The strategy of Apple's music industry - published: 27/01/2011
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
"The Great Transformation" is linked to the collapse of the traditional music industry. Indeed, the illegal downloading of music enabled by digitalization and sharing of the latter appears to be the trigger for a crisis of global magnitude of this sector. Demonized by the record companies, the...
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...
Impact of the delays of delivery of A380 Airbus in the sector of aeronautics and the restructuring plan
Essay - 11 pages - Business strategy
These last months, the situation of the air transport has been strongly influenced by the crisis which Airbus saw, due mainly to the delays in the delivery of A380. Sonaca is also touched by this crisis, and this, because Airbus is a very important customer. Indeed, the orders for A380 were to...
Strategic analysis Sanofi-Aventis
Case study - 23 pages - Business strategy
On 1st January 2005, the merger of the French pharmaceutical groups Sanofi-Synthelabo and Aventis, gave birth to Sanofi-Aventis, Europe's leading company in the sector in terms of turnover, and the third largest group worldwide. The company now relies on an international research network to...
Corporate strategy: LVMH
Case study - 29 pages - Business strategy
At a time when mass consumption remains one of the hallmarks of Commerce, the world of luxury has adopted a strategy based on a distinct rationale, where differentiation is the key. Who does not know the biggest names in this exciting universe? Prada, Manolo, Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Chanel, or Oscar...
The Nestlé group and its strategy
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Liberalization of economies and the emergence of new countries have led the multinationals to adopt a more holistic approach. Companies in the food market have faced many upheavals, leading them to develop different strategies in order to respond better to the new consumer habits of the...
Strategic analysis - Study of the case Lafuma
Case study - 32 pages - Business strategy
In 1930, three brothers, Victor, Alfred and Gabriel Lafuma, each one more enterprising than the other, launched a compnay, based on their skills as tanners and saddlers, to manufacture and market all types of bags including back-packs, and and they named their company Lafuma. In 1936 the...
Decathlon: A Competitive and strategic study to develop recommendations to establish a specific communication in the bicycle market for women and children
Case study - 39 pages - Business strategy
Michael Leclercq established Decathlon in France in 1976. Decathlon was the first mass producer of sports equipment and caters to all a sportsman's needs whether he is an athlete or just a sports enthusiast. Decathlon is the leading innovator, producer and retailer of a broad range of sports...
Adidas-Reebok merger, analysis of the international strategy
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
In early May 2005, the three stripes to Solomon resold just fewer than 500 million Euros to the former Finnish group Amer Sports cigarette. A few months earlier, in March, the specialist in slip Quicksilver seized 241 million Euros of Nightingale, the world's number one ski. Meanwhile,...
International strategy of Carrefour
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Carrefour is a company which belongs to the distribution sector, the mode of self-service marketing aimed at achieving the economies of scale through large retail space. Since its birth, the retail sector has developed a regime of extensive growth and despite being young; it is now confronted...
Strategic study of Decathlon
Case study - 36 pages - Business strategy
For over a decade, the retail brand Decathlon, has been the European leader in the retail market for sporting goods. This dominance manifests itself in France as the popularity of the slogan: "A background form” and the growing number of superstores located mainly in the outskirts of cities,...
Case of the Nickel Company
Case study - 29 pages - Business strategy
Like women, men are increasingly aware of the importance of their bodies and their image. According to the reports in 1995, 65% of men thought that, it is "important to take care of their skin” and it was seen that, 19% of men used their partner's skin care products. In 2004, there was an...
The strategy of Adidas
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
This case will study the German group Adidas, which is in the second position on the global market for sports equipment. The company, Adidas over the time has been able to make a name for itself due to its unique trends. Despite increasing competition, Adidas has managed to remain competitive...
Benetton: Strategic evaluation
Case study - 39 pages - Business strategy
Benetton is an internationally recognized empire. In this document we are going to discuss about different strategies of group development and the current status of Benetton and its holding company, Edizione. Benetton and Edizione are groups in a perpetual pace of growth. It is difficult to...
The luxury industry
Market study - 31 pages - Business strategy
Petit Robert defines luxury as "lifestyle characterized by large expenditures for purchases of goods by unnecessary taste for ostentation and the greatest welfare." In light of this definition luxury is something expensive, superfluous and ostentatious. The common characteristics of these luxury...
Virgin case study: strengths and weaknesses
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
The Virgin Group is a group of subsidiaries whose activities are centerd around the leisure sector, in line with the image of a dynamic, innovative and charismatic president Richard Branson. Sir Richard Branson is the head of a business empire that includes 250 companies in 23 countries, most...
The Redemption of the Credit Lyonnais by Credit Agricole
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
It seems that French banks have given up on becoming universal banks, either by choice or by constraints. They prefer to stay multi specialists on national territory and focus on some of their activities abroad. The challenge remains. Indeed, banks have an incentive to increase their...
Network Strategy Systeme U
Case study - 20 pages - Business strategy
"Systeme U. It is primarily the story of traditional retailers who, guided by the relationship with their customers, evolved a desire for independence and interdependence, and thus have acquired the status of distributors and retailers”, Jean-Claude Bartholomew, former CEO of the group....
EasyJet strategy
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
EasyJet is a company that was founded in 1994 by Stelios. This was the first European airline to offer cheap local flights. In 1995, EasyJet was one of Europe's leading low cost airlines, thanks to an efficient operating model, brand awareness and the ability to maintain a high level of...
Critical analysis of Toyota
Thesis - 30 pages - Business strategy
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese firm that was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. Now, it is a multinational corporation that is employing more than 300,000 employees worldwide and has become the leader as a car manufacturer in terms of sales. Toyota became very famous as it develops new...
Critical analysis of Toyota - publié le 25/01/2011
Thesis - 30 pages - Business strategy
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese firm that was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. Now, it is a multinational corporation that is employing more than 300,000 employees worldwide and has become the leader as a car manufacturer in terms of sales. Toyota became very famous as it develops new...
Internship report: An overview of David Travels & the current market for travel agencies
Book review - 40 pages - Business strategy
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page”, wrote Saint Augustine. From this quotation, we understand that traveling today is a way of discovering new cultures, languages, values etc. This is what largely prompted me to intern in a travel agency. So, when a...
Business plan for the French start-up 'Mixing corporation'
Business plan - 6 pages - Business strategy
'Mixing corporation' is a French start-up company. It was set up by DJ Paulette, a famous Parisian DJ. She plans to use her expertise in music along with her networks to create her own business. 'Mixing corporation' will be a private limited company. Its activities consist in...
Starbucks's strategy analysis and key factors for its success
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
Coffee has lived through centuries often with a counter-culture connotation. Brews were known to sustain artists, politicians, radicals and people that liked profound debates. Starbucks disrupted the scene by providing a more accessible site, a cozy and attractive place to appreciate coffee....
SWOT analysis of a company that specializes in airbag systems
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
The Strategic process is currently taking place, so the result and income can only be supposed. The company is a small family business called Helite that started 8 years ago and specializes in Airbag systems for individual protection. The activity mainly deals with horseback riding and motorcycle...
Organization development, strategy and change: Sanofi-Aventis
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
Sanofi-Aventis was created in August 2004, following the French company Sanofi-Synthélabo's acquisition of Aventis. The new pharmaceutical group,Sanofi-Aventis, is specialized in seven therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, thrombosis, metabolic disorders, oncology, central nervous system,...
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...
Sony, a case study: The advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Today, the pursuit of profit and lower costs are a major issue for large global companies. Indeed the emergence of new technologies in business and the spending on research and development, logistics have become too high to bear. Thus, large firms have resorted to outsourcing some of their...
Strategic analysis of Cake Masters
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
David Kuchen commenced his career in the investment division in a Canadian bank. However, his zest for challenges and desire to build his own business led him to create and run his own business in investment banking. But the company did not reach the dimensions that Kuchen wished. So he plunged...
The evolution of the Walt Disney Company
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
Walt Disney and an artist, Ub Iwerks, created a company that specialized in cartoons in the early 1920s in Kansas City. They had derived the inspiration from the Lumiere Brothers' invention. Walt Disney's company soon went bankrupt. Undeterred, he teamed up with his brother Roy in 1923 to...
