The Maltese Business Environment - Magro Brothers Group of Companies
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Magro Brothers Group of Companies was founded in 1916 by three brothers and their father. As the father already was a leading general provision merchant with experience, the company grew really fast. In 1934, the Magro family established the first tomato processing plant and launched the first...
Recording, Analysing and Using HR Information
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
In HR, human capital is the people at work and their combined skills, knowledge, abilities and capacity to innovate and develop. Generally, the value of an organisation is determined by tangible assets like money, equipment and land, intangibles like reputation, brand and people, who are...
The Tethered Generation
Case study - 2 pages - Ancient history
Kathryn Tyler is a renowned author for the HR magazine. She has been an author since 1993 and has also taught in several universities; University of California, San Diego University. In the article, The tethered Generation, Kathryn Tyler (2007) used the marketing research reports and finds out...
ABC COAL - Talent Management Plan
Case study - 5 pages - Management
Strategic issues are critical challenges that affect the general performance of an organization. In connection to this, strategic planning is concerned with determining the future of an organization, achieving the set goals and working towards them. ABC Coal is one of the biggest companies in our...
Subsidise for childcare
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
This essay briefly describes the various principles of economics and economic theories and effects in the childcare. It describes vividly the major reasons and effect that subsidies has on healthcare sector. Therefore, the essay uses the economic principles in giving the reasons for the impact of...
Unemployment: brief study
Case study - 2 pages - Biology
It seems unlikely that we return to suffer the 25% unemployment of the Great Depression. We learned that the government spending - a means of generating demand that was unthinkable in the early 1930s - can stimulate a depressed economy and restore the high level of employment. The experience of...
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...
Strategic Analysis of LECLERC
Thesis - 15 pages - Business strategy
According to the women folk in France, E. LECLERC is a sign or symbol of markets reaching a stage of super activity and hyper activity. In this file, we will aim at presenting a strategic analysis of E. LECLERC. After a careful scrutiny of the footprints followed by E. LECLERC, we will study the...
Strategic analysis of the L'Oreal group
Thesis - 32 pages - Business strategy
The cosmetics market is one of the biggest markets with technology.It creates a net turnover of 6 per year, 543 billion euros in France and is one of the largest markets in the world. The figure seems impressive; it merely reflects the enthusiasm and buying of more and more beauty products by...
Should Turkey Be welcomed in the EU?
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
Since October 2005, the accession of negotiations has been opened between the European Union and Turkey. However, the debate is still raging on Turkey's inclusion or rejection. In this presentation, we have examined whether Turkey should or should not be welcomed in the HAVE segment. This...
Reasons behind the wage determinations in the manufacturing sector
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
The real wages of European workers have experienced a decline over the last few years. In real terms, the results show a decline of the labor compensation per hour - 16,5 per cent in 1996-1999, 28 per cent in 2000-2003, and 33 per cent in 2003-2006. Moreover, the workforce considered...
Nike: A case study (2006)
Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy
Nike is a brand of sportswear that originated in the United States and is now a globally recognized brand, probably the best known. The brand owes its success to Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman, co-founders of Nike; today, the brand is a multinational company with a turnover exceeding 10 billion...
Economy of Morocco
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
Morocco is a country of 29 million people with low-middle income, and gross domestic product per capita, estimated in 2001 to be 1190 U.S. dollars. Agriculture occupies an important place in the economy, with a share of GDP which has increased by about 15% over the last twenty years, and employs...
Labor unrest in China: Joining multiple perspectives to predict a possible future
Thesis - 3 pages - Economy general
The current labor situation in China is complex and needs not one, but multiple perspectives to adequately address different aspects of the increasingly diverse workforce. First, William Hurst's article 'Understanding Contentious Collective Action by Laid-Off Chinese Workers',...
Organizational Culture and Employee Motivation at Cognizant Technology Solutions
Case study - 30 pages - Management
During the past 15 years, a particular sector of consulting firms has been performing very well. These are the firms that are mostly into technology consulting, whose modus operandi is to win the contract for design, development and maintenance of information systems from large, mostly American...
