The Profitability of a Company Product
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Finance
A company manufactures and sells two types of products: "A" model and "B" model. - Calculate for each product, the level of activity (in volume) that allows covering its direct fixed costs. - What two actions can we suggest to increase the Contribution Margin in order to cover the specific costs...
Maximizing Profitability using Lean Logistics
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Lean logistics is a concept that outlines ways through which generation of wastes can be reduced in supply chain systems. The supply chain encompasses all the processes involved from production to consumption. Lean logistics principles aims at minimizing the cost incurred from waste generation...
Distinctive features of the perfectly competitive model for goods and services and its implications for a business strategy aimed at enhancing profitability?
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Above is a quote from John Sloman, which I feel is a concise way of defining perfect competition. Rather than being a market structure which we can meet in real life, the model of perfect competition could be seen as a completion of the categories of market structure, an ‘anti-monopoly'...
The determinants of commercial bank profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa
Thesis - 15 pages - Finance
Banks have high profits in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in comparison to other regions. This paper wields a sample of 389 banks in 41 SSA countries to probe the determinants of bank profitability. It is found that apart from credit risk, higher returns on assets are linked with activity...
Exploring Profit, Entertainment, and Ethics in Sports
Case study - 4 pages - Sport marketing
The commercialization of sports implies utilizing sports activities, events, and athletes for profit. This dynamic has turned sports from plain recreational activities into these multibillion-dollar industries. However, with this commercialization comes a complex dilemma: the balance between...
Marketing Issues in Humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations
Dissertation - 15 pages - Brand management
Non-profit organizations have only recently integrated marketing as a part of their strategy. These relatively new behaviours are still lacking for implementation. Indeed, Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) are still sceptical regarding the utility, effectiveness and reputation of using marketing in...
Seeking evidence of corporate profiteering in Australia
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Despite media outcry's, Australia's legal system largely protects its citizens from the effects of corporate profiteering. Whether it is complaints over the rising cost of fuel or even the price paid for a kilogram of Bananas, Australian's are quick to condemn business and large corporations if...
Profiting off the slave trade
Thesis - 8 pages - Modern history
Slavery and the opening up of the New World go hand in hand. Whether it be the mining of the silver and gold caches in the Mexican interior or the farming of sugar cane in the Caribbean islands, the riches appropriated by the Europeans from the new world were made possible on a large scale due...
Financial statement 2019-2021 - Christian Dior SE
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
Christian Dior's profitability has been decreasing over the last three years, but it is less and less consistent. This negative profitability remains unchanged from 2019 to 2020 and then falls from 24% to 9% the following year. This negative profit is induced by the decreasing...
Economic and Financial Management - Jaguar Land Rover
Case study - 9 pages - Finance
This report entails an analysis of Jaguar Land Rover's financial statement. This report explores the firm's financial performance regarding the different financial ratios, including liquidity, profitability, leverage and net profit margin. A comparative analysis of the firm's financial...
The Danone Case: can a firm combine profits and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
Case study - 70 pages - Business strategy
First, to hit the high degree of competitiveness, it becomes necessary for the firm to keep the competitive advantage by dealing with new concepts such as the environment, respect of human rights and social activities. Indeed, the traditional factors such as product, price, place, promotion seem...
Can socially responsible firms increase their profits? - The case of 'The Body Shop'
Case study - 63 pages - Management
Corporate Social Responsibility is a topic of prime importance that has been doing the rounds for long. Since the 1960s, social responsibility has become an important argument not only for business but in the context of law, politics and economics. In fact, in the new context of globalization,...
SWOT Analysis and recommendations - General Motors
Case study - 3 pages - Automotive marketing
General Motors suffered from a collapse in 2009 (after the crisis), which was mainly driven by five factors: (i) retired employees had plenty of benefits (from when the sector was more profitable) (ii) GM overfocused on "overpricing and discounting," which drove the clients' attention away...
SWOT Analysis - How to Develop a Strategy For Success - The Case of Burberry
Case study - 4 pages - Marketing theories
In every organization, company, society or enterprise that wants to make profit, the SWOT analysis is indispensable. The SWOT analysis helps managers to evaluate the strengths (S) and weaknesses (W) of a company in an internal level in one hand. On the other hand, it also allows them to have an...
Economics assignment
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
There are many restaurants in the city providing significantly differentiated menus and are currently generating profits. Depict in a diagram showing the profit maximising equilibrium for such a typical restaurant. Will this typical restaurant maintain profits in the long-run? Depict this long...
