Coca Cola vs. Pepsi: Analysis and comparison of strategies
Case study - 20 pages - Business strategy
We chose to make a strategic analysis of the two evergreen giants of the cola industry - Coca Cola and Pepsi. These two protagonists of the cola market make for an interesting study as they pursue different strategies in their operations. Initially, we present the two companies and the market...
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...
The evolution and expansion of Nestle
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
In 1866, the Swiss chemist, Henri Nestle invented powdered milk for feeding newborns who could not be nursed by their mothers. He sold his invention in 1867 causing the start of a major company called Nestle. Over time, the company has diversified its range of products, ranging from food products...
E-commerce in Morocco
Market study - 56 pages - Economy general
Like Morocco, other countries began developing in Europe many years ago. Europe saw its history and its strategic geographic location taking an important place in world history. These international relations have to be aware of technological development. "The world today lives on civilizational...
Strategic study of Decathlon
Case study - 36 pages - Business strategy
For over a decade, the retail brand Decathlon, has been the European leader in the retail market for sporting goods. This dominance manifests itself in France as the popularity of the slogan: "A background form” and the growing number of superstores located mainly in the outskirts of cities,...
Enterprises facing globalization
Case study - 8 pages - Management
The globalization of economies is at the heart of many economic and social debates. The rapidly changing political environment, economic and social development, increased trade in goods, services, and information currently concern all developed countries. This movement is not without any impact...
The General society
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Since the 1990s, new features of the banking market have created a mutation in the banking business: not only the technological change and computerization of the data but also the internationalization of trade and customers that cause the emergence of new financial tools. The computer...
The management of the expatriation in France and Europe
Dissertation - 42 pages - Human resources
After 30 years of mass unemployment, mobility has become a reality. Viewed more as a threat than as an opportunity to advance in life, mobility is in fact often a prerequisite for a job that is both stable and of quality. The year 2006 was proclaimed by the European Commission as "European Year...
The case Starbucks (2006)
Case study - 36 pages - Business strategy
Starbucks, was created in 1971 after noticing how much some Americans love coffee, has now become the largest global network of "coffee houses". In 2005, the company had an average of four new stores opening a day, around the world. The rapid development of the sign is impressive. Market...
Case Michelin
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
Founded in 1889, the company Michelin has experienced tremendous growth. Developing in the first place, construction activity and agricultural equipment, manufacturing rubber bullets, the company has established itself as the world leader by developing its business portfolio. Created by Edouard...
Yves Rocher, its development on international scene and in particular in Canada
Case study - 46 pages - Services marketing
From the perspective of globalization, every company aims to become increasingly competitive. With the phenomenon of openness of national economies and foreign markets, the only way to cope with increased competition in all sectors is by boosting the exports. Also, SMEs and their counterparts...
Strategy analysis of two brands of L'Oreal and Henkel
Case study - 33 pages - Services marketing
The cosmetic market is a market that affects us all closely, with a more pronounced attraction for some people. In fact, the cosmetic cover a wide range of products: hair care, skin care, fragrance, makeup etc. In short, everything related to health and beauty. The cosmetics market has been...
Study of Zara's strategic positioning
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Zara, the Spanish Inditex Group subsidiary, started its international expansion in 1988 in Holland where the first overseas store was opened. Since then, the company has continued its international expansion exponentially to be present in 33 countries on three continents with more than 1,080...
Logistic strategies of the companies of luxury - Example of Louis Vuitton
Case study - 42 pages - Logistics
In this paper, we will focus on logistics and strategies of luxury companies. We will also analyze their future prospects. Initially, key concepts and existing models in terms of logistics are defined in the first paragraph. Therefore, one sees three different types of strategies, the offensive,...
Danone joint venture and rupture of Danone and Wahaha
Case study - 6 pages - Economy general
An international joint venture (it is most often) is a separate legal organizational entity in which at least two partners participate economically, geographically and legally independently of each other. The joint venture may be formed entirely on a new basis, or be the result of the merger of...
