The emerging triad in the new global economy
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Since 1980, the third technological revolution has been booming; a revolution based mainly on new information technologies and brand firmly established as a "new economy". With the help of these technologies, particularly the Internet, the information economy itself is now seen in the global...
Comparison between the capitalism of France and Germany
Thesis - 39 pages - Economy general
France is a country located on the European continent. Its area is about 550,000 square kilometers. Its capital and largest city is Paris. It is a nation that is active on the international stage. A co-founder of the European Union, it is also a permanent member of the Security Council of UN-OECD...
The Microsoft case
Case study - 19 pages - Economy general
When we talk about tying, it refers to the strategy of a firm that sells two different goods in a consignment. Thus the seller demands that when a consumer buys product A, he must also buy product B. With Windows 95, and especially with Windows 98, Microsoft has tied its Web browser, Internet...
Film " The corporation" Questions analyse
Artwork analysis - 2 pages - Economy general
Questions for "The Corporation" 1. What are a corporation's responsibilities to its stockholders? Has a corporation fulfilled these responsibilities? Explain. . What are a corporation's responsibilities to its stakeholders? Has a corporation fulfilled these responsibilities? 3....
Global Wine Wars: New World, Old Challenges - publié le 16/02/2011
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
In order to know if wine is a global or local industry we will assign a score between 1 and 5. (1 means that the assumption is not very accurate and 5 meaning that the assumption is totally accurate.) Globalization factors : •The consumption of wine is now worldwide •Production...
The textile industry
Sectorial analysis - 9 pages - Economy general
The effervescence in the textile industry dates back to the end of the 19th century. In that time researchers started looking to overstep nature by creating artificial fibers. The first one was created by Joseph Swann and is called artificial silk. Following this evolution a fierce struggle then...
E-Business: Skype in China
Case study - 6 pages - Economy general
Skype is the leader in terms of communication through IP addresses via the web. This project has for main objective to set up a new business strategy in the aim to develop its presence in China. In a first time, we have seen that Skype is the leader but the competition is present with MSN by...
Opportunities and Limitations in targeting the Grey Segment: Example of the French Tourist Industry - publié le 09/02/2011
Thesis - 40 pages - Economy general
Purpose - To improve the knowledge base concerning the growing senior population. Objectives - Assess the potentiality of the senior tourism market in France, by understanding their behavior and expectations. We also tried to analyze the attitudes of seniors towards advertising and Internet....
The financial crisis: The need for a new system - publié le 07/02/2011
Thesis - 54 pages - Economy general
This thesis is about our (the world's) monetary and financial system. It starts by focusing on monetary creation, which is the basis of our financial system. After defining the monetary creation process, it is about its control, which has been transferred from the States to the Central Banks and...
An anthropological enquiry on real estate in Baltimore, Maryland
Dissertation - 6 pages - Economy general
Over the last one hundred years, the city of Baltimore has gone through immense changes in the real estate industry. Throughout this passage of time, the city has been characterized as encompassing mixed income neighborhoods that hasattempted to make housing available to all. Thus, Baltimore was...
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...
Mergers and acquisitions: Porsche-VW Arcelor-Mittal GDF-SUEZ Time Warner-AOL
Case study - 4 pages - Economy general
Select 4 examples of successful (or failed) mergers or acquisitions Write an analytical paper about their selected examples to include: short introduction and explanation of M&A. Then, a statement of the main problem(s), reasons for success/failure, and a recommended course of action.
Pet Food Delivery at Home: A Market Research - publié le 03/02/2011
Market study - 9 pages - Economy general
What this paper is going to analyze is the potential of 'Pet Food Delivery at Home'. The idea is that this business should be specialized first in cats and dogs food and has to target the up-middle and up classes, especially in the "16th arrondissement" of Paris, where I live. Indeed,...
Steel market development during the period 2005-2009
Dissertation - 4 pages - Economy general
As stated in UNCTAD 2005, steel is an alloy of iron and carbon contains less than 2% carbon and 1% manganese along with some small amounts of silicon, phosphorous, sulfur and oxygen. Steel can be created via two basic routes: from raw materials consisting of iron ore, limestone and coke by the...
Does Islamic finance have the potential to develop in France?
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Since the opening of the first Islamic bank in Egypt in 1963, Islamic finance has exponentially increased in influence and visibility worldwide. While it remains a small player in the world of finance (0.5%), Islamic finance is becoming increasingly important due to significant increases in oil...
