The war between Honda and Yamaha
Thesis - 3 pages - Economy general
In the 1960s, the Japanese market could have been defined as fragmented, where sources of competitive advantages were numerous but was easily imitable. Barriers to the entry are low and market positions are unstable. Indeed within 5 years, Yamaha managed to dethrone Honda Tohatsu. With the high...
The merger/acquisition of Air France-KLM
Thesis - 30 pages - Business strategy
The merger responds to a careful consideration of development opportunities. It must be justified by the creation of value. Air France and KLM agreed to merge in order to make a synergy primarily economic in nature. Indeed, the synergies in economy, business, by increasing their sizes, including...
Economy of Morocco
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
Morocco is a country of 29 million people with low-middle income, and gross domestic product per capita, estimated in 2001 to be 1190 U.S. dollars. Agriculture occupies an important place in the economy, with a share of GDP which has increased by about 15% over the last twenty years, and employs...
'When China changes the world": Erik Izraelewicz
Book review - 5 pages - Economy general
"The snake has initiated its transformation", said Erik IZRAELEWIZC playing this animal metaphor to evoke China, stripped of its skin spotted with communism and protectionism, which finally awakened. Modern cities developed there, and have tripled in volume in recent years. Cities like Shanghai,...
The Toy market in Russia
Market study - 17 pages - Economy general
Russia is no longer a part of the world's economic powers as it was in the days of the Soviet Union, but it remains one of the 10 largest economies at the international level (8th place in 2007)). It is now a member of G8. The Russian economy is characterized by four major features: - A...
Film analysis: Mean Streets
Case study - 5 pages - Film studies
The famous American filmmaker, Martin Scorsese spent his childhood obsessing over missionaries and gangsters. These two themes remain dominant even in his films. He is the man behind the autobiographical, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) and the feature film Boxcar Bertha (1972). Mean...
Analysis on the group of JC Decaux SA
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
The group JC Decaux invests on an average of about 200 million Euros each year to fund its growth. It is important to note that the investment turns primarily to urban furniture as the detriment of other areas of strategic activity. This seems consistent strategy for several reasons: the group...
The Bouygues Group - business portfolio and its strategies
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Bouygues Group is a diversified conglomerate which has the advantage of limiting the risks and measures to compensate for losses in some areas. Through this strategy the company has been showing positive results in 2009 despite of the economic crisis and has managed to reduce its debt...
Is the Subprime crisis a financial or global crisis?
Essay - 25 pages - Finance
Was the subprime crisis predictable? Some analysts predicted it in 2005 as a continuation of a long boom, during which loans to U.S. households rose sharply. Now the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED), led for over 20 years by Alan Greenspan takes a systematic approach to support the banking crisis stock...
The Tobin Tax: relevance or utopia?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
In 1972, when the world was plagued by monetary upheavals, the economist James Tobin submitted a proposal to tax currency transactions, which would enable governments to regain their independent macroeconomic policy, at a conference at Princeton University. The main objective of such a tax is to...
Performance of the British Airways
Essay - 8 pages - Services marketing
BA is one of the world's largest international airlines, providing travelers with a broad network to and from the U.K. and has a total service for premium travelers in co-operation with world alliance partners. The company expanded rapidly in the 1990s, which led to overcapacity, lower fares...
Proposals to face the Euro crisis
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
During a certain period, the funny abbreviation “PIIGS” was to be found everywhere in the news; this referred to Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, the five European “sick men”, endangering the survival of the Eurozone itself. While their situation still remains...
The introduction of the 'Men Expert Range' from L'Oreal Paris to Brazil
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
What do men think of cosmetics? This is the question that cosmetics companies are now trying to answer. The market that caters to Men's cosmetics has emerged as a promising market in the cosmetics industry. Today, Dior Homme Dermo System, spa treatments and NUXE Beau Player and other specialists...
Volkswagen - History and prospects
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
The registered office of Volkswagen is located in Wolfsburg, Germany. This country is a federal state and Volkswagen receives strong support from the Land of Lower Saxony (the group is 20.1% owned by the state) and the State. Since May 1935, the German government hosts a majority on the...
The link between financial reporting and capital markets: Evaluating the extent of development and use of International Accounting Standards
Essay - 4 pages - Accounting
“As capital markets play an increasingly central role in today's modern economies, policy-makers are confronted with the question of how to assure the continued effective functioning of these markets and, in particular, how to develop a sound financial reporting infrastructure.”...
