How to set up a business in Italy
Course material - 3 pages - Business law
The concept of a company started 600 years ago, when men thought of doing business together to share responsibility and profit thanks to a contract. A company needs a contract when there is more than one person who wants to start a business in the name of a legal entity. Civil codes...
Scenario One: Cost Club
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
This paper will show a review of the messages forwarded to the human resources department. In addition, this paper will show the issues that arise in the messages, answer the questions and requirements presented, and reference the legal principles or statutes where possible. Message 1:...
What is an equity swap, and how does it work?
Presentation - 1 pages - Business strategy
A swap is a derivative contract between two agents, which can be applied to a wide variety of asset classes. A swap contract involves the exchange of financial instruments, usually streams of cashflows called legs.
Joint ventures in the Indian insurance industry
Thesis - 23 pages - Finance
The aim of all insurance is to compensate the owner against loss arising from a variety of risks, which he anticipates, to his life, property and business. Insurance is mainly of two types: life insurance and general insurance. General insurance means Fire, Marine and Miscellaneous insurance...
Competitor analysis of financial securities industries: Religare
Case study - 36 pages - Finance
The securities markets in India witnessed several policy initiatives since the year 2000, which further refined the markets micro-structure, modernized operations and broadened investment choices for investors. The irregularities in the securities transactions in the last quarter of the previous...
Stock index futures (CME® S&P 500® futures)
Thesis - 6 pages - Finance
Stock index futures - The first stock index contracts were traded at the Kansas City Board of Trade on February 24, 1982. This introduction was followed (the same year in April) by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). These new contracts were based on the S&P 500 index. These two...
Black and Scholes option pricing model and its applicability
Tutorials/exercises - 45 pages - Finance
The world financial market has undergone qualitative changes in the last three decades due to phenomenal growth of derivatives. With the world embracing the derivative trading on a large scale, the Indian market cannot remain aloof, especially after liberalization has set in motion. Derivative...
An overview of family planning
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Knox women will soon have access to more affordable reproductive care near campus, as a new contract is drafted between the college and Family Planning. The new deal is the product of months of administrative confusion and mis-communication. In the past, Knox had an agreement with Family...
Company law problem questions portfolio: Various questions and answers
Thesis - 14 pages - European law
The factual scenario raises issues regarding enforceability of contract and in order to advise the parties, it will be necessary to evaluate the company law requirements regarding authority. With regard to the property purchase, the issue arises as to whether this forms part of the...
An Offer, In Business Law -Examples and Applications
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
An offer is a statement presented from one person to another with a willingness to enter into a contract with the other person. This contract is based on stated terms that are provided for in advance (Kelly 2011). These terms have to be in turn accepted by the further person to whom...
An individual's encounter with conflict
Book review - 2 pages - Literature
At the center of human nature is a fundamental attraction towards the power of individuals over others. It is upon this subject which thousands of writers have based their learning, to attempt to understand the way people interact with the world around them. Two such writers are Jean-Jacques...
An integrated coordination model for a supply chain dealing with short life-cycle products operating under stock dependent demand
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
The market demand of any product is generally influenced by quality, warranty, service, advertisement and sales promotion. Apart from these factors, the amount of stock displayed will also significantly influence the sales at retail level. Though, many inventory models have been developed based...
Umbrella Clauses and Transfers
Essay - 2 pages - Business law
An umbrella clause generally reads as follows: "each party shall observe any obligation arising from a particular commitment it may have entered into with regard to a specific investment". We can infer from this statement that the aim of this clause is to protect any specific commitments by...
Recycling in South Africa
Thesis - 16 pages - Ecology & environment
As part of my third year at the business school of Rennes in South Africa, I had the opportunity to do an international internship for a period of 10 weeks. This course's main objective was to test my ability to adapt. Indeed, during this internship, I had to adapt to a different culture, and...
The tourism sector in Morocco
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Tourism is the act of traveling for pleasure and recreation, to a place other than where a person usually lives. According to the definition by World Tourism "anyone who spends over 24 hours in a country other than the one he or she usually lives is considered as a tourist ". Moroccans living...
