International trade theories - An overview from Mercantilism to Porter's Diamond
Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy
International trade among nations is an old practice that can be traced back to early Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, and Phoenician civilizations. These and other ancient civilizations acknowledged that trade can be tied directly to a superior quality of life for the citizens of all the...
The Accor Group Strategy
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
Accor, a group widely recognised in France for its presence in the hotel market. Accor has a wide variety of brands with different market positioning. The group's subsidiaries can thus be separated into 4 categories: - The "Luxury" category with the following brands: Raffles, Orient Express,...
Corporate Strategy, Pernod Ricard : analysis and scenarios
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
In this case study, we will discuss and try to understand how the French group Pernod-Ricard is evolving in its global environment but also inside the group itself. They are the 2nd world liquor distributor; therefore, we will take into account their strengths but also potential weaknesses and...
The Marketing Strategy of Apple's iTunes Store
Case study - 3 pages - Digital & e-marketing
The iTunes Store is one of the most successful online music stores in the world, offering a vast selection of music, videos, books, and other digital content to customers. Since its launch in 2003, the iTunes Store has grown to become a leader in the digital content industry and a critical...
Tourism for seniors market study
Market study - 10 pages - Tourism marketing
Tourism is a sector that is constantly experiencing strong growth, and which also has particular importance for the French economy. There are several kinds of tourism, such as cultural tourism, but also business tourism, events, or sustainable tourism. This list is far from exhaustive, with more...
Market segmentation targeting positioning and Porter's generic model
Thesis - 8 pages - Services marketing
For past 20 to 30 years market segmentation has been defined in different ways. Marketers are breaking the market into parts, to segment the buyers. Based on characteristics and the buyers needs the marketing strategist will categorize buyers. A well developed strategy will help the organization...
UK Retail Fashion Industry Report - Missguided
Case study - 6 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
While Missguided, which operates in the UK retail fashion industry, has managed to achieve competitiveness in the global fashion retail industry, its long-term survival and success is dependent on its effectiveness in responding to market changes. Gavinelli (2016) notes that adopting effective...
Corporate Valuation - Domino's Pizza
Financial analysis - 5 pages - Finance
Domino's Pizza is one of the leading fast-food companies in the world, acting on the Quick Service Restaurant market. They have approximately 18 500 stores over the world, in more than 90 countries. The company's history started in the 60's in the USA, and the group initially remained...
Internationalization Strategy Proposal - Tim Hortons
Case study - 12 pages - International marketing
The Tim Hortons chain was established in 1964 and opened in Hamilton, Ontario. The first Tim Hortons restaurants offered only two products: coffee and donuts. Over the years, Tim Hortons has become Canada's largest national chain in the coffee and bakery market. Tim Hortons has more than 4600...
The Use of Animal Imagery in Marketing Strategy
Thesis - 53 pages - Marketing theories
Nowadays, the use of animal imagery is all around us. Every day we are exposed to animals that are used by advertisers to assist in promoting brands and products. They are used in a variety of ways, for example as advertisements, logos, brand names, mascots, and so on. The present study seeks to...
Country market studies
Course material - 4 pages - Business strategy
Knowing why firms go global is only part of the battle, you also need to know where to go. Imagine that you lead a company in the United States, and are responsible for deciding which three countries to enter. First, what types of countries would you choose? What criteria would you use to make...
International Marketing Analysis - Louis Vuitton
Case study - 13 pages - Luxury marketing
In order to better realize this analysis, I chose to study the Louis Vuitton brand on two different countries / markets: The United States (developed country) and China (emerging country). During this report, we will discuss an external analysis of the brand in these two countries as well as an...
Strategic Analysis - Uber
Case study - 23 pages - Services marketing
Uber Technologies Inc. is a global transportation technology company operating in more than 760 cities around the world, and in more than 70 countries. The American giant generated net revenues of $6.5 billion (excluding China) in 2016, simply from its transport business. Uber, where the...
Analysis of the strategy of the American company Netflix
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Netflix, an American company, founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings, is the first company to offer DVD rental by mail from an order placed over the Internet. This desire to offer unlimited access to cultural content without having to travel is the result of a strategy of sophistication of the "DVD"...
Samsung Business Report in UK Market
Case study - 7 pages - ICT marketing
This report, written in the framework of a Marketing module at the University of Warwick, is a market analysis of the famous worldwide company Samsung in the United Kingdom. It is a review of the UK mobile phone industry, a growing industry that is taking more and more space every year. In 2017,...
SWOT Analysis - Zara
Case study - 4 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
Zara is an internationally famous fashion brand. The company currently sells in two hundred markets with over two thousand stores worldwide. Zara is one of eight brands that are owned by Inditex Group, the largest apparel retailer in the world. According to 2019 financial statements, Inditex...
Marketing Mix - Zara
Case study - 4 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
Zara is a Spanish brand of clothing for women, men and children. A few years ago, the brand created a line called Zara HOME, which includes decorative objects and articles intended for the home, sold in different stores. The Zara brand is owned by the Spanish group Inditex. Zara is originally...
Megacorp's Crane Manufacturing company (CMC) operations analysis
Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy
Megacorp's CMC manufactures cranes which can be used for different factory and process line operations in various factories. They manufacture small and large cranes which are able to hoist different rectangular containers. For fifty years, the company has been relatively successful in the...
Strategic management in an organization
Thesis - 14 pages - Management
According to Johnson, Scholes and Whittington, ‘Strategic Management includes the understanding the strategic position of an organization, strategic choices for the future and turning strategy into action' (Johnson, Scholes & Whittington, 2005, p.16).There are many models and senior...
The case for corporate social responsibility
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
The idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged in the recent decades as a point of discussion within the business world. Some advocate for it, while others are adamantly opposed to the idea. It is a type of corporate self-regulation that is supposed to be built into the business...
Intel Strategic Analysis
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Intel is a semi conductor, microprocessors, and chips manufacturer. It is an industry leader in the market with competitor such as Samsung, ARM, ADM and Toshiba. Intel's strategy revolves around technological innovations, quality service delivery and maintains a platform that gives them a...
Corporate social responsibility: An overview
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that has been around for a while, but it has become increasingly relevant as the forces of globalization have become fiercer, and as the issue of environmental sustainability become more recognized by businesses and the customers that...
Contribution of strategic management to organizational performance
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
Truly, business is a high-stakes game (Brandenburger & Nalebuff 1995, p. 57): the wrong strategic move could mean millions of dollars lost, or thousands of jobs jeopardized, or even the bankruptcy of a firm. Strategy setting, to be successful, must consider the organization as a whole and not as...
Soft capitalism as related to therapeutic modes of work
Essay - 71 pages - Services marketing
The global village concept has fuelled soft capitalism and the rise of the ethos in this field within organizations. Let us first understand the basis of globalization. While not so different from traditional villages in its desire to engage in a free exchange of ideas, the...
Strategic analysis of Ryanair
Thesis - 20 pages - Business strategy
Studying and understanding the strategy of a firm, is an analysis of both the internal as well as external influences on the company. Indeed, all elements present around the company have an influence on its activities and its strategic choices. Thus, it is essential to study the market as a whole...
Burger King - International Marketing Planning
Thesis - 15 pages - Services marketing
According to Omahe (2005), over the past 20 years, we have been gradually noticing the emergence of a global village. The world is becoming increasingly global: major examples are the trends, the way of thinking and the needs. Nowadays, it is easier to have products and services from other...
Case study of lastminute.com
Case study - 18 pages - Services marketing
Lastminute.com was founded by Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox in 1998. Its creation was encouraged by the economy that was there around the Internet. Subsequently, it witnessed great success in Britain. Today, it is the company of online travel and entertainment and is the largest in Europe....
International management strategy: Nestle
Case study - 14 pages - Management
This paper critically evaluates the international strategy of the Nestle Waters. The paper deals with different theories such as Porter's five forces, SWOT analysis, Hofstede's four cultural dimensions, Hill's pressures for local responsiveness and cost reductions, the...
Operation Serval's strategic considerations and Clausewitz
Essay - 10 pages - International relations
In February 2011, Geoff D. Porter commented on the increased activity of al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), whose 'kidnap and ransom threat' made a growing instability factor in the Saharan region. Establishing multiple groups on the cross-border zone of northern Mali,...
Strategic Marketing Plan: Caroll entering the middle market in China
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
This document develops a strategic plan through the main tools; the first section is dedicated to the presentation of the company and its competitive market. Tools including the positioning of the brand, SWOT analysis and Value chain of the company Caroll are used to understand the strengths and...