Financial performance measure alone as opposed to an approach which encompasses both financial and nonfinancial measures
Essay - 3 pages - Finance
Bacidore et al (2019) state that "An appropriate performance measure gauges how management strategy affects shareholder value". Shareholders, as well as stakeholders, plays an essential role in the management of an organization. The evaluation of a potential strategy to apply with the outcomes of...
Business Plan Gourmet and specialty food expo planning and execution Non-profit management
Business plan - 14 pages - Business strategy
We aim to be a non-profit non-governmental agency that specializes in the organization and execution of specialty food exhibitions and trade shows. With an emphasis on workplace diversity, we also intend to write a manual every year filled with successful strategies for implementing and...
Italian taxation
Market study - 2 pages - Foreign markets
Transactions between companies within the same group may deviate from the entrepreneurial logic typically governing transactions between two independent parties, which are primarily profit-driven. To prevent the detrimental practice of "shifting profits" from one jurisdiction to another merely to...
The different types of business strategies
Course material - 7 pages - Business strategy
Business strategy is to set long-term objectives and a direction to follow. It is aimed at creating value, sustainability and profitability. Business strategy results in inspiring actions to all departments, allocating resources to reach them and impacting the organization of the company....
The multilayered essence of inflation
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Inflation, often associated with fears and misconceptions, is essential to global economic stability and household well-being. As a significant contributor to global economic dynamics, the complexity of inflation must be considered (Carstens 3). (...) The rise in inflation negatively impacts...
Corporate Sustainability
Essay - 3 pages - Management
Corporate sustainability refers to a new way of management, it is an alternative to the traditional growth and profit-maximization model. Corporate sustainability focuses on both growth and profitability as much as the social and environmental impact and goals toward sustainable...
The communication devices used by a non-profit organization: Case of YMCA
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
In the current world that is laden with random messages and information, the organization's key key to breaking through the clutters is to reasonably manage its communication media and deliver a consistent message via its text and image contents. From the standpoint of establishing...
Specific considerations that would have to be made by a Chief Financial Officer working with a non-profit organization with respect to borrowing and depositing monies in Triodos Bank.
Essay - 3 pages - Accounting
Identification The development of Triodos Bank is one that has notable implications for the development of both the banking and nonprofit or voluntary sector. With the ability to match investments with deposits in an environmentally friendly manner, the organization has created a positive...
Business Model Canvas - Tesla, Inc.
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Tesla, Inc., one of the most profound innovators, challenges the auto industry standards by introducing software-driven electric cars and green solutions aimed at transforming the energy sector. Following its operations, the company has been among the most transformed entities in the auto...
Destination Branding & Brand Architecture
Case study - 2 pages - Brand management
Different nations have different market dynamics, regulations, population composition, and purchasing power that inform how different brands market and promote their products in the country. Australia has unique characteristics that marketers are trying to gain a significant market share from;...
The sustainable development: An ethical and profitable strategy for companies?
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
During the Johannesburg summit of 2002, the world of international business renewed its commitments towards the concept of sustainable development. Today, for most companies, durability has become necessary as a business strategy. In some companies, many researches are made to find the best...
Evaluating revenue optimization for a real estate enterprise using Airbnb in Paris
Thesis - 13 pages - Startup, entrepreneurship
BK Realty is an enterprise specialized in high quality property management, whose main field of interest is the operation, sale, renting, control and oversight of real estate. We act as brokers on behalf of our clients, attempting to find the easiest and most efficient solution for their needs....
The Wetherspoon Company
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
JD Wetherspoon is a national chain of public houses, bars and hotels across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was founded in 1979 in Muswell Hill, North London. The document is a financial analysis based on the company. It answers several questions which include investment, profitability,...
Analysis of Deutsche Post DHL Group's Financial Performance: A Comprehensive Examination Across Consecutive Fiscal Periods
Case study - 8 pages - Finance
Deutsche Post DHL Group is one of the leading players in the international and national logistics market, and it has been noticed for its tactical initiatives of creating efficiency for the value chain and reducing the carbon footprint (Lee, 2022). Being the primary establishment of Deutsche Post...
Accounting and Finance Practices - Diageo
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
Diageo Plc started in 1886 and now operates internationally, with its headquarters in London, UK. Diageo manufactures, markets, and sells alcoholic drinks (Diageo, 2024). The company sells a wide variety of alcoholic beverages, including scotch, gin, vodka, rum, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila,...
