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29 Sep 2010
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Case Study: GE's growth strategy - The Immelt initiative

Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy

This report analyses GE's growth strategy, mainly regarding the new management style: since Immelt's appointment as the Chairman and CEO of the American multinational conglomerate, new initiates have been launched. We aim at analyzing GE's businesses and determine how they are driven and how they...

29 Sep 2010
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Sanofi Aventis, corporate strategy

Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy

Sanofi Aventis is a company operating in the pharmaceutical industry. Created in 2004 from the merger of two European companies, Sanofi Aventis is today the leader in Europe, and is part of the top 5 global companies in its sector. Sanofi Aventis's self-given mission in the pharmaceutical...

29 Sep 2010
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Dyson : history, strategies and performances

Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy

A new vacuum cleaner appeared due to Dyson, the inventor of the first bagless hoover. The successful British firm decided to outsource its manufacturing department to Malaysia in 2002, which caused many reactions. We will study the history of the company, its strategy and performances taking into...

29 Sep 2010
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Wells Fargo's cross selling strategies

Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy

Particularly in the United States, the link between politics and banking has always been strong and notably with lobbies so that the US government was used to helping the banking system when crisis hit the country but was also used to withdrawing during auspicious periods. These are partly the...

29 Sep 2010
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Analysis of Ryanair's Strategies

Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy

For many years, air travel was a distant dream for the common man.Thanks to the emergence of low cost airline companies such as Ryanair, flying is no longer reserved for the elite class. Ryanair, the pioneer of low-cost airlines, is an Irish company that was created in 1985 by Michael O'Leary....

29 Sep 2010
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The Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Market study - 6 pages - Business strategy

In the beginning, pharmacists developed new products in their back shop. Industrialization started a century ago, with the universal exposition where scientists wanted to find new processes and develop their market. Moreover, the two World Wars led to significant growth in this particular market....

29 Sep 2010
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Case study: eBay in China

Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy

The proposed case deals with the eBay Company's plan to expand its activity to China. eBay is a US company offering e-commerce, e-payments and internet communication services globally. It was founded in 1995 in California. eBay is the international online market place enabling trade on a local,...

29 Sep 2010
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Accor financial statements

Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy

Accor is a French group which specializes not only in hotels and services to corporation, but also catering and leisure. The company is the European leader and a major global group in hotels. It is also the global leader in providing services to corporate clients and public institutions. It...

29 Sep 2010
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Dubai land

Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy

Dubai is at the same time a city and an emirate of the United Arab Emirates. Though Dubai is not the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the largest emirate or the most populated one, it is the most known of the seven emirates which compose the federation. This fame is due to the huge media...

29 Sep 2010
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Google's development strategy

Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy

Google is one of the best examples of companies that have boomed owing to the eruption of the Internet at the beginning of the 21st century. The companies based their entire business model on the Internet and trust the growth potential of this emerging media. After a slump in the early...

29 Sep 2010
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The Sourcing and Procurement Strategy of Sanofi- Aventis

Case study - 29 pages - Business strategy

Sanofi Aventis, a multi-national pharmaceutical company, uses purchasing structures and procedures that aim to cover all activities and all types of purchasing. The structure is based on placing the purchasing responsibility on entities and business units, under the supervision of a central team....

29 Sep 2010
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Strategy monograph: Colas Rail, Turnkey produts

Case study - 22 pages - Business strategy

Colas Rail continues to be the French leader in the rail-track laying business. Its leading role in this business is partly due to its unique ability to deliver turnkey products to its clients. The company has been active in all the spheres of railway business, from building up to the maintenance...

29 Sep 2010
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Europe's leading telecom companies : Overstretched and under threat

Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy

According to Campbell in 2002, the classic prescriptive process can be defined as a “strategy that is planned in advance and which follows a rational process through each stage from analysis to implementation.” Widely recognised as the most principal theories for strategy development,...

29 Sep 2010
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What make Haagen-Dazs so successful?

Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy

Haagen-Dazs was established in Bronx, New York in 1961 by the Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus. Haagen-Dazs is the pioneer in the luxury ice cream market for manufacturing the best quality ice creams made with only purest and finest ingredients. It started with three flavours Vanila,...

29 Sep 2010
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Pharmaceutical industry analysis and merck's strategic assessement

Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy

The pharmaceutical industry is characterized by a harsh competition between large companies, biotech start-ups and generics, long and risky R&D processes, increasing government regulations and strong purchaser pressures. Merck & Co Inc. is one of the biggest players in this industry, due to its...

