Managerial Finance
Course material - 12 pages - Finance
Financial markