Guatemala : An economic overview in a historical, social, and political context
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of Guatemala into the global economy, and explore the viability of trade and investment in the country. In order to gain a proper perspective on Guatemala's current and future economic position, this exploration must be carried out in...
The gender gap in the ownership and control of property is the single most critical contributor to the gender gap in economic well-being, social status, and empowerment'
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
Before the 1970s, women were practically invisible: they were relegated to the family and the domestic world. However since the middle of this same decade, the gender issue has become an increasingly theme within the development concern. Globalization not only affects men but women as well,...
"Why has the common foreign and security policy been so much more difficult to organise than economic cooperation?"
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
One of the most important discussions in the modern-day European Union concerns the lack of effectiveness of common foreign and security policy. As the Union moves towards integration, creating such a policy has become one of its most pressing concerns. I shall consider this question in detail...
The creation of the faculty of economics and business at the University of Sydney at the turn of the twentieth century
Essay - 7 pages - Educational studies
The creation of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce spread over the last two centuries. Throughout its foundation, this essay will deal with the Australian society over that period from the conception of this Faculty in 1850 to its effective creation in 1907. It will also relate to...
The Relationship between Corruption and Economic Development
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
Through the quantitative comparison of corruption and economic development, it can be found that GDP per Capita is partially dependent on the amount of corruption within the governing body of a given nation. The independent variable (x) is the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) as made...
Do Porter's ideas on national competitive advantage: Which specific nations have achieved economic success?
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
National competitiveness is one of the most important economic concepts as it outlines as to how a nation can grow and succeed by utilizing its competitiveness. Competitiveness, therefore refers to the concept of how a nation produces its goods and services- the relative efficiency of...
New economic geography - what does it imply?
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
An economy is a set of human and social activities and institutions related to the production, distribution, exchange and consumption of goods and services. Thus, it corresponds to the organized way a society provides for the wants and needs of its people. In a global context, there are different...
Economic reform in China and Russia: A Comparison
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
When economic reforms first began in China and Russia, regime stability, when classified as a product of political legitimacy, has, overall, seen only marginal change. Though they are now classified as illiberal democracies, and have opened up economically—China more so than Russia...
L'Oreal Group: Economic and Financial analysis
Case study - 55 pages - Finance
The L'Oreal group, created in 1909 as a small family business, has grown exceedingly since its IPO (initial public offering) on October 8, 1963. Held by the Bettencourt family (27.5%) and Nestle (26.4%), the Group is now a part of the CAC 40. World leader in cosmetics, L'Oreal has a...
Economic forecasts on French economy 2008
Thesis - 11 pages - Economy general
Today, France stands at one of its lowest confidence rate since a decade. On a global scale, world trade contracted in 2007 with only 5.5% growth compared to 8.5% in 2006. The sub primes crisis is directly hitting the global financial markets and disturbing the world economy. If we have a...
Danone in China: The strategy of growth
Case study - 31 pages - Services marketing
Currently, the Chinese market is figure of "El Dorado" for Western firms facing maturity or saturation of traditional markets. With more than a billion potential consumers, the steady rise in living standards, and the impressive growth rates of coastal areas, has convinced many companies...
The Rhetoric of Growth in Colorado: Reconciling Perceptions and Reality
Essay - 8 pages - Linguistics
In 1990, Colorado was a state of about 3.3 million (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001b). By 2000, Colorado's population had grown to 4,301,261 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001b). Colorado's new residents spurred development in areas once sparsely inhabited. The population of Superior in Boulder County, for...
Growth and development: Case study of Rahmqvist
Case study - 23 pages - Economy general
We will in this thesis examine the growth and development opportunities for Europe's largest organisation within direct sale, i.e. Rahmqvist. The empiric will be analysed and evaluated with a base of theories. The main bottom theory used is the SWOT analysis, but in order to make a more...
Conceptual models in strategic management: The Boston Consulting Group growth / share matrix
Essay - 9 pages - Management
Nowadays, in a stronger context of globalisation, companies have to face more and more complex challenges such as a higher international competition, emerging markets, many economic changes or new technological progresses etc. Strategic management decisions have to be completely successful...
