Evolution of tourism in Turkey
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
This work focuses on the tourism development in Turkey. It is a country that is "friendly, handsome, with a rich culture and not at all expensive". It is a country that is modern enough to be comfortable but still traditional, and therefore interesting to analyze. As part of this analysis, the...
Logistical process of Heineken beer - publié le 23/08/2012
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
In this paper we are discussing about Heineken beer from a logistical aspect. In the first section we deal about beer in general: history, ingredients, brewing and varieties of beer. Then we continue with describing the supply chain of beer which is followed by the comparison of two countries,...
Age verification systems and closed user groups in Germany
Case study - 20 pages - Management
Media accessibility via internet is rapidly increasing within the last decade. Reaching every kind of data,including media content have become easier due to the widespread internet access and fastly improving technologies, especially mobile devices. Likewise providers have found an opportunity to...
UN Security Council Resolution 1559 and US multilateralism
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
The United Nations Security Council Resolution of 1559 was adopted by the Security Council on September 2, 2004 by a vote of 9 in favor (Angola, Benin, Chile, France, Germany, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, United States), to none against, with 6 abstentions (Algeria, Brazil, China, Pakistan,...
Hedging international risk: Renault and risk management
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Renault is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. The group is well known for its motor racing (through Renault Sport department), revolutionary designs (for example: Vel Satis, Avantime, Megane) and concepts (namely the Espace, the first monospace to be...
An identity reduced to a Burka
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
Every culture has defining elements. There are also stereotypes associated with each culture. Sometimes the defining elements of a culture are falsely identified. An Identity Reduced to a Burka by Laila Al-Marayati and Semeen Issa La illustrates a stereotype regarding the Muslim culture. The...
Fundamentalist Islamist terrorism and counter terrorism
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
In the past few weeks, Mr Straw, leader of the House of Commons, argued that the niqab dress, a black long costume covering the whole of the body - including the face - and required by Muslim fundamentalists in Iran, is an unhelpful symbol of separateness. Since 09/11, there is a mutual...
The Kite Runner - Kahled Hosseini
Book review - 3 pages - Literature
The Kite Runner is a historical fiction and drama which was written by the Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini and was published in 2003. The story is fictional but is based on true events as the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the soviet invasion in 1979, the exodus of one third of...
I Will Survive: How a Disco Hit Defined the Year 1979
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The oil crisis continued, unemployment remained high, Jimmy Carter's presidency suffered blow after demoralizing blow, disco was the popular music, movies were breaking new ground and television continued remained the number one form of entertainment and relaxation. America was faced with...
Children and conflict: Afghan children and post conflict processes - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Historically, the processes of securing peace, reconciliation and reconstructing a country have neglected the specific needs and rights of children. However, the approach to the role of children in post conflict societies is slowly changing. To ensure the long-term peace, security and development...
Fundamentalist Islamist terrorism and counter terrorism - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 3 pages - Journalism
In the past few weeks, Mr Straw, leader of the House of Commons, argued that the niqab dress, a black long costume covering the whole of the body - including the face - and required by Muslim fundamentalists in Iran, is an unhelpful symbol of separateness. Since 09/11, there is a mutual...
The international executive across cultures - France and India
Course material - 14 pages - International marketing
India's official name is the Republic of India and its capital is New Delhi. It measures over 3 million square kilometers for a population of around 1.1 billion inhabitants. India is located on the Indian sub-continent and can be divided into 4 topographical regions: the Himalayan region, the...
"Understanding the Multi-Scale Syrian Conflict: Actors, Objectives, and Consequences"
Case study - 2 pages - Modern history
"Explore the complex Syrian conflict through a detailed analysis of its multiple scales and actors. Understand how conventional and non-conventional actors, including national, regional, and international forces, shape the conflict's dynamics. Discover the diverse political and military...
The international executive across cultures - France and India - published: 16/01/2009
Essay - 12 pages - Management
India's official name is the Republic of India and its capital is New Delhi. It measures over 3 million square kilometers for a population of around 1.1 billion inhabitants. India is located on the Indian sub-continent and can be divided into 4 topographical regions: the Himalayan region, the...
