H & M's strategy - publié le 11/05/2009
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
H&M offers fashion apparel while maintaining a focus on low prices. The company has more than 1069 stores spread across 21 countries. All H&M stores are owned and solely run by H&M. The company has approximately a hundred designers who work with a team made up of 55 pattern designers, about 100...
Human resource issues entailed by the take-over of Credit du Nord by Society General (2004) - publié le 11/05/2009
Thesis - 13 pages - Human resources
The French banking system has met several restructurings since the 90's. Banking networks have now to propose, diversify and evolve services to their customers. Besides, these companies are in a more open market which entails international competition and the mergers phenomenon. Several examples...
Credit crunch- Case of Northern Rock requiring official assistance /intervention
Thesis - 5 pages - Finance
What is happening in the developed world today is one of the worst economic meltdowns of modern history. The financial institutions are trembling like nothing else whereas the impacts of such a failure of financial institutions are clearly felt by the rest of the world as well. The reductions in...
Strategic management at Qatar Bank
Thesis - 6 pages - Finance
QNB is one of the highly successful banks in Qatar with strong presence across the country. It has the largest network of branches inside the country as well as outside the country. The bank has shown considerable improvement in its performance over the period of time mainly due to the correct...
Analysis of a recent financial/economic event of your choice to illustrate and substantiate the knowledge you have acquired over the last three months
Essay - 1 pages - Finance
The French banking industry has been in the restructuring phase for about five years now. The year 2006 gave the markets another example of this trend. The banking industry will have to deal with a new corporate and investment bank, which is being created by joining units from the Banque...
Nucor case
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Throughout its history, the company has developed several capabilities that result in a competitive advantage. However, they need to focus on some of them which are essential to their development and put aside others. Firstly, the management structure is a big asset to be kept because they have a...
Kodak case
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
According to LEWI theory of narrative lifecycle, Kodak has reached the stage of “myth time”. Hence, the firm has to focus on certain issues like developing eternal values, involvement in the society, internationalizing the brand and rejuvenating the brand. Today, due to its weak brand...
Saturn case
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Saturn has introduced new production methods such as the use of the lost foam casting and production processes, the ability to adjust the charge and the capacity, to release a new set of features or product every year and to focus on a unit based working approach. In opposition to other U.S car...
Impact of effective leadership in an organization
Thesis - 46 pages - Management
The success or failure of managers depends on their leadership qualities. They can be successful leaders by helping subordinates to find solutions to their problems. Managers are involved with bringing together resources, developing strategies, organizing and controlling activities in to order to...
The importance of plastic money in today's scenario
Dissertation - 69 pages - Finance
Financial cards witnessed a robust growth in India in 2002-03. The number of cards in circulation increased by almost 50 per cent. The growth in transaction value, at 95 per cent, was even more spectacular. These results are attributable to the thriving economy which led to a large increase in...
Foreign institutional investors and the Indian capital market
Dissertation - 61 pages - Finance
Foreign investment refers to investments made by the residents of a country in the financial assets and production processes of another country. After the opening up of the borders for capital movement, these investments have grown in leaps and bounds. The effect of foreign investment, however,...
Enterprises direct from other countries and the Indian economy
Thesis - 25 pages - Business strategy
The notion of control implies the ability to direct an enterprise and determine its strategy. This ability can be exercised by an investor with a majority shareholding (more than 50%). The aggregate “nationally-controlled enterprises” includes enterprises controlled by the reporting...
The ITC group in a growing FMCG sector
Tutorials/exercises - 50 pages - Business strategy
Well-established distribution networks, intense competition between the organized and unorganized segments characterize the FMGC sector. It is expected to grow by over 60% by 2010. That will translate into an annual growth of 10% over a 5-year period. It has been estimated that FMCG sector will...
PEST analysis - published: 09/05/2009
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
PEST stands for political, economic, social and technological features of a business environment which might influence or even threaten the company. This allows detecting all nuisance or hindrance factors to business development. The political arena has a huge influence upon the regulation of...
Human resources: New vistas & challenges
Dissertation - 54 pages - Human resources
Human capital is not about describing people as economic units; rather it is a way of viewing people as critical contributors to an organization's success. It can be measured and managed more effectively in coming times as and when the human resource functions evolve with emerging trends in HR....
