The Nestle company - an example of organic growth in Europe
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Introduction Each company has two ways to ensure its development through external growth. One way is acquiring the competition (or a complementary increase in its business volume) and another is organic growth which is achieved by adding additional means of production that is created by the...
Competition between European football clubs
Dissertation - 37 pages - Management
In Europe, the economic competition is as fierce as the sporting competitions that engage among the professional football clubs, and this fight is somewhat uneven between very large European professional clubs and other smaller clubs. How can we explain the differences in competitiveness...
Evolution of the concept of the Rule of Law in Europe
Worksheets - 2 pages - Political science
The concept of the Rule of Law as set down in the Treaty of the European Union or in certain constitutions of the countries in Europe is closely linked to the issues and concerns that are specific to the second half of the twentieth century. It highlighted the fundamental rights, social...
Relationship between Moldova and European Union
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
The Economist recently published an article on Moldova entitled “the country that Europe forgot” describing the tiny Republic which, due to an unhappy combination of economic, political and geopolitical factors, is the “last in the queue for love and attention”. Such...
The European financial crisis and the future of the euro
Essay - 3 pages - European union
Europe has suffered from the recent subprime financial crisis, which has spread through the stock markets in all developed market economies. This crisis will bring these countries to an economic downturn, which will perhaps, allow them to take stock, and hopefully help them avoid repeating...
Populism: a new challenge for the European democracies?
Dissertation - 19 pages - Political science
While Europe seemed affected by a sudden rise of populist leaders (Berlusconi in Italy, UKIP in Britain, Switzerland with Brocher, France with Le Pen and De Villiers), they were alarmed by this development. Should it be considered as an epiphenomenon of populism? The question is central to...
The future of nuclear energy: The European Energy Policy
Case study - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
It is hard to forecast with any certitude what the 21st century will hold for nuclear power. Still, the issues that will form its future are slightly clear. The goal of this paper is to study the possible role of nuclear energy in the formation of sustainable development in Europe, on the...
The right to strike in Europe
Essay - 9 pages - European law
'A strike is the name given to a collective movement conducted at the initiative of all or part of the staff of a company, usually intended to compel employers to negotiate working conditions and pay (Law Dictionary). The right to strike presupposes that there is a contract of employment....
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,...
Case study of Shiseido in Europe
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Shiseido is a Japanese cosmetics company. It is a leader in field territory, and is constantly working to be better. Shiseido plans to develop a new strategy which will transform itself into a multinational influence. The term means ‘Shiseido' means "the richness of life." This company...
Strategic analysis of Swatch Group for its establishment in the countries of Eastern Europe
Case study - 36 pages - Services marketing
Luxury in an economic context, the well differentiated and well aware of luxury based on its price elasticity. When the price of property increases and demand decreases, we call this product a good current. When the price increases and demand increases, we call it a luxury good, although Veblen...
Strategic analysis of the European industry of beer
Essay - 5 pages - Services marketing
Europe is a major player in the beer market. It includes large beer producing countries like the Netherlands, France, and Germany, which are the source of well-known beers such as Heineken, for example. It is also one of the places where it is most consumed. However, in recent years, many...
Why are foreign exchange rates of G3 (the United States, Japan, Europe) so unstable?
Thesis - 12 pages - Economy general
In 1973, Nixon unilaterally decided to break off all references to gold and to float the dollar to escape the constraints of the international monetary system of Bretton Woods which was becoming increasingly burdensome on the U.S. economy. This ended the system of fixed exchange rates, which had...
International accounting regulations: Understanding differences - USA/ Europe
Essay - 6 pages - Management
Throughout the globe, U.S.A. has been famous for their notion of freedom, their way of life, and their entrepreneurship, stemming back to its very origins. This is a legacy from the very first pioneer, which still affects them nowadays either in their private or business life. It's a country...
The role of Poland in EU policies toward Eastern Europe: is Poland a bridge between East and West?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
It is often hard to define a common foreign policy of the EU, as in most cases national interest and bilateral relations are the rule. Nevertheless, some agreements and partnerships have created and enhanced ties between the EU and other countries of Eastern Europe. The enlargement of the...
Resistance in Southern Europe
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Understanding resistance also means asking what constitutes an act of resistance in such regimes. Roseman in particular examines this issue. In "How We Built the Road...", she considers the ways in which Spanish Galicians reconstruct history on a local level (through folklore, etc.) in response...
