How are companies adapting their activity to the COVID-19 crisis?
Case study - 9 pages - Management
In this argument, we will try to explain a management problem that companies constantly encounter in their environment, whatever their sector and size, taking into account more particularly in the current crisis context. Thus, the following question will be answered more precisely: "How...
Behavioral finance: the global financial crisis in the late 2000s
Case study - 4 pages - Finance
The global financial crisis in the late 2000s began from the United States. The crisis sprung from the supply side with the mortgage lending market after the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation reached a decision that it would stop buying high-risk mortgages. Consequently, the...
The East Asian model of economic development and developing countries
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Jong H Park is a professor at Kennesaw University, where he works at the the Department of Economics & Finance, Coles College of Business. In 1991, he got a PHD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also graduated with a Master. The THE EAST ASIAN MODEL OF ECONOMIC...
The subprime loan crisis
Thesis - 9 pages - Finance
There is always debate during an election year whether there is too much or too little government intervention in the social or economic realm, but whatever a person's personal beliefs are, the truth is that government regulation is a fact of life. The topic of this paper is the role...
European Sovereign Debt Crisis and its impact on financial markets and institutions
Essay - 5 pages - Finance
The European Sovereign Debt Crisis of was basically the failure of the Euro which was the monetary symbol that tied together 17 Countries across Europe (Arezki et. al, 2011). This therefore means that the start of all these is retraced back to the second world war in 1945. At this time...
Climate Change Economics: The Social Cost of Carbon discount rate
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - International economy
The Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is the monetary value that society should be willing to pay in the present to avoid damage caused by incremental CO2 emissions in the future (Price, Thornton, and Nelson 2007). It is, therefore, an important standard for the formulation of climate policy. The SCC...
African Conflicts in International Relations - China in Africa : Political or Economic interests ?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
China's involvement in Africa cannot be reduced to only one dimension. It would be an oversimplification to label the Chinese interests on the continent as either political or economic solely: these two aspects often constitute two faces of the same coin. China's increasing...
Politics and crisis management
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Crisis management has certainly become a critical feature of contemporary management and governance. During periods of crisis, members of organizations and communities expect leaders to work out strategies that minimize the impacts of crises at hand, while bureaucratic competitors...
Competitiveness of the European Union versus the main economic power of the world
Essay - 12 pages - Management
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union composed of 28 Member States born February 7, 1992 by the Treaty of Maastricht. With a total population of over 500 million inhabitants, the EU is the world's leading economic power and generates 25% of global GDP. It is...
Is the income redistribution an obstacle or a factor of the economic efficiency ?
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Choosing the perspective of supply, the current liberal opinion sees in the redistribution process a loss of efficiency. The State handouts (business subsidies, social benefits) and the increasing drain make the natural laws of society degraded, I mean the mechanism of sanction/reward. Choosing...
The 1929 Crisis and Great Depression
Course material - 2 pages - International economy
The 1929 crisis, also known as the Great Depression, was a global economic downturn triggered by the stock market crash on Wall Street, exacerbated by overproduction, speculation, and the Dust Bowl.
The Eurozone Crisis: A Renewal of Institutional and Political Architecture
Case study - 8 pages - Economy general
This document analyzes the eurozone crisis, its impact on the eurozone's institutional and political architecture, and the need for reforms to prevent a new crisis. It discusses the crisis management, the role of the European Commission, and the importance of...
Sources of Economic Growth and Sustainable Stimulation
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
This document discusses the sources of economic growth, its social and environmental limits, and the need for sustainable stimulation in a globalized world.
Economics in Mexico
Case study - 2 pages - Economy general
Mexico's economy is the thirteenth leading global economy and eleventh when looking at the purchasing power; this is in accordance to the reports of the World Bank (Cantwell et al. 336). Since the crisis that took place in 1994 majority of administrations have made efforts to improve the...
The 2000 Housing Crisis in the United States and Los Angeles: A Study of Recovery and Social Inequality
Case study - 3 pages - Economy general
This document explores the aftermath of the 2000 housing crisis in the United States, focusing on the recovery of the real estate market and the emergence of social inequalities in cities like Los Angeles. It examines the impact of periurbanization, social segregation, and economic...
