Analysis of Carrefour's failures and success (citing the example of China and Mexico)
Thesis - 12 pages - Business strategy
‘Carrefour', which means ‘Crossroads' in French, is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret. A year after its conception in 1959, its first supermarket was opened in Annecy in Haute-Savoie. Today, in the large distribution sector, the Carrefour group is the...
A closer examination of the phenomenon of globalization and its affect on India
Tutorials/exercises - 117 pages - Economy general
The term "globalization" has acquired considerable emotive force. Some view it as a process that is beneficial—a key to future world economic development—and also inevitable and irreversible. Others regard it with hostility, even fear, believing that it increases inequality within and...
The status of Caspian 15 years after the fall of the USSR
Thesis - 27 pages - International relations
Until 1991, when the Soviet Union ended, the Caspian was controlled by two States, the USSR and, to a more limited extent, Iran. The dissolution of the USSR and the emergence of three new coastal states have changed this balance. The Caspian Sea is now acquiring an international dimension....
Why are ASEAN institutions weak and informal? Is this likely to change? - publié le 17/02/2008
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is generally viewed as the most successful inter-governmental organization in the developing world. This association has grown over the year to include all the countries in Southeast Asia, except the newly independent East Timor. Today,...
The Trans-Afghan pipeline project: History, stakes and perspectives - publié le 12/01/2009
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
World competition around the natural resources of Central Asia and the Caspian is not new, but the collapse of the Soviet empire has revived it. This region, believed to possess huge oil and gas reserves, is also a point of contact of different civilizations and an arena for several...
The importance of plastic money in today's scenario
Dissertation - 69 pages - Finance
Financial cards witnessed a robust growth in India in 2002-03. The number of cards in circulation increased by almost 50 per cent. The growth in transaction value, at 95 per cent, was even more spectacular. These results are attributable to the thriving economy which led to a large increase in...
Sungkyunkwan University
Case study - 15 pages - Educational studies
Before our departure to Korea, I already had a great image of the summer session. And when I lived it, it was much more exciting and interesting than expected. That's why I recommend it to all students who like Asia and who want to experience it. Interesting courses were combined with...
Business appropriateness in the Mexican food market
Thesis - 48 pages - Economy general
The 12 presidential elections that took place in Latin America have attracted considerable media attention this year. Indeed, in addition to informational interest, a considerable change is looming on the American continent and a new socialist trend creates a major part of Latin America. Outside...
Strategic analysis - Study of the case Lafuma
Case study - 32 pages - Business strategy
In 1930, three brothers, Victor, Alfred and Gabriel Lafuma, each one more enterprising than the other, launched a compnay, based on their skills as tanners and saddlers, to manufacture and market all types of bags including back-packs, and and they named their company Lafuma. In 1936 the...
Making 'inn'-roads into Indonesia : Potentials and risks of launching a hotel chain in Indonesia
Market study - 50 pages - Business strategy
Since I first started studying at the university level, I often went abroad to work, perfected language skills, or simply took some time off. It was only last year that I have had the opportunity to carry out an internship. After the Licence year at the University of Evry, France, I worked for...
The Business Gateway to Qatar 2006
Essay - 102 pages - Economy general
The state of Qatar offers a unique variety of opportunities. Having almost entirely transformed itself during the last several years, the country keeps its incredible momentum of steady development. However under the auspices and progressive guidance of His Highness the Emir of the State of...
Launch of a new wine and methods of consumption in the Chinese market
Market study - 35 pages - Services marketing
We will analyze the launch of the French wine in the Chinese market and examine whether it meets the expectations and methods of the Chinese consumption. For this, we must determine the consumption patterns of the country and adapt them in accordance with laws of the Asian market in a...
The Trans-Afghan pipeline project: History, stakes and perspectives
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
World competition around the natural resources of Central Asia and the Caspian is not new, but the collapse of the Soviet empire has revived it. This region, believed to possess huge oil and gas reserves, is also a point of contact of different civilizations and an arena for several...
Pernod-Ricard's International diagnosis
Case study - 42 pages - Services marketing
Pernod Ricard is one of the jewels of French companies. This group has an international dimension and is one of two key players in the global market for wines and spirits. Ranked second by Global Wine & Spirits, Pernod Ricard occupies a prominent position across all continents. With 17,600...
Marketing analysis of Helena Rubinstein - publié le 08/05/2013
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
L'Oreal is the leader of cosmetics in the World with a turnover of 19 496 million of euros in 2010. L'Oreal has four-divisions/ branch: Active cosmetics, Professional products, consumer products and Luxury products. We have decided to study a brand of Luxury branch of L'Oreal: Helena...
