1. THEORY OF SPEAKING This part‚ dealing with the theoretical background of speaking‚ aims to determine the position of the speaking skill among the other skills and to analyze the elements that speaking as a skill includes. Speaking is as a language skill used as a communication tool to share ideas‚ feelings‚ opinions‚ thoughts‚ or information by using the target language. It is an interactive process of constructing meaning that involves producing‚ receiving and processing information
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company over time (e.g.‚ critical incidents) General Motors (GM) was founded in 1908. William C. Durant brought together 25 independent car companies to form one large corporation. Each company held its own identity as GM operated as central administration office for the 25 divisions. Due to high cost in manufacturing of automobiles‚ GM was only able to target wealthy customers who could afford cars. Then Henry Ford‚ owner and founder of Ford Motor Company‚ revolutionizes the production process of manufacturing
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Case 2 Tata Motors 1. Describe the economic characteristics of the global motor vehicle industry. The 2008 financial crisis began in the American subprime mortgage crisis‚ eventually evolved into a global financial crisis. Most countries because of the impact of the financial crisis‚ leading to a sharp slowdown in consumer’s vehicle demand. Also‚ because of the financial crisis‚ the global motor vehicle industry experienced a full-scale market competition. Some small car companies to be phased
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INTRODUCTION Tata Motors limited was established under the parent company Tata Group in 1945. When Tata Motors was established it first started producing locomotives and engineering products. In 1954 Tata motors started to produce medium-sized commercial vehicles‚ when it reached a collaborative agreement with Daimler Benz AG. Tata motors produced its first independently designed light vehicle in 1986‚ which was called Tata 407. In 1994 Tata Motors first started manufacturing passenger cars when
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General Motors was founded in September of 1908 by William Durant during a time that there were less than 8‚000 in the United States. Durant was already known in Flint‚ Michigan for his horse drawn vehicles. “At its inception GM held only the Buick Motor Company‚ but in a matter of years would acquire more than 20 companies including Oldsmobile‚ Cadillac‚ and Oakland‚ today known as Pontiac.”(History & Heritage-Creation‚” 2014) General Motors set the tone in the automobile industry with design
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Change Challenges of Downsizing 5 Images of Change 6 Pressures to Change 6 Market Decline Pressure 6 Fashion Pressures 7 Mandated Pressures 7 Result of Change 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Abstract This paper explores the change that General Motors faced after the economic recession and credit crisis that began in 2007. This pushed GM to request assistance from the U.S. Treasury which resulted in the restructuring of their US operations. The start of this restructuring change involved downsizing
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Case Analysis‚ Tata Motors International Business and Economics Amsterdam Business School‚ 2010 Introduction Tata Motors is an automotive company to take notice of. Representing the evolving Indian population and growing economy of one of the world’s key emerging markets‚ it is a market leader for commercial vehicles and third for passenger vehicles in the Indian market. It shocked the world by introducing the $2000 Nano in 2009 and also by growing its portfolio by purchasing Jaguar Land
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since its founding as a motorcycle manufacturer on July 1‚ 1955‚ Yamaha Motor Company has worked to build products which stand among the very best in the world through its constant pursuit of quality; and at the same time‚ through these products‚ it has sought to contribute to the quality of life of people all over the world. Following on the success of our motorcycles‚ Yamaha began manufacturing powerboats and outboard motors in 1960. Since then‚ we have used our engine and FRP technology as a base
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1. What factors accounted for GM’s return to profitability? Explain and provide a rationale for the prospects of continuing this rise. The first thing GM did to help them return to profitability was the revamping of product development. GM had too much focus on the engineering process of development. This led to the difficulty of getting a bold design off the drawing board and through the lengthy development process. Under the lead of CTO John Lauckner‚ GM came up with a streamlined process that
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more than 30 years. • The first ultrasonic motor was introduce by v.v lavrinko in 1965. • An Ultrasonic motor is a type of electric motor formed from the ultrasonic vibration of a component‚ the stator being placed against another‚ the rotor depending on the scheme of operation. • Conversion of electric energy into motion by inverse piezoelectric effect. • To obtain the levels of torque speed characteristics of USM using conventional motors we require to add a gear system to reduce
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