Do Porter's ideas on national competitive advantage: Which specific nations have achieved economic success?
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
National competitiveness is one of the most important economic concepts as it outlines as to how a nation can grow and succeed by utilizing its competitiveness. Competitiveness, therefore refers to the concept of how a nation produces its goods and services- the relative...
Company analysis - PepsiCo
Case study - 10 pages - Audit
PepsiCo is a major corporate player in the global food and beverage industry, providing people with a wide selection of uncomplicated products since the early 1900s. Therefore, PepsiCo has been around since 1898 and functions through a complementary entity of a collection of brands that covers...
Study of fusion: Star Alliance
Case study - 36 pages - Services marketing
In 1997, Thai, Lufthansa, SAS, Air Canada and United Airlines combined to create Star Alliance, the largest network of airlines. Star Alliance is a consortium of companies that aims to become the leading network for frequent travelers with high value customers (generating high income) and to...
Dimensions of Culture
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Being an American worker at Quangtrongization makes it crucial to understand the cultural undertones of our daily work experiences. The US culture is noted chiefly for its individualistic, motivated, and democratic values. This value chart is instrumental in determining how we approach work, work...
The Algerian company vis-a-vis the stakes of universalization
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Algerian companies often make the headlines of some national dailies and receive rave reviews because of the registration of their quality management system ISO 9001: 2000. From a strictly marketing standpoint, it is a good move for the company. However, it will pay close attention to comments...
Strategic Management: Aramex Company
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
The state of endless change in the contemporary business environment mandates organizations to review their strategic approaches to cope with the paced market developments. Bearing in mind the potential of technology-fuelled platform, management should embrace the comprehensive analysis for both...
Global consequences of Chinese growth: Impact on the world economy
Thesis - 25 pages - Economy general
Over the past decade, the People's Republic of China has been pursuing an average annual growth of 9%. It has now become the 4th largest world power after the United States, Japan and Germany, but ahead of France and the United Kingdom. However, China currently accounts for only 5% of global...
Competitive Advantage of Wine Industry in France
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
According to Michael Porter, any economic analysis should consider non-quantifiable data. He criticizes the lack of comprehensiveness from the the majority of today's economists regarding the evaluation of competitiveness of industries (Porter, 1990). The Diamond Model of Michael...
India's impact on the world economy
Thesis - 8 pages - Economy general
The emergence of China and India as major economic players has had an important impact on the last 20 years of globalization, and it is now leading to important structural changes in the balance of power between countries by challenging the domination of the Triad: The United States, the European...
PESTEL analysis and Porter's Five Forces - Innocent Drinks Company
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Companies utilizing proactive approach cannot distance from conducting regular environment scanning to avoid hurried reactionary response to emerging trends. Performing a PESTEL analysis facilitates knowledge finer details of the external environment. In that view, the PESTEL analysis of Innocent...
Sonatrach and European gas market
Presentation - 17 pages - Services marketing
Algeria represents 3.12% of the world gas reserves (Hassi R'mel : one of the largest deposits in the world). Gross production of 150 billions cm3 of gas in 2006 (3.88 % of the total hydrocarbon production). Net traded production of about 81 billion cm3 of gas (66% from Hassi R'mel field). Export...
Economic activity, investments and technological policy
Essay - 7 pages - Finance
The concept of competitiveness of the national economies and the viability of the national productive systems in the context of globalization focuses on the role of innovative competitive advantages, which are related to the technological know-how. The competitive advantages of low...
Marketing Mix - Burger King
Case study - 4 pages - Brand management
Burger King, a restaurant chain known around the world, uses the marketing mix to identify the saturated situation in the global fast-food market. Indeed, with ever-increasing competition, Burger King's marketing mix aims to maximise competitiveness, especially when it comes to...
Indian global corps - Strategies and global realities
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
A powerful and fast paced transformation of the Indian society has begun. This change is driven by the corporate, small and medium enterprises and the common man alike. Usually competitiveness refers to characteristics that permit a firm to compete effectively with other firms due to low...
Study on the effects of the relationship between contingency variables and BSC system property variables on BSC system performance
Tutorials/exercises - 13 pages - Management
Compared to the functions provided by the BSC system, previous research studies on BSC system did not take into consideration the organizational environments or were unable to reflect its theoretical structure. In this study, the interaction between the relationship of contingency variables and...
