International Business Environment and Strategy - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
"You have been asked by a major oil company to analyze the likely developments in the oil market over the next five years. Carefully explain the theoretical underpinnings to any predictions you make. How might your predictions influence the future strategic direction of the oil company? Explain...
French and English Documents Review - Dubai, a good model of tourist development?
Essay - 34 pages - Tourism marketing
The Persian Gulf region is known for being a very important area in terms of geopolitics. It holds up to 57% of the world's oil reserves and produces 27% of the global oil. Useless to say how vital to the world energy supply this region is and how extreme the tensions generated by this situation...
The situation of homosexuals in the Middle-East
Essay - 9 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Prejudice in the Muslim world has been present since the earliest of times, but homophobia in current terms has magnified in Islam since the 1800s. Throughout its history, Islam has been generally tolerant of homosexuals, despite verses in the Koran condemning homosexual activity. Like most...
International Business Environment and Strategy
Essay - 6 pages - International economy
"You have been asked by a major oil company to analyze the likely developments in the oil market over the next five years. Carefully explain the theoretical underpinnings to any predictions you make. How might your predictions influence the future strategic direction of the oil company? Explain...
US Foreign Policy since 2001: President Bush's first term
Course material - 11 pages - Political science
The period since 2001 has been a highly active one for the US: they waged a war in Afghanistan, another in Iraq and they may be preparing another one against Iran. The official rational in Washington, at least initially, for that activity, under the motto of "the war against terror", was the...
Has a third oil crisis emerged? (January 2007)
Thesis - 13 pages - Economy general
Within a time span of twenty-seven years between 1973 and 2000, the global oil market has been shaken by two major unexpected “shocks”. In this context, it is worth recalling the definition of an oil shock, that is often confused in the minds of the public. This phrase has been used to...
How the media, through their coverage of 9/11, legitimized the future US military attack on Afghanistan, in the United States
Dissertation - 89 pages - Political science
Here we will study the media and more particularly the press. Their role will be crucial since they will be the link between the government and the population. The attacks on New York and Washington triggered an overflow of articles for weeks on end, with the press mainly displaying an...
Civilization - publié le 01/10/2024
Course material - 47 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
No empire other than Great Britain brought to its colonies the technological tools (railroads, modern medicine) and the political ideals (capitalism, the rule of law) that made possible the development of stable and egalitarian societies. This explains why 54 nations, most of them former British...
Muslim view of homosexuality
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The question of homosexuality has been an on-going debate in the last couple of decades, with each religion, ethnic group, and culture expressing their own opinions on the matter. Like the Bible in Christianity, the Qu'ran in Islam can be vague and is interpreted differently depending on the...
Iraq: Failure and victory
Essay - 11 pages - Political science
In this paper I will point out a few of the failures the Bush administration made prior to and during the current war in Iraq. I will also make recommendations for how things should have been done and how things need to be done in the current state of the war. I will also explain how past...
Conflict assessment report: Lebanon - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 16 pages - Political science
With its unique geographic location at the crossroads of three continents, Lebanon has always been a passageway to many different peoples and cultures. The coexistence of a dozen and a half of different religions in such a tiny territory has been a model for diversity. However, this diversity has...
Islam and Modernity : Towards a modern comprehension of Islam - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The events of the 20th century have totally disturbed the geography of Islam. Decolonization and globalization have been raising new issues in Muslim societies throughout the world. In this essay, we will see how the tension between the search for a Muslim identity on the one side, and the push...
Egypt Tourism: Market Analysis Overview and Priority Markets
Market study - 7 pages - Tourism marketing
This exercise aims to elaborate a tourism development strategy for 2022 for an airport in the Red Sea region, in order to identify tourism growth opportunities and help the route development team identify key priority markets.
Using examples identify and assess why it can be difficult for the multinational firm to behave ethically
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Over the last half decade, businesses have evolved tremendously. Their productivity has improved, new production areas have appeared, borders between countries have opened up and with this, new problems have also arisen. As companies grow in size and importance, so does the criticism and the...
Islam and Modernity : towards a modern comprehension of Islam
Essay - 6 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
The events of the 20th century have totally disturbed the geography of Islam. Decolonization and globalization have been raising new issues in Muslim societies throughout the world. In this essay, we will see how the tension between the search for a Muslim identity on the one side, and the push...
