Transnational business and culture
Course material - 9 pages - Management
Nowadays industrial democracy is increasingly used by companies because real benefits have been noted following its implementation. This technique is common in the Anglo-Saxon countries but also in Francophone countries but with another name. Industrial democracy is an extremely important issue...
The Danone group
Case study - 12 pages - Management
Danone is a French food company founded in 1973, formerly BSN Gervais Danone. The company became a major international player in the production and marketing of fresh dairy products, packaged water, child nutrition and medical nutrition. The name comes from a merger between the group Boussois -...
Intercultural management: Sweden
Case study - 17 pages - Management
With the globalization and our studies in international management, we are more and more faced to different cultures. That is why it is important to be interested and open minded to other culture if you want to succeed at an international level. Often, businessmen from other culture don't expect...
Sony's logistics department
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Sony is a Japanese company, founded in 1946, by an engineer and physicist. The company really began to develop in 1954 after received a license for the manufacturing of transistors, this major event has set the group out to conquer the Asian market. The strategy of the founder was to view the...
Risk management: Danone - publié le 11/07/2012
Case study - 20 pages - Management
Risk can be defined as the exposition to a potential danger of a situation or a particular activity. It can be said that all activities are linked to risk more or less important. Another general definition says that a risk is “a probability or threat of a damage, injury, liability, loss, or...
Strategic management: Celerita Inc. case study
Case study - 13 pages - Management
Celerita is a leading firm in the enterprise network optimization industry, offering solutions for businesses to accelerate and enhance the existing computer network. Celerita has always been in the top 6 leaders on the market, but its position become more and more uncertain. In fact, because of...
Strategic management: Celerita Inc. case study - publié le 09/07/2012
Case study - 13 pages - Management
Celerita is a leading firm in the enterprise network optimization industry, offering solutions for businesses to accelerate and enhance the existing computer network. Celerita has always been in the top 6 leaders on the market, but its position become more and more uncertain. In fact, because of...
Project management
Case study - 27 pages - Management
In the current economic context, the banking sector appears to be the most affected sector by criticism. Due to the important crisis impacts, customers are more and more volatile. Creation : 1864 Headquarters : Paris, Defense. CEO : Frederic Oudéa, Didier Alix, Severin Cabannes. Industry:...
What strategy or methods are used by the leading business
Presentation - 19 pages - Management
In the 14th century, The country has been colonized by the English, the spanish …They all established companies in the US Creation of The Constitution of the United States. Samuel Slater, the « Father of the American Industrial revolution» = he brought British textile technology to America...
Considering the business environment in Brazil, which are the main challenges for a Brazilian professional performing in other countries? Are such challenges similar for a foreign professional working in Brazil?
Case study - 2 pages - Management
Going abroad as a business woman involves dealing with new political, economical, and cultural dimensions. The political aspects could have a striking effect on one's daily life. For example, in Saudi Arabia it is forbidden for women to drive cars. If a businesswoman is used to driving herself...
Women in management: what are the issues of female management faced by companies nowadays?
Presentation - 18 pages - Management
-Voting right: 1944 -Women must take a Maternity leave: 1945 1971: The Law of salary equality between women and men -Right for women to open a bank account without the authorization of their husband: have her independence: 1967 -Will of the women to take advantage of career opportunities in...
Maisadour: Case study
Case study - 30 pages - Management
-Maisadour is an Agricultural Cooperative, created in 1936 -Employment: 4500 employees and work with more than 8000 local farmers -Maisadour takes place as 16° French Cooperative Group with 1, 200 billions and 8 jobs International opening in Europe, requires a strengthening of the skills in...
Critically analyse gender roles and other factors surrounding family businesses
Essay - 8 pages - Management
Family firms have played and still play a significant role in European economy. Most small businesses are family owned (Boissevain and Grotenbreg, 1987), and the importance of this type of business has experienced a significant development during recent decades. As Sampson (1982) indicated, 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...
Analysis of the toy industry - publié le 30/05/2012
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...
