Female Beauty in Japan: perceptions and evolutions
Thesis - 7 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Japan, is widely known for origami, the art of folding a kimono, ikebana and many such arts that require patience and discipline and seek to "beautify" the environment. However, in this document we will study the Japanese notion of beauty as it is applied to women. What does it mean to be...
Case of the Nickel Company
Case study - 29 pages - Business strategy
Like women, men are increasingly aware of the importance of their bodies and their image. According to the reports in 1995, 65% of men thought that, it is "important to take care of their skin” and it was seen that, 19% of men used their partner's skin care products. In 2004, there was an...
The opposing strategies of H&M and Zara: 'No Communication' versus 'Masstige'
Case study - 6 pages - Management
According to the information on the internet, only garments would soon no longer be sufficient for the market. Thus the major textile companies have engaged themselves in decorating/home decors. Indeed, in 2009, H&M launched its furniture department with the best set of linens. On this particular...
Analysis of the study of a brand:IKEA
Case study - 56 pages - Services marketing
The comfort of the living is at the heart of the expectations of ones contemporaries. It is omnipresent and multifaceted and includes user comfort, mental comfort, and existential comfort. The modularity is synonymous with functionality. There is a constant search for excitement and conviviality...
Lacoste case study: Vintage products
Case study - 17 pages - Services marketing
Vintage sports brands are double whammy. By digging into their history, one can find that they are expanding their scope to fashion, an area where they previously were not present and thus ensure new growth opportunities. The sports brands are actively looking into the fashion market: 70% to 80%...
Product analysis of Senseo
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
Senseo was established by the merger between the small electrical company Philips and Douwe Egberts, and it is the subsidiary of the Sara Lee Corporation. By 1995, both companies began combining their projects, 6 years after the concept Senseo was launched in the Netherlands. Senseo coffee makers...
The plus size apparel market in the U.S.
Market study - 5 pages - Business strategy
The rise in the occurrence of obesity in the United States might provide a new business opportunity to clothing brands. From infant car seats to doorways and even coffins, there are countless consumer products that are being made to expand and widen to accommodate more people who are on the...
Evolution of the ski market from 2000 to 2006: Industry of winter sports and Alpine skiing
Dissertation - 73 pages - Services marketing
The main objective of this study is to trace all the developments experienced by the alpine ski market between 2000 and 2006. The underlying objectives often are of one general point of view: To present a thorough analysis of the characteristics of the alpine ski market and its trends....
Market research: the Diesel Jean
Market study - 24 pages - Services marketing
Jeans are timeless clothing. Today, this product is worn by all generations. At a time when models and brands have expanded considerably, Levi's is being seen as strong competition in the market, and Diesel has become a must-have brand that stands out for its originality and creativity,...
Evolution of Jeans and the study of the brand: Lee Cooper
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Introduction Over time, jeans have almost become an essential part of the wardrobes of the general population. The life cycle of the jeans market has naturally, changed with accordance to the economic and social factors of the last century and also according to the trends in the world of...
Comparison between Marks & Spencer and Zara: "The competition of the processes in industry of clothing" (2006)
Case study - 13 pages - Services marketing
Founded in 1884, Marks & Spencer is a company that is more than two centuries old. The origin of its fame and development comes from a very particular situation experienced in England in the late 19th century. Soon after, M & S has positioned itself as a solid reference on the clothing market in...
The evolution of the video game industry
Market study - 7 pages - Services marketing
During its inception, the video game was represented as pure marginal software, created by computer enthusiasts, with only a basic computer as the tool. Over time, this simplistic representation faded. Meanwhile, the game established itself as an application in its own computer, thus finding its...
Case study of Jurassic Toys, Strategy Marketing and External analysis
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
This study of Jurassic Toys is to examine the major trends in order to remain competitive. The study is set up around four points: 1. using the model of PESTEL, and identifying the central variables in the toy industry worldwide. 2. Perform an analysis of the 5 competitive forces of the...
Human Resource Management: E-Recruitment
Thesis - 12 pages - Human resources
This report offers an overall analysis and evaluation of the current recruitment scenario. It shows the current economic climate, and how it affects E-recruitments a whole. It compares traditional methods of recruitment with that of the fast growing domain of E-recruitment. The website review...
