Inter-cultural training in London: An internship report
Thesis - 10 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The U.K. is one of the most important European countries located on an island west of the continent. Its particular location and history often encourages the concept that the U.K. can often be regarded as the American son of Europe. It is a unitary state composed of England, Wales, Scotland and...
Competitive Advantage of Wine Industry in France - publié le 14/03/2011
Thesis - 10 pages - Theories and economic notions
According to Michael Porter, any economic analysis should consider non-quantifiable data. He criticizes the lack of comprehensiveness from the the majority of today's economists regarding the evaluation of competitiveness of industries (Porter, 1990). The Diamond Model of Michael Porter for...
Competitive Advantage of Wine Industry in France
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
According to Michael Porter, any economic analysis should consider non-quantifiable data. He criticizes the lack of comprehensiveness from the the majority of today's economists regarding the evaluation of competitiveness of industries (Porter, 1990). The Diamond Model of Michael Porter for...
Work, employment and unemployment in the US
Thesis - 2 pages - Theories and economic notions
The working population is an aging population, becoming increasingly diversified ethnically and racially, increasingly female (women now represent 3/5 of all new entrants in the workplace) - women often work in pink collar jobs, i.e., they are teachers, salespersons, nurses, cashiers, etc. Many...
The Hexagonal Temptation - The Sovereignty to the test of Globalization
Presentation - 1 pages - Political science
As the title says explicitly, the essay discusses the evolution of national sovereignty against the phenomenon of economic openness and liberalization of trade commonly known as globalization. However, the fact that the internationalization of trade is a carrier of strong ideologies makes the...
Pilot Project on Administrative Burdens (SCM)
Presentation - 4 pages - Political science
Reducing unnecessary administrative burdens caused by national and international legislation. The reference model adopted is the Standard Cost Model (SCM) developed in the Netherlands. The challenge is to find a right balance.
The Energy Challenge
Thesis - 75 pages - Political science
The subject of the thesis is about EU-Russia relations. I am really interested in knowing what the key points are and the challenges of their relations is a very difficult one: that is the energy challenge. The energy challenge is indeed one of the greatest tests for Europe. Unlike the financial...
The EU as a regional actor in the Mediterranean: from the EMP to the ENP and the UfM.
Case study - 11 pages - Political science
The Euro-Mediterranean partnership (or the Barcelona Process) is an instrument of political dialogue created at the conference of foreign ministers in Barcelona on 27-28 November 1995. It includes the 25 member states of the European Union and 10 Southern and the Eastern Mediterranean states:...
Obama's Progress
Worksheets - 1 pages - International relations
Since Obama's election in 2008 he has raised sharp hopes in Americans mind. He promised to solve many problems such as the global crisis, to stop the war against Iraq, to close Guantanamo or still to have a clear and precise policy concerning the environment. We will focus on this last point...
Is EU a global player
Presentation - 3 pages - European union
Is eu a global player regarding economy, politics, military power and culture
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...
Defined-benefit and defined-contribution pension schemes
Internship report - 4 pages - Theories and economic notions
Nowadays pension funds are actors of the financial market that cannot be ignored; for example, the asset traded by these funds represented $29.5 trillion in 2009 and moreover, as stated by David Dodge , "pension funds have already become the largest institutional investors among G-10 countries"....
Investing in the pharmaceutical industry: The homeopathy market
Thesis - 12 pages - Theories and economic notions
When deciding to invest in the pharmaceutical industry, several areas represent interesting alternatives. Homeopathy is one of those alternatives. Even if homeopathy is often questioned, several large companies are making profits in this specific industry. This report analyzes the homeopathic...
Renewable energies: Is the European economy turning green?
Case study - 9 pages - Ecology & environment
In 2008, Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger declared that "The energy challenge is one of the greatest tests for us all. Putting our energy system onto a new, more sustainable and secure path may take time but ambitious decisions need to be taken now. To have an efficient, competitive and...
The "shale gas revolution" in the US
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
Is shale gas such a revolution as some analysts would have us believe? Is it a hype or a reality?