Organic cosmetics market in Europe
Market study - 113 pages - Services marketing
The European market for natural cosmetics is a dynamic market. The organic cosmetics segment is no more a niche market in Europe and has gained marketshare in the classical cosmetics segments. It has grown at double digit speed (30-40% for France, the fastest growing market). As a...
In your view could the collapse of socialism/ communism have been avoided or postponed in Central and Eastern Europe?
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The main issue is indeed to know whether the system of the Soviet Union could have been reformed in order to last longer. Some reforms could have been conceivable but they were so deep, so huge that it would have led to a complete transformation of the whole system with, for example, redefining...
The Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) in the post cold-war Europe
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
The CSCE (Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe) was born with the Helsinki final act in 1975, as the territorial statu quo seemed definitely taken for granted by both the communist block and western countries. On the 1st of August 1975, 35 heads of states from Europe,...
Energy choices in Europe: the case of electricity
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
Energy is a vital element for the economy as a whole as every sector demands its usage constantly. It is not an end-product by itself, but a pre-requisite for most of the economic activities. A sudden increase in energy prices or a disruption of supply can entail heavy economic repercussions. An...
The foreign policy implications that the treaty on the constitution of Europe signified for the EU in terms of giving it a legal personality
Thesis - 6 pages - European law
Whereas the consequences of the French and Dutch “no” to the referendums proposing the adoption of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe do not stop to rattle the European political class, the innovations it proposed are still dangling. Nonetheless, some major points...
Transitions in South East Europe - Case Study : Serbia, Road to Democratization
Essay - 31 pages - International relations
All post-communist countries experienced public dissatisfaction over the economic dislocation of transition to a democratic market economy as well as to the access to pure democratic values. As a result, few anticommunist reformers have won consecutive elections everywhere in Eastern...
E-Tourism in Europe. The E-CRM and ITCs adoption issues: how to retain customers?
Case study - 37 pages - Economy general
E-tourism offers the potential to make information and booking facilities available to a large number of consumers at a relatively lower cost. Among its several advantages are that it enables the tourism sector to make large scale savings on the production and distribution of print and other...
Sports and the Media: Sport TV rights throughout Europe, a comparative approach
Essay - 13 pages - Arts and art history
The relation between sports and television started years back. We all have in mind the image of Jesse Owen winning four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4X100m relay during the 1936 Nazis Berlin Olympic Games. Thus, we can assume that sport has provided the greatest images ever to...
The results of the "lisbon agenda" - the attempt to make europe the world's most successful knowledge-based economy - are generally thought to have been disappointing. what steps should be taken by the european union, and by national governments - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
In March 2000, the Lisbon Strategy was launched to overcome a series of weaknesses in the European economy: long-term structural unemployment, a poor employment rate, and under-development of the service sector. In an often-quoted sentence, it has therefore assigned the EU "a new strategic goal...
The energy drinks market in Europe : a market for the future ?
Market study - 35 pages - Services marketing
The on-the-go market has witnessed continued, robust growth over the past five years and this shows no signs of abating in the next five years. The demand for on-the-go products has been set in motion by significant shifts in the underlying structure of socio-cultural and economic patterns. These...
Why, according to Iversen, have the United States and Continental Europe adopted such different approaches to labor markets and social protection?
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Published in 2005, Torben Iversen, tries in his book ?Capitalism, Democracy and Welfare', to build a general explanation on why within a group of countries labeled western type democracies there are such differences regarding economic equality and welfare protection. With an integrated...
Human resources in Europe
Essay - 10 pages - Human resources
For the last three decades, the liberalization of the exchanges and the development of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) led the globalization of the economy. The flows of the FDI with the amount of 648 billion dollars in 2004 are sixteen times today than at its being in 1950 . The growth of...
Women's work culture in Europe and U.S
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
From time immemorial, women have been a part of the world's work force in various spheres. She has faced turbulent times during which the status and rights of women's progress were challenged not only with regard to the rights of workers but also their right to work. Contrary to popular belief,...
The European Union: "Fortress Europe"
Essay - 6 pages - European union
Article 14 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to seek and enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution”. Europe has always attracted migrants and asylum seekers because it benefits from a reputation of high standards of living...
