History of private security : the path to professionalism in the security industry
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
In the United States, private security started as far back as in the mid-19th century. During that time, private security personnel could only be used to fill in the gaps created by the public police forces within major cities which were just forming. Private security historical development...
Renewable Energy and the Hotel Industry: A Perfect Fit?
Case study - 27 pages - Psychology
Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing sectors in today's energy market. Energy from solar, wind, hydro power, tidal energy and biomass sources is being harnessed to provide energy that is both environmentally friendly and secure from the fluctuations of the international fossil fuel...
Economic Growth and Construction Industry in Libya
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The sector of construction is ranked as a vital factor that influences policies of the economy in countries that are still developing like Libya. The sector entails backward and forward linkages with various sectors of the economy. In other words, they are dependent on each other. Countries like...
Impact of Nursing Shortage on the Healthcare Industry
Case study - 20 pages - Educational studies
The shortage of acute care nurses had been one of the primary concerns in the healthcare industry across the world. The issue created a substantial impact on the fitness activities efficiency in hospitals and healthcare centers. Several studies have shown that the nursing graduates...
An opportunity for entrepreneurship within Antoniou Restaurant Industry
Case study - 5 pages - Management
Antonius restaurant industry located at Cabo San Lucas in Mexico generated over $1.34 billion in sales in 2012. Cabo San Lucas is one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico with several tourism sites. Due to its increasing significance as the spa destination with a great variety of sites...
How and to what extent the new economic geography explains industry specialization patterns in Europe?
Case study - 8 pages - Geography
The discipline of economic geography is concerned with the impact of the geophysical, social, and political environments on political activities (Hodder & Lee, 1974). It addresses the influence of location, distribution, and spatial organization of economic activities on productivity. According...
Key success factors in retail industry
Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy
The retail industry is today a huge market where competitors are a lot. In order to overview the market of the retail industry, we will list the main actors in the world: Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Ahold, Kroger, Metro group, Target, Albertsons, Kmart and Tesco. However in order to seize...
The gaming console industry competition: Sony vs Microsoft vs Nintendo
Case study - 21 pages - Management
Unlike in other electronic industries such as PC, Camera, Smartphone etc only 3 majors companies lead the gaming console market: Microsoft XBox, Sony Playstation and Nintendo Wii. This industry has become more profitable year over year, but remain a really competitive business where...
Discuss the main microeconomic environmental factors affecting the junior mineral resource industry
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
This report is to discuss the main microeconomic environmental factors affecting the junior mineral resource industry. To avoid confusion the report will concentrate on the junior exploration mineral industry versus the mining industry. The mining industry is directly...
Electric Cars and the Economics of the Automobile Industry
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
One of the main themes of the contemporary society is environmental conservation. There has been a consensus that the rates of emission of pollutant need to reduce as well as the value of sustainable development and reduced reliance on fossil fuel to reduce the volume of carbon emissions to the...
An overview of the organic semiconductor industry
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
In the late 1970s, three researchers published a groundbreaking paper on the discovery that certain classes of plastics were capable of being modified to enable them to function as a poorly conducting metal. So groundbreaking and significant was the discovery that in 2000 the Nobel Prize for...
Electricity/Energy crises of Pakistan and difficulties that it present to the management of textile industry Faisalabad
Case study - 40 pages - Management
Pakistan is an agriculture country and its main source of income is agriculture. Main cities like Karachi Lahore, Peshawar and Faisalabad etc. are industrial cities of Pakistan. Faisalabad is very famous for its textile industry and provides 25billion$ annual export earnings (Shah.S, 2013)...
Organizational and Industry Analysis Report
Case study - 12 pages - Educational studies
Over the years, the global enterprise has witnessed remarkable expansion owing to the global presence of support elements essential for increasing investment capacity. Distinctively, as most organizations restructure their operations to fit into the now interconnected global village, information...
Supply Chain Management in Aerospace Industry
Case study - 16 pages - Educational studies
The uncertainty characterizing growth opportunities in the global economy mandates the aerospace organizations to shift focus towards improving their visibility in the supply chains. Contrary to serial identity implied by a chain, the reality in the aerospace today demonstrates a network of...
Chilean Wine Industry
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
In today's globalized economy, international competitiveness in the international market is a growing concern for all stakeholders including government and firms. While the corporate leaders embrace dynamism to cope with the changing business climate, strategies of the firms are subject to the...