Crisis in Global Governance: BRICS and the Future
Text commentary - 2 pages - International relations
Zorawar Daulet Singh's article analyses the challenges facing global governance due to Western economic decline and the rise of BRICS nations, and their potential role in reshaping international relations.
Tigray Conflict: Humanitarian Crisis and Regional Instability
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
The Tigray conflict in Ethiopia has led to massive population displacement, affecting regional stability, politics, economy, and society. This study examines the consequences of the crisis.
Crisis of Masculinity: Understanding the Concept
Litterature review - 10 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The concept of crisis of masculinity has become a significant topic in societal debates, driven by feminist struggles, cultural transformations, and economic changes.
The New Spirit of Capitalism: Critique of a System in Crisis - Analysis by Luc Boltanski and Ève Chiapello
Text commentary - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The New Spirit of Capitalism, a seminal work by Luc Boltanski and Ève Chiapello, explores the intricate dynamics between capitalism and social critique. Published in 1999, this insightful analysis delves into the paradoxical nature of capitalism, which, despite its ability to adapt to crises...
The Euro crisis
Course material - 13 pages - Business strategy
The European sovereign debt crisis is an ongoing financial crisis that has made it difficult or impossible for some countries in the euro area to re-finance their government debt without the assistance of third parties. With this crisis risk's, it should be relevant to...
Indicators of Chinese current economic strength
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
Growth in GDP- the reason for choosing GDP is because it has grown by a great margin when comparing 1978 and 2010. “In the year 1978, it was US$230 only and in the year 2010 it had grown to US$4000” (Tong & Wong, 2012) this is a very wide margin.
The International Community response to the 2006 North Korean nuclear crisis: overcoming stick-and-carrot diplomacy?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
On October 9, 2006, the North Korean state news agency announced that the country had completed its first nuclear test with success. This "great leap forward" was the first step toward a "powerful self-reliant defense capability". In the following days, Moscow and Washington confirmed that North...
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Course material - 4 pages - Medieval history
Cours très complet et structuré sur la crise des Missiles de Cuba d'octobre 1962. The Soviet theory of peaceful coexistence asserted that the United States and the Soviet Union, and their respective political ideologies, could coexist together rather than fighting one another, and Khrushchev...
Which aspects of the socio-economic and cultural Brazilian cause most concern?
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
Just like giant-emerging-economy China has hosted the Olympic games years ago, the fact that two of the most-wached world events on the planet are going to take place in Brazil in the 5 coming years clearly proves that the country is taking off, and finally has its place in the global stage. It...
1956: The Suez crisis and the Hungarian revolution
Case study - 7 pages - Medieval history
Human history has been riddled with periods of crisis. Such a crisis was the Hungarian protests in 1956 against the government and its Soviet imposed policies. The United States stayed away from the war waged by Israel, France and the UK against the Egypt of Gamal Abdel Nasser. If...
Country risk: macro-financial economic model and crises
Worksheets - 8 pages - Economy general
Finance is widely viewed as a driver of growth, through various channels, but growth is also a driver of finance. Ross Levine, author of many studies of the subject, strongly supports that financial development is key in the overall development of a country.
China's Economic Model - The Silk Road
Case study - 1 pages - Economy general
The Silk Road is as ancient as the Roman Empire and was the link between imperial China and the Western world. Chinese products transited overland, through central Asia and Asia minor, as well as on the seas, through the Gulf of Persia and then the Mediterranean Sea, before reaching Europe....
A marxist view of the 2008 banking crisis
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
In 2008, there was a major issue facing the American banking sector and the global financial world right now. A catastrophic loss of confidence stemming from a failure of the securities market has caused a number of banks to suddenly find themselves in danger of collapsing. In a sudden need of...
Electricity/Energy crises of Pakistan and difficulties that it present to the management of textile industry Faisalabad
Case study - 40 pages - Management
Pakistan is an agriculture country and its main source of income is agriculture. Main cities like Karachi Lahore, Peshawar and Faisalabad etc. are industrial cities of Pakistan. Faisalabad is very famous for its textile industry and provides 25billion$ annual export earnings (Shah.S, 2013) and...
Impacts of the mega events in times of crisis: The Olympic Games of London, 2012
Dissertation - 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...
