Business strategy: How Dell Computer uses technology to gain competitive advantage and keep its leader position on the PC market ? - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 22 pages - Business strategy
When Dell's CEO, Michael S. Dell and President, Kevin B. Rollins met in the fall of 2001, they were confident that the company was recovering from the global crash of personal computer (PC) sales. In fact, Dell is the master at selling PCs directly and bypassing middlemen and thus delivers PCs...
The launch of a new product on the Algerian market (Sagem mobile phones) - published: 29/09/2010
Market study - 38 pages - Business strategy
This report mainly focuses on Algeria as an emerging market, mobile phone as a product and Sagem as a French company. This report includes a detailed study of the marketing strategy and the economic conditions in Algeria and also analysis of the product and the services that Sagem offers to...
The accounting harmonization - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 9 pages - Accounting
Firstly we will have to consider the relevance of international accounting in history and its requirements to be successfully implemented. Secondly we need to examine the benefits of implementing these international standards. Finally we have to conclude by sighting the significant obstacles with...
The strategic audit of Harley-Davidson motor cycles - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 25 pages - Finance
It is a story no one on earth could have made up. Four young men experiment with internal combustion in a tiny wooden shed. Not only does the shed not burn down, but the motorcycle they build goes on to serve over 100,000 miles under five owners. And that's just the beginning! It all started 100...
Brand management - Land Rover North America - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
Range Rover of North America subsidiary opened its doors in 1987. In seven years, the firm had grown from a distributorship selling only one Land Rover model to a multi-product firm with three vehicles under the corporate brand. In 1992, the firm changed its name to Land Rover North America...
The Enron Affair - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 6 pages - Finance
In just 15 years, Enron grew to become the 7th largest US Company, employing 21,000 people in more than 40 countries across the US, UK, Asia. Enron had transformed itself from a local natural gas company into a swashbuckling energy trader. Enron established new methods of trading in energy, using...
The Orange Development Strategy - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The document gives insights into the history of the Orange Company, Orange's strategy, Presence of Orange in world and European markets and the impacts of the strategy adopted by Orange. Launched in April 1994, Orange was the fourth mobile phone operator on the British market. By the end...
Exercices on risk management
Course material - 4 pages - Management
The exercices in this document deal with the different risk measures, the paramaters of the VaR model, the evaluation factors of risk management capabilities and define some concepts. Extract: "Describe the advantages and disadvantages for each of the following risk measures: DV01 (2) Advantages...
The international marketing strategy of Léon Barde Vintage Wine company to enter the Chinese wine market
Market study - 14 pages - Business strategy
France is attached to a sector which is an important part of its own identity : the sector of the wine. When you will ask one characteristic of our country to foreigners, the majority will answer Paris, the gastronomy, the luxurious, maybe the love but definitely also the wine. Since the...
Human Resources Management Applied to the Case of a Fictional French Company
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Today, the human resources management is a key point for succeeding in the market. With the globalization, the companies need to manage their employees with efficiency and take in consideration several facts such as for instance, the culture. The main challenge is clearly to develop its business...
Business statistics for managers - the median, the mode and the mean
Course material - 5 pages - Management
Some of the questions answered in this assignment are the following: talking about central tendencies, in which cases the median and the mode can be more useful than the mean? Illustrate through real life examples; do some research and indicate in which applications the following probability...
Analyzing financial statements - Vivendi and Carrefour
Financial analysis - 11 pages - Accounting
Vivendi is one of the largest companies in the sector of the entertainment and the communication. It is the first (worldwide) concerning the video games, the music, the telecom in France and Morocco and the TV-pay in France. It products and distributes contents all around the world with a global...
Financial statements analysis of JC Decaux
Financial analysis - 15 pages - Accounting
In the framework of our Analyzing Financial Statements, we are asked to make an analysis of a firm. This analysis should emphasize the company's management, strategy and its financial situation. I chose to work on the JCDecaux Group. I based my file on a question: “How JCDecaux group, an...
Business statistics - Inequalities on salaries
Course material - 11 pages - Human resources
After making a survey on a chosen subject, each student has to prove its memo and its proposal with statistics. The purpose of this memo is to request your authorization to conduct a research project to test an idea for expanding our market share. The problematic is the following: business World...
The risk management system of the Coca Cola company
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
This file is about a company chosen by students who are required to focus on the Risk Management System of this firm. This file is divided into five parts, which are: the Abstract, the Executive Summary, the Background Company presentation, the Risk Management Program and finally, the Risk...
