Is culture an intrinsic element of management and leadership: Eastern Europe against Western Europe?
Case study - 16 pages - Management
Since the quickening of the Industrial Revolution in United Kingdom in 1850 there is no doubt that Europe sustained important cultural changes. The aura of this revolution crossed the Channel and pervaded in Europe but only went in western countries ready to change, France the first, then...
Southwest Airlines case study
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Southwest Airlines is in the top ranking US Corporation in terms of profits and reputation. This airline has always applied strong strategies in order to be on the top in terms of profits, innovation, and image. This constitutes the culture of this company, which matured over the last...
Engstrom auto mirror plant: motivating in good times and bad - publié le 25/01/2009
Case study - 5 pages - Management
We all know that human resources management implies a lot of fundamentals for an organization. Human resources must understand the implications of globalization, technology changes, workforce diversity, changing skills requirements, the contingent workforce, decentralized worksites and also...
Changing organizational culture: A Case Study
Case study - 6 pages - Management
The leadership challenge to the organizational culture that is being examined is the transition from one store manager to another in a retail operation (bookstore) that is a store that is part of a larger corporate entity. A long-time leader of this particular store of the world's largest...
A study on Ikea's strategy
Case study - 18 pages - Management
The main Ikea's service is to provide all consumer design furniture at a low price. IKEA entails a qualitative change by making design and practical products at the same price than the basic one. IKEA creates something new by creating new processes through innovative design, production,...
A recursive correlation between economy and psychology: A specific focus on the new corporate governance theory - publié le 16/01/2009
Case study - 12 pages - Management
It has always been an intrinsic issue of economy: accused of being disconnected from individuals' reality, this science has been attacked for long times, by various researchers and experts, such as psychologists. And effectively, a plethora of arguments have been provided for integrating greater...
Valuating transformation through net interest margin and asset-liability matching: The case of CFM - published: 15/01/2009
Case study - 3 pages - Management
Our thesis, entitled “Valuating transformation through net interest margin and asset-liability matching: the case of CFM”, proposes the optimization of the risk-adjusted performance of transformation thanks to interest risk management. The goal of our thesis is to evaluate the...
Starbucks France governance: Competitive environment analysis
Case study - 2 pages - Management
“Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions affecting the way a corporation is directed, administered or controlled.” It is made to control the decision-making power of executives so they do not have as a matter of priority their own...
Finnish management vs greek management
Case study - 11 pages - Management
We wanted to create our report on the difference of management between Japan and the United States but we were one of the last groups to choose our theme and it was already taken. So we took the last theme that was left: Europe. A lot of the European countries we wanted to study had already been...
Cultural Melting Pot: A taste of many nations
Case study - 31 pages - Management
The cultural melting pot is an event created to increase the speed of cultural integration in Rotterdam. The Students at the INholland University in Rotterdam organize the event themselves. The event will be held in the park near the Euromast in Rotterdam on the 6th of September 2008. The main...
Service, operations and management : Ikea
Case study - 30 pages - Management
Almost everyone has had an experience of a visit to an IKEA store. Every day, 1 million visitors frequent these stores. What hides behind this yellow and blue logo? What makes it so typically Swedish? To answer in a simple succinct and synthetic way about these interrogations within a framework...
British Petroleum and the intercultural management
Case study - 7 pages - Management
BP is a petroleum company. Even if this name does not exist anymore, BP is more known as British Petroleum. The company was founded in 1908, in England. After three mergers (Amoco in 1998, Atlantic Richfield in 2000 and Burmah Castrol in 2000), the company became the biggest company in England...
Rumors in Grundfos
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Grundfos is a well-established company on both the Danish and the Global market. The Group is one of the world's leading pump manufacturers. According to one of the handed out fictive situation, there are rumors about the closing the financial department of the French subsidiary. The closing of...
Case study about business to business application
Case study - 10 pages - Management
This document is a fictive case study, in which "Marketing Consulting World" makes some recommendations to a fictive company. This company appealed to their services within the framework of an analysis and advice in marketing for their sales force. Through this report, we shall analyze the...
Corporate Governance and Business Ethics of Air France/KLM
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Global warming, water pollution, child labor, and human rights: All international firms now have to cope with many social problems. It is becoming common practice for multinational companies to make a report in order to clarify, to explain and to justify the company's actions and the way they...
