Unilever: Corporate Sustainability Report - publié le 10/05/2011
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Sustainability has become the buzz word in many companies and industries in recent years. All major organizations operate some form of sustainability program, as there will be certification of the amount of documentation on their website. But most of them also publish their responsible attitude...
Plant-animal interactions in forest ecosystems
Essay - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
Flowering plants, being sedentary, have co-opted animal partners for purposes of gene exchange and propagule dispersal, through pollination and seed dispersal. To secure these services plants provide a variety of flower or fruit rewards creating some of the most common and obvious...
Pre-marital sex in contemporary society
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The concept of premarital sex is one of many tensions and contradictions in our society today. Indeed, preliminary research would have one conclude that a dichotomy exists between those liberal minded individuals who advocate promiscuity and those more traditional minds of theology who strongly...
Ethical Decision-Making in Clinical Social Work
Case study - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Ethical dilemmas in clinical social work have increased, especially concerning private subjects and issues like relationship difficulties. Thus, this paper tries to apply the principles of ethical decision-making to a particular case involving Harry and Suzie, a heterosexual couple who are under...
Evolution and framework of e-business
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
E-business is conducting business on internet, not only buying and selling but also providing services to customers and collaborating with business partners. IBM was the first one to use the term “e-business” in October 1997. It launched a thematic campaign built around the term....
McDonald's and the McCafe coffee initiative
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
McDonald Canada opened in 1976, after decade of operating in Untied States. McDonald Canada was first McDonald restaurant to be opened outside United States. Company's strategy was the same as in every country : be the first runner and leader in market, although food preparation, menu and...
When should firms use strategic alliances in their international operations?
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
Club Med, Coca Cola, Microsoft or even Nestlé are companies that have already used strategic alliances in order to be more competitive. Companies generally recognize that to gain a competitive advantage they may have to enter into alliances with other firms. According to David A. Aaker,...
Multi-criteria selection of allied transportation firm: An application in plastic industry
Thesis - 12 pages - Management
Transportation is a critical process in supply chains which includes receiving raw material from suppliers and sending products to customers. Companies usually face the problem of selecting the proper transportation contractor to transfer their raw material and finished goods. However, this...
Diagnostic essay- Figuration in Heat
Essay - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The figure in Heat that I found most significant is Neil McCauley as a single man with no attachments. Neil McCauley is a middle aged professional criminal. When he was young, he was told to live in such a way that if he ever had to leave suddenly, he could do so with no baggage; literal or...
Supply chain management - publié le 29/09/2010
Dissertation - 26 pages - Management
Every organization with a service or manufacturing entity needs a robust supply chain management in order to gain and maintain a competitive advantage within supply chain alliances and partnerships. An independent firm on its own may not have all the resources to match its competitors. But by...
New venture creation: Spin Interactive
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Spin Interactive is a French advertising agency that is specialized in web and new media. It was founded in 2009 by Emmanuel Muntlak (our contact), Thibault Montaufray and Romain Troche, three young people about twenty-five years old with different but complementary skills. Spin Interactive's...
Alliance analysis
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
First, we have to define what a "strategic alliance" is. A strategic alliance is a contractual agreement among organizations to combine their efforts and resources to meet a common goal, or an agreement between two or more partners to share knowledge or resources which could be beneficial...
Unilever: Corporate Sustainability Report
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Sustainability has become the buzz word in many companies and industries in recent years. All major organizations operate some form of sustainability program, as there will be certification of the amount of documentation on their website. But most of them also publish their responsible attitude...
The Coca-Cola Company: Business model and implementation in China
Case study - 5 pages - Management
The Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest producers of soft drinks and syrups, as well as the world's biggest producer of juice and juice-related products in over 200 countries. Coca Cola has around 93,000 employees and sells over 3,300 beverages. It has six operating segments: Eurasia,...
Supply chain management
Dissertation - 26 pages - Management
Every organization with a service or manufacturing entity needs a robust supply chain management in order to gain and maintain a competitive advantage within supply chain alliances and partnerships. An independent firm on its own may not have all the resources to match its competitors. But by...
