Virgin Mobil's proposed takeover by NTL
Case study - 10 pages - Finance
NTL proposed a £871 m takeover of Virgin mobile but was rejected, then a second proposition was made at £961 m. On the 3rd of April they announced a total of $1.66 billion for Virgin Mobile. The negotiation will be ready to receive both cash and NTL shares in a deal. Virgin Mobile will have a...
British Airways' balance sheet
Case study - 8 pages - Finance
For this assignment, I have decided to work on the British Airways Group. This choice allows us to study the finance of a big company, which is totally international and is known by everybody. When I use the term company, I mention the group because I've only used the group's figures. I...
Presentation of Puma and PPR groups
Market study - 45 pages - Business strategy
The PPR group was pleased to announce that after the expiry of the additional acceptance period of its voluntary public takeover offer for Puma it had become the majority shareholder with a 62.1% stake in Puma. 1962: Creation of the PINAULT company Acquisition of companies in the same...
IP Strategy for Greentech Ltd in the area of Low Carbon Technology
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
Modern businesses cannot survive if they are unable to create, exploit, while at the same time ensure that Intellectual Property (IP) is protected; R&D efforts would be compromised, as well. In addition to the expertise provided by professionals, it is nowadays important for organizations to have...
Maverick Energy Group: Company profile
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
Maverick Energy Group, is a rapidly growing US independent currently positioned to benefit from the current rise in both oil and natural gas prices. Declining production and depletion of existing reserves within the United States is causing increased pressure on state and federal agencies to...
Presentation of Puma and PPR groups - publié le 17/11/2011
Market study - 45 pages - Business strategy
The PPR group was pleased to announce that after the expiry of the additional acceptance period of its voluntary public takeover offer for Puma it had become the majority shareholder with a 62.1% stake in Puma. 1962: Creation of the PINAULT company Acquisition of companies in the same...
Porsche and Volkswagen: The Union of David and Goliath
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
On the one hand, we have Porsche, the champion race car, the big-engined sports specialist available at exclusive rates. On the other hand, we have the Volkswagen Convertible, which is "popular" in the literal sense; the Beetle was the inaugural model, which is still essentially ‘a car for...
Strategic analysis of the L'Oreal group
Thesis - 32 pages - Business strategy
The cosmetics market is one of the biggest markets with technology.It creates a net turnover of 6 per year, 543 billion euros in France and is one of the largest markets in the world. The figure seems impressive; it merely reflects the enthusiasm and buying of more and more beauty products by...
Strategy of Air France: Analysis and recommendations (2009)
Case study - 38 pages - Business strategy
Born on August 30, 1933 by the consolidation of major French airlines ‘Societe Generale Air Transport,' Air Union, the International Company for Air Navigation, Air East and ‘Compagnie Generale Aeropostale', Air France formed the largest French airline company. In January 2000, the...
Success of the perfume "I analyze adore" of Christian Dior
Case study - 11 pages - Services marketing
"That magic name which includes that of God and Gold”, these are the words of Jean Cocteau on the Dior brand. In this presentation, we will try to decipher the planetary success of a fragrance that many women have adopted with fervor: J'adore Dior. This famous perfume is celebrating its...
The Bouygues Group - business portfolio and its strategies
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Bouygues Group is a diversified conglomerate which has the advantage of limiting the risks and measures to compensate for losses in some areas. Through this strategy the company has been showing positive results in 2009 despite of the economic crisis and has managed to reduce its debt by 50%....
Porsche and the marketing analysis
Case study - 30 pages - Services marketing
This document is dedicated to the automaker who was born in 1948 in the village of Gmund in Austria; the builder won all sorts of competitions, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans 16 times; the builder who has created a myth by his range of Cars: Ferdinand Porsche. Today everyone knows the brand...
Why Employers should Make Employees Happier?
Case study - 11 pages - Human resources
Over the years, corporate leaders have embraced change in their operations approach to generate the strategic fit with the dynamic environment. This is in a bid to accomplish their corporate goals of maximizing shareholder wealth while minimizing the cost incurred. While all...
Volkswagen - History and prospects
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
The registered office of Volkswagen is located in Wolfsburg, Germany. This country is a federal state and Volkswagen receives strong support from the Land of Lower Saxony (the group is 20.1% owned by the state) and the State. Since May 1935, the German government hosts a majority on the...
Cola War: Coke vs. Pepsi
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Industry competition has given rise to extensive market efforts by companies to sustain their position by gaining an edge over competitors. Industrial trend helps company to set standards and design a strategy for the accomplishment of goals. Multiple set of strategies are devised in accordance...
