British Petroleum and the BTC pipeline
Case study - 7 pages - Management
The BTC (Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan) project is a 1,770 km long pipeline which will transport up to one million barrels of oil per day from the Sangachal terminal next to Baku in Azerbaijan, then through Tblisi in Georgia, and finally to a new marine terminal at Ceyhan in Turkey. Eleven large oil...
Cross Cultural issues: Airbus moving to China
Case study - 8 pages - Management
This paper will talk about Airbus and what kind of cultural issues it would face if the company decided to move its manufacturing unit to China. Firstly, I will describe the French way of doing business to establish the points where the company needs to make efforts to change. I will then...
Intercultural management: cultural differences in IKEA's business - publié le 14/10/2009
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Globalization is today part of most companies. If they want to become more influent, they have to enter new markets and open new subsidiaries. But for this, they have to study the market well that they want to enter because there can be some economical, political and cultural differences. This...
Comprehensive diagnosis of the management of Publicis Groupe in an economic risk
Case study - 35 pages - Management
The advertising market is a highly competitive market where the main objectives are the acquisition and the keeping of budgets. In addition to an aggressive strategy, it is important for the company to play these relations. We will present the communication market based on a competitive analysis....
Risk management : three cases
Case study - 6 pages - Management
Firm 1 is a large multinational organization with operations in several countries. The company's industry is currently experiencing an economic downturn. While the firm is currently in good shape, it wishes to avoid bad news as it is concerned about further economic downturns. The firm owns a...
Financial management : Gus Van Sant vs. Johnny Depp
Case study - 15 pages - Management
You have just been hired to take over as the CFO of a major US film studio. Your first project is to make a recommendation on a project that has been plagued with problems from the start. Here is the history of the project: Three years ago, the development department bought the movie rights to...
Google strategic management - publié le 01/10/2009
Case study - 21 pages - Management
Since its creation, Samudra Motors, a well-established sports car company has become predominant on its operating market. Now, it seems that it has reached a saturation point in the domestic market, and in order to grow as a company, it must look at overseas markets to further their growth. With...
Google financial management
Case study - 15 pages - Management
Ten years ago, there was no Google, but today, it is the world leader in internet research. It has preceded its competitors in this domain, and like an octopus, is now present in every branch of the current communication on Internet. Google, which went public four years ago, is now bigger than...
Danone's risk management analysis
Case study - 15 pages - Management
I chose the Danone SA Company because it is one of the biggest French established companies, and it is important to study the business model of a company as successful as Danone's. It is a food company, and I think that it is very exposed to different risks due to the nature of the products...
Change management: Label-Park.com
Case study - 9 pages - Management
I chose to apply the learnings of this course in the Label-Park company in order to give it a competitive advantage. It is the company where I am undergoing my internship for more than six months now. I indeed know the functioning of the company and the implemented processes; therefore I know...
Overview of banking system in India and organizational structure of SBI
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Banks play an important role in the modern world. Modern banking system is the result of industrial revolution, which took place in Europe. The word ‘bank' is derived from the Italian word ‘Banco'. Banks are the commercial institutions, which receive money in the form of deposits from...
Daimler-Benz and Chrysler merger
Case study - 6 pages - Management
In 1998 Daimler-Benz and Chrysler merged to become DaimlerChrysler, a leading carmaker group that was supposed to benefit from significant synergies between the two companies. Actually this industrial combination aimed at preserving, strengthening and expanding the different brands of the former...
The functional areas of Standard Chartered Bank in India
Case study - 17 pages - Management
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) had acquired the interest of ANZ Banking Group in the ANZ Grind lays Asset Management Company Private Limited and ANZ Grind lays Trustee Company Private Limited and subsequently these entities were renamed as Standard Chartered Asset Management Company Private...
An overview of the Indian Coffee Board and its operations
Case study - 19 pages - Management
Currently India produces around three lakh tons of coffee per annum. A large portion of coffee in India is exported. Domestic consumption of coffee in India is estimated at around 55000 tons per annum and it has been stagnate at this level for the last few years. Coffee exported prices fluctuate...
A study on the working methodology of Cochin port - India
Case study - 15 pages - Management
The ports are the inevitable part of Shipping Industry. They play a major role in import and export of materials through the sea root from and to various destinations around the globe. Ports come under the ministry of shipping, government of India. The general body of the port management is...
