Implementation of European Law in a federal state: The Belgian case between coherence and autonomy
Case study - 9 pages - European law
‘Ultimately the impact of EU rules depends on the willingness and capacity of Member States authorities to ensure that they are transposed and enforced effectively and fully and on time' (Graver) . This statement from the European Commission in its White Paper on Governance deals with the...
Financial aspects of international operations: Case study - weapons export to Brazil - publié le 15/01/2009
Case study - 18 pages - Finance
In the framework of the “financial aspects of international operations” we were invited to analyze the case of exporting weapons from Belgium to Brazil. We are going to introduce the analysis with a description of the weapon sector in Belgium and in Brazil. In this...
International marketing case study: The mineral water MOUZAïA
Case study - 20 pages - International marketing
Within the framework of our course, Marketing Internationally, we were invited to realize a group work on “which marketing strategy could Mouzaïa adopt in order to establish its products in French speaking Western Europe countries?” From the beginning, we felt involved in the topic as...
The Bellewaerde Park: a strategic analysis
Case study - 11 pages - International marketing
Bellewaerde Park is an entertainment park located in the Western part of Belgium. It has been created in the fifties and has followed a constant evolution. During its first years, it was only a zoo and has become since then an attractions park. Now, it is one of the most visited parks in...
Financial aspects of international operations: Case study - weapons export to Brazil
Case study - 22 pages - Foreign markets
In the framework of the “financial aspects of international operations” we were invited to analyze the case of exporting weapons from Belgium to Brazil. We are going to introduce the analysis with a description of the weapon sector in Belgium and in Brazil. In this...
Tempo Job case study
Case study - 20 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays, the temporary job sector in Belgium is hit by a crisis just as in the other European countries as well as on a worldwide level. Nonetheless, Comex Ltd, a renowned global company active in various sectors, has decided to implement a new temporary job network on the BeLux...
The Exki company: "natural, fresh and ready"
Case study - 8 pages - International marketing
EXKi declared "company of the year" in 2010, is a concept of fast and healthy catering, straight from Belgium. The new and growing concerns of the population in terms of the environment and health are favourable to it. Indeed, the company markets recipes designed by a chef, respectful of...
Belgian comics and constructing Belgian national identity
Thesis - 6 pages - Journalism
Belgium is a unique country that uses a federal solution to construct a civic nation from two competing ethnic and cultural identities. In the north is the Flemish region, in the south, Wallonia, and in the middle, the capitol and mainly French speaking, city of Brussels. There is also a...
Organizing a global company: the Caterpillar case - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 14 pages - Business strategy
Within the framework of the course “Organizing a Global Company” we are invited to realize a group work composed of two parts. The objective of the first part is to try to analyze and to understand the organizational structure of an international company better, taking into account the...
Organizing a global company: the Caterpillar case
Case study - 20 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
Within the framework of the course “Organizing a Global Company” we are invited to realize a group work composed of two parts. The objective of the first part is to try to analyze and to understand the organizational structure of an international company better, taking into account the...
Trade unions in Northern Europe - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
Among the five countries where the unionization density is currently the highest in the world, four are Nordic European ones. Sweden (78%), Finland (74.1%) and Denmark (70.4%) constitute the group of the most unionized countries, far beyond Belgium (55.4%) and Norway (53.3%). Austria is...
Trade unions in Northern Europe
Essay - 23 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Among the five countries where the unionization density is currently the highest in the world, four are Nordic European ones. Sweden (78%), Finland (74.1%) and Denmark (70.4%) constitute the group of the most unionized countries, far beyond Belgium (55.4%) and Norway (53.3%). Austria is...
Fairness Chocolate marketing proposal
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
We are making changes for the better in a 20-year old fine chocolates company. We have gained success over the past 20 years in the continental United States, and we are ready to succeed in Belgium as well. Our customers are the middle class with a zeal for social responsibility in...
Chocri chocolates in the Japan market
Market study - 13 pages - Distribution marketing
The focus point in the following marketing strategy will be the German chocolate company “Chocri” that was founded in 2008 as a limited company. Based on German law, the company is included in the so called group of “corporate enterprises”. The main characteristic is that the...
The market of microRNA products : products and services of a biotechnology SA
Market study - 59 pages - ICT marketing
The purpose of this study is to describe the specific and emerging market segment of the microRNA testing equipment on the European markets of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and the UK. It examines current usages of the existing technology and the...