The Western growth systems: the role of innovations
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883 - 1950) is one of the most well known economists of the XXth century, namely thanks to its work on innovations. One of the theories he develops is the one called creative destruction. So, in our study of the Western growth systems and the role of innovations...
Crystal growth and its characterization
Tutorials/exercises - 26 pages - Physics
Recent developments in semiconductor research technology over that last decade have lead to a renew interest in the growth of single crystals with better physical perfection and high crystal growth is newly emerging field in this study of material science which involves control...
Economic profile: Kamloops, British Columbia
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Kamloops, British Columbia is an interesting city when it comes to social economic development. This is true because the community is one that draws on many different industrial sectors to drive its economy: agriculture, mining, forestry, manufacturing, transportation, tourism and high...
The economic failure of German reunification in 1991 and its current situation
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
The progress of the new states in Germany appears impressive, especially when compared to their original status with respect to the development of infrastructure such as power grids, roads, transport, etc. After the unification of western and eastern Germany under the legal system of the...
China in Africa: Political or Economic Interest?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
China's growing involvement in Africa has been actively commented upon over the last few months. In 1996, President Jiang Zemin stated he wanted 'a new relationship' with Africa, based on five points: reliable friendship, sovereignty equality, non-intervention, mutual beneficial...
The difficulties to stay the leader on a market: The French Wine Industry and its fragile economic position
Market study - 34 pages - Business strategy
• Recent events: Numerous violent strikes were organized by the wine growers to draw attention to their difficulties; for instance, they demanded more assistance following the bad weather conditions that ruined the annual harvest. • A succession of demonstrations: It is a traditional...
The impact of external growth strategies on airline corporate branding
Case study - 35 pages - Business strategy
The deregulation and the overcapacity of many industries have led to a record level in external growth operations in the late 1990s (Doyle 2000). Nevertheless, development by acquisition tends to be selective in terms of industry sectors. In banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, airline and...
The European Stability and Growth Pact in the International Crisis
Essay - 3 pages - European union
The European Council created the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), an agreement among the 16 members of the European Union who take part in the Eurozone, to facilitate and maintain the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union. The pact was adopted in its Amsterdam session on 17...
Will China be the economic power of the 21st century?
Thesis - 15 pages - Economy general
It all began in 1980 after Deng Xiaoping came to power and China had moved gradually from being one of the poorest countries in the world to what is commonly called the "world's factory".Taking advantage of abundant and cheap labor, many companies decided to settle down in this country and...
How capitalist society created a system of oppression that fostered the growth of black communism
Essay - 8 pages - Social sciences
Critically reviewing the extent of the historical literature presented on black political movements that have taken place in the United States, a precursory overview of the data suggests that little consideration has been given to black political movements when compared to black political...
The economic, social and political impact of the Great Depression on Southeast Asia
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
Southeast Asia did not escape the effects of the Great Depression that burst upon the Western industrialised world at the beginning of the 1930s. The 1929 crisis formed a watershed in the history of Southeast Asia, leaving neither the economic, social nor political sphere untouched. Apart...
Are mergers and acquisitions the preferred option for businesses seeking rapid growth and success?
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
In today's complex and dynamic corporate world, there is a tremendous allure towards mergers and acquisitions. Companies, in the pursuit of rapid growth and gaining competitive advantage over the other market players, opt for mergers and acquisitions as a key to corporate success. In...
Unilever's strategy: Path to growth
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
A company that was founded in 1930 during the merger between Margarine Unie, a Dutch company and Lever Brothers, a British based soap and detergent company. Before the merger both the company were buying raw materials from same suppliers and similar distribution channels. Both the companies were...
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...
Economic analysis of France
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
Number of inhabitants: 64,350,759 people (on 1st January 2009), that is to say around 1 % of the global population. The population of France is growing. The demographic growth rate in France is of 0.574 % per year. The number of births is quite high in France. Indeed, there were 801,000...
The recent economic crisis both confirms and challenges differing views of globalisation
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Globalization is the process of making businesses, philosophies, cultures and technologies on a worldwide basis, and where the global economy is characterized as being an interconnecting market place. According to George Stonehouse and his co-writers in 'Global and Transnational...