Cross culture management. Country case report: India
Case study - 21 pages - Management
India is one of the few countries in the world to have an ancient and diverse culture. Stretching back in an unbroken sweep over 5000 years, India's culture has been enriched by successive waves of migration which were absorbed into the Indian way of life. This variety is the special hallmark...
Corporate social responsibility: The example of Air France-KLM
Case study - 9 pages - Management
This group was created in 2004 through the merger of Air France and KLM and is now the world leader in terms of international passenger traffic. In addition, the financial results have been improved considerably over the last few years. But how is the airline group actually dealing with its...
Strategic management: Robin Hood case study - publié le 01/09/2008
Case study - 5 pages - Management
Robin Hood and the Merrymen are facing the problem of not having enough supply of resources to meet the demands of their expanding organization. Their current strategy is to rob from the rich and give to the poor. They are looking at revising this strategy in order to find another way to get...
Negotiation dynamics: Bouygues Vs Propriétés Privées
Case study - 6 pages - Management
To do this assignment I have chosen to take a case that I recently came across at my work. I currently work in a real-estate agency as a marketing manager. In my work, I am in charge of the marketing of the company and I am in charge of finding new partners for the company as well. For example,...
Change management: the CBC case
Case study - 8 pages - Management
For this assignment, I decided to use a company which I will call CBC, and in which I did an internship for 7 months. This Swiss Group provides chocolate-based products, is present in several countries, and generates a sales turnover of nearly 3 billion €. However, this company faced strong...
Apple Case Study
Case study - 14 pages - Management
Apple Computer is an innovative company evolving on multimedia and high technology market. It has its presence on both hardware and software markets, as well as in the on-line services market. Its highly diversified offer makes Apple Computer company difficult to manage. This company was created...
Strategic management: Credit Agricole
Case study - 18 pages - Management
This paper will analyze the strategic plan for a new project for Crédit Agricole: the mergence of the computer system in each branch and their integration. Crédit Agricole is a leading European banking group is one of the largest French banks. The project will also focus on the payroll system and...
Intercultural management: analytical analysis of the Walt Disney company
Case study - 12 pages - Management
The Walt Disney Company, founded in 1923 is today is confronted to global business. The cartoon movies are aired globally and viewed all over the world and Walt Disney is also known for its theme parks. The theme parks in the United States and in other countries are visited by tourists across the...
Change management: Oticon
Case study - 14 pages - Management
This assignment is a case study of a small Danish company called Oticon and shows how changes in the organization environment and personnel completely revolutionized the company. I have chosen this company because we have studied it in a previous course in November (Human Resources with Professor...
Negotiation during my internship in the advertising department of the French magazine « Madame Figaro »
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Conflict is an inevitable part of negotiation, interpersonal and group relations. If badly handled, conflict can destroy relationships, reduce productivity and prevent a team from reaching its goals. But if we learn to understand how we and others deal with conflict, we can handle it better and...
US management and leadership: Steve Jobs
Case study - 12 pages - Management
The aim of this assignment is to consider the leadership style of the Apple's CEO Steve Jobs through the analysis of the articles and works connected with his business activity. Steve Jobs is the current CEO and co-founder of Apple, Inc. Steve Jobs also was the CEO and majority shareholder of...
Corporate entrepreneurship: The case of Naturis
Case study - 12 pages - Management
The study of Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE) is gaining increasing interest within the field of Entrepreneurship. Much research has been carried out, mainly focusing on identifying determinants and outcomes of CE. Scholars suggest that the term “corporate entrepreneurship” encompasses...
Organizational development: Mergers and Acquisitions
Case study - 17 pages - Management
Nowadays, mergers are very common in all sectors. Indeed, in many sectors, the competitive pressure, the decline of prices and research costs provoke numerous mergers. However, all mergers aren't successful; there are some steps to follow to avoid risks. There could be be multiple reasons to...
Accor
Case study - 15 pages - Management
For more than 40 years, Accor has constantly reinvented its businesses to keep pace with the world around it, with the goal of providing innovative, high-quality products to Hospitality and Services customers. In Hospitality, Accor's ambition is to be the world leader in economy and midscale...
US management leadership: Carly Fiorina and her influence in the new HP
Case study - 13 pages - Management
The company Hewlett Packard was created in Palo Alto by two engineers, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in the year 1939. This project was developed right after the Second World War, by the formulation of scientific applications for the computer and printer domains. Just after its creation, HP was...