Differences and Similarities between two Creation Myths
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
As its title suggests, a creation myth is the lavish story that lays the groundwork for the life of an epic figure, as manifest through history. The creation myth commonly establishes a trend that becomes commonplace for the subject throughout his or her life, a trend that is based...
The marketing strategy of diesel
Case study - 24 pages - Services marketing
Jeans are timeless clothing. Today, this product is worn by all generations. At a time when models and brands have expanded considerably, Levi's is being seen as strong competition in the market, and Diesel has become a must-have brand that stands out for its originality and creativity,...
Luxury brands on the Internet - between irony and opportunities
Dissertation - 81 pages - Services marketing
The image of the luxury sector on the market is that of selectivity and the scarcity. The challenge for luxury brands is to transmit a burst of accessibility while addressing a segment of consumers, who are the affluent class. Thus, the Internet, which is defined as a mass medium, seems to be...
Chanel - Global Operations
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Chanel S.A., fondly known as Chanel is a privately owned fashion brand. It was founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1909. Company is headquartered at Paris, France and is present in more than 310 locations worldwide. The annual revenue as recorded in 2010 stands to be ?1.809 billion.The company...
Airbus -US and World Market
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
When American aircraft manufacturers were lobbying to prevent Airbus' entry into the American market, George Warde, a former president of American Airlines was appointed by Airbus to promote its fleet in America. By 1978, Eastern and Pan American World Airways, Inc. had decided to include the...
What are the reasons for the growth in the world's major urban centres in the twentieth century? Are the reasons for the growth similar to those that explained urban growth in the developed countries?
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
While the origins of cities go back to over five thousand years, urbanization; the process of population concentration into urban areas is a recent phenomenon dating back to the 18th Century when cities began growing in the now developed world. As Davis puts it, “before 1850 no society could...
A snapshot of Portuguese economy
Case study - 1 pages - Business strategy
Portugal's banking and financial system is sound, competitive and well managed. Despite being not as large as other EU nations, the banking system in Portugal can be compared with other EU nations in terms of profitability, efficiency and solvency. The challenges for the banking system of...
Advanced corporate finance - published: 24/05/2013
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
An Efficient Markets Hypothesis is an investment theory saying that all relevant information is always reflected in a security's market place by the security price and its trends. In other world, it states that it is impossible to beat the market because stock market efficiency causes...
Gender differences in duration of sleep
Case study - 4 pages - Psychology
Studies investigating gender differences in nighttime hours spent asleep have generated mixed findings. Some research has shown insomnia to be more common in older women. This trend has also been exhibited in college female populations (Voderholzer, Al-Shajlawi, Weske, Feige, & Riemann,...
Single motherhood and its Impact on the UK public health sector
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
In many western countries, there has been increased pressure to reform the public health system because of increased healthcare needs among citizens (Beaglehole 2004, p. 199). For instance, the US has recently undertaken several legislative changes to its healthcare policies to cater for the...
Economic advantages and disadvantages of immigration into the U.S
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
Immigrants to the United States have historically elicited passionate debates on whether they are of economic benefit or an economic burden to the country. Those who hold the view that immigrants are of economic benefit have advanced views including that with the coming of immigrants into the...
The cultural effects of an aging population
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The improvements in nutrition, health care, and medicine have lengthened the lifespan of Americans but with this good fortune come new challenges for our culture. The elderly population in particular is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Today, those over the age of sixty five represent around...
Financial market
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
Recently, there are more and more financial analysts have dedicated their studies to the relationship and emerged trends between different financial markets such as studies of Dalkir (2009) and Savva (2009) on stock markets inner relationship, or relationship between bond markets and stock...
Managing financial resources and decisions
Case study - 3 pages - Finance
Financial resource management is a process through which the management maximizes resources available through implementing controls and managing cost. This is made boosted by the use of financial statements that reflect the real position of the firm. In essence, financial planning is the...
Strategic Analysis of Suncorp
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
For too long, most financial service companies in Australia maintained their back-office activities within the domestic borders more than their kind companies from the Western nations. Despite the presence of shared-service centers being a common phenomenon in the Australia, most local companies...
The economic results of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union
Essay - 15 pages - Economy general
Two years ago, the European Union was joined by 10 new members whose 8 were former communist countries (plus Malta and Cyprus). The fifth enlargement has been the most ambitious in the history of the European Union. It was the largest ever in terms of number of countries (10) and population (75...