The downfall of Lehman Brothers and its relation with the 2008 financial crisis
Dissertation - 15 pages - Economy general
In this report, we will study the financial crisis experienced by the Lehman Brothers and its subsequent collapse in 2008. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial-services firm, and one of the most important primary dealers in the U.S. with respect to treasury securities and...
Labor unrest in China: Joining multiple perspectives to predict a possible future
Dissertation - 3 pages - Economy general
The current labor situation in China is complex and needs not one, but multiple perspectives to adequately address different aspects of the increasingly diverse workforce. First, William Hurst's article 'Understanding Contentious Collective Action by Laid-Off Chinese Workers', indicates...
China's economical and ethical rise in the African continent - publié le 13/01/2011
Dissertation - 9 pages - Economy general
The paper is based on the theme of an article that emphasizes on China's role in Africa. We first learn about the contents of the article and then state the status quo of the collaboration between the country and the continent. After description, we will go through a critical thinking section...
How to do business in China - The author's view - publié le 10/01/2011
Dissertation - 6 pages - Economy general
The Chinese population is immense, their history is very long and their culture is one of the most complex in the world. China is really a unique country for many reasons. First, we can notice a huge gap between urban and rural areas. China is so vast so there are a lot of cultural and economic...
Global Governance
Dissertation - 4 pages - Economy general
The aftermath of the Second World War gave birth to the Bretton Woods Institutions. They determined the broad outlines of the international financial system and two organizations intended to work for the economic reconstruction of countries affected by war: IBRD and IMF. But before all that, it...
The place of the BRICSAM countries in international business
Dissertation - 3 pages - Economy general
The four major emerging countries of the BRIC, which aim to gain influence on the world stage, met for the first time at a summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 16, 2009. This is a report of the famous investment bank Goldman Sachs 'Dreaming with BRICs: The Path to 2050', published in...
The Toy market in Russia
Market study - 17 pages - Economy general
Russia is no longer a part of the world's economic powers as it was in the days of the Soviet Union, but it remains one of the 10 largest economies at the international level (8th place in 2007)). It is now a member of G8. The Russian economy is characterized by four major features: - A...
The Euro and the Recent Economic Crisis
Dissertation - 2 pages - Economy general
In 1960, the European Economic Community (EEC) decided to establish a single currency for all the nations that are a part of it. The Barre Plan embodied the same idea in 1969 and the Werner Plan wanted to establish the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) of Europe in 1970. The idea of a single...
E-commerce in Morocco
Market study - 56 pages - Economy general
Like Morocco, other countries began developing in Europe many years ago. Europe saw its history and its strategic geographic location taking an important place in world history. These international relations have to be aware of technological development. "The world today lives on civilizational...
Economy of Morocco
Dissertation - 10 pages - Economy general
Morocco is a country of 29 million people with low-middle income, and gross domestic product per capita, estimated in 2001 to be 1190 U.S. dollars. Agriculture occupies an important place in the economy, with a share of GDP which has increased by about 15% over the last twenty years, and employs...
'When China changes the world": Erik Izraelewicz
Book review - 5 pages - Economy general
"The snake has initiated its transformation", said Erik IZRAELEWIZC playing this animal metaphor to evoke China, stripped of its skin spotted with communism and protectionism, which finally awakened. Modern cities developed there, and have tripled in volume in recent years. Cities like Shanghai,...
Will China be the economic power of the 21st century?
Dissertation - 15 pages - Economy general
It all began in 1980 after Deng Xiaoping came to power and China had moved gradually from being one of the poorest countries in the world to what is commonly called the "world's factory".Taking advantage of abundant and cheap labor, many companies decided to settle down in this country and...
The division of labor and the extension of markets according to Adam Smith
Dissertation - 7 pages - Economy general
Adam Smith was the founder of political economy and with his book 'Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' in 1776, he laid the foundations of liberal school. Moreover, Adam Smith was strongly influenced by French encyclopedists such as Diderot and D'Alembert and...
Comparison of the monetary policies of the American Federal fund (EDF) and the European Central bank (BCE)
Dissertation - 7 pages - Economy general
Interest rates of the Fed are currently at an all-time low. The rates of the European Central Bank are at their lowest levels in history and on April 2, 2009, there was a further decline with a reduction to 1%.Indeed, monetary policy is an important instrument of control, and along with fiscal...
Impacts of the mega events in times of crisis: The Olympic Games of London, 2012
Thesis - 29 pages - Economy general
The economic crisis that most countries are experiencing is the largest since 1929. Like other recessions that have hit some countries (Japan's crisis of the 90s) or certain parts of the world (the crisis of communism after the fall of the Berlin Wall), the latest occurred in the US in 2007...