A brief look at Mico: A part of the Bosch Group
Case study - 10 pages - Management
The progress of the Indian economy is highly dependent on the growth of the industries, which in turn has been favored and supported by the development of the transport facilities in the country. Realizing and accepting this necessity, de-licensing and opening of the sector to FDI was initiated...
Critical evaluation of the international business environment
Case study - 5 pages - Management
The more closely the management of an international company can align its comparative advantage with a source or destination country's competitive advantage, the more conveniently it can achieve and maintain its overall business objectives. Management of international business demands consistent...
Would the half yearly rotation of primary assignments reduce burnouts among correctional case managers?
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Managing human resources, like other resources is primarily a line management responsibility. Demands have however grown in this area as other resource management areas, and staff functions have emerged and expanded to aid management. Top organizational management continues to provide far...
Operations' Management Plan: applying lean thinking to improve operations in Bath Ales
Case study - 12 pages - Management
Bath Ales is a micro brewery that prides itself in producing the highest quality ales and strives for consistently high standards. The company was first set up in 1995 and their founders were from a brewing background and have 'combined a complementary range of skills with a shared passion...
Risk Management
Case study - 6 pages - Management
In this document, we examine two different organizations. We aim at determining several strategies to mitigate the credit or operational risk in each organization. For each firm, we describe the recommended strategy and discuss the position of the firm. A risk is a potential negative impact to an...
International management: Grupo Bimbo
Case study - 6 pages - Management
Since the end of the Second World War, the international exchanges took an increasing scale and continued to develop in all the domains: goods, capital, knowledge, technology and culture. All the continents became interdependent and the ecological problems which touch the whole planet contribute...
Risk management : Societe Generale
Case study - 7 pages - Management
In order to better understand this study, I think that we have first to explain what happened in the French Bank crisis, and who its actors were. This major crisis was made public on 24th January 2008. On this date, the CEO of the French bank, Daniel Bouton, announced a loss of about 7.1 billion,...
American Airlines and the AMR group Risk management:
Case study - 24 pages - Management
The AMR Corporation is an American commercial aviation business, with headquarters located in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. This corporation was formed in 1982, with the reorganization of American Airlines Company. The AMR Corporation is regrouping a lot of subsidiaries, almost all in the commercial...
Risk management : Dell Computer
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Dell, Inc. is a multinational technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells and supports PC (Personal Computers) and other computer products. The multinational is based in Round Rock, Texas. Risk management is now recognized as a key to the success or failure of projects. Even the...
Intercultural management: case of Sony
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Sony Corporation is one of the leaders and main manufacturers in several industries including communications, information technology, electronics, and entertainment. This Japanese company has faced a huge number of challenges since its foundation in 1946. Being a major actor in motion pictures,...
Intercultural management - publié le 01/07/2009
Case study - 19 pages - Management
Many French companies work with and even participate in Russia's Dynamic growth which presents a lot of opportunity for business. About Russia: It is the largest country in the world with 142 million people It also has the world's largest forest reserve and huge lakes It had an economic...
Intercultural management: An introduction to the Russian culture
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Russia has inherited the powerful heavy industry of the USSR, especially steel mills, refineries and chemical plants. The sectors of weapons and the Aerospace are still well developed. Since the beginning of the 1990's, the planned economy turned to a market economy. The economic and...
Crisis Management: a Report on Pfizer and the Trovan Crisis - publié le 03/06/2009
Case study - 14 pages - Management
We decided to study the Trovan crisis that affected Pfizer as we found it particularly interesting. If one delves into the circumstances which contributed to provoke the Trovan crisis, it is indeed an intriguing story. We also thought that it would be quite enriching to analyze how a...
Cultural Profiles for Effective Workplace Communication in New Zealand - publié le 02/06/2009
Case study - 6 pages - Management
Since time immemorial, human beings have been communicating through a multitude of channels, expressing themselves in different languages, sharing ideas and discovering faraway foreign cultures. However it seems that, despite all these new developments and technologies wherein, communication is...
Intercultural management : role play
Case study - 22 pages - Management
Role-playing, like any good inquiry approach, transforms the content of education from information into experience. It gives life and immediacy to academically descriptive material. The learning process here is not comfortable, safe, and passive, it is dynamic, challenging, and active. Students...