A weak dollar
Essay - 2 pages - Economic politics
Advantages and weaknesses of a weak dollar for US trade. Current situation of the monetary policy in USA.
"History of Capitalism" (part 4 to part 7) by Michel Beaud (2000)
Book review - 35 pages - Economy general
Capitalism is a logic based on the production of goods. It became prominent in Britain along with Europe and the United States during the "early industrial" era from 1770 to 1860: Textiles, machinery, railways and arms. But capitalism in its historical movement, also concerns the capitalist...
The instability of the international financial system and the proposals for reform proposals
Dissertation - 193 pages - Economy general
In 1997, an earthquake hit Asian stock exchanges, the shock wave reached Russia a year later, and then Latin America, including Brazil in 1999. To the world, these crises have been a succession of real and financial shocks of exceptional magnitude. Far from having exogenous origins, this global...
The Tobin Tax: relevance or utopia?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
In 1972, when the world was plagued by monetary upheavals, the economist James Tobin submitted a proposal to tax currency transactions, which would enable governments to regain their independent macroeconomic policy, at a conference at Princeton University. The main objective of such a tax is to...
Danone joint venture and rupture of Danone and Wahaha
Case study - 6 pages - Economy general
An international joint venture (it is most often) is a separate legal organizational entity in which at least two partners participate economically, geographically and legally independently of each other. The joint venture may be formed entirely on a new basis, or be the result of the merger of...
Simulation of international business - the virtual launch of IBM Malaysia
Market study - 35 pages - Economy general
The aim of this project is to study the context of an international business case. This simulation allows all to acquire knowledge of the many stages involved in performing such an undertaking from the implementation of a real file to a virtual launch of a product on the market. The company...
The current financial crisis compared with the 1929 crisis
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
The growing number of newspapers and magazines citing similarities between the 1929 crisis and the current crisis raises questions about the relevance of these comparisons. Since the 1930s, the world has experienced other crises, but the magnitude that one is now experiencing, explains the key...
The strategy of selling online by the natural cosmetics group L'Occitane (2006)
Case study - 18 pages - Economy general
It was decided to focus this topic on the cosmetics market as there is a certain passion for this field and the professional ambition is common, as there is an interest to eventually become a part of the cosmetics market. This is a dynamic market, which offers, many prospects in terms of...
The emerging triad in the new global economy
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Since 1980, the third technological revolution has been booming; a revolution based mainly on new information technologies and brand firmly established as a "new economy". With the help of these technologies, particularly the Internet, the information economy itself is now seen in the global...
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...
The Microsoft case
Case study - 19 pages - Economy general
When we talk about tying, it refers to the strategy of a firm that sells two different goods in a consignment. Thus the seller demands that when a consumer buys product A, he must also buy product B. With Windows 95, and especially with Windows 98, Microsoft has tied its Web browser, Internet...
Film " The corporation" Questions analyse
Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Economy general
Questions for "The Corporation" 1. What are a corporation's responsibilities to its stockholders? Has a corporation fulfilled these responsibilities? Explain. . What are a corporation's responsibilities to its stakeholders? Has a corporation fulfilled these responsibilities? 3....
Business Ethics: The China-Africa relationship
Case study - 11 pages - International relations
On the one hand, Africa, the second most populous continent in the world with an estimated population of 945 million inhabitants in an area of 30 million km², a continent rich in natural resources (diamonds, gold, etc ) and natural resources (oil, coal, natural gas) but eternally the ugly...
Contrasting and comparing the ethics of the healthcare system in the Netherlands, Denmark and the United States of America by means of the different moral philosophies
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
I'll be going over 3 different health care systems in 3 different countries; the Netherlands, Denmark and the United States of America. For each country I will give a brief explanation of the current health care system and then I will go over the advantages and disadvantages keeping the following...
« The lack of progress in tackling climate change internationally is due to states' economical interests ». Discuss.
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem". Seems like Reagan's statement should be inverted today, and the notion of Government amplified. In fact, in the last decades, states started realizing that they had to face a much broader...