Risk management in the asset management industry (risk measurement techniques): An evaluation of 'value at risk' tools
Tutorials/exercises - 112 pages - Finance
This Report is divided into two parts. Part I is introductory in nature containing brief profiles of global and Indian mutual fund industries, risk and the mutual fund industry, theoretical aspects of risk management process and various concepts associated with measurement of risks in...
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd: Crafting a three-way cross-border, cross-shareholding alliance
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
Baosteel is the most modern and profitable steel maker in China. The Chinese giant is, however, in a critical situation: From one side, Baosteel is facing a need for capital to achieve its projects. From the other, the Chinese market became more attractive since China's entry to WTO because China...
Changes in operations management and their implications - published: 09/05/2009
Thesis - 6 pages - Management
Most Economy books define manufacturing as the past of Operations management. O.C Ferrell, Professor at the Colorado Sate University explains that this is due to the fact that operations management at first was only concerned with the production of physical goods. He also defines manufacturing as...
The importance of training and development
Thesis - 8 pages - Human resources
Every organization needs to have well trained and experienced people to perform the activities that have to be done. This is the most important aspect of Human Resource Management. It is widely known that Human Resource Management helps people to expand their capabilities and offer numerous...
Developing a supply chain for the service industry
Dissertation - 41 pages - Management
Historically we have moved from physical distribution to logistics management to supply chain management. The major difference seems to be that supply chain management is the preferred name for the actualization of “integrated logistics”. With IT (Information Technology) acting as an...
The importance of CRM in the insurance sector
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has now acquired a prominent place in all the business write-ups, articles and business strategy books. We can see a lot many companies investing very huge amounts to implement an effective CRM device. In today's world, where the competition in the...
A look at the small scale industries
Thesis - 22 pages - Business strategy
Small scale industry is widely recognized as a powerful instrument for socioeconomic growth and balanced sectoral development. One of the distinctive characteristics of small scale sector is that the development of these industries would create broader employment opportunities assisting...
Sales-side process automation to improve integration: An exploratory research
Dissertation - 51 pages - Business strategy
The customer has always been important. Peter Drucker, the dean of management consultants, once remarked: “Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two and only two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results: all the...
The impact of manufacturing flexibility on management control system design - publié le 08/05/2009
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Before presenting and analyzing the research undertaken by Mrs. Abernethy and Mrs. Lillis on the impact of manufacturing flexibility on management control system, we estimate that it is important firstly to know more about the careers of these two professors. On the section of their book...
NDSL: Depository functions and services
Case study - 51 pages - Finance
The Indian capital market has witnessed an unprecedented growth in the past few years, facilitated by modernization of the trading system. Automation of the trading infrastructure in 1994 has given us a trading system comparable with the best in the world. The establishment of a settlement...
Assessment centers
Tutorials/exercises - 12 pages - Management
Assessment centers are "a variety of testing techniques designed to allow candidates to demonstrate, under standardized conditions, the skills and abilities that are most essential for success in a given job ".Assessment centers refers to an approach rather than a physical place, and consist of...
Diversity at the workplace - published: 08/05/2009
Thesis - 35 pages - Human resources
Ways to maximize benefits of an increasingly diverse workforce and client base is a continuing concern for organizational leadership. The current processes for managing diversity continues to be necessary but are not sufficient enough to result in effective outcomes in 21st century organizational...
SWOT Analysis - ESPN 360
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Nearly thirty years ago, ESPN aired as the first 24-hour sports network. The station had limited success at first by showing mostly unpopular sports, but the channel eventually grew as it began broadcasting highly rated sports such as American football. Since the network first aired, ESPN has...
What should advertisers do to make online advertising more engaging to consumers? - published: 07/05/2009
Thesis - 3 pages - Management
Internet offers a wide range of possibilities. This overview of the different tools that advertisers can use shows how much Internet is opening to a new world of communication.But Internet has also generated an historical revolution concerning relationships between brands and consumers. In fact,...
Financial analysis and management of international groups: Schneider vs Square D
Thesis - 5 pages - Finance
The electrical equipment industry, which generates revenues from construction and maintenance, is closely related to the economic conditions. This sector is characterized by the globalization of markets, the concentration of firms, the standardization of products and increasing costs of...
