Unilever: Corporate Sustainability Report
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Sustainability has become the buzz word in many companies and industries in recent years. All major organizations operate some form of sustainability program, as there will be certification of the amount of documentation on their website. But most of them also publish their responsible attitude...
Motrin's Mommy Headache: A Lesson in Social Media Experimentation
Case study - 2 pages - Management
“Brands are delicate things, but social tools exist not only to hear bad news but to engage even that part of the crowd which has made it clear you have tripped up — maybe, especially that niche.” This quote essentially summarizes how Johnson & Johnson should have reacted to the...
Examine and assess PepsiCo's social performance
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
Corporate social responsibility, more than ever before, has become a pivotal issue to top leaders in companies of all sizes. The process of globalization has witnessed the importance of formulating various strategies including sustainability in most multinational companies, among which water...
Intercultural Management - case of Bodega Torres
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Intercultural Management covers a very large sample of activities related to companies. Its tools can be used in all areas of management, including Communication, Human Resources, Marketing, Negotiation and Top Management. It allows us to easily recognize the different cultures surrounding us...
Internship Report: The Walt Disney World
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
As you might have understood, I did my summer training at Walt Disney World in Orlando (Florida, USA). It is composed of six different theme parks and a downtown. As far as I am concerned, I have worked for one of the theme parks, Hollywood Studio. By the way, let me introduce you to the Walt...
Consumer behavior: Influence of customer needs, organization motivations and goals
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
In today's competitive business environment, the key to a company's survival lies in its ability to identify and influence unsatisfied consumer needs in a marketplace crowded with players. From the marketing/consumer behavior standpoint, there are differences and similarities between promoting...
Diversity management at the workplace
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
For Human Resource (HR) managers, managing staff diversity at the workplace has been one of the most important criteria of an organization that offers equal employment opportunities in today's world. Today, successful diversity management has become synonymous with good business strategies and...
International Workplace Relations: Potential problems and practices to be followed to ensure smooth transfer of ownership in a merger/acquisition
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
In general, poor human resource management is a by-product of international merger and acquisition in today's globalized corporate working environment. Now, successful international workplace relations management has become synonymous with good business strategies and tactics that ensure that...
Intercultural Management: Analysis of the movie "Fear and Trembling"
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
Undoubtedly, the world is currently zooming along the expressway to globalization. Globalization causes exchanges to be quicker, facilitated anywhere at any time. These exchanges concern persons, goods, services and funds. As a result, new dilemmas have risen on the horizon along with new...
Strategic Management: Club Med
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Building your career is like building your home and one of my goals is to create a new business in the tourism sector. That is why I conducted my study on the French company Club Mediterranean. This company exists worldwide and in some of the most exotic locations. In this analysis, I decided to...
Establishment of SAP on the market of company management software
Case study - 3 pages - Management
An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is modular and integrated software used to manage key business processes of an organization (sales and distribution, finance, production, procurement, human resources). It has two basic components: the database (shared) and modules (applications). Without...
Management of customer service
Case study - 3 pages - Management
A good attitude to a customer, mostly through good listening skills, indicates an active service oriented attitude. Thus, customer servicing personnel are advised not to talk along much but: • Be attentive to what the client says, • Ask questions and encourage them to respond • Pay...
The concept of quality in the company
Case study - 4 pages - Management
The word "quality" is increasingly used in companies, whether in the industrial, food or even in services sector. There are many concepts behind the notion of quality. The concept of quality has emerged following the emergence of plants. The craftsmanship was in decline and mass production became...
Structure and dynamics of the organizations by Henry Mintzberg
Book review - 2 pages - Management
This book is the second in a series of Mintzberg that is devoted to organizations. Led by a manager on a daily basis, it deals with the power and authority in organizations and corporate governance. Based on research in management science, sociology and psychology, this reference book offers new...
Case of Franco-Swedish cultural confrontation
Case study - 5 pages - Management
In this document we will look at a cultural conflict that arose between the two parties of a French and Swedish merger. This case was presented by Philippe d'Iribarne who is a French author and works at the LISE which is a research center that studies the interdisciplinary laboratory for...
Strategic management - the example of Google Enterprise
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Google is a company which was founded in 1998 in Silicon Valley by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. This company was built around the search engine of the same name, which is to say on the Internet. It subsequently developed its business around various Internet services. Segmentation became crucial...
