to fifty hours, however, in the eastern world, especially in China, a full-time employee is expected to work more than sixty hours. Does it necessarily mean that the employers in China do not believe in business ethics? The answer is obviously no. The managers in China are not aware that the employees are overloaded. For instance, as a doctor in China, you need to work ten hours per day and six days per week including a twenty-four-hour shift. It is considered an ethical behavior to most people in China(including my parents who are doctors themselves) because patients can come at any time and there must be a doctor in the hospital to handle any emergency. If a hospital in Canada requires its employees to be in the hospital for more than sixty hours per week1, the hospital will be considered not ethical and does not believe in business ethic because it ignores the personal feeling of the individuals. Thus, business ethic can be interpreted differently based on one’s background, experience and many other factors. 1. “We should be worried about China’s health – Chinese doctors speak out.” Seeing Red in China. N.p., 02 Apr 2012. Web. 11 Sep 2013. <http://seeingredinchina.com/2012/04/02/we-should-be-worried-about-chinas-health-chinese-doctors-speak-out/>.