Analysis of Nokia
Case study - 16 pages - Services marketing
Nokia's history began in 1865 in south-western Finland, where the mining engineer Fredrik Idestam founded a forest industry enterprise. In 1966, the companies created by Idestam (Finnish Rubber Works Ltd. and Finnish Cable Works) merged to form Nokia Corporation. In the early 1980s, Nokia...
The international success of IKEA
Essay - 12 pages - Services marketing
The IKEA story began in 1943 when a young Swede, Ingvar Kamprad, was offered by his father a sum of money as a graduation gift. Ingvar Kamprad used the money to start a business which he called IKEA. This young business executive's idea was to position his company to a market segment that...
Aldi, the giant discount stores: concept and strategy of international expansion
Case study - 12 pages - Services marketing
ALDI was founded in 1948 by the Albrecht brothers, Karl and Theo. The Aldi Group started a discount grocery chain, with over 8000 stores worldwide. The company has operations in Germany, Europe, America, and Australia. The headquarters are based in Essen, Germany. With over 8,000 stores...
Diagnostic of Nutella Snack & Drink
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
The company mission: FERRERO France is involved in the production and marketing of chocolate confectionery brands such as Kinder, Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and so on. It has a place in different markets, selling spreads, pastry equipment (ultra cool and dry snacks), chocolate, confectionery, and...
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...
Debate and critique the relative importance of cultural differences and national business systems on the development of HRM. What are the implications of your conclusions for convergence and divergence? Use examples of HRM across the globe to illustrate y
Case study - 10 pages - Human resources
Over time, groups and civilizations have evolved differently; what can be seen as a perfectly normal conduct in one country for example is not necessarily the same in a country at the other side of the globe or even in for its neighbouring country. This is more visible today with globalization...
Case study: Quality compliance at the Hawthorn Arms
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Globalization and the process of internationalization of the companies involve more and more the field of HRM. Many companies underestimate the difficulties linked to the management of its employees when they growth. Through this case study, we will see the main challenges in international...
Establishing an Australian manager & his family in Shanghai
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
With lager multinational organisations' pre-occupation with increasing their profit & market share (Kobrin 1996 cited in Lewis 1997), globalization and internationalization is clearly the next step to achieving these objectives (Brewester 1988 & Guzzo et al. 1994 cited in Brewester 1988)....
Does sexual abuse at a young age lead to becoming a sex addict?
Case study - 2 pages - Psychology
Expansion and consequent worldwide increases of at no cost trade and internationalization makes way for numerous amounts of fresh benefits given to humanity. With that in mind the aged and fresh collective inequities have made their presence known. With this happening it has permitted a...
International Organisation: The UN system
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
Is global governance a chimera in a world of states, or is there as Keohane suggests, limited global governance in a partially globalized world, or is global governance an effective form of western hegemony? Is global governance a chimera in a world of states, or is there as Keohane suggests,...
The transformation of Hoechst into Aventis - published: 06/03/2007
Case study - 18 pages - Management
THE COMPANY Hoechst was a chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in 1863 Hoechst internationalizes its production after WWII AVENTIS 1999: Hoechst and Rhône-Poulenc decide to create a subsidiary company, Aventis THE FUSION 1999 : Hoechst + Rhône-Poulenc = Aventis THE MAN Jürgen Dormann How...
An Irish firm in the Chinese Market
Market study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Enterprise Ireland, positioned in the cosmetics field, is willing to enter an international market. With 15% of annual growth in the global market, China becomes more and more attractive for businesses all around the world. In Europe, the attractiveness is intensified by the amount of trade...
Authors' rights in the Anglo-Saxon world
Essay - 7 pages - Civil law
The authors' rights are a very important problem of the modern economic world. The rules that regulate the authors' rights have always been created in the reaction of some social facts; they always have been late on the sociological and technical transformations. The first fundamental act...
Operating methods in global business
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
When companies decide to enter foreign markets and start doing international business, there are different kinds of entry models they can use. In our report we give an overview of some of the entry modes, including benefits/motivations, risks and requirements of the models. First we go through...
International human resource management
Thesis - 13 pages - Human resources
One of the few certainties in this uncertain world is the growing influence of internationalization on organizations, both large and small. There are increasing numbers of internationally operating organizations and internationally operating employees. The subject of international human...