29 Sep 2010
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Corporate entrepreneurship: Nestle Nespresso case

Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy

Nestlé Nespresso is one of the fastest growing subsidiaries of the Nestlé group. The group includes many different brands of coffee. Among them, there are two very profitable entities: Nespresso and Nescafé. Although they are not the same company, they are owned by the same group, yet the...

29 Sep 2010
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Analyzing financial statements: Puma

Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy

Despite few important sport events, the sporting goods industry as a whole, has continued to record further growth. The healthy growth in the sport lifestyle segment was due to the sustained trend towards fitness and wellness, the increasingly important connection between sport and lifestyle, and...

29 Sep 2010
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Nike case : hitting the wall

Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy

A firm's success depends on its social legitimacy. Usually, in the consumer's mind, the importance of a firm relies on what it can bring to the society. Therefore, for Nike, relocations basically mean that the company takes away jobs from US citizens. Moreover, Nike's labor scandals have...

29 Sep 2010
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The Walt Disney company

Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy

The first issue the Walt Disney Company has to face concerns diversification: has it diversified too far? It is legitimate to consider such a question as the number of businesses Disney presents has exploded since the company's beginning. Indeed, being first a company based on movie-making,...

29 Sep 2010
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IKEA's growth plans In the American market

Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy

The US furniture retailing market is fragmented. Being one of the top 10 furniture retailers, IKEA owns less than 15% of the market share. In a highly fragmented market, gaining market shares is harder than in a concentrated market. Besides, IKEA is a generalist furniture retailer, i.e. it...

29 Sep 2010
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Ryanair: (in) consistency between low fares and high average revenue per passenger

Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy

Ryanair is best-known for its low fare. Most of the flights are worth, at worst, €1, at best, for free. Nonetheless, Ryanair is making huge profits, and has the highest profit margin of the airline industry (20% and more). Besides, it has average revenue per passenger more than 50 times...

29 Sep 2010
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The diversification process of the Walt Disney Company

Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy

The first issue of the Walt Disney Company has to face concerns about diversification. It was considering the extent to which it had to diversify and whether it diversified too far. It is legitimate to consider such a question as the number of businesses Disney presents has exploded since the...

29 Sep 2010
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Kodak case

Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy

According to LEWI theory of narrative lifecycle, Kodak has reached the stage of “myth time”. Hence, the firm has to focus on certain issues like developing eternal values, involvement in the society, internationalizing the brand and rejuvenating the brand. Today, due to its weak brand...

29 Sep 2010
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Wine & Riviera: business plan project

Business plan - 35 pages - Business strategy

The company is considered to be a top end retailer of wine and champagne in Dublin City center, and in addition the company provides tasting session. The wines are made in France, Spain and California and sold in Parliament Street, in Dublin. The products are selected for their top quality and...

29 Sep 2010
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Parc Astérix's strategic analysis : how can Parc Astérix ensure its place as second player on the French theme park market?

Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy

Parc Astérix is a part of the Compagnie des Alpes group (CDA Parks) which is a group specialized in the ski business, with 18 ski areas such as La Plagne, Tignes, Méribel, and others. It is the leader in the international market with 55% of the market share. The CDA Park is the fourth largest...

29 Sep 2010
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Airline industry: analysis of five forces model of Porter

Market study - 6 pages - Business strategy

Airlines are companies and their aim is to operate routes and carry passengers. We will not analyse the cargo part of the airlines here but only the passenger carrying. An Airline can be a national company (airline owned by the government of a country). It normally conducts scheduled flights but...

29 Sep 2010
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Pernod Ricard: Strategy analysis

Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy

Pernod Ricard is the second largest group on the wines and spirits' market. For the financial year 2007/2008 the Group generated €6.589 billion in sales (95 million cases) with a net profit of €840 million. Pernod Ricard manufactures and distributes a wide range of alcoholic beverages....

29 Sep 2010
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Haribo: keeping competitive in the candy industry

Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy

When we target the European audience, particularly the French one can commonly relate to them through a Haribo. Well the questions that now boil down is about knowing and tasting a Haribo sweet. A hypothesis is drawn with respect to the French in particular who are well versed with the taste of...

29 Sep 2010
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Study case : Sanofi Aventis

Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy

Over the past few years, Sanofi-Aventis' strategic decisions have enabled the company to reinforce its leadership in the international market. The company has grown by merging with competitors, it has increasingly invested in R&D, reinforced its presence in the major markets (the United States...

29 Sep 2010
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Risk Management: Evaluation of the risks

Course material - 8 pages - Business strategy

What is a risk? Risk, in insurance terms, is the eventuality of a loss or other adverse event that has the potential to interfere with an organization's capacity to fulfill its mandate, and for which an insurance claim may be proposed. What is risk management? Risk management makes certain...