How does Oracle’s partial ownership of TikTok and agreement to host data of American TikTok users in the US satisfy Trump’s national security concerns? What opportunities and threats does this present for Oracle?

PTC Enters the Snack Market PTC is a large trading conglomerate in India. In 2013, its Food division decided to enter the fast growing snacks segment, an altogether new market segment for the group. In this segment, it had only one national competitor – Trito. After 3 years, PTC’s new snack brand – Ringo, captured 20% market share across India. Fingo introduction coincided with the Cricket Word Cup which was hosted in India at the time of the launch. The snack market in India is estimated to be about $700 million. PTC could take advantage of its existing distribution network and easily source potatoes (used to make its snacks) from farmers with whom it already enjoyed strong supplier arrangements. Before PTC entered the market it established a cross-functional team to manage the project. The team commissioned a series of customer survey through a marketing research company in 14 major cities across the country to better understand the snack eating habits of consumers. The results…

Industrial espionage is a kind of technology transfer. claims the very DNA of Google is being drained by China, and that the United States will lose its competitive advantages with respect to China. Do you agree or disagree? Why? How else is technology transferred? Is it possible to stop technology transfer of any kind?

PTC Enters the Snack Market PTC is a large trading conglomerate in India. In 2013, its Food division decided to enter the fast growing snacks segment, an altogether new market segment for the group. In this segment, it had only one national competitor – Trito. After 3 years, PTC’s new snack brand – Ringo, captured 20% market share across India. Fingo introduction coincided with the Cricket Word Cup which was hosted in India at the time of the launch. The snack market in India is estimated to be about $700 million. PTC could take advantage of its existing distribution network and easily source potatoes (used to make its snacks) from farmers with whom it already enjoyed strong supplier arrangements. Before PTC entered the market it established a cross-functional team to manage the project. The team commissioned a series of customer survey through a marketing research company in 14 major cities across the country to better understand the snack eating habits of consumers. The results…

Briefly explain each of the three main methods companies use to manage political risk.

Microsoft Acquires Skype In 2011. Microsoft purchased the online telecom company, Skype, to improve the video and voice communication capabilities of its Office products. In addition to gaining access to Skype's 107 million users, who were, on average, connected for over 100 minutes per month, the deal kept the platform away from rivals Google and Facebook.   Microsoft knew that its business clients would benefit from Skype's friendly user-interface and sophisticated tools and features. However, the company currently had the homegrown Lync product in its portfolio, which was designed to integrate with Outlook and serve as clients' primary communications platform.   Because of the redundancy of the two brands, Microsoft ultimately decided to eliminate the Lync brand and rebrand the tool's properties as Skype for Business. This allowed them to take advantage of the Skype brand's familiarity among consumers.   Lync users could enjoy the same features they were used to but with the sleeker…

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages to a private forest landowner of each certification scheme, FSC and PEFC? How do you think competition between FSC and PEFC-member certification schemes has strengthened and/or weakened the standards and practices of each?

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Breifly discuss: What was Airbnb’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Does it appear that the company’s business model is more resilient than that of its hotel chain rivals?

On November 18, 2012, Nintendo released its eighth-generation video game console, the Wii U. In November 2013, Microsoft and Sony followed suit by releasing the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, respectively. Although these three video game consoles have dominated the video game console market, new microconsoles, which download games from application stores such as Google Play, have begun entering the market. One such microconsole is Ouya, which entered the market in 2013. If you were in charge of pricing at Ouya as it entered the market, what strategy would you pursue? Explain