Eleven years after the Asian crisis, what are the policy lessons?
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Year 2008 is remembered, in History books, as the year of a major economic crisis throughout the world. As most papers put it mentioning as, “The worst since the great depression”. But as the world suddenly pays attention to its economic system and its (present) prominent imperfections,...
Retail banking: What is a premium service?
Tutorials/exercises - 10 pages - Government finance
Deutsche Bank is a German bank, which was founded in 1870 in Berlin. Now, the bank has its registered office in Frankfurt am Main and is under the management of Josef Ackermann. Deutsche Bank is the most important bank in Germany, and the seventh in Europe, in terms of equity (2007). The...
Heineken and the beer market - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 15 pages - Services marketing
Heineken was born in 1973 in Amsterdam. The company grew with its brand image and acquired international recognition in a momentum which was fairly gradual. One of its key product which is beer was being exported to Dutch India which is now called Indonesia. Further, in 1876 France was identified...
Dynamics of language and society: A discourse of identity togetherness
Thesis - 7 pages - Linguistics & languages
Ethnicity or ethnic groups generally understood as tribal societies or communities who traditionally have something in common identity. A form of identity such as language, place of residence, kinship patterns, marriage patterns, religion, architecture, patterns of residence, and others....
Heineken and the beer market
Case study - 15 pages - Brand management
Heineken was born in 1973 in Amsterdam. The company grew with its brand image and acquired international recognition in a momentum which was fairly gradual. One of its key product which is beer was being exported to Dutch India which is now called Indonesia. Further, in 1876 France was identified...
Politique étrangère du Japon
Tutorials/exercises - 11 pages - International relations
Devoir rendu dans le cadre d'un cours anglophone de Foreign Policy of Japan, discutant les relations entre le Japon et Singapour en termes de buts, de moyens (économiques, politiques, stratégiques) et des politiques menées (ex : JSEPA).
Corruption in South Korea
Case study - 8 pages - Political science
The South Korean development pattern entailed a tremendous economic success story as its expansion has been one of the fastest in the world between 1961 and 1990. The GNP grew of 7.1 percent every year1. Plus, in spite of the 1998 financial crisis and negative growth rates, the country...
Paul's Strategy
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Possible countries for the further expansion of the company are the rapidly developing BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) or Singapore. Choose one of these countries and assess its suitability for further expansion of the Groupe Holder. You should justify you recommendation...
Strategic supply management
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
The objective of this group assignment is to research on the strategic role of an organization within its supply chain management, as well as its efficiency and effectiveness in performing its role in physical distribution management. There is also a need to look at the organization's good...
Case study: Woolworths turnaround strategy 2007 - publié le 12/06/2008
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South African based retail group that operates locally and internationally through two subsidiaries, Woolworths (Pty) Ltd and Country Road Ltd. Stores are based in Africa, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, Europe, and...
Kodak - Market scenario in the US
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak), incorporated in 1901, is engaged in the sale of imaging products, technology, solutions and services to consumers, businesses and professionals. Kodak's products also include prepress equipment and consumables; imaging sensors; workflow software and services;...
Barclays versus RBS, Santander and Fortis
Essay - 13 pages - Finance
ABN Amro bank comes from the merger between two Dutch banks Algermene Bank Netherlands N.V. and Amsterdam Rotterdam Bank N.V. in 1991. ABN Amro's strategic focus is on consumer and commercial clients in local markets and on corporations and financial institutions in the global market. Currently...
An in-depth analysis of the role of the Brazilian state in its economic development
Essay - 12 pages - Political science
The third world is a subject which has caused much ink. Several features can be found as economic problems, political instability, authoritarian regimes. However, some countries as the tigers (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong-Kong) succeed in dealing with their economic and...
Case study tutorials
Case study - 13 pages - Marketing theories
1. Which factors do you think would be the main contributors to your chosen company's brand equity? Brand equity that is based on consumers happens when consumers are ware and familiar with specific brands and their memories can easily hold uniqueness, favor and strength in the brands. Some...
Standard Chartered - Strategy in APAC
Case study - 19 pages - Business strategy
The total exposure of the Retail Banking portfolio under moratoria is $2.4 billion, of which $1.8 billion (74 percent) is from residential mortgages, which is secured against properties with an average loan-to-value of less than 40 percent.