Treaty of Rome and social policies
Internship report - 1 pages - International relations
On 25 March, 1957, six founders - France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg - signed the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC), a common market with free movement of goods, capital, labor and services. In this paper, we will try to understand the...
How structure, culture and strategy are closely linked in organisations ? What implications does this have for modern organisations?
Essay - 5 pages - Management
Successful Organizations are those who make good use of their culture and their structure and integrate them into any strategic planning. Strategy is in fact, the cornerstone to competitiveness and success. It is a direction and scope towards a long-term advantage and sustaining...
Apple Inc's Ethical Philosophy
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Apple Incorporation has been one of the most iconic business organizations linked to a charismatic, controversial but also founder, Steve Jobs. The current Chief Executive Officer of the company, Tim Cook, has to address issues and challenges faced by the corporation within a highly competitive...
Business Plan - Sparkle Bar and Restaurant
Business plan - 7 pages - Catering marketing
Sparkle is a medium-sized enterprise that intends to operate in the UK restaurant and bar industry. The restaurant will be located in Clapham, South-West London and will have a seating capacity of 84 patrons. The firm intends to gain a sustainable competitive advantage in the UK restaurant and...
Strategy proposal for an MNC who wants to invest or expand in a specific country - New Group Renault strategic plan: "Drive the Future"
Market study - 7 pages - International economy
In this work, we analyze Renault's strategic plan for 2017-2022, called "Drive the Future" on three levels: the company's source of competitive advantage (section 1), the reasons for choosing the target of investment in emerging country, such as China (section 2) and finally the content...
Analyzing the DuPont Ratios of India's Tire Industry: A Comprehensive Report
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
GDP increasing 7.4%, indicating people will buy more cars and thus use more tires, indicating a growth trend for the overall tire industry. The Tire Industry is growing up and this means more opportunities for incumbents. Indian tire makers have lobbied their government to increase customs duties...
The German Automobile industry: case study
Case study - 23 pages - Automotive marketing
The main content of the essay concerns the Automotive industry. The essay is divided into three sections. First, section one is concerned with the German Automobile industry, combining with PEST and Porter's 5 forces analysis tool, which measuring the competitiveness of the sector in...
Investigation of the factors and forces that promote internationalization of firms - A case study of Wal-Mart stores Inc.
Case study - 67 pages - International marketing
The world is more independent in recent time more than ever and changes occur constantly. Due to such changes, most of the organizations with the potential to grow tend to take their operations to foreign countries away from their home country through internalization. The level at which a firm...
Porter's five force model analysis
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Porter's five forces model was made by Michael Porter in 1980 as a technique for industry analysis. An industry consists of a group of firms which are involved in the production of commodities which are close substitutes for one another. Essentially the five forces model provides corporations...
Strategy and transformation portfolio - Corporate Social Responsibility
Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy
Over the years, organisations have continually engaged in activities that aim at improving their position and competitiveness in the market. They have been taking more considerations towards the wellbeing of the community as well as trying to improve their business models. This paper...
Reflections on Brexit and personal development: navigating challenges and opportunities
Tutorials/exercises - 8 pages - Economy general
Brexit's impact encompasses numerous areas - from trade and investment to immigration and regulation. These areas are interrelated, and changes in one aspect could have knock-on effects on others, contributing to the complexity. For instance, new trade agreements could affect investment...
Digital Transformation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Roadmap towards Innovation and Growth
Course material - 2 pages - Startup, entrepreneurship
The slogan of digital transformation is not a buzz but an imperative strategic drive in this current century economy where technology is taking the centre stage of shaping business landscapes. The use of digital technologies is vital for the SMEs playing so important role in terms of making up a...
Gender, sexuality and politics: masculinity - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
The art critic and author John Berger, known in particular for his introductory essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing , discusses a “promise of power”, which lies at the centre of a network of conventional masculine characteristics: authority, competitiveness, aggression,...
HRM systems and organization's performance - Case Siemens
Thesis - 7 pages - Human resources
Rather than playing a basic administrative role, HRM is becoming more and more a strategic partner responsible to increase the organization competitiveness. “Employees are valued assets of the company, that there should be interplay between a strategy for human resources and the main...
The Privatization of France Telecom
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
France Telecom experienced a period of profound transition between 2004 and the first half of 2005. The transition process was brought about via a change to the strategic plan with the success of Ambition FT 2005, marking the completion of the financial turnaround of the group and the...
