The process of state and nation-building in Germany
Internship report - 12 pages - International relations
According to Waly and Denly, 'judged purely by its success in creating a nation-state, German history has to be deemed a failure until the nineteenth century'. Even though historians still argue over the beginning of Germany's history, some of them emphasize the importance of...
Analysis: Machine tools from Germany
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
The machine tools sector is very huge for the industry, especially the automotive -36% of the machine tools market- and general engineering -26%- but also lots of various sectors such as metalworking, electronics, precision engineering, aeronautics... Indeed, machine tools can be used as means of...
Business communication in Germany
Case study - 35 pages - Business strategy
With the globalization, companies are more and more called upon to communicate with each other, including abroad. Increasingly people are forced (either by choice or because of their profession) to go to work abroad, often in a country where they do not know codes, culture, language and...
Strategic management: Selling Airbag Jackets for motorcycles in Germany
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
Germany has the biggest population in Western Europe with 82 million people. Germans tend to live in big cities (unlike in France where people live in medium and small size cities except for Paris). The CIA World Fact Book states that 74% of the total population lives in an urban...
Germany in the middle of international relations of 1945 to 1990
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
On February 11, 1945, at the Yalta conference, even before its capitulation was signed, Germany was aware of its defeat against its counterparts. The Allies, the United States, Great Britain, the USSR and France, united for the occasion against the common enemy, Nazism, decided that if...
Do referenda really matter in local democracy? Consider the cases of France and Germany
Case study - 15 pages - Political science
Since the beginning of the nineties, local political systems have introduced more and more participatory instruments and direct democracy procedures. In Germany, the Lander included the binding popular initiatives and local referendum. In France, binding referenda were created in 1971 for...
The market of the organic products in Germany
Market study - 14 pages - Services marketing
Germany is the largest European market with 30% of the total European market in 2005 and is the second in the world behind the U.S., for organic products. Organic products accounted for a turnover of 4 billion euros or 2.9% of food consumption in 2005, which is an increase of 1.7 points...
Comparison between the capitalism of France and Germany
Dissertation - 39 pages - Economy general
France is a country located on the European continent. Its area is about 550,000 square kilometers. Its capital and largest city is Paris. It is a nation that is active on the international stage. A co-founder of the European Union, it is also a permanent member of the Security Council of UN-OECD...
Comparison between the federalism of Germany and America
Thesis - 3 pages - Political science
The character of a ‘federal' state opposes its ‘unitary' form. These are two forms of a State. ‘Scarcity' of the federal form (twenty federal states among 191) can push us to examine its organization and operation. According to Olivier Duhamel, federalism is the "coexistence of...
Study of the market of the pork-butchery in Germany (2005)
Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing
Germany is the European country which is the largest consumer of meat (86 kg per year per capita in 2004). This consumption remains relatively traditional and is evolving very slowly. This country has more than 82 million inhabitants, making it a market that is much larger than that of...
The Democracy of the Chancellor in Germany
Thesis - 7 pages - Political science
The German political system, which was designed after the Second World War, is characterized by considerable stability. It strikes a balance between the four pillars of power, namely the government formed by the chancellor, the parliament (Bundestag) where party influence is exercised, the...
The failure of the introduction of Wal-Mart in Germany: Analysis and reasons
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
In 1962, Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart Store in Rogers, Arkansas, in a rural area. After one year of operation, the store had sales exceeding one million U.S. dollars. With this success, the supermarket chain grew at an increasing pace. In 1967, there were 24 stores in eleven U.S. states...
Negotiation in Germany
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The Germans are good businessmen and known to be very organized. They aim to be perfectionists, are ambitious and competitive. They have a great understanding of power and know how to use it in negotiations. The German approach to negotiation is slow, logical and analytical. They sometimes do...
History of Nazi Germany
Essay - 1 pages - Journalism
In an article titled “Obedient and Dissident Youth”, Detlev Peukert details the role of youth in Nazi Germany. In particular, Peukert draws a line between two parts of that youth demographic—those associated with the Hitler Youth, and other groups diametrically opposed to...
The failure of the establishment of Wal-Mart in Germany: analysis and reasons
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
In this report we will analyze the reasons behind Wal-Mart going global and focus on the following queries: -Wal-Mart's decision to enter the German market, was it appropriate? -What were the problems faced by Wal-Mart in the German market? -Can the performance of the group in Germany...