Plasticity in face recognition during childhood: evidences from the reversibility of the 'other race' effect in adopted children
Essay - 11 pages - Psychology
People are better at recognizing faces of their own race than faces of another race. This so-called 'other-race' effect is present in adults but also in children as young as three years old. It can be reversed by subsequent experience with new types of faces, suggesting...
Tourism in Nord-Pas-De-Calais: Evaluation and recommendations - publié le 14/05/2009
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais is located in the north of France (Appendix 2) and is bound by three borders, the Sea, a border with Belgium and a border with the French area Picardy (Appendix 3). The surface of the territory is 12 414 km2 i.e. 2.3% of the French territory. Its littoral edge is...
Manufacture and strategic interest of Airbus A-400M
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Airbus A400M is a general-purpose military strategic transport aircraft which will enter into service in 2012. It is intended to replace Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Transall C-160, brought into service in 1956 and 1967 repectively, by doubling the load and the volume capacity of these planes....
Analysis of the e-business strategy used at Picard Surgeles
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
Picard Surgeles or Picard Frozen foods is a French company that was founded by Raymond Picard in 1906. This company is France's leading frozen foods specialist. It is both a manufacturer and distributor of frozen foods. It has about 1000 products on offer, and a distribution network of 800...
Strategic management in business operations of the fast food chain restaurant Quick
Case study - 15 pages - Brand management
Quick is the largest chain of fast service restaurants in Europe. It was founded in 1971 in Belgium and is one of the direct competitors of Mc Donald's. By 1st January 2006, the company had built a network of 406 restaurants, most of them in France, Belgium and Luxembourg....
The establishment of 'Le Pain Quotidien ' in New York
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
In the late 1980s, Alain Coumont, a Belgian chef, revolutionized the concept of the bakery with ‘Le Pain quotidien'. It is a place where you can find all kinds of organic products including different varieties of bread, which the customer may take away or eat, in a friendly atmosphere around...
The Pierre & Vacances Group
Case study - 18 pages - Services marketing
Pierre & Vacances is one of the leading European groups in lending holiday apartments. Its success is based on an economic model based on the synergy between real estate and tourism. The headquarters is located in Europe with more than 8 complementary brands. ? Commitments / Values The...
Tourism in Nord-Pas-De-Calais: Evaluation and recommendations
Market study - 26 pages - Business strategy
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais is located in the north of France (Appendix 2) and is bound by three borders, the Sea, a border with Belgium and a border with the French area Picardy (Appendix 3). The surface of the territory is 12 414 km2 i.e. 2.3% of the French territory. Its littoral edge is...
The different assets to invest your capital
Course material - 12 pages - Stock exchange
Crisis, sovereign debt, market price, speculators, all those words have becoming common words for many people. We heard about economic data every day those last years. The economy and particularly the finance are seeing as the centre of the world now. Every government tries to give a good image...
The far-right in Europe
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The far-right in Europe has been a permanent feature in the European countries since the fifties. But for some years the far-right movement, most of the time a mix of populism and nationalism, has an increasing audience among the European population. Earlier it was indeed seen as a marginalized...
Organizational development - publié le 06/05/2013
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
BNP Paribas has three mains activities: retail banking, Corporate and investment banking and Investment Solution. The retail banking activities is the first activity of BNP Paribas, if we look as a historical point of view. It is the activity of account management, banking service, etc. This...
The Salvation Army
Case study - 20 pages - Management
We, the Salvation Army as an evangelical part of the Christian church, are among the largest providers of social aid in the world by following the objectives of “the advancement of the Christian religion of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society...
The far-right in Europe - publié le 06/03/2008
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The far-right in Europe has been a permanent feature in the European countries since the fifties. But for some years the far-right movement, most of the time a mix of populism and nationalism, has an increasing audience among the European population. Earlier it was indeed seen as a marginalized...
Training in a company: The example of McDonald's
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Lifelong learning? The hamburger chain McDonald's knew what the term meant before it gained popularity. “Training is rooted in our corporate culture," said Sabine Gekiere, HR manager at McDonald's in Belgium. "It's part of our DNA." It is now possible to enhance the...
Analysis and strategy of AXA
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
I) Activity: AXA is a global company that enjoys a favorable international reputation. It has acquired 3% of the world insurance market. AXA is one of the world's leading insurance companies and has a turnover of more than 90 billion €. It has 65 million customers worldwide and 150,000...
