24 hours a day, people can order whenever they would like to. This is a quick and efficient way to purchase office supplies. The article went on to explain how the Internet ordering is proving to be very successful for Office Depot and that it is expected to continue to grow. This article seemed particularly biased due to the fact that the author only provided promotion for Office Depot. The author even went so far as to state the Office Depot credo. At the end of the article, the author stated that the Internet is unknown for other retailers, but not for Office Depot. That statement seems extremely bias as well as unfounded. The author also included prices for Office Depot products and the website address. The article seemed like more of an advertisement than a piece of news, particularly as no comparison was made to similar office products stores which have websites as well.International ManagementAs Office Depot has entered many international markets, it is important to review a scenario for which international management is necessary. For this purpose, we will assume that a successful store manager in one of the United States stores has recently been assigned to another country where Office Depot has operations. This manager has just arrived in the foreign country yesterday and has just visited the storelocation there. The manager has spent several hours talking to the store managers and employees and has observed its customers. The manager has observed that several customers in the store have spent much time using the computers for personal use even printing out memos and spreadsheets. This practice seems very different to the manager than what has been observed in the U.S. stores. In this situation the manager would go about dealing with this situation by letting people continue to work on the computers and observe what occurs. Video cameras could also be set up for continuous observations. Perhaps, the more time ...