International Business Environment assignment: an analysis of the national business system and cultural conditions in China and assessment of how this will affect SuperSam
Dissertation - 24 pages - International marketing
Choosing China as a host country for an International Business Environment assignment offers three advantages: first, since 1979, China has faced major economic and political changes. Second, it has been very successful in attracting foreign direct investment, i.e., in 1995, China was the second...
The Future Focus Limited Company
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Future Focus Limited offers an opportunity to students from all over the world to develop their language skills and do an internship extending from a month to half a year. The company has a diverse work atmosphere and is present in many work areas such as the management of travel agencies and...
Overview of management in Mars and Co. consulting firm - publié le 28/12/2010
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
Mars & Co is a consulting firm specializing in strategic management. The company was established in 1979 by Dominique Mars who is the current president. Mars & Company is a limited liability company (LLC) which started in France with a capital of $17,600. Dominique Mars was born in Neuilly Sur...
Impact of the delays of delivery of A380 Airbus in the sector of aeronautics and the restructuring plan
Essay - 11 pages - Business strategy
These last months, the situation of the air transport has been strongly influenced by the crisis which Airbus saw, due mainly to the delays in the delivery of A380. Sonaca is also touched by this crisis, and this, because Airbus is a very important customer. Indeed, the orders for A380 were to...
New development strategies for companies
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The world of companies changed radically during the year 1990. Their role in the national and international governorship took more importance vis-a-vis the deregulation and with the reduction in the intervention of the State in the market. The direct overseas investments became key instruments...
Presentation of Supply Chain
Case study - 4 pages - Logistics
Supply Chain is the organization, planning, the control and the execution of the flow of goods from the development and the provisioning, until the production and the distribution towards the final customer to satisfy the requirements of the market with minimal cost and the use of maximum...
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,...
Features of Coca-Cola Zero
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
There's always room a person's refrigerator for a bottle of Coca-Cola, the real cola of the U.S. The birth of a new version, the Coca-Cola Zero, has caught the attention of the market. In addition, the new drink is the pillar of the new range of the Classical and Light versions and is a...
Analysis of the strategy of Air France - KLM (2009)
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Pierre Henri Gourgeon, the current CEO of Air France, explains the success of the functional group on three main axes: a balanced and diversified operation, in Hub, an international alliance. These axes are the basis of the strategy of Air France KLM. In a sluggish economy, Air France- KLM...
The Coca-Cola Company: Business model and implementation in China - publié le 27/06/2011
Case study - 5 pages - Management
The Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest producers of soft drinks and syrups, as well as the world's biggest producer of juice and juice-related products in over 200 countries. Coca Cola has around 93,000 employees and sells over 3,300 beverages. It has six operating segments: Eurasia,...
China : a power in transition
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Deng Xiaoping's death on February , 1997, left China without the " father " of the evolution it had been following since 1978. . Though he was a survivor of the Long March, he repelled a lot of Mao Zedong's inheritance and introduced his country to what is certainly the single most...
Food sharing and trust: Exploring the possibility of a relationship of causality - publié le 21/01/2009
Essay - 12 pages - Business strategy
Imagine what it would mean for businesses if they found that the money spent on the entertainment of guests had no real affect on the trust built with the other party. Or perhaps if businesses were told the opposite, that sharing food would enhance trust between two parties, they would invest in...
Events and information management : MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Conferences, Exhibitions/Events)
Essay - 5 pages - Management
Each company needs to understand its own organization, the atmosphere, the environment and its challenges, as well as how it is interacting and communicating with their customers, prospects, partners, and employees. While focusing on employees who are an extremely important factor within...
Advertisement and sales promotion with reference to Leo Labs IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Case study - 35 pages - Services marketing
LeoLabs IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has built a reputation of delivering software and business management solutions that provide measurable results. It has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Hyderabad, India. LeoLabs growth can be attributed to the company's focus on...
China's one-child policy: Out-of-date and in need of abolition
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
Now approaching its 30-year anniversary, China's one-child policy has been in effect since 1979, when it was introduced by Deng Xiaoping. It was a policy that was originally intended to be a short-term solution to an exploding population in the late 1970's. Designed to last a single generation,...
