Explain why French trade unions, which enjoy so little support, nevertheless seem to exert considerable political influence
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
In France, trade unions were legalised in 1884, but developed very slowly. Trade unions have never enjoyed phenomenal support in France as in the post-war period approximately 35% of workers belonged to a trade union as opposed to a mere 8-9% nowadays, which is by far the lowest proportion...
The difficulties to stay the leader on a market: The French Wine Industry and its fragile economic position - publié le 29/09/2010
Market study - 34 pages - Business strategy
• Recent events: Numerous violent strikes were organized by the wine growers to draw attention to their difficulties; for instance, they demanded more assistance following the bad weather conditions that ruined the annual harvest. • A succession of demonstrations: It is a traditional...
International marketing: The launch of an electric / hybrid car by a French car manufacturer in the US market. - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 7 pages - Services marketing
During the vehicle exhibitions in Frankfurt in 2009, Renault, a French car constructor showed new electric concept cars. These cars are today, more than just concepts because Renault offers its customers a whole range of electric vehicles. This is the best way for Renault to offer a range...
International marketing: The launch of an electric / hybrid car by a French car manufacturer in the US market.
Case study - 7 pages - Automotive marketing
During the vehicle exhibitions in Frankfurt in 2009, Renault, a French car constructor showed new electric concept cars. These cars are today, more than just concepts because Renault offers its customers a whole range of electric vehicles. This is the best way for Renault to offer a range...
Marketing Plan - Introduction of the new Guinness Black Lager on the French Market - publié le 15/02/2011
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
Our marketing plan examines the introduction of a new beer on the French market. Guinness has recently released a new product to appeal to a younger demographic than the usual Guinness customer. This new product called Guinness Black Lager is a beverage that is easier to drink than our...
The persistence of the National Front in French politics: It's impact beyond the 2002 presidential elections
Case study - 12 pages - International relations
Spring 2002, after living through the empowerment of the far right party FPPO led by Jorg Haider in Austria, the European community sees the first important action of the extremist right wing in a big European country, France. It is on the 21st of April that Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the...
The persistence of the National Front in French politics: It's impact beyond the 2002 presidential elections - publié le 20/04/2012
Case study - 12 pages - International relations
Spring 2002, after living through the empowerment of the far right party FPPO led by Jorg Haider in Austria, the European community sees the first important action of the extremist right wing in a big European country, France. It is on the 21st of April that Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the...
Global consequences of Chinese growth: Impact on the world economy
Thesis - 25 pages - Economy general
Over the past decade, the People's Republic of China has been pursuing an average annual growth of 9%. It has now become the 4th largest world power after the United States, Japan and Germany, but ahead of France and the United Kingdom. However, China currently accounts for only 5% of global...
Porter's Five Forces - Areva, the French nuclear energy operator
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
As a world leader in its sector, and the flagship company of the French nuclear power industry, Areva must defend certain commitments that allow it to remain competitive. However, it must also preserve its public image in the sensitive field of nuclear energy. It is also led, like most...
To what extent have French banlieues become ghettos?
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
A banlieue is strictly defined as the peripheral urbanized zone surrounding a big city. The word had become quite pejorative, giving birth to its definition as "a marginalized zone mainly occupied by people from African origin? or to words like banlieusard, which is assimilated to a person, most...
Design a Marketing Plan for the French 'fashion house' Caroll who are aiming to enter the growing 'middle market' in China - publié le 29/09/2010
Dissertation - 12 pages - Services marketing
The following paper is dedicated to design a marketing plan for the French ‘fashion house' Caroll in China. In the past decade this country has been going through large transformations which permits new entrants to respond to new needs, wants and demands. First of all, several figures...
The French-German Pair through the relationships of the German chancellor and the French president
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
After World War II, Europe was fragmented. Germany was defeated, ruined and divided by the winners of the war. France was considered as a winner and had a zone under its responsibility in Germany like the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1949, the state of the Federal...
Marketing of the 21th century: EcoATM, the French recycling market
Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Business strategy
EcoATM is a very young enterprise with good respect of the environment. Their main idea is to develop in the United States for the moment an ECycling machine. It's a machine in which you can put your electronic wastes. In exchange it gives you money. You can choose to keep the money or to give it...
International Marketing - Analysis of the french company PAUL and the Russian market
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
The group Holder was founded in the 50's by Francis Holder; the group is one of the major actors of the French bakery industry. The group is also present in the pastry and restaurant sector. All in all, the group employs 8000 people in 482 shops all over the world. (Xerfi) The fact that...
