Discuss the main microeconomic environmental factors affecting the junior mineral resource industry
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
This report is to discuss the main microeconomic environmental factors affecting the junior mineral resource industry. To avoid confusion the report will concentrate on the junior exploration mineral industry versus the mining industry. The mining industry is directly related to the junior...
Risk Management: Amazon.com
Thesis - 24 pages - Management
As the industry leader with largest market capitalization amounting to $79.48billion, Amazon.com (AMZN) is exposed to more risk compared to the others. The risk that affected Amazon the most is Operational risk. Due to the business environment which comparably new to others, Amazon...
Royal Dutch Shell plc: A company that needs to face the future today
Thesis - 16 pages - Services marketing
Petroleum is one of the fundamental substances necessary to make our economies function smoothly. It has shaped today's world as we know it - concerning both negative and positive elements. However, petroleum will not last forever. It is has been estimated that the global oil re-sources will...
Total, a successful long-term strategy
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Total is today the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world. This Paris-based firm is the largest European company (based on market capitalization in 2006), it has over 95 000 employees in more than 130 countries and a net income of € 12.5 billion in 2006. Its businesses...
Indian global corps - Strategies and global realities
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
A powerful and fast paced transformation of the Indian society has begun. This change is driven by the corporate, small and medium enterprises and the common man alike. Usually competitiveness refers to characteristics that permit a firm to compete effectively with other firms due to low cost or...
Hindalco and the Aditya Birla Group
Dissertation - 45 pages - Business strategy
Aditya Birla Group is India's first truly multinational corporation. A US$ 24 billion conglomerate with a market capitalization of US$ 23 billion, and has over 100,000 employees belonging to over 25 different nationalities on its rolls. Over 50% of its revenue flow from its...
Students behavior towards smoking and brand equity
Thesis - 17 pages - Services marketing
The FMCG sector has been the cornerstone of the Indian economy. Though the sector has been into existence for quite a long time, it began to take shape only during the last fifty-odd years. The sector touches every aspect of human life, from looks to hygiene to palate. Perhaps, defining an...
Morrisons Bandar - Strategic Management
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
First and foremost, the supermarket has ownership of 89% of the portfolio of its store. As a result, the takeover threat it is exposed to is less significant, and it has greater security when it comes to its investors. Another thing is that Morrison's property, equipment and plant assets value is...
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...
Nokia: Strategic Analysis
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
Nokia has largely contributed to the growth of Finland since the mid-90s. Its role in the Finnish economy in figures is as follows: it represents 10% of its GDP, half of its growth, 16% of its exports, and 60% of the capitalization of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. It is also the largest...
The London Stock Exchange
Essay - 5 pages - Finance
Financial globalization has grown since the nineties. In 2004, the portfolios of British institutional investors contained 26% of foreign assets. In comparison, this rate was of 11% in the United States and 23% in Japan, which makes the LSE the biggest international Stock Exchange. Moreover, as...
Ipod and the renewal of APPLE
Thesis - 22 pages - Business strategy
In 2001, Apple launched its revolutionary product: the iPod, a jewel of technology, which will give rise to a new market; that of the numerical walkman with a hard disk. A forerunner in its field, Apple has always been an innovative firm. Its progress was, for a long time, attributed to...
Efficiency analysis of conventional and Islamic banks in Indonesia using data envelopment analysis
Tutorials/exercises - 18 pages - Finance
Islamic banks have been in existence since early 1960s. The first Islamic bank was established in 1963 as a pilot project in the form of rural savings bank in a small town of Egypt, Mit Ghamr. After that, Islamic banking movement came back to life in mid 1970s. The establishment of Islamic...
Intercultural Management - case of Bodega Torres
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Intercultural Management covers a very large sample of activities related to companies. Its tools can be used in all areas of management, including Communication, Human Resources, Marketing, Negotiation and Top Management. It allows us to easily recognize the different cultures surrounding us...
How to conduct market research
Practical guide - 7 pages - Marketing theories
In 5 phases of marketing, market research is one of the tools that correspond to phase 1: knowing the market. It is about collecting reliable market information at times when strategic decisions have to be made, for example: before launching a new product or activity, before...