Pro à Pro Distribution
Case study - 11 pages - Management
In January 1996, the Belgian group Colruyt bought the French retailer Ribotot (renamed Codi-France). Then, other steps were made on the French market, especially in the delivery for collectivities. All the French activities of the Group Colruyt (Shops or Foodservices) have been assembled in 2001...
How to manage and optimize your brands' portfolio ?
Case study - 21 pages - Management
Companies must manage their brands' portfolio in order to be successful. Therefore, it implies that they must achieve a full study and assestment of their brand's value and function within the portfolio. We are going to present the main aspects that need to be considered in this process, and...
Business letter: Explain financial difficulties and justify future projects' investments
Sample letter - 1 pages - Management
I recently discovered that some information about our current financial difficulties has been disclosed, as many executives have started all of a sudden to sell their shares. You imagine how confused I was because this was purely confidential information nobody but me should know. We are facing a...
Analysis of the Days Inn Worldwide Franchise Program
Case study - 2 pages - Management
Days Inn is an American motel chain that was founded in 1970. Part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, the main aim of the chain is to provide good accommodation at the best possible price. Days Inns motels are not only situated in America. There are Days Inns in other countries such as Argentina,...
E-Commerce- Compufirst analysis
Case study - 20 pages - Management
Since the 90's, Internet does not stop developing. Today, the majority of the population is connected. More devices are able to connect to the Internet and the computer is not essential any more. The ubiquity of the web generated new trends and the possibility of purchasing directly on-line...
Risk management: Danone - publié le 07/05/2012
Case study - 15 pages - Management
Risk management is about choices and decision-making. Choices and decision the company makes are totally dependent on its risk profile. Its risk profile can be risk averse, risk neutral or risk seeking, it depends on the company strategy in terms of risk management. Risk management consists in...
Risk management: Danone
Case study - 15 pages - Management
Risk management is about choices and decision-making. Choices and decision the company makes are totally dependent on its risk profile. Its risk profile can be risk averse, risk neutral or risk seeking, it depends on the company strategy in terms of risk management. Risk management consists in...
Operation management
Case study - 17 pages - Management
La Brioche Dorée is owned (and has been created in 1976) by Le Duff group which the trademark for traditional catering is Del Arte since its take-over in 2004. This group had a turnover of more than 1 billion Euros in 2010 and a growth rate of approximately 21 percent. The number of employees is...
Service quality management
Case study - 7 pages - Management
John and Judy Bailey have been making renovations in their house for a while. After the renovation of several rooms, the next step was to renovate kitchen. The couple had precise requirements for the design of their future kitchen. After visiting several showrooms and meeting different...
3M Leadership
Case study - 13 pages - Management
The company we choose is 3M which is an international company. It produces 40 technology platform and work to improve the lives of individual and society. Their commitment to capturing the needs of customers and communities constitutes the essence of their creativity and enables them to translate...
Executive management: Automotive industry business
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Our company, Weila, is part of the Lambda group during five trading periods in the car industry. Analysis of the external and internal initial situation in the automobile environment: In order to achieve this analysis we evaluated different tools. This work was done by the whole group on the...
What is internet governance and what issues does it raise?
Essay - 3 pages - Management
The Internet was created by the United States. It took its actual shape in the early 90's with the “World Wide Web”. The private companies and individuals decided to invest into it. The Internet has had an exponential growth: from 2 million users in 1994, to 1.250 billion in 2007. The...
What future does the French public hospital hold? - published: 09/04/2012
Essay - 165 pages - Management
Within ten years, the French public hospital system's organization experienced several structural reforms. New managerial concepts coming from the industrial for-profit field spread into the public hospital sector, and outcome-oriented rationales replaced the unconditional answer to the...
What future does the French public hospital hold?
Essay - 165 pages - Management
Within ten years, the French public hospital system's organization experienced several structural reforms. New managerial concepts coming from the industrial for-profit field spread into the public hospital sector, and outcome-oriented rationales replaced the unconditional answer to the...
Instructions to draft a contract on behalf of Compuservices
Standard contracts - 2 pages - Management
Your client, Mr Evans, has come to you to draft a contract for him. He explains that he has just started his own business, called Compuservices, which provides computer maintenance and technical assistance to his clients. He is the sole proprietor of Compuservices, which has its office at 76...
