The place of guanxi in the modern Chinese society and impact on management processes within China and also on international business relations with China
Dissertation - 77 pages - Management
China is a unique country that places personal relationships above any other aspect of life. The guanxi is a famous relationship aspect of China, and with the recent interest from the whole world concerning China and its expansion, it is interesting to study the importance of this historical...
Strategy of penetration of a Chinese company on the African continent
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
This report is about the relationship between China and Africa. It seems obvious that this report will deal with the strategy of penetration of the Chinese company on the African continent. Why is this Chinese company interested in African markets, and the factors that...
SWOT Analysis - The Asian luxury market: LVMH
Thesis - 3 pages - Services marketing
The Asian market is offering a lot of opportunities. As it's an emerging market (except Japan), there is a high growth rate with a global increase in wealth. Consequently, Asians are becoming richer and have more purchasing power. So the propension to consume luxury goods is quite...
Huawei: An Analysis of the company's strategies and success in UK market
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Huawei has been a success in the UK (United Kingdom) market, but has not left the kind of impression that it has left in some of the other markets. Huawei has been at the forefront of constant innovation and new product design. The entry of the company in the UK market was...
Marketing challenges when targeting developed markets: How to overcome them?
Essay - 10 pages - Services marketing
Over the past decade, many Asian companies have established branded products in several emerging markets (consumer electronics industry or domestic appliances for example). But nowadays, the next challenge is, for emerging market companies, to establish branded products in developed...
Accounting Infrastructure Challenges Apple Faces in China in Comparison to The U.S.
Case study - 4 pages - Accounting
Apple, Inc. is a U.S. multinational corporation well known worldwide and highly influential. China is a critical market and the primary manufacturing base for Apple Inc. The country is integral to the organization's worldwide operations, as it manufactures and sells devices. The...
Customer perception towards Indian and Chinese goods
Thesis - 14 pages - Services marketing
Closely following the liberalization and the economic reforms, India is witness to an important event: the 'Chinese Aggression' of a different order in the form of entry of Chinese goods at a price which sends heart attack signals to many Indian organizations. A wristwatch...
The Chinese century, the rising economy and its impact on the global economy, the balance of power, and your job, Oded SHENKAR, 2005
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
China is at the heart of the present-day economic debate. China is indisputably booming economically. Its enormous growth rate attests of this evolution; all economists agree on this assertion. What seems more debatable at the moment is the impact this rise could have on the global economy, and...
The Chinese motorcycle industry
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
The motorcycle industry in China was born in the 1950's, with the foundation of the Beijing Motorcycle Factory. Today, China is the largest producer in the world, accounting for nearly half of the world's total production. The first Chinese motorcycle was developed in 1951 to meet the...
SWOT Analysis - Stellantis
Case study - 4 pages - Automotive marketing
Founded on January 16, 2021, Stellantis is a multinational corporation engaged in the automotive industry. The group was born from a merger between two big names, the PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. As of October 30, 2019, the announcement of the merger between the two companies was made...
Levendary Café: The China Challenge - Christopher A. Bartlett and Arar Han (2013) - What changes should the new CEO make to manage the company's international operations better?
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Despite the promising growth achieved by Levendary Café in China, under Louis Chen's management, within a year and a half of launching its operations in this fertile market (see appendix 1), the company is in crisis because of Chen's recent approaches, who rebelled against the...
Marketing plan for the French fashion house 'Caroll' who are aiming to enter the growing 'middle market' in China
Market study - 16 pages - Services marketing
To build a marketing plan, this is necessary to understand the business we are talking about. In this document, we will present recommendations to the Caroll brand, which will help expand its clothing business in China to target the middle market. Thanks to the different tools and matrices...
Specialisation
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Economy general
Trade and foreign direct investments driven by specialisation and comparative advantages are controversial and provide arguments against free trade and capital mobility. Modern production of many products are produced in value chains that involves many countries, depending on comparative...
SWOT Analysis - Airbus
Case study - 5 pages - Tourism marketing
Airbus is a European aeronautics company founded in 1970 and has since become one of the world leaders in the sector. The originality of Airbus lies in its European constitution. Originally in the form of a consortium of several European countries. Its head office is based on Toulouse and its...
Danone's UK Operation and Market Position
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Danone SA, incorporated on February 2, 1899, is a French-based company engaged in food processing activities. The Company's UK unit operates in four business lines, including Fresh Dairy Products, Waters, Baby Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. In Europe the Company's main markets are...
A ban on combustion engines in favor of electric motors: is 2035 too ambitious a deadline?
