Anti-dumping in developing countries
Essay - 22 pages - Economy general
In most countries of the world, trade policy regimes have moved from protectionism to more outward and liberal trade regimes in the last two decades: tariffs and quotas have been reduced. A work by M. Zanardi and M. Moore (2008) shows that adopting a declining applied tariffs increase the use of...
Walmart Overseas: An analysis - published: 14/06/2011
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
The idea behind what would become Walmart was a store that would offer a large variety and volume of products offered at low prices, everyday. Sam and J.L. Walton, the founders of Walmart, believed that American small towns would benefit from a large retail shopping center because of the everyday...
Business appropriateness in the Mexican food market
Thesis - 48 pages - Economy general
The 12 presidential elections that took place in Latin America have attracted considerable media attention this year. Indeed, in addition to informational interest, a considerable change is looming on the American continent and a new socialist trend creates a major part of Latin America. Outside...
Foxtel TCO Analysis - publié le 22/11/2006
Case study - 50 pages - Logistics
"Sourcing in China started with low-tech products but it has evolved beyond that," says Jim Hemerling, a senior vice president in The Boston Consulting Group's Shanghai office. "Now, in addition to traditional products, another huge area is consumer electronics. I believe the next big wave...
Assess the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in international politics and in influencing development in Latin America
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
The first clause of the Articles of Agreement which form the bond member states are attached to under the IMF asserts that 'The International Monetary Fund was established operates in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement that was originally adopted and subsequently amended'....
International marketing of Thienot group
Market study - 18 pages - Management
Today, with the globalization, companies have to establish in other countries than their origin country, to be more competitive and to resist in the market, especially in the wine market. So, the main part of companies opens new subsidiaries in other countries and more on emergent markets with a...
Postmodernism and cinema - publié le 09/01/2009
Thesis - 7 pages - Film studies
‘It's about flights of fantasy, and the nightmare of reality, terrorist bombings, and late night shopping, true love, and creative plumbing.' (Gilliam; 1985). This tagline for the film Brazil highlights most of the concepts present in postmodernist criticism of cinema and television....
International retailing: Carrefour - publié le 15/03/2012
Essay - 26 pages - Business strategy
Carrefour is one of the biggest distributions group in the world. Since its creation in 1959, Carrefour has always innovated to build a strong reputation, a good image and a clear strategy of development. With the globalization, Carrefour has exported its model in other countries to...
The Fall of Ulysses
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
In all its humor, 1984 ½ would have in actuality been a very fitting title for Terry Gilliam's Brazil. An invisible, all-powerful government, the struggle of the individual against the state, the apparent hopelessness, there is no doubting the similarities between George Orwell's...
International retailing: Carrefour
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
Carrefour is one of the biggest distributions group in the world. Since its creation in 1959, Carrefour has always innovated to build a strong reputation, a good image and a clear strategy of development. With the globalization, Carrefour has exported its model in other countries to...
Postmodernism and cinema
Essay - 7 pages - Film studies
‘It's about flights of fantasy, and the nightmare of reality, terrorist bombings, and late night shopping, true love, and creative plumbing.' (Gilliam; 1985). This tagline for the film Brazil highlights most of the concepts present in postmodernist criticism of cinema and television....
The dependencia Theory And Its Impact on Latin America
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Latin America is one of the most troubled and interesting areas of the world. It has constantly been plagued by political, economic, and social hardships. For years outsiders have looked at Latin America and pondered why this region has not developed “normally”; in other words, like the...
Logistics of international trade: The oil market
Case study - 15 pages - Accounting
Nowadays, the oil market can be considered the engine of the world's economy as each variation on the stock market can have social, political or diplomatic consequences. A world without oil is inconceivable today. We require oil for transport, industries etc. The global oil market is set to...
Endangered Amazon ecosystem
Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
The Amazon Rain forest is split between nine nations, with more then half of it in Brazil. The whole Rain forest covers five and a half million square kilometers and represents more then half of all the rain forests on earth. It is estimated that its age would be at least 55 million years...
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...
