Internationalization with a concrete example of the IKEA group
Case study - 70 pages - Finance
In specialty marketing and strategy management, in order to acquire the basic knowledge necessary for any manager, we studied the strategic concepts and phases of internationalization of a large group of Sweden: IKEA. Thus, by using personal research and theoretical concepts seen in class, we...
The Film, "Class Action" - Problem Based Learning Task
Case study - 3 pages - Film studies
The film, “Class Action” by Michael Apted (1991) is a legal/law -themed movie that is concerned with injuries that a defective automobile causes. The lawsuit takes a rather interesting dimension when it becomes apparent that the defence attorney and the plaintiff's attorney have a...
Internationalization strategy of the Accor group
Thesis - 25 pages - Business strategy
Accor is one of the major French groups to have an international base, and is distinguished by a remarkable internationalization strategy. The main ambition is to ensure the continued growth of the business and ensure its sustainability. What then are the strengths and weaknesses of Accor which...
Civil Society NGOs & Private Sector Com-panies: Towards Cooperation?
Essay - 14 pages - Political science
In 2005, DuPont, an American chemical company and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), an environmental advocacy group, engaged in a partnership aiming at ensuring responsible development of a new high-tech domain, nanoscale materials. The project was also aimed at communicating with the global...
Commercial strategies and management policies of Lagardère
Essay - 16 pages - Management
Lagardère SCA is a French media and high-technology company. The Company, headquartered in Paris, operates through two business segments: Lagardère Media, which constitutes the core of its activities, and the high-technology division, EADS, in which it holds a 14.98% share. Lagardère Media is a...
PESTEL Analysis - Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Case study - 5 pages - Tourism marketing
CWT... 3 letters in a short but telling acronym: "Carlson Wagonlit Travel" is a name that does not go unnoticed in the business travel industry. The firm took its marks in 1872 when the Belgian Georges Nagelmakers innovated by creating a company with the sole purpose of serving the traveler. The...
Case study: Leadership and management of Starbucks
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Starbucks' CEO, Orin Smith, and the Board of directors play a central role in the organizational context of the company since they can arbitrate between the internal and external constraints and thus decide what organizational structures and policies have to be implemented. Mission and goals:...
European integration process and its influence for business: Case of Danone
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
Within the last decades, globalization has changed the face of the world with a shift from ‘nationalism and protectionism' to the idea of a ‘global village'. A new world economic order emerged and the regional and multinational trade agreements and free trade areas played a key role in...
The evolution of ethics in management.
Essay - 6 pages - Management
Now it is common knowledge that ethics and management go hand in hand. Through ethics, management is made more human. Although in the advent of management during the time of this is truly not the mindset. The focus was on production and output. The main concern regarding people is how to make...
Sustainable development and tourism - Example of Accor
Dissertation - 40 pages - Management
For a few years already, we have attended a real awakening of the individuals, companies and public authorities on the need for acting for a sustainable development of planet. Within the framework of our study we will be able to be interested in a sector touched particularly by this topic:...
Microsoft Green Solutions : Communication Plan (April 2008)
Case study - 11 pages - Ecology & environment
A recent trend in customer relationships puts an important emphasis on corporations' behavior towards environmental issues. Several non-governmental organizations have pointed out companies that had been engaged in activities damaging the environment. Among them was Greenpeace which targeted...
Chocri chocolates in the Japan market
Market study - 13 pages - Services marketing
The focus point in the following marketing strategy will be the German chocolate company “Chocri” that was founded in 2008 as a limited company. Based on German law, the company is included in the so called group of “corporate enterprises”. The main characteristic is...
HP's supply chain: An interview with a Procurement and Supply Planner
Case study - 4 pages - Logistics
The following report was made in the wake of an interview with Thomas Gobillot, Procurement and Supply Planner at HP in Grenoble in September 2007. The initial focus will be on the HP enterprise and the organization of its supply chain. Then the strategic choices made by HP and the craft of...
British Petroleum and the BTC pipeline
Case study - 7 pages - Management
The BTC (Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan) project is a 1,770 km long pipeline which will transport up to one million barrels of oil per day from the Sangachal terminal next to Baku in Azerbaijan, then through Tblisi in Georgia, and finally to a new marine terminal at Ceyhan in Turkey. Eleven large oil...
Nikon : A market analysis on its Global Operations
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Nikon Corporation is one of the leading companies in the world in the field of optics and imaging. It currently holds the second rank in the areas of photolithography and semiconductor fabrication. It is headquartered out of Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded on 25th July, 1917 when all three...
Competitive Environment Analysis : Haagen- Dazs
Case study - 24 pages - Business strategy
Since it was created in the early 1920s, Häagen-Dazs has become a strong and powerful brand, and is well established in the ice cream market. The company has made quality and originality its motto. Its philosophy is also based on the same principles: 'Find the purest and the finest...
How to reduce the turnover of a company dependent on a single supplier by developing a multi-supplier and international merchant site?
Dissertation - 28 pages - Digital & e-marketing
MANICO is an ESPRIT franchise. This type of contract creates a high dependency on a single supplier and eliminates any possibility of online sales. In order to reduce this reliance on ESPRIT, the company wishes to develop a merchant website with several French and foreign brands and to provide...
PESTEL Analysis - Amazon
Case study - 5 pages - Distribution marketing
In 1994 Jeff Bezos held a high-powered position as the vice-president of a prominent Wall Steet firm. However, Bezos became aware of the internet business boom which was taking place around the world and left his position to start his own business in what he calls his "regret minimisation...
The case Starbucks (2006)
Case study - 36 pages - Business strategy
Starbucks, was created in 1971 after noticing how much some Americans love coffee, has now become the largest global network of "coffee houses". In 2005, the company had an average of four new stores opening a day, around the world. The rapid development of the sign is impressive. Market...
Strategic analysis - Yahoo case study
Case study - 13 pages - Services marketing
The underlying mission of Yahoo is to “connect people to their passions, their communities, and the world's knowledge.” To ensure this, Yahoo offers a broad and deep array of products and services to create unique and differentiated user experiences and consumer insights by...
Starbucks - Organisation and Management
Case study - 9 pages - Management
In 1971 the story began, three Seattle entrepreneurs started the Starbucks Corporation. They sold whole bean coffee in one store. After 11 years, their business had grown tremendously and they hired Schultz in 1982 to be the manager of retail and marketing. He had some ideas, he 'advised that...
International Business Environment assignment: an analysis of the national business system and cultural conditions in China and assessment of how this will affect SuperSam
Dissertation - 24 pages - Services marketing
Choosing China as a host country for an International Business Environment assignment offers three advantages: first, since 1979, China has faced major economic and political changes. Second, it has been very successful in attracting foreign direct investment, i.e., in 1995, China was the second...
Strategic Analysis of HR for Alcatel-Lucent: A merger facing HR & management culture issues
Dissertation - 11 pages - Human resources
In this document, we focus on the analysis of the human resources function of a huge company, which is unique because it is in the perspective of a merger between Alcatel and Lucent. We have first presented an overview of the merger to position the sector, and concluded this part with a SWOT...
Volkswagen USA: Will product diversity help Volkswagen UK overcome the adversities it has been facing?
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Among the many car manufacturers who have created a buzz with their many models, German car makers occupy a special place in the world. One of the German manufacturers, who has managed to carve a niche for itself, is Volkswagen. Volkswagen of America, (VWoA) as it is known, is the North...
Pepsi - UK
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Caleb Bradham, who was a pharmacist, found the Pepsi-Cola in 1898 in New Bern, North Carolina. It was initially known as "Brad's Drink" and later named Pepsi-Cola in 1903. Pepsi-Cola started its sale in UK in 1953 and ever since there is no looking back. In the United Kingdom, it has grown to...
Is there a place for sustainable marketing in the beauty world?
Dissertation - 39 pages - Luxury marketing
Sustainability is not a new trend. It appears for the first time in the 1970s. For many years, beauty brands knew zero competitions. This market changed with the arrival of new brands such as NYX cosmetics, ELF, or Kiko Makeup. Now, we can talk about fast beauty, an industry where we promote...
Competitive environment analysis: H&M
Thesis - 8 pages - Services marketing
We chose to write our report about H&M for many different reasons. First of all, even if we focus on the French market, the fact that H&M is a global brand, operating from nearly everywhere in the world, both made us sure that we would have to analyze a very strong and efficient strategy, and to...
Strategic problems facing Human Resource Managers (HRM) operating in multi-national companies (MNC)
Essay - 7 pages - Criminal law
A multi-national company is a company that has been formed to operate across known international physical boundaries (Cooke, 2003). These companies are often located to other international countries apart from the parent country in which it was originally founded. These multinational companies...
SWOT and PESTEL Analyses - British airways
Presentation - 40 pages - Business strategy
Support Activities: Infrastructure, Human Resource Management, Technology Development, Procurement.(the acquisition of appropriate goods and/or services at the best possible total cost of ownership to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location) Primary...
Kompan from a supply chain perspective
Case study - 3 pages - Management
from a supply chain perspective and then asses the possibilities for innovation that arises because of this. •Benefits and challenges: we interpret these as to what extent the acquisition strategy creates benefits and challenges when aligning information and material flow as well as...