Levi's: The marketing strategy
Case study - 11 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
Jeans symbolize America: initially, it represented the hero of the conquest of the West, the cowboy. It then joined another American myth: that of the cinema. Youngsters were fascinated by the jeans toting character played by James Dean in Fury of Living. Jeans were exploited thereafter by...
Case study: Lexus and partners Andrews Alridge, the launch of the Lexus LS 460
Essay - 22 pages - Services marketing
Sakichi Toyoda became famous as the inventor of the automatic loom such as a non-stop shuttle change type Toyoda automatic loom. Following in his fathers footsteps, Kiichiro Toyoda devoted his life into the manufacturing of cars. He founded, in 1984, the Toyota motor corporation. Toyota is a...
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs): Reactions of Developed Countries
Dissertation - 70 pages - Finance
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have attracted increasing attention during the last few years, mainly due to their intervention in the rescue of the American and European financial systems. This intervention came at a time when the other financial systems were in a financial and economic turmoil....
Skype - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
This document is a case study of the software application company, Skype. We begin by presenting a quick overview of the company in order to get a better understanding of the company and to get to know more about the background of the company. The overview will help us gauge the direction of the...
Case study: Lexus and partners Andrews Alridge, the launch of the Lexus LS 460 - publié le 12/08/2008
Case study - 40 pages - Automotive marketing
Sakichi Toyoda became famous as the inventor of the automatic loom such as a non-stop shuttle change type Toyoda automatic loom. Following in his fathers footsteps, Kiichiro Toyoda devoted his life into the manufacturing of cars. He founded, in 1984, the Toyota motor corporation. Toyota is a...
Skype
Case study - 22 pages - ICT marketing
This document is a case study of the software application company, Skype. We begin by presenting a quick overview of the company in order to get a better understanding of the company and to get to know more about the background of the company. The overview will help us gauge the direction of the...
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs): Reactions of Developed Countries - published: 29/09/2010
Dissertation - 70 pages - Finance
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have attracted increasing attention during the last few years, mainly due to their intervention in the rescue of the American and European financial systems. This intervention came at a time when the other financial systems were in a financial and economic turmoil....
Airbus, A380 - Company profile - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 41 pages - Economy general
Airbus is one of the world's leading suppliers of commercial aircraft. This 100-seater boasts a major portion of the market share of annual deliveries worldwide. Its market share has grown from 15% in 1990 to 52% in 2003. On December 31, 2003, its backlog of orders (1,454 aircraft) stood at...
International portfolio's diversification and stock markets volatility
Essay - 20 pages - Economy general
The current paper aims at studying the volatility of thirteen stock markets returns (mature and emerging) by means of ARCH models in order to see its effects on the potential gains of international diversification. Then, we identify the effects of the volatility's temporal variation on the...
MAN Diesel and Turbo case
Thesis - 14 pages - Business strategy
Founded in 1758, the MAN Group is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, engines and mechanical engineering equipment. The head office is situated in Augsburg Germany. This German group is divided into two main strategic business areas: Our project focuses solely on...
Doing business in Latin America and Southeast Asia
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
Seminar Paper : The contribution of Asian emerging economies to global growth has never been stronger than in 2018.
World Trade Business Game - Austria, Malaysia, Bolivia - Gas, Timber
Tutorials/exercises - 16 pages - Business strategy
This document is a comprehensive analysis of 3 country potentials in terms of international trade globally, and specifically in the timber and gas markets.
Airbus, A380 - Company profile
Case study - 41 pages - Economy general
Airbus is one of the world's leading suppliers of commercial aircraft. This 100-seater boasts a major portion of the market share of annual deliveries worldwide. Its market share has grown from 15% in 1990 to 52% in 2003. On December 31, 2003, its backlog of orders (1,454 aircraft) stood at...
Has Chinese legalism been successfully applied?
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Warring States Period (453-221 BCE) in China was a time of great social chaos and political volatility. It was from this soil of turmoil that Chinese Legalism germinated and grew, amidst a general flowering of new ideologies. These ideologies, amongst which we find Confucianism and Taoism in...
All you wanted to know about insurance
Dissertation - 39 pages - Finance
Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of potential financial loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a potential loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium and duty of care. The rate of...