Returned management at Hilton Worldwide
Essay - 9 pages - Management
In the large hotel sector in 2009, there is an arrival of the fifth star. Its arrival was eagerly awaited by professionals because it allows hotels to align French foreign competition and to attract new high-end clientele, and often business with France has a strong power attraction. However,...
Hotel Royal Mercury Crown Brussels - presentation, values and control systems
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Accor is the European leader and global group in hotels and services. Accor operates in 140 countries with over 158,000 employees. With nearly 4,000 hotels worldwide, it has progressed from budget to luxury hotels. Around the world, Accor offers tailored living to its clients. Travel...
Analysis of the structure of the Ups company
Case study - 4 pages - Management
The UPS Company was founded in 1907, and is currently the leading express carrier and largest package delivery company. As a multinational company, it is currently active worldwide and employed 430 000 people (including 2,000 in France), has 147 000 vehicles and 500 planes. It is the ninth...
Strategic Management of General Motors
Essay - 3 pages - Management
What are the general environmental factors that have an impact on General Motors? General Motors (GM) has experienced very hard times since 2000, just as much as any other company in the car industry. That is why GM had to reduce its hourly workers, which means that 35,000 jobs were eliminated....
Roland Perez - The diversity of corporate governance models in Europe
Book review - 5 pages - Management
1) The subject According to Roland Perez, Europe is characterized by a diversity of models for corporate governance (GE) and each model is suited to the geographical area or country. Due to the constant economic and societal transformations, the author shows us that we have witnessed, in the...
Resource management and technological innovation, sheet reading: The Netherlands C., Economics of Innovation (Chapter IV)
Book review - 3 pages - Management
For A. A Alchian, under uncertainty, profit maximization cannot be a rule of action for the firm. Success depends on results, not motivations: the decisions and criteria associated with them do not constitute a basis for understanding the behavior of firms. What is important are the decisions...
Acquisition of Rossignol by Quiksilver
Case study - 29 pages - Management
This document studies the acquisition of Rossignol by Quiksilver for several reasons. First, these two companies are working on a sector that affect us directly in order to know the area of recreation and outdoor sports sector, also called as 'outdoor'. Thus this study directly target...
Joint venture between INPEX and NIOC
Case study - 4 pages - Management
During our second year of study at Inseec, we were taught a number of subjects including Business Ethics. To have a practical approach, we are conducting a study on the joint venture. In our case, we are interested in a joint venture between an Iranian company and a Japanese company. National...
Study of international management of Danone
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Danone aims to be the leader of the food market. Indeed, the group aims to become the world leader in the sectors of water, biscuits and fresh milk products. This choice is justified by growth in these three areas which are recorded above the industry average. It is also a strategic choice on its...
The communication strategy of Axe (2006)
Case study - 25 pages - Management
Axe is a dynamic brand in terms of communication and was chosen to analyze its advertising strategy. It is the name of a deodorant for men and is a product of the Unilever group in France in 1983. Today, the brand is a leader in the field of male deodorant, with a market share of 20%. It is sold...
The brand management and the example of Walt Disney
Case study - 8 pages - Management
The multinational company Walt Disney was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney. Today, it is one of the largest entertainment groups in the world. The company is located in the state of Delaware and is headquartered in Burbank, California. In 2005, the firm had more than 125,000 employees with a...
Resolution of the conflicts: the 8th element of a negotiation described by Fischer and Ury
Case study - 5 pages - Management
This essay does not aim to find the ‘fifth element' of negotiation that will save the world and Bruce Willis at the same time. In this paper we are looking for the eighth element of a negotiation which is aimed to resolve the conflict between two people. Fisher and Ury have given us seven...
Introduction to Technological Management: mobile telephony (2005)
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Initially, the mobile phone had limited technical resources. It was used mainly to call, and to send messages. With the development of the Internet, these phones have evolved and moved into WAP phones. Yet, the potential of this novelty has been limited: it has been extended to consultation of...
The legitimacy of economic patriotism (2006)
Case study - 5 pages - Management
Introduction Beyond the occasional speech advocating its opening, even though it is true that a majority of the barriers have been removed since its establishment, the GATT (established in 1947) remains a desire to preserve the sensitive areas and promote the penetration of domestic products to...