A study on GE's business strategy
Tutorials/exercises - 40 pages - Business strategy
GE Lighting is a leading supplier of lighting products for global consumer, commercial and industrial markets. Products include incandescent, fluorescent, high-intensity discharge, halogen and holiday lamps, along with portable lighting fixtures, lamp components and quartz products. GE...
Food Industry and Obesity: A study
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Obesity and the growing trends of unhealthy lifestyles have penetrated the U.S in epidemic proportions. Two-thirds of the adult population is overweight, of those, one-half is diagnosed as obese. U.S citizens are becoming increasingly vulnerable to excessive weight gain consequently from poor...
British Petroleum Company - free market, Sustainable Management Futures
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The free market theory postulates that there should be numerous participants within the same market engaged in the buying and selling of numerous and varied products. All such producers have the opportunity to take part in production activities and, therefore, share the profits...
The Impact of COVID-19 on South African Financial Markets
Case study - 8 pages - Finance
A new type of corona virus first identified in December 2019 has swept across the globe infecting millions of people. The virus, scientifically known as COVID-19, has caused many governments to declare a national state of disaster and to implement nationwide lockdowns to prevent the spread of the...
Paintball: The creation of the company "Fun Adventures"
Thesis - 20 pages - Services marketing
We decided to set up a paintball company to cater to those who enjoy outdoor games. This activity has gained substantial popularity over the last fifteen years. We can distinguish different aspects of paintball that are apparent in the recreational activity, paintball sports (i.e., a competitive...
The Redemption of the Credit Lyonnais by Credit Agricole
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
It seems that French banks have given up on becoming universal banks, either by choice or by constraints. They prefer to stay multi specialists on national territory and focus on some of their activities abroad. The challenge remains. Indeed, banks have an incentive to increase their...
Technical and Architectural Study - The Market Hall in Rotterdam, a Hybrid Market - The Mixing of Functions at a Building Scale
Case study - 6 pages - Architecture
After five years of work, the city of Rotterdam inaugurated in October 2014, the first covered market of the Netherlands which cost 175 million euros. Located in the city centre and close to Blaak Railway Station, the Market Hall is part of the renovation project of this historic...
Entrepreneurship: How to Run a Market Study
Practical guide - 4 pages - Startup, entrepreneurship
Creating any company requires a market study done by entrepreneurs for a better understanding of the market they are willing to enter. This understanding of the market will give entrepreneurs the ability to easily convince their future investors. The efficiency of a...
Pestel Analysis - The real estate market in the US
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
The United States' housing market is experiencing a considerable shift. As the government tries to quell the impacts of inflation with relatively higher interest rates, every other aspect of the economy from foreclosure rates to housing market prices remains in flux. As such,...
Options of entering new international markets
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
The process of entering and developing business in a new international market may be difficult. The situation may require a company to strategize well in order to succeed and treat the market as an extension of its business and a source to increase its sales and revenues. The option...
The growth of the Luxembourg real estate market: speculative bubble or viable situation?
Dissertation - 38 pages - Economy general
Demand for housing is very high in Luxembourg, but new construction is not enough to meet it, especially since no new real estate projects are planned for 2023. In addition, borrowing is made difficult by the rise in interest rates on mortgages. Indeed, since the end of the year 2022,...
Development of U-exist's Export Department - How to Internationalize a Niche Market in the Paramedical Sector?
Internship report - 24 pages - International marketing
A niche market is a small market segment in response to a very specific request. This type of market is generally very profitable for companies provided achieve scale and develop a sufficient reputation. A company exploits a product or a service very precisely to answer in...
The link between financial reporting and capital markets: Evaluating the extent of development and use of International Accounting Standards
Internship report - 4 pages - Finance
“As capital markets play an increasingly central role in today's modern economies, policy-makers are confronted with the question of how to assure the continued effective functioning of these markets and, in particular, how to develop a sound financial reporting...
Market Study - The Do-It-Yourself in the US
Market study - 10 pages - Distribution marketing
The global do-it-yourself home automation market has been expected to reach about 22 billion dollars by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 38 percent between 2016 and 2021. The United States has held a considerable portion of the market, along with Europe, whereas the Asia...
The Rise and fall of Sunny Delight
Essay - 2 pages - Services marketing
The soft drinks industry is a mature, which is comprised of giant firms such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Cadbury Schweppes, who strive to push their long standing brands to the top of the selling charts. In spite of this cut-throat competition, the American consumer products giant proctor & Gamble...