Ikea culture - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
Power Distance Index (PDI) focuses on the degree of equality, or inequality, between people in the country's society. In Sweden, the low Power Distance ranking indicates that in this society, there is no difference between citizen's power and wealth. In these societies equality and...
Conflict assessment report: Lebanon
Essay - 16 pages - Political science
With its unique geographic location at the crossroads of three continents, Lebanon has always been a passageway to many different peoples and cultures. The coexistence of a dozen and a half of different religions in such a tiny territory has been a model for diversity. However, this diversity has...
Business ethics - The Burqa
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
A major media campaign began in France on June 2009 at the initiative of a member of the communist party joined by a majority of UMP's, who wanted to condemn the wearing of burqas and the niqab in Public schools and other public services. This campaign has been amplified by the President of...
Ikea culture
Case study - 7 pages - Distribution marketing
Power Distance Index (PDI) focuses on the degree of equality, or inequality, between people in the country's society. In Sweden, the low Power Distance ranking indicates that in this society, there is no difference between citizen's power and wealth. In these societies equality and...
Geopolitical prospects in Lebanon
Thesis - 17 pages - Political science
The creation of Lebanon-1861-1915: The autonomous province of Lebanon is created as a result of intervention by European powers seeking to end the killings that have shaken the region. It was to be headed by a governor, a Christian Ottoman subject, under the supervision of European consuls. A...
Ancient angel cosmic archaeology
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
The present work attempts to approach and the restore the real meaning of patterns of the future it is the field of spirituality more than 700 in the level of consciousness is not a field of science or the field of the technology let me explain to you that the field of science is about only 400...
The nation and territory of the Arab World
Thesis - 3 pages - Medieval history
A nation is a human group that shares a common history, culture, language or ethnic origin, and thus forms a political community, based on a defined set of territory or territories and personified by a sovereign authority. The nation is an essential set of geographical and geopolitical entities....
Energy security
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
The present file is composed of three documents. The first one is an advertisement released by Chevron Corporation in 2006. This ad aims at heightening public awareness towards the problem of the shortage and concentration of energy in just a few places in the world. The last two documents were...
An analysis of the leadership styles at CASH & HAWK
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
Organizations need to strive to change and find new ways and venues to keep a competitive edge. The change that organizations need to go through is in itself difficult. All types of supply for customer demand, organizations, firms, companies…etc. are titles given to groups of individuals who...
A report on the market "Sukuk"
Market study - 9 pages - Finance
Global capital markets have long been functioning without Islamic components. Only recently have they been subject to the emergence of a new dimension: the sukuk (Islamic Bond) market. The sukuk market has experienced a spectacular growth since 2001 in the Middle East, supported by ultra-high...
Richelet® Anti-Age Selenium ACE Progress 50 Setting up in Near East
Case study - 65 pages - Business strategy
We were in charge of forecasting the opportunity that can represent the launching of one product of Richelet called Selenium ACE 50+ progress in the Lebanese and Jordan markets. This is what we are going to define through our report by presenting our strategic plan for Richelet doing business in...
Disparity between the Dollar and the Euro
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Since 2002, the value of the dollar has been decreasing. The value of the dollar has been paling in comparison to the nearly consistent euro. This has spurred caution and alarm in the foreign market because the dollar is perceived to be the safest currency to trade (The New York Times)....
The Iranian Issue: The emergence of a main potential threat for the international security - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
The Iranian regime appears to be one of the main present sources of threat for the international order and security. The nuclear programme that has been undertaken by its president Ahmadinezhad is raising strong tensions between this country and the main part of the rest of the world, even though...
A report on the market "Sukuk" - published: 29/09/2010
Market study - 9 pages - Finance
Global capital markets have long been functioning without Islamic components. Only recently have they been subject to the emergence of a new dimension: the sukuk (Islamic Bond) market. The sukuk market has experienced a spectacular growth since 2001 in the Middle East, supported by ultra-high...
Sensitivity analysis of the fertilizer industry
Tutorials/exercises - 71 pages - Business strategy
Crude Oil is one of the most important sources of energy for a country. The prices of crude oil depend on many factors like Supply restrictions by Oil producing nations, demand for oil, uncertainties like war in the middle east and also the stability of US Dollar, in which crude oil is priced....