Knowledge Economy
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
It is to analyze the market by incorporating the notion of knowledge, long ignored economics. Have focused on issues of social interactions (exchanges) that are at the heart of concerns. Indeed, microeconomics (the theory of individual shares) standard (Walras, French economist of the...
The French big gun in retail: Carrefour - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 11 pages - Services marketing
Carrefour is the French world challenger and the European leader in the retail industry and also the second largest retail company worldwide. In order to maintain the position of Carrefour as a global retailer and due to the high competition, marketing researches have to be undertaken to...
Design a Marketing Plan for the French 'fashion house' Caroll who are aiming to enter the growing 'middle market' in China
Dissertation - 12 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
The following paper is dedicated to design a marketing plan for the French ‘fashion house' Caroll in China. In the past decade this country has been going through large transformations which permits new entrants to respond to new needs, wants and demands. First of all, several figures...
Design a marketing plan for the French "fashion house" Caroll which is aiming to enter the Chinese market
Case study - 14 pages - International marketing
China represents one of the markets with the greatest potential in the world and attracts more foreign capital. There are approximately 1 200 French companies established in China with 200 000 employees. It is one of the largest markets in terms of inhabitants (1.3 billion potential...
The French aerospace sector - publié le 29/09/2010
Market study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Each country tries to realize a comparative advantage in a sector and also to have the benefit of producing goods. In the past, at the earliest of capitalism, Ricardo explained this comparative advantage with two main factors, the natural resources and the labor force. Nowadays, in a world...
Effects of the end of quotas for textiles on the French industry
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
On the 11th of December 2001, China embarked into a new journey in its history by becoming an official member of the World Trade Organization. This was the first step towards free trade however, it was not the last. China's sharp economic growth and the end of quotas in January 2005 predicted...
The French aerospace sector
Market study - 6 pages - ICT marketing
Each country tries to realize a comparative advantage in a sector and also to have the benefit of producing goods. In the past, at the earliest of capitalism, Ricardo explained this comparative advantage with two main factors, the natural resources and the labor force. Nowadays, in a world...
French cosmetics in the United States
Thesis - 60 pages - Business strategy
The establishment of new French cosmetic companies in the United States is an interesting topic to discuss in the current scenario. For many years, France and its beauty products in particular have always enjoyed a good reputation across the Atlantic that allowed young French...
Underground Economy in the European Union: Moonlighting
Essay - 24 pages - Economy general
The black market, also known as the underground economy, has a substantial arsenal of words to describe it: black economy, illegal economy, unreported, unrecorded, ghost, invisible economy etc. Undeclared work also falls into the category of underground...
The Tourism sector in Chile: Chilean economy and Implantation of foreign companies
Case study - 8 pages - Economy general
Between 1973 and the early 1990s, Chile underwent a troubled political situation with a dictatorship situation of the government. Logically, the destinations in this situation remain on the sidelines of world tourism. But when the political crisis in Chile had subsided, giving way to democracy...
The settlement of a French subsidiary in Benin
Market study - 7 pages - Foreign markets
Globalization is a process which implies the opening of all national economies on a worldwide market. In order to have an access to all the goods they need, people realized that they have to exchange goods. In the context of the globalization phenomenon, stakeholders meet every year during...
The symbol of the foreigner in French history
Case study - 4 pages - Modern history
The word foreigner is strongly connected to the idea of Nation; indeed it is the creation of the Nation that in turn generated this new meaning given to the word foreigner. The creation of the nation drew a line between national and non national, between citizens and foreigners. To some...
The Distribution of French Cinema to the United States
Essay - 68 pages - Film studies
In regard to the past of French Cinema and the global Cinema Market, is it possible for French Cinema to distribute profitably to the American Market? French cinema sees itself as being the great innovator in style, treating movies like a cultural heritage. The United States...
The French big gun in retail: Carrefour
Case study - 12 pages - Distribution marketing
Carrefour is the French world challenger and the European leader in the retail industry and also the second largest retail company worldwide. In order to maintain the position of Carrefour as a global retailer and due to the high competition, marketing researches have to be undertaken to...
A recursive correlation between economy and psychology: A specific focus on the new corporate governance theory - publié le 16/01/2009
Case study - 12 pages - Management
It has always been an intrinsic issue of economy: accused of being disconnected from individuals' reality, this science has been attacked for long times, by various researchers and experts, such as psychologists. And effectively, a plethora of arguments have been provided for integrating...
Are IFRS standards beneficial to the French companies?
Dissertation - 46 pages - Accounting
Multiple accounting policy discrepancies have raised awareness that a solution should be found to harmonize and unify accounting standards. Thus, in 1973, ten countries got together to try to respond favorably to this issue and they established the IASC (International Accounting Standards...