Dissertation - 29 pages - European union
The purpose of this work is to study the consequences of the EU's 2022 agreement on the end of combustion engines in new cars from 2035. Indeed, in the midst of an environmental crisis marked by global warming and following the 2015 Paris agreements, consecutive to COP 21, the EU launched a...
What development in the luxury sector? The case of China
Dissertation - 8 pages - Luxury marketing
Luxury has been part of society for thousands of years. It has always been present at all times and in all cultures. This is a concept that has different definitions depending on the country and, of course, especially among consumers, who do not all understand it in the same way. From this...
Louis Vuitton marketing strategy and the emerging luxury market in China
Case study - 19 pages - Services marketing
Louis Vuitton (LV) is the world 1st luxury brand and the leading brand of the LVMH group created in 1987, which was the 1st world group for luxurious goods' production and distribution. LVMH, ?16.5 billion sales worldwide in 2007 (+7.7%), is far ahead of the competition with revenues three...
African Conflicts in International Relations - China in Africa : Political or Economic interests ?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
China's involvement in Africa cannot be reduced to only one dimension. It would be an oversimplification to label the Chinese interests on the continent as either political or economic solely: these two aspects often constitute two faces of the same coin. China's increasing...
Carvel Ice Cream: Developing the Beijing market
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
By 1994, Carvel created a joint venture in China, ‘Beijing Carvel Food Company Limited'. In 1997, sales went over 6 million Rmb (US$ 725,000). Considering that overall economy growth rate was 8% per year between 1998 and 2000, and that inflation was negative (-1,4%), I make the assumption...
At the heart of the Lyon Silk market: Stakes and challenges of international prospects
Case study - 29 pages - Economy general
Our initiative cleary describe the historic interweavings between our city of Lyon and the international market of the silk. The story of the silk begins dates back to the Chinese tradition in XVIIth century BC and continues with three millenniums of exclusivity in the course of...
Consumer ethnocentrism and attitudes towards domestic and foreign markets
Thesis - 3 pages - Services marketing
We had asked a specialized group to read an article titled: “Consumer ethnocentrism and attitudes towards domestic and foreign markets” written by John J. Watson and Katrina Wright and summarize it later. The basis of this case study was to investigate the relationship between...
The Beer market in the People's Republic of China
Thesis - 10 pages - Services marketing
One fateful day in ancient Egypt (or perhaps China), a grain storage pit accidentally filled with warm water and fermentation occurred. A brave soul tasted this nasty concoction, felt the world's first beer buzz, and the rest is history. While the Chinese were some of the world's...
The German Automobile industry: case study
Case study - 23 pages - Automotive marketing
The main content of the essay concerns the Automotive industry. The essay is divided into three sections. First, section one is concerned with the German Automobile industry, combining with PEST and Porter's 5 forces analysis tool, which measuring the competitiveness of the sector in both...
Danone in China: The strategy of growth
Case study - 31 pages - Services marketing
Currently, the Chinese market is figure of "El Dorado" for Western firms facing maturity or saturation of traditional markets. With more than a billion potential consumers, the steady rise in living standards, and the impressive growth rates of coastal areas, has convinced...
Launching of the wines of the Center-Loire in China: analysis and potential of development
Market study - 121 pages - Services marketing
In order to provide a detailed answer to our question, we conducted this study in three distinct phases. During these three phases, we have always tried to keep in mind the characteristics of BIVC and its members in order to maintain greater consistency in all our analysis and answers. We first...
Luxury goods in China
Internship report - 4 pages - Business strategy
The increasing demand for luxury goods can be traced back to two important factors. Firstly the transition of China from a planned economy to a market economy and the opening of borders to foreign trade in 1978 have allowed luxury brands to penetrate the Chinese market....
The car industry in China (2008)
Thesis - 32 pages - Economy general
In the current context of significant economic growth of China, with 2008 being a year when Beijing hosted the Olympic Games, it seems wise to focus on the country. Indeed, it officially aims to give way to a spirit of conviviality around sports, but does not forget to attract as many people...
Luxury goods in China
Essay - 4 pages - Business strategy
The increasing demand for luxury goods can be traced back to two important factors. Firstly the transition of China from a planned economy to a market economy and the opening of borders to foreign trade in 1978 have allowed luxury brands to penetrate the Chinese market....
International Business Environment assignment: an analysis of the national business system and cultural conditions in China and assessment of how this will affect SuperSam
Dissertation - 24 pages - Services marketing
Choosing China as a host country for an International Business Environment assignment offers three advantages: first, since 1979, China has faced major economic and political changes. Second, it has been very successful in attracting foreign direct investment, i.e., in 1995, China was the second...