Case Club Med: recruitment
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Though Club Med, the inventor of the holiday clubs, remains the leading brand in the world in terms of reputation in the tourism sector, several factors have nevertheless tarnished its image since the late 90s. In 1997, the Trigano family was ousted from the company by shareholders and in 2000,...
Strategy of Nike (2008)
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
Nike is an American multinational, currently established internationally. Its activity is specialized in clothing, shoes and sports material. This company has been in competition for several years with large companies such as Adidas, Asics, and Reebok, and was unique with its perpetual capacity...
Marketing strategy: Case Adidas
Case study - 33 pages - Services marketing
In a globalized environment, where the competition has never been so intense, sportswear firm Adidas aims to become the leader in the sports footwear market. In order to reach this goal, this group focuses on the marketing campaign, which reflects the company's culture and passion with respect...
Cost realism analysis
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
Cost realism analysis is the process of evaluating the methodology by the offeror to estimate the proposed cost and is done by using information other than cost or pricing data (Cole, 2001). This technique is useful in selecting the offeror that best fits the awards of the contract. It is...
What for Hobbes was the 'natural condition of mankind' and why did it necessitate the Leviathan state?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Thomas Hobbes is a British philosopher, born in 1588. Among his prolific work, one book will become one of the major founder pieces of the modern political thought; Leviathan (1651). In this work, Hobbes writes about the natural condition of mankind, and its consequences. He thus joins the...
Consensual relationship agreements case study
Case study - 5 pages - Other law subjects
Consensual Relationship Agreements are a form of companies trying to protect themselves from legal liability if an office relationship ends in failure. It was more or less formed in the wake of Bill Clinton's extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky (Love Contract). “ …...
Motorola USA: Carving a Niche and Surviving Adversities
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The name "Motorola" has been synonymous with innovation for quite some time now. Motorola Solutions Inc., formerly known as Motorola Inc., founded in 1928, is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, and provides products and services to educational segment, government, retail, health care,...
Volkswagen of America
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
When Ferdinand Porsche designed the first Volkswagen during the 1930s, he most likely could not imagine what major impact that simple drawing would have on what one calls today the “great German Auto-Industry”. First, targeting the mass market, Volkswagen's intention was to provide...
"On Crimes and Punishments" by Cesare Beccaria
Case study - 2 pages - Literature
Clearly and succinctly written, “On Crimes and Punishments” by Cesare Beccaria is a document that outlines in the clearest fashion the delicate balance between justice and mercy, crime and punishment. He takes great pains to describe the distinctions that separate one crime from...
UK foreign exchange markets
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Foreign exchange markets are market where financial assets are traded. These assets include money in currency form, shares, rights, derivatives, and securities. Shares are the value of a company split into denominated units that investors purchase. The company selling its shares offers them as...
Michael Curtiz: Case study
Case study - 7 pages - Literature
Being director in Hollywood in 1940, is a curious business, midway between the foreman and the artist. Led studios, artists who are appointed to this position must obey a number of injunctions while using their authority on teams assigned to them. They have a particularly drastic specifications...
Vaginismus (the inability of a woman to withstand penetration)
Presentation - 20 pages - Medical studies
Involuntary painful contraction of perineal muscles and levator ani prior to or during vaginal intercourse. The experience of or even the anticipation of pain on vaginal entry causes these muscles to contract, occluding the vaginal opening and causing further pain when penetration is...
Critically analyse the decision in the House of Lords' decision in the American Accord
Essay - 9 pages - International relations
The globalisation of trade brings with it greater risks than internal trade, with the differences in business practices, application of local law, combined with external political factors . The four main risks applicable when dealing with global trade are foreign law and the ambiguity of what...
Notice of option to purchase real estate (Residential)
Standard contracts - 3 pages - Other law subjects
Assigns - The Optionee may assign and convey his/her interest in this "Contract" or any part thereof provided, however, that such assignment or conveyance should not result in any impairment of Optionor's position. Optionor, intending to bind Optionor, Optionor's heirs, successors and...
Futures and options: working
Thesis - 4 pages - Finance
Since the 1970's, the trade of derivative securities has over expanded and has characterised most of the transactions in the world financial marketplaces. However, derivatives do not constitute a new notion in the financial world, since they first appeared in the 17th century, with the trade of...
