Volkswagen USA: Will product diversity help Volkswagen UK overcome the adversities it has been facing?
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Among the many car manufacturers who have created a buzz with their many models, German car makers occupy a special place in the world. One of the German manufacturers, who has managed to carve a niche for itself, is Volkswagen. Volkswagen of America, (VWoA) as it is known, is the North...
Boeing: Management Skills
Case study - 9 pages - Management
In order to answer the three question concerning strategic moves that Boeing should take to -achieve profit stability within the global aerospace industry -increase its market share and -align its global strategy with its global structure, some structure points have to be explained. The...
Michelin and its communication during a crisis
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Our society is experiencing many crises: economic crisis (oil shocks), financial (financial crisis), technological crisis etc. Yet these crises are not unique to the macroeconomic sphere. They affect businesses at a micro level. This was the case with many companies, like Buffalo Grill in 2002,...
Lemonade Lorina on the US market - marketing analysis
Case study - 18 pages - Services marketing
We have decided to study the potential market for the French product Lorina's lemonade on the American market. The French lemonade maker has developed authentic lemonades made from spring sparkling water which is totally in line with the changing needs and behavior of customers. After...
Analysis of Pernod-Ricard
Case study - 7 pages - Finance
In this document, we will develop the various aspects of Pernod-Ricard with particular emphasis on the security industry. This company was chosen because it is listed on the CAC 40, and it represents an interesting topic in its evolution and its various changes and finally it affects us,...
McDonald's: Intercultural management
Case study - 14 pages - Management
MacDonald's is a multinational company that embraces more than 30,000 fast-food franchises under the brand name, in over 120 countries. It was founded in the United States of America after the crisis of 1929. In the 50s, Ray Kroc took over the company and began to develop it...
SABMiller: Strategy behind the success in a hostile environment
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
There are very few South African companies that can boast of a history of 100 years. Despite this situation, SABMiller crossed the twentieth century in a country whose political system has a disastrous influence on the development of the local companies. The strategy carried out by SAB enabled...
Caterpillar - Growing in the US Market
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Caterpillar is headquartered at the US and its business is growing in American region. Three new facilities have been added in the US. The capital expenditure as planned for the year 2011 is $3 billion with more than half of which is planned for the US market. As the economic environment...
Financial analysis of Microsoft
Case study - 30 pages - Finance
Microsoft, a global company in the informatics system, was founded in 1975 by two American students, Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Microsoft hires almost 80000 people in more than 100 countries. Its most important activity is to develop informatics system for computers with revenues...
Quality management of Mozilla
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Quality management is very important to assure the quality of product, especially with Mozilla in the area of software program. Until now, Firefox is gradually becoming loser because of Google Chrome, therefore, improving its quality is essential demand of the company. This report will...
Airbus -US and World Market
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
When American aircraft manufacturers were lobbying to prevent Airbus' entry into the American market, George Warde, a former president of American Airlines was appointed by Airbus to promote its fleet in America. By 1978, Eastern and Pan American World Airways,...
The establishment of 'Le Pain Quotidien ' in New York
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
In the late 1980s, Alain Coumont, a Belgian chef, revolutionized the concept of the bakery with Le Pain quotidien'. It is a place where you can find all kinds of organic products including different varieties of bread, which the customer may take away or eat, in a friendly atmosphere around...
Selection of the Beach Bike Cruiser
Case study - 4 pages - Services marketing
The opening of the camping equipment company Leustringue Verebleu Demamair' has been scheduled for late May. We were recruited by Christopher Mondamert for the marketing of the company website and related purchases.The following is the breakup for the purchase of bikes: 25...
Analysis: Failure of Carrefour in Mexico
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
In 1994, Carrefour opened its first store in Mexico. A little over ten years later, the largest French retail brand announced its withdrawal from the country. While the implementation was very successful in other Latin American countries such as Brazil, and Argentina, the company...
The Kennedys
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
We primarily think of John F. Kennedy when we talk about the Kennedy dynasty, United States. This is so not only because of his worldwide fame as the president of the United States acquired within a short span of time but also because of his assassination on November 22, 1983 in Dallas under...