Acquisition strategy specific to data centric applications and growth plans of EMC Corporation
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), has adopted a strategy of selective acquisition along with its own plans of organic growth to consolidate its leadership position. Recent company activities and initiatives point towards this direction. Such a strategy is in sync with EMC's aim of becoming a leader in...
L'Oréal Research and Development Strategy
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
L'Oreal is a well-known firm for its strategy focused on organic growth. The group has concentrated its efforts for a long while on the development of its own brands by undertaking a few targeted acquisitions. To acquire new competences, a large confidence is granted to the R&D centres present in...
Starting a Jewellery business
Essay - 1 pages - Business strategy
Starting a Jewellery Business is both simple as well a complex process as it tests your creativity, selling skills, marketing ability, networking aptitudes as well as customer relationship skills. Jewellery has been one of the oldest and most enduring passions for the human civilization. Since...
Car insurance-Why do we need one
Essay - 2 pages - Finance
Car Insurance is a very critical aspect as it is a mandatory document for most states in the US. One may argue that one does not require a car policy. However, it is definitely a wise idea to purchase a comprehensive car insurance policy that covers you from theft and damage although you are a...
List of Chicago communities that interest real estate investors
Thesis - 4 pages - Finance
Logan Square is a community locality situated on the western part of Chicago. Proper Logan Square actually means the intersection of Kedzie Boulevard, Logan Boulevard and the Milwaukee Avenue-which is a three way intersection. The term Logan Square most often is used loosely to denote the...
Chicago real estate -The financial implications
Thesis - 2 pages - Finance
Buying a home is one of the smartest and wisest decisions that one can take. It is one of the most enduring American dream and the one dream that has sustained through generations inspiring people to save for that piece of property that one can call his/her own. Chicago is one of the most sought...
The key elements of effective nation branding strategies
Dissertation - 5 pages - Business strategy
This paper explores the various facets of nation branding and aims to bring out the key elements of an effective nation branding strategy. Although the terms “nation” and “country” are used interchangeably, one must remember that there is a distinction between country...
Creating Bruno: Plaisirs Gastronomiques
Case study - 6 pages - Management
Fourteen years ago, Plaisirs Gastronomiques started with a simple idea: provide busy Quebecers with fresh, ready-to-eat food. The business caught on quickly, but Plaisirs Gastronomiques found that people were buying the products without knowing the brand. This was attributed to the fact that...
Is scientific organization of work only a history?
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
In 1893, Frederick Winslow Taylor became general manager of the Manufacturing Investment Company of Philadelphia where he noticed two main problems: the saunter of workers and the high number of qualified workers with high salaries. Therefore, he developed a theory of management, “the...
Portfolio diversification
Thesis - 2 pages - Finance
Financial markets are characterized by uncertainty, asymmetric information and volatility of financial stocks. Diversification is an effective way of managing risk. It means to invest funds in various financial instruments rather than investing everything on a single investment opportunity. This...
An overview of various modes of payment
Thesis - 4 pages - Finance
The intrinsic safety of the instrument and the safety of the procedure: The commercial acceptability; the proximity between the rational seller and buyer and the cost. While some procedures are inexpensive, others are very expensive. If the transaction amount is small, sophisticated payment...
Corporate finance - published: 27/08/2010
Thesis - 3 pages - Finance
A financial analysis allows an abstract transcription of the actual situation of a company at any given time. It is a rigorous and efficient tool based on the study of economic data and accounting, that focuses on a holistic view of the company. The analyst can place a view inside or outside the...
The Islamic development bank
Thesis - 5 pages - Finance
The development of a consistent banking system with adequate funding for a population appears to be a prerequisite for the economic development of a country. However the ethics of Fundamentalist Islam have long led a strong resistance to the development of modern financial tools in many parts of...
Zero-based budgeting
Thesis - 3 pages - Finance
This method is defined as a process of planning and budgeting which requires everybody involved to provide a detailed justification of the entire budget from the overheads to the necessary minimum, in order to achieve the objectives of the company. The purpose is to prove the necessity of the...
The Russian stock market crash
Thesis - 7 pages - Finance
In the year 1997, the Soviet Union witnessed a series of achievements. The inflation was controlled, the monetary position was strengthened and the balance of payments was on a surplus. The sudden downfall in the Russian stock market on the 17th of August, 1998 saw the entire Russian economy in a...