Presentation of Amazon.com
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Amazon.com is an e-commerce company, which was founded in 1995 by Jeffrey Bezos Peston. After graduating from Princeton University in 1986, he worked as a financial analyst at DE Shaw & Co. on Wall Street before founding his first Amazon site in July 1995. Jeffrey Bezos Peston is the founder as...
Case study: Leadership and management of Starbucks
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Starbucks' CEO, Orin Smith, and the Board of directors play a central role in the organizational context of the company since they can arbitrate between the internal and external constraints and thus decide what organizational structures and policies have to be implemented. Mission and goals:...
The communication of Renault Trucks
Case study - 8 pages - Management
In the current competitively cutthroat market scenario, any company hoping to sustain itself in the long run has to constantly adapt to the changing needs of the market. Competition is increasingly fierce in every sector with globalization playing no small part in this trend. Of course, while...
Tag Heuer Strategy: Comparative Analysis of Switzerland and UAE
Presentation - 30 pages - Business strategy
Tag Heuer, which was founded in 1860, occupies a niche segment of the Swiss watch and clock industry, which was founded by Jean Calvin in Geneva towards the end of the 16th century. Watches constitute Switzerland's third biggest export (after chemicals and industrial machines) with a...
Human Resources and strategic tools
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
The management of jobs is a tool that is used for managing human resources. It consists of the projection for the medium and long term needs and staff resources of an organization. It is composed of qualitative approaches of management planning skills and workforce planning. The management...
Comparison between the capitalism of France and Germany
Dissertation - 39 pages - Economy general
France is a country located on the European continent. Its area is about 550,000 square kilometers. Its capital and largest city is Paris. It is a nation that is active on the international stage. A co-founder of the European Union, it is also a permanent member of the Security Council of UN-OECD...
L'Oreal and its conquest of China
Case study - 27 pages - Services marketing
Since its creation almost a century ago by the French chemist Eugene Schueller, L'Oreal has always been at the forefront particularly on the sectors of of dermatology, pharmacology and cosmetics. The group has implemented its know-how and expertise to emerge as the leader in cosmetic business...
Presence of L'Oreal in India
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
The L'Oreal group has been present in India since 1990 and has developed its activities in the field of cosmetics throughout the world. L'Oreal established a 100% subsidiaryin in 1994 and three of the four divisions of L'Oreal are currently present in India: The Consumer division, was...
Strategic analysis of the Michelin group (2009)
Case study - 33 pages - Services marketing
Established for over 100 years, Michelin is present on all continents, from China to Brazil passing through the United States, Germany and Russia. Michelin manufactures tires for automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, heavy equipment and so on in over 170 countries. It employs 125,000 employees...
Porcelain exports of France in the United States
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
The foreign trade of France refers to all trade in goods and services between France and the rest of the world. France is the fourth largest exporter, the first and second in services for agriculture and food products respectively. The French economy is very open to the outside world. It exports...
Strategic Management: Royal Dutch Shell
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Shell is one of most globally renowned companies in the energy industry. The current environment requires the company to get involved in the creation of future solutions to meet the increasingly growing energy demands. So, Shell guides its strategy towards innovation and technology to meet this...
GlaxoSmithKline in the US and beyond
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The foundation of today's leading research-based pharmaceutical company was laid by individual entrepreneurs of the 1800s. GlaxoSmithKline was formed on 27 December 2000, by the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. Headquartered in the UK, the company is one of the industry...
Avon - Global operations
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 140 countries across the world and sales of $10.9 Billion worldwide as of 2010 with net income of $609 Billion and employing a workforce of 44000 personnel. Avon Product is a multi-level...
Caterpillar - Growing in the US Market
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Caterpillar is headquartered at the US and its business is growing in American region. Three new facilities have been added in the US. The capital expenditure as planned for the year 2011 is $3 billion with more than half of which is planned for the US market. As the economic environment is...
Danone's UK Operation and Market Position
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Danone SA, incorporated on February 2, 1899, is a French-based company engaged in food processing activities. The Company's UK unit operates in four business lines, including Fresh Dairy Products, Waters, Baby Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. In Europe the Company's main markets are France,...