OSHA Act and its relation to aviation industry
Case study - 5 pages - Management
This Act is part is part of the labor Laws enacted by the American parliament to protect the rights and safety of workers. It was enacted by the parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. Its main aim was to ensure that persons at work are in good working conditions free from health hazards (OSHA, 2011)....
Tobacco: industry, market, society chronology
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays, the most commonly-spread form is the filter-tipped cigarette; big companies like Philip Morris use machines which can produce thousands of cigarettes a minute; the cigarette becomes omnipresent during the 20th century: from the middle-class person to the worker, from the student to the...
Retailer perception towards adhesive industry: Jubilant Organosys Ltd
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
Adhesives are substance capable of sticking to surfaces of other substances and bonding them to one another. The term adhesive cement is sometimes used in place of adhesive, especially when referring to a synthetic adhesive. Animal glue, a gelatin made from hides, hooves, or bones, was probably...
Strategic management in the soft drinks industry
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola have always competed against each other. It has been more than a century ago since both brands started fighting to beat the other one and become the most successful one. This “war” does not only concern the products offered by Coca-Cola and Pepsi. It is bigger...
Competitive Strategies and Government Policies: The Automobile Industry (Tesla Motors)
Case study - 2 pages - Management
Since the beginning of the last century, automobile companies have fought for control of a rapidly expanding market in what was a newly created automobile industry. Many companies existed throughout the years trying to find their place in the market, with three major companies remaining...
Christians in the entertainment industry
Case study - 4 pages - Film studies
As an aspiring filmmaker, it would seem that I'm on my way to entering an industry that isn't exactly brimming with Christian values. The film industry, along with the rest of the entertainment industry (music, theater, advertising, etc.), tends to be more interested in...
The personal computer industry - a marketing perspective
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Personal Computers, meaning a machine to be used by only one person, have thrived for decades. The historic systems were built with a magnetic drum memory and gave the person complete control on the machine's registers and its various modes of operation. Many were only intended to be operated as...
Business model of Coco Chanel's fashion and design industry
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Born on August 19, 1883 in Maine-et-Loire, France, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was raised in a poor family of 5 siblings that depended on the father's income as a clothes street vendor for sustenance. In 1895 when Chanel was 12 years of age, her mother Eugénie "Jeanne" Devolle died of a respiration...
International marketing car industry
Case study - 17 pages - Services marketing
If a French car manufacturer like Peugeot would like to launch a hybrid car on the American market, it has to know that it could be hard and there is few studies to know in order to be better and do not fail. An electric car is a really particular car that is not appreciates by everyone. If a...
Sensory marketing- What can we learn from food and beverages industry
Essay - 5 pages - Services marketing
The use of sensory approach to communicate brands' identity is on the rise. For example, it's been said that scent marketing- the use of smell to enhance sensory experience- is now a multi billion dollar business. Companies devoted to perfume creation and scenting solutions flourish all over the...
Analysis of the toy industry
Case study - 9 pages - Management
In the current economic situation, the lexical field declines through many adjectives such as unemployment, or crisis. The world is in an uncertain climate for the economic part but the social part too. It is during the Christmas period that we can forget theses bad news. The magic of Christmas...
Will E-commerce save the music industry?
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
The dematerialization of the consumption is the main factor: With the development of internet and MP3 formats, CDs are becoming almost obsolete and consumers are more disposed to consume music through those forms. The consequences of this phenomenon is that revenue are decreasing for the all...
The strategic process related to supplier selection in the aircraft industry
Case study - 18 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays, more firms choose to outsource activities and products which are considered outside of the company's core business. This enables them to concentrate exclusively on their main activity and become more efficient at it. Therefore, the selection and evaluation process of vendors likely to...
Evolution of the ski market from 2000 to 2006: Industry of winter sports and Alpine skiing
Dissertation - 73 pages - Services marketing
The main objective of this study is to trace all the developments experienced by the alpine ski market between 2000 and 2006. The underlying objectives often are of one general point of view: To present a thorough analysis of the characteristics of the alpine ski market and its trends. Thus,...
How does Peugeot build a competitive edge against Chinese and foreign car industry
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
In this report, we focus on the PSA Peugeot Citroen group. Firstly, we will analyze the company and its features and key data. PSA Peugeot Citroen group is a French car manufacturer, and is the result of a merger between Citroen and Peugeot Limited companies. Thanks to the framework of a coherent...
