The VSM Group: Company analysis
Case study - 8 pages - Management
VSM group has been developing, manufacturing and selling household sewing machines for more than 130 years after its first sewing machine was launched in 1872. It became an independent company after it was divested from Electrolux and acquired by the investment fund, Industri Kapital in...
Interest groups and voter ignorance
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
Certain interest groups are often depicted as pursuing only their self-interest. They are supposed to "push government to enact policies that benefit small constituencies at the expense of the general public". These criticisms lead to the creation of a new word: lobbying, which designates...
Presentation of the IKEA international group
Case study - 34 pages - Services marketing
IKEA belongs to the Stichting Ingka foundation, which is based in the Netherlands. The management of the group belongs to Leiden in the Netherlands and the other offices to Helsingborg in Sweden. INGKA Holding BV is the parent company for all IKEA companies, including the industrial...
Strategic analysis - the Accor group and the acquisition of the American chain of hotel Motel6
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
This document, discusses the situation of a large group (Accor hotels and services) that wishes to acquire a new company (the American hotel chain Motel6). The study highlights the strategic motives of an acquisition, the various difficulties that may arise, and the actions that may...
The Lacoste group
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Born in 1930, Lacoste, the famous crocodile brand, continues to conquer new market shares. Its founder, Rene Lacoste followed the development of the enterprise step by step, from the mere creation of a shirt of stitched mesh that became famous, to the mass production of a range of sportswear...
How did the BMW Group successfully launch the Mini Cooper?
Case study - 16 pages - Services marketing
The major demographic changes in France (Europe for that matter) in the last 10-15 years experienced the decrease in birth rate (13 children per 1000 women in 2006) an aging population and increase in the single-parent families and divorces. For a product such as the Mini Cooper, these figures...
Strategy of the IKEA group
Case study - 27 pages - Business strategy
Ingvar Kamprad, a young Swede, finished his studies in 1943. He quickly established a small company which he called IKEA. The acronym IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd) is composed of the initials of his name, the name of his parents' farm and the name of his village. Initially, he...
The Strategy of the Danone group
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Danone is one of the leading agro businesses in the world. Its main activity is the production of fresh dairy products, but has also made its presence known in the segment of beverages (bottled water). It branched out into the production of infant and medical food recently. The CEO of the...
Business strategy in hospitality and tourism - The Ritz-Carlton group
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
The Ritz-Carlton group is an international high standard hospitality group which benefits from a strong brand and is the symbol of lux palace. Its strategy so far consisted of a good implementation, especially in the United States, Europe and the Gulf. On a most recent period,...
The Maltese Business Environment - Magro Brothers Group of Companies
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Magro Brothers Group of Companies was founded in 1916 by three brothers and their father. As the father already was a leading general provision merchant with experience, the company grew really fast. In 1934, the Magro family established the first tomato processing plant and launched the...
The Lego Group strategy
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
LEGO is an international group founded in 1932 in Denmark. Under the legal form of a Société Anonyme, the LEGO Group was created by Ole Kirk Christiansen. This toy company takes its name from its founder, who was inspired by his native language (Danish) from the term "leg godt"...
SWOT analysis - Haier group
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
In the contemporary competitive business environment, the ability of any business to survive and maximize its productivity, is defined by among others; its ability to adopt strategies aimed at maintain competitive advantage. Importantly it's critical for an organisation to ensure the consumers...
Strategy of the Renault group
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
In 2007, Renault had produced figures in line with expectations, with operating income of 1.35 billion euros and a turnover of 40.682 billion euros (up 1.78%).The bottom line was the confirmation of the forecast for the year 2008's operating margin of 4.5%, as well as 2009's commitment of 6% with...
The Styltech concept of the Arcelor group
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
This document presents the communication study carried out by the Sollac Company of the Arcelor group in an attempt to enlighten the public about its innovative STYLTECH concept in construction. Extract: "Sollac has introduced STYLTECH, an innovative concept of an inherent quality to...