The rebranding of BP - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Founded in 1908 as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, BP has transformed itself from the humble beginning of a local oil company into a global energy group. Its operations are well established in six continents, with the sale of its products in over 100 countries (Christiansen). Upstream, BP is...
The Nuclear Question in North Korea
Presentation - 4 pages - International relations
At the end of September 2017, Donald Trump spoke at the UN tribune for the first time since being elected, making a speech that has covered quite a few diplomatic areas, like Iran and North Korea nuclear matter. This speech has been taken again and again by many journalists from all over...
Divorces: Case study
Case study - 33 pages - Educational studies
Divorces have increased from 30,870 in 1980 to 118,140 in 2012 in the UK (Rogers, S & Sedghi, A. 2014). In America, there is one divorce approximately every 36 seconds. That is nearly 2,400 divorces per day, 16,800 divorces per week and 876,000 divorces a year. Rates have climbed dramatically in...
The impact of Al Qaeda's attacks on the financial sector
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
“Five-and-a-half years ago, 19 terrorists hijacked four airplanes and changed the course of history. Just as we underestimated Al Qaeda then, we risk repeating the same mistake now.” (Hoffman 2007, 44). First, the question itself merits a two or so sentences - it is interesting by...
Control of the 'weapons'
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
Arms control designates restrictions to the development, production, proliferation and usage of weapons imposed through diplomacy. The goal of Arms control are reducing the risk of war, or at least reducing the number of casualties if war cannot be avoided, and limiting the costs linked to war...
Algeria: political portrait
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
The Middle East is a very hot geopolitical region. It has witnessed many different conflicts, some of which remaining unresolved. Although the middle-eastern countries are very different in terms of economic development, I believe they share a common pattern: the regimes are authoritarian in most...
Great Britain and the United States
Essay - 2 pages - International relations
On Wednesday, March 4th 2009, the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared in front of the American Congress that his country would be able to work without respite with the United States war against terrorism, peace in the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear issue. Thus, he promised to lend...
Considering the business environment in Brazil, which are the main challenges for a Brazilian professional performing in other countries? Are such challenges similar for a foreign professional working in Brazil?
Case study - 2 pages - Management
Going abroad as a business woman involves dealing with new political, economical, and cultural dimensions. The political aspects could have a striking effect on one's daily life. For example, in Saudi Arabia it is forbidden for women to drive cars. If a businesswoman is used to driving herself...
Logistical process of Heineken beer
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
In this paper we are discussing about Heineken beer from a logistical aspect. In the first section we deal about beer in general: history, ingredients, brewing and varieties of beer. Then we continue with describing the supply chain of beer which is followed by the comparison of two countries,...
The rebranding of BP
Case study - 10 pages - Communication
Founded in 1908 as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, BP has transformed itself from the humble beginning of a local oil company into a global energy group. Its operations are well established in six continents, with the sale of its products in over 100 countries (Christiansen). Upstream, BP is...
Gucci International
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
The first thing that comes to one's mind on hearing the word "Gucci" is likely to be the double-G motif on a Gucci leather handbag or a wallet. This logo, coupled with the bold red and green bands on suitcases, satchel, wallets, and bags, has become one of the most copied trademarks in the...
Dreams and reality: the Kurdish issue
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The current Turkish incursion into Northern Iraq, within the framework of the struggle against the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK and its activities, is reflective of the strength of the tensions at the border between Iraq and Turkey, as well as the stakes underlying the Kurdish issue. The...
Children and conflict: Afghan children and post conflict processes
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Historically, the processes of securing peace, reconciliation and reconstructing a country have neglected the specific needs and rights of children. However, the approach to the role of children in post conflict societies is slowly changing. To ensure the long-term peace, security and development...
CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy) and Non Proliferation
Essay - 12 pages - European union
Since the end of the Cold War, the nature and origins of threats on Europe have changed. This evolution of repartition of powers in the world led some countries to develop their defence and military capabilities, whether it concerns missiles, biological or chemical weapons, or the ultimate...
Geopolitical implications of the Afghan conflict
Case study - 24 pages - International relations
Afghanistan was created in the late nineteenth century. At that time this area was the scene of a struggle between the Russian Empire and the British Empire. This is called the "Great Game". Today's Afghanistan was created to act as a buffer state bringing together multiple ethnicities...
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...