Analysis of Facebook Marketing
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook from his room at Harvard university on February 4, 2004. It was a huge success on campus and more than two thirds of the students enrolled in 2 weeks. He then decided to extend the use of Facebook to other universities, in partnership with roommate Dustin...
Analysis of the Strategic Marketing of Quicksilver
Case study - 37 pages - Services marketing
For almost 40 years, Quiksilver has designed, produced and distributed clothing, accessories and related products designed to target young and active surfboarders. It is currently the world leader in the surfing gear market with its worldwide development, communication and organization strategy...
Walmart Overseas: An analysis
Internship report - 13 pages - Business strategy
The idea behind what would become Walmart was a store that would offer a large variety and volume of products offered at low prices, everyday. Sam and J.L. Walton, the founders of Walmart, believed that American small towns would benefit from a large retail shopping center because of the...
Strategy of Christian Dior
Case study - 28 pages - Services marketing
For two decades, Christian Dior SA is among one of the largest luxury groups in Europe and worldwide. Christian Dior is a holding company that has publicly traded since 1988 and holds 42% share of the luxury group LVMH. Christian Dior SA is also the parent company of Christian Dior...
Strategic Analysis of HR for Alcatel-Lucent: A merger facing HR & management culture issues
Dissertation - 11 pages - Human resources
In this document, we focus on the analysis of the human resources function of a huge company, which is unique because it is in the perspective of a merger between Alcatel and Lucent. We have first presented an overview of the merger to position the sector, and concluded this part with a...
The image of McDonald's in France
Case study - 1 pages - Services marketing
For the French people McDonald's is a symbol of junk food, like all fast food. But it has more the image of American food with the results it provides, such as obesity. The French consider this diet is not balanced with those fries and burgers full of these sauces. To make matters worse in...
Walmart Overseas: An analysis
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
The idea behind what would become Walmart was a store that would offer a large variety and volume of products offered at low prices, everyday. Sam and J.L. Walton, the founders of Walmart, believed that American small towns would benefit from a large retail shopping center because of the...
Elizabeth visits GPC'S French subsidiary
Case study - 3 pages - Management
French managers are quite different from American managers, in the sense that they don't have the same relation with their superiors and that they don't value the same working ability in a company. French people try to be less personal in their working environment that in the US....
Calvin Klein - Market study of US operations
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Calvin Klein's love for fashion was seen at a very early age when he started taking interest in sketching and sewing. Born on 19 November 1942, after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, he began working as a trainee making coats in European style of fashion. However,...
Transocean vs. the United States
Case study - 5 pages - Other law subjects
In 2008 Transocean, one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling contractors, moved its corporate headquarters from the Cayman Islands to the canton of Zug, Switzerland. The move placed what was already a wildly lucrative company in an even more enviable position. Since their 1999 move...
Disney, a Global Culture
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
In this case study, we will look at the way Walt Disney has developed its business worldwide, the subsequent local reactions, its success and failures and ultimately the relevant modifications essential for the company. We will analyze the Walt Disney business model, and its three...
The Apple corporate culture
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Apple Computer Inc. is an American multinational corporation founded on the first of August, 1976. Strong because of its 35000 employees, the firm dropped the word 'Computer' in 2007. Created by Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, Apple is currently a significant success....
Nespresso and its information system - E-business
Thesis - 15 pages - Business strategy
The company was founded by Nespresso Nestle Group in 1986 with the aim of offering its customers quality coffee products. Since then, the company has continued to develop a selective distribution system and manage its brand based on luxury. The company catered to the popular...
Strategic analysis - Study of the case Lafuma
Case study - 32 pages - Business strategy
In 1930, three brothers, Victor, Alfred and Gabriel Lafuma, each one more enterprising than the other, launched a compnay, based on their skills as tanners and saddlers, to manufacture and market all types of bags including back-packs, and and they named their company Lafuma. In 1936 the...
Cultural diversity is a source of international competitive advantage. Critically evaluate
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
Most of companies employ people from different culture and want to manage them in order to use in the best way as possible this diversity. The management of this kind of workers must be adapted. To become a real international competitive advantage, cultural diversity in the company has to...