Buddhism and the West: the growth of western interest in Buddhist ideas
Essay - 10 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
Buddhism is not only a religion. This spiritual tradition is also a philosophy, a system of ethics and practices as an orientation on the road of life based on the teachings of the Buddha. According to Pew Forum on religion and public life research in 2010, Buddhism is a world religion. Indeed,...
Strategy and marketing of Christian Dior
Case study - 16 pages - Services marketing
Dior or the House of Dior was established in 1947 by Christian Diorwho controlled and managed the house for ten years. After his death in 1957, Christian Dior's young assistant, Yves Saint Laurent became the art director of the House of Dior. His “Spring 1958 collection” saved the...
How did the Byzantine reaction to the Arab conquest manifest and develop itself throughout the 7-8 centuries?
Essay - 8 pages - Ancient history
The 7th and 8th centuries in the East have witnessed a complete change in the way the world was organised. Initially, the Roman and the Persian Empires were considered as the two main poles of civilization, while the rest of the population was seen as barbarians evolving around the Empires, and...
Foreign relations of Japan
Case study - 3 pages - International relations
In 2012, the Obama Administration represented by its Secretary of State Hilary Clinton published an ambitious document putting forth the United States' intention to pivot its main foreign policy concerns to the Asia-Pacific region. Traditionally in charge of ensuring security over allies...
Japan and China in the 1930's - publié le 12/01/2009
Tutorials/exercises - 11 pages - Modern history
At the end of the XIXth century, the dominant position of European powers and of the United States in the Far East remained unmistakable. In fact, the European powers occupied Indochina and shared the occupation of China. Asia remained a stifled continent. But at the end of the century,...
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uzbekistan
Essay - 3 pages - Medical studies
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is an extremely threatening disease for an individual and a country to contract. TB patients in the Central Asia Region are ten times more likely to have MDR-TB than rest of the world (1). Uzbekistan especially should address their alarming rates of...
Tajikistan: Battling corruption
Thesis - 12 pages - Political science
Tajikistan is a landlocked country in Southwest Asia surrounded by Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. The country is a republic headed by President Emomali Rakhmonov and Prime Minister Oquil Oqilov. There are currently NATO forces operating out of Tajikistan in support of the...
Why is China so competitive? Measuring and explaining China's competitiveness - publié le 27/11/2006
Essay - 36 pages - Economy general
In the first part of our paper we will present the theoretical background of the international trade. We will begin with the description of the evolution of the comparative advantage theories, and then continue with the competitive advantage theory. On this point it is important to mention that...
Marketing analysis of Helena Rubinstein
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
L'Oreal is the leader of cosmetics in the World with a turnover of 19 496 million of euros in 2010. L'Oreal has four-divisions/ branch: Active cosmetics, Professional products, consumer products and Luxury products. We have decided to study a brand of Luxury branch of L'Oreal: Helena...
Chinese Tourism in France: developmental perspectives of the market by 2030
Market study - 35 pages - Services marketing
Given the current influx of Chinese tourists in France, and in particular its composition, how does one configure the volume of customers in China in 2030? France is the international leader in the number of visitors. In 2005, it hosted 76 million foreigners who generated 34 billion euros as...
Japan and China in the 1930's
Essay - 11 pages - Modern history
At the end of the XIXth century, the dominant position of European powers and of the United States in the Far East remained unmistakable. In fact, the European powers occupied Indochina and shared the occupation of China. Asia remained a stifled continent. But at the end of the century,...
ELB International Trading & Sourcing Company, China June/ July 2008
Internship report - 14 pages - International marketing
China, 'The monster', 'The dragon of Asia', many names can define the perfectly economic, demographic, and geopolitic weight of this country in the world. Newly on the front of the international media stage due to the Olympic Games, China also speaks about it's economic...
Danone in China: The strategy of growth
Case study - 31 pages - Services marketing
Currently, the Chinese market is figure of "El Dorado" for Western firms facing maturity or saturation of traditional markets. With more than a billion potential consumers, the steady rise in living standards, and the impressive growth rates of coastal areas, has convinced many companies to...
Origin population and distribution of the Dagestan and Caucasus groups
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
In the last decade, genetic variation in the human mtDNA has been studied extensively. About 99% of the population in Europe and America has been studied and general patterns have been explained. Ten mitochondrial DNA haplogroups have been used to categorize them. These are H, I, J, K, M, T, U,...
Analyzing the capital budgeting and real options in different countries
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
Our case study will focus on the comparison between the Capital Budgeting techniques that is being employed across different countries. We also aim to explore the differences (if they are prevalent) in the existence of the so-called theory-practice gap of capital budgeting. In order to conduct a...