Agro-industrial in Santa Catarina
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
The agricultural industry is one of the main segments of the Brazilian economy, which are both important in the domestic supply as the export performance of Brazil. Agribusiness is synonymous with value addition, adequacy of raw materials, protection and food safety, development processes...
Analysis of the sport's industry and its strategies
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
[...] Sponsoring is really important for big events as Olympic Games or rugby world cup. We can underline why some companies sponsor this kind of event? And what can they gain from this? First of all, there is the biggest sport event worldwide coming this summer. So it seems quite relevant to...
State power and world markets - Joseph M. Grieco and G. John Ikenberry
Case study - 1 pages - Literature
In this text, the authors explain the theory elaborated by Ricardo in order to explain that countries which do not necessarily have absolute advantages can however trade if they specialize. This is the theory of comparative advantages. This theory is fundamental to understand economic...
Business strategies: The Carrefour group
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
The Carrefour Group is the leading European retail group, and is the second largest in the world after Wal-Mart. Although it is still poised as a leader, it continues to develop amid tough competition on European markets as well as the global markets, even as the demands of the consumers become...
« EU loses a landmark sugar case at the WTO », by SAPA-AP & Blomberg, business Report, 29 April 2005
Essay - 9 pages - Management
The trade of agricultural products is increasing a lot all over the world. In many countries (mainly the poorest ones), agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy and plays a very important role. To control the trade of agricultural products and to limit unfair practices, international...
« EU loses a landmark sugar case at the WTO », by SAPA-AP & Blomberg, business Report, 29 April 2005 - publié le 21/11/2006
Essay - 9 pages - Management
Trading of agricultural products is on the increasing in the global market. In a quite a few countries (mainly third world countries), agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy and plays a very important role. To control the trade of agricultural products and to limit unfair practices,...
Asian crisis - context, factors, phases and exit
Course material - 8 pages - International economy
After thirty years of sustained growth, the four "Dragons" (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) and the "Tigers" (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines) have almost reached the economic performances of Western countries. Based on high savings, high investment rates,...
Dance and National Identity in Latin America
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Dance and music represent a major part of the Latin American culture. The continent is indeed quite famous all over the world for the diverse dances it created such as tango, salsa or samba. Nowadays, events like the Carnival of Rio appeal people from very far countries in Brazil during...
America Movil - Strategic management - publié le 27/11/2012
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
America Movil was established in September 2000 in a spin-off from Telmex and Telcel, the leading provider of telecommunications services in Mexico. The spin-off was implemented using a procedure under the Mexican General Corporations Law (Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles) called "escisión"....
Saccaro (Brasil): Case study
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Founded in 1947, Saccaro furniture is a family company started by Italian immigrants in Brazil: The Saccaro Brothers. The company began manufacturing wicker baskets for the wine industry, following new products such as cribs, coffee tables and chairs, among others. Currently Saccaro...
Analysis: Failure of Carrefour in Mexico
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
In 1994, Carrefour opened its first store in Mexico. A little over ten years later, the largest French retail brand announced its withdrawal from the country. While the implementation was very successful in other Latin American countries such as Brazil, and Argentina, the company failed in...
Launching of a refillable telephone in Mexico
Market study - 10 pages - ICT marketing
For this assignment, I have to launch a new product in a given country, Mexico. With regard to the product, I have chosen to launch a new cell phone which is can be recharged using the solar energy. This kind of technology does not exist at the moment, and I think that it could be a great...
America Movil - Strategic management
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
America Movil was established in September 2000 in a spin-off from Telmex and Telcel, the leading provider of telecommunications services in Mexico. The spin-off was implemented using a procedure under the Mexican General Corporations Law (Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles) called "escisión"....
Analysis of Décathlon's competitive environment
Market study - 21 pages - Sport marketing
Sporting goods retailers may benefit from the ever increasing purchasing power in developing countries, especially in BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and Russia). It is not established yet that these developing countries are dedicating more of their budget to sport purchases but it is...
Internationalization Strategies of Wal-Mart and Tesco
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
We will look at the strategies implemented by the companies Wal-Mart and Tesco, in order to internationalize their brand. To analyze the strategies, we will look at the various markets chosen abroad, the processes, the rate/rhythm and the speed of establishment of these two firms internationally,...