Strategy marketing of the Zara group
Case study - 28 pages - Services marketing
The clothing industry represents a steady 6%- 7% of household incomes. The sector is inevitable, and everyone from the most affluent to less affluent, spend the same share. However, the textile market is primarily a volatile sector, subject to seasonality and fluctuations of fashion. Furthermore,...
Fortescue Metal Group Ltd
Case study - 3 pages - Finance
The variation in the share price and the sales volume results from diverse factors within the business environment. The internal and external environment of a business effects its business operations. In the external environment, there are micro and macro factors affecting the business...
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...
The strategy of selling online by the natural cosmetics group L'Occitane (2006)
Case study - 18 pages - Economy general
It was decided to focus this topic on the cosmetics market as there is a certain passion for this field and the professional ambition is common, as there is an interest to eventually become a part of the cosmetics market. This is a dynamic market, which offers, many prospects in terms of...
Strategic case of management at the Virgin group
Case study - 16 pages - Services marketing
Virgin is a family group with varied activities, led by a charismatic and a typical boss, Sir Richard Branson. The latter is the head of a holding company which comprises over 200 companies in 30 countries, and operates on 5 continents, mainly in the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada,...
The SKF group
Tutorials/exercises - 110 pages - Business strategy
The SKF Group is the leading global supplier of products, customer solutions, and services in the business of rolling bearings and seals. SKF Group's main competencies include technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training. The Group also holds...
Benetton Group's advertising campaigns, an expression of our time
Essay - 17 pages - Services marketing
Benetton was founded in an Italian town in 1955 by Luciano Benetton and his brothers and sister. The first store was opened in 1969. Today, the Benetton Group is present in 120 countries around the world, and is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of clothing, undergarments,...
Overview of supply chain of the AXA group
Thesis - 6 pages - Logistics
The operating system business is an increasingly complex phenomenon. There are different channels and processes within the same company and the operating system businesses in some companies are more complex than others. The production chain of the production process of a product is an integral...
Management report: The Clarins group
Case study - 16 pages - Management
In 1954, Jacques Courting opened beauty salons in France under the name of Clarins. To complement the activities of these institutions and to benefit all women with his long experience, Jacques Courting decided to create effective products to be used at home in the early 1960s. The team included...
Organizational culture of the new Air France - KLM group
Case study - 36 pages - Management
The terms "intercultural", "globalization", "internationalization" are increasingly gaining relevance in the current business scenario. Today, with the internationalization of firms in the context of the formation of the European market and the globalization of economies, it is interesting to...
The role of brands in marketing: Presentation of the Shell Group
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Our problem is based on brands and their impact on enterprise development. For this, we will look at the Shell group. Shell operates in five areas: exploration and production; oil products; chemistry; gas exploration and power generation (renewable energy). With the recent acquisition of...
Internationalization with a concrete example of the IKEA group
Case study - 70 pages - Finance
In specialty marketing and strategy management, in order to acquire the basic knowledge necessary for any manager, we studied the strategic concepts and phases of internationalization of a large group of Sweden: IKEA. Thus, by using personal research and theoretical concepts seen in class,...
Financial statement of the Nestle group
Case study - 14 pages - Finance
A financial analysis aims to make an assessment of the financial position, market position and performance of a company in order to analyze the possible problems, make recommendations and to inform both the internal (staff, manager) and external stakeholders (investors, general public) of the...
"Unmasking Zara!" - Analysis of the sales strategy of the Zara group
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
This document is a presentation of the Zara group's strategy through a series of questions and answers that address the company's marketing strategy, sales organization, management of logistic flows, etc. Extract from the document: "The consistency of the marketing mix of Zara is...
Presentation of Puma and PPR groups
Market study - 45 pages - Business strategy
The PPR group was pleased to announce that after the expiry of the additional acceptance period of its voluntary public takeover offer for Puma it had become the majority shareholder with a 62.1% stake in Puma. 1962: Creation of the PINAULT company Acquisition of companies in the same...
Vivarte group- Implementation on Chinese market
Market study - 20 pages - Business strategy
The report objective is to define the marketing plan to realize the best development as possible of Caroll in this country.That's why we are going to use the following steps in the executive summary, to preconize the best strategy to enter Chinese fashion dress market, and how to create a strong...