A Comparative Analysis of the Welfare States of Germany, Sweden, and the United States - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
A welfare-state is a state in which organized power is used to provide social services to a society that cannot provide these things for itself through market-based transactions. Studying the welfare-states of Germany, Sweden and the United States will provide us a valuable perspective in...
The Germany Market and Culture
Market study - 6 pages - Management
There are 197 countries all over the world that is to say more than 197 cultures that make our world. In the world of today, and with globalization, we have to travel more, and also have to make more business with all these countries. But every culture and every country is different and behave in...
The FIFA World Cup Germany 2006
Thesis - 4 pages - Sports
The FIFA World Cup was the most awaited event in the calendar for all enthusiastic football fans across the world. The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world after the Olympics. According to Franz Beckenbauer, the president of the bid committee, "the organization of final match...
A Comparison of the Human Resources Policies and Practices of Germany and the USA - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 8 pages - Human resources
The aim of this essay is to compare the Human Resources practices of the US and Germany, to highlight the reasons behind these differences, and to analyze the evidence these differences provide to the convergence/divergence debate. These countries have been chosen because the US is...
Media in Germany after World War Two - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The development of media in the Western Germany during the period of the Allied Occupation (1945-1949) and in the first decade of the Federal Republic (1949-1959) The media is present all around the world. The media tries to express facts, entertainment, opinion, and other information. In...
How to win the 2006 election in Germany: A letter to Green Party representatives
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
Ever changing world politics continue to diversify and influence the state of Germany today. It is wise to know exactly how the German nation is affected by world policy in order to determine what is best for the Green Party in the upcoming 2006 election. As an environmentalist party we...
How do the Federal Republic of Germany, Fifth Republic France and post-war Italy fulfil the criteria of Lijphart's 'majoritarian' and 'consensus' models of democracies?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
This essay will attempt to analyse the Federal Republic of Germany, Fifth Republic France and post-war Italy thanks to Lijphart's work Democracy (1984). Lijphart classifies the ‘majoritarian' model (or ‘Westminster model') and the ‘consensual model', in function of specific...
Examine and analyze the importance of Germany in the Cold War
Thesis - 4 pages - Modern history
There was a wide spread debate between USA and USSR regarding Germany. The issue gained significance during the cold war, though there were other factors which were responsible for the development of cold war, the Germany factor was an important one. The administration of...
Hitler's holocaust: Understanding the politics and society of Hitler's Germany
Thesis - 5 pages - Modern history
Certainly one of the greatest tragedies of human history, much has been done to uncover the complexity of the Holocaust. While many facts remain clear within a historical context, countless others involve the intricacy of the human psyche and must be evaluated among a variety of factors. The...
Immigrant Performance in the UK and Germany
Dissertation - 36 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the XIXth century, Roubaix became the world textiles capital. Its factories were the most modern in the world while its wool exchange was the most influential, even almost two hundred years after, one of the last and most famous wool factories of Roubaix closed in 2000. And yet, several...
Immigrant performance in the UK and Germany - publié le 12/05/2009
Thesis - 20 pages - International relations
This paper reviews the existing literature on ethnic inequality and discrimination in the labor market, to then analyze the economic performance of various ethnic groups in Germany and the UK. Main findings are that in the UK the immigrant population as a whole performs similarly to the...
Is the integration of Turkey a threat to European Union (especially to Germany)?
Case study - 7 pages - European union
In the past couple of years, different voices became louder calling for an integration of Turkey as a steady member into the European Union (EU). Many discussions and conferences have been held concerning this topic and the question of integration spreads across the whole EU. Some say that Turkey...
"The major parties of the Federal Republic of Germany provide better models of the 'catch-all party' (Kirchheimer) than do those of the French Fifth Republic and post-war Italy." Discuss
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The Post war period was characterized by move towards spreading secular and mass consumer-goods societies. This note is valid in the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Fifth Republic, and post-war Italy. This major turn in societies had to be understood by political parties and...
French citizenship is relatively open to immigrants while German citizenship is relatively closed. Discuss with reference to post-war immigration to France and Germany - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
Mobs recently occurred in France in dozens of poor districts in reaction to the death of two young men. As most of the population of these districts is made up of immigrants or descendants of immigrants, the emphasis has been put by some of the most prominent members of the government such as...
An Analysis of the Modern Welfare States of Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and United States
Essay - 24 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In this short dissertation it is impossible to elucidate in detail the welfare systems or states of Canada, Germany, Poland, France, Sweden, Austria and United States and compare and contrast them all. Thus the three topics of health care, education, and unemployment benefits will be the...