Economic Unrest in France: A Twentieth-Century analysis
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
The French Revolution of 1789 is perhaps one of the most well-known and significant revolutions in modern history. The Revolution was not only influential in its establishment of a new regime in France, but, to quote Scott W. Haine, “Not only did the French Revolution produce modern...
Business Report- How to enter the Asian market with the Dyson Airblade(TM)
Market study - 12 pages - Services marketing
Dyson Ltd. is already exporting its products successfully to 49 countries with an increased turnover of 23% within the last year (The Telegraph, 2010). As a marketing consultancy we would like to present to you possibilities to stretch out to new interesting markets to keep on with this story of...
Ebay's strategy in china: alliance or acquisition - published: 02/11/2011
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
In 1990's, many companies invested in the internet, the dotcom companies, because they thought it will generate a lot of profits quickly and will help in expanding their businesses. For them, internet represented a new market and a new economy. So, lots of companies were created around the world...
Corporate Compliance Plan
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Business ethics and social responsibility affects customers, businesses, shareholders, and the reputation of the organization. A business that is dishonest can cause harm or even send an individual to jail. Several forms of doing business are through sole proprietorship, partnership, and...
Carlton Polish Co.
Market study - 9 pages - Business strategy
There are different ways to calculate a company's value. The first method is to use the balance sheet of the company to estimate the value of a company using the DCF approach. Another method is concerning the competition analysis. By looking at similar companies in the same activity sector...
Analyzing financial assignments
Case study - 14 pages - Finance
Current Assets: The current assets are coming from three mains accounts in balance sheet of the financial year of a company. Indeed, the current assets show us a picture of the financial state of the company at the end of this year: -At first the amount of cash or in other words the money earned...
Pernod-Ricard: Strategic analysis
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Established in 1975 after the merger between Pernod SA and Ricard SA, Pernod-Ricard has 18,226 collaborators throughout 70 countries. Pernod-Ricard is the world leader on the market of premium and prestige spirits, and the co-leader on the wine and spirits market. The company is the leader on the...
"The UK economy looks battered. People don't like the outlook. They are showing their feelings by selling the Pound." Strategist Jeremy Stretch quoted in the Sun. Explain this quote. Does the exchange rate matter? Can and should the UK government do
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
The current UK economic climate is uncertain. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), used as a measure of National Income has only recently in the fourth quarter of 2009 inched out of the negative and into positive growth of 0.1 per cent. This is after a long recession which began in the first half of...
Although the basic accounting concepts define the assumptions underlying the preparation of financial statements and the process of preparation in the UK is well regulated, this does not entirely eliminate the need for judgements/estimations to be made by
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
The general purpose of financial reporting is to present information about specific company to investors or shareholders but also creditors, employees and tax authorities as well as the general public. The information is than to be used for decision making as well as planning in case of the...
Colonies lay foundation for U.S.
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
The colonization of the New World began with Spain. Soon after, England began taking a serious interest in colonizing the New World for economic, social, and religious benefits. England saw a great economic advantage through colonizing. America was the world's new market and English companies...
Cold War essay: Why did the Cold War begin in Europe (1945-1949)?
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
Following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Vladimir Lenin caused the West to mistrust Russia: he abandoned WWI with the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, reneged on all debts of the Tsar, privatized industry, and established the Cominterm. Communism, the guiding principle of the USSR, was...
Analyzing financial statements: Pepsi and Coca-Cola (2011)
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
In this final assignment we are going to analyze the financial statement of two historic competitors on the drinks market. The case will be organized as followed: at first before each calculation we are going to define the ratio and then see the general formula we used during the course. Then we...
The migration of the Scottish people
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
In the 1600 and 1700's the Scottish began coming to the United States. Some of them “…were primarily for Quakers and Presbyterians who were experiencing religious persecution by the then Episcopalian Church of Scotland.” (Hess, 2011) Most did not come by choice. A lot of the...
Business ethics: Issues within an organization and employee behaviors
Case study - 2 pages - Human resources
As unfortunate as it may sound, it is in this writer's opinion that the term “business ethics” seems to be more of a punch line than it does a guiding light within the working population. With our news agencies constantly covering such topics as government bailouts, Presidential...
Why do you need life insurance?
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Life insurance policies are very important for you and your family while you are living, and when you die. A life insurance cover can help you earn an income replacement, options for debt repayments, and other benefits for your family. Buying a life insurance a policy is an important...