Carlton Polish Co.
Market study - 9 pages - Business strategy
There are different ways to calculate a company's value. The first method is to use the balance sheet of the company to estimate the value of a company using the DCF approach. Another method is concerning the competition analysis. By looking at similar companies in the same activity sector...
What are the reasons of Zara´s success? - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
In 1973 Amancio Ortega Gaona, Inditex Group president and main shareholder, created a textile company, which specialised in producing dressing gowns and underwear. Two years later he opened the first Zara store in La Coruña. Nowadays, the Inditex Group is the most successful in the Spanish...
Corporate Corruption: Culture of Enron
Essay - 4 pages - Finance
Shareholder value was being diluted. It was worse than just being dishonest: stock options provided managers with strong incentives to get the value of their stocks up quickly - what mattered was not long-term strength but short-term appearances. Corporate officers responded to the...
US management and leadership: Steve Jobs - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 9 pages - Management
The aim of this assignment is to consider the leadership style of the Apple's CEO Steve Jobs through the analysis of the articles and works connected with his business activity. Steve Jobs is the current CEO and co-founder of Apple, Inc. Steve Jobs also was the CEO and majority shareholder...
Court of Cassation Ruling on SAS President's Remuneration and Abuse of Majority
Law case - 2 pages - Business law
The Court of Cassation ruling on November 4, 2014 (n° 13-24.889) clarifies the conditions governing the remuneration of the president of a SAS (Simplified Joint-Stock Company) as per its statutes. The case revolves around whether the president's remuneration, decided by a collective decision...
Standard Chartered Bank and human resource management
Thesis - 24 pages - Human resources
Standard Chartered Bank is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than seventy countries. It operates a network of over 1,700 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) and employs 73,000 people. Despite its British base, it has few...
Is it time to move away from the UK/American pattern of ownership shares in companies? - published: 14/05/2009
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
United Kingdom and USA have a system where private shareholders have ownership of their companies. Lots of companies in these countries are quoted in stock market. The way they can finance their companies is by opening their capital to private investors. As USA has a great influence in the...
The ABN Amro bank
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
On 29 March 1824 King Willem-I issued a royal decree creating the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij with the aim of reviving trade between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. In 1964, NHM merged with De Twentsche Bank to form Alegeme Bank Nederland (ABN), while Amsterdamsche Bank and...
Corporate governance and business ethics of Diageo
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
In spite of a global crisis, global businesses are reaching record profits like Exxon. In fact, businesses are more powerful than ever and the biggest ones are even wealthier than some countries (Leonard, 2008; Johnson et al., 2006). The power of these corporate influence policies and could...
Carlton Polish Co. - publié le 18/11/2011
Market study - 9 pages - Business strategy
There are different ways to calculate a company's value. The first method is to use the balance sheet of the company to estimate the value of a company using the DCF approach. Another method is concerning the competition analysis. By looking at similar companies in the same activity sector...
Contemporary issues in branding
Case study - 11 pages - Digital & e-marketing
This paper will first analyze the Giorgio Armani brands in relation to contemporary branding theories and models and secondly consider the future for the Armani brand focusing on the potential areas for development over the next 5-10 years. Since 1979, Armani has designed and developed many...
Hartmann - From value proposition to finance
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Due to the orientation of the project, it does not include elaborations on any other matters of the company but the financials and consideration on Hartmann's value proposition. Given the statements provided, we have worked with numbers from year 2006 to 2012 H1, which have also been used to...
"Vélocation": self-service bicycle system for Nantes (2007)
Market study - 27 pages - Services marketing
Product Vélocation: This project aims to take advantage of a healthy, convenient and fun alternative to other forms of private or public transportation. By using the latest advances in technology to spur anti-theft devices, we believe that we can create an affordable biking network that can be...
What are the reasons of Zara´s success?
Case study - 21 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
In 1973 Amancio Ortega Gaona, Inditex Group president and main shareholder, created a textile company, which specialised in producing dressing gowns and underwear. Two years later he opened the first Zara store in La Coruña. Nowadays, the Inditex Group is the most successful in the Spanish...
US management and leadership: Steve Jobs
Case study - 12 pages - Management
The aim of this assignment is to consider the leadership style of the Apple's CEO Steve Jobs through the analysis of the articles and works connected with his business activity. Steve Jobs is the current CEO and co-founder of Apple, Inc. Steve Jobs also was the CEO and majority shareholder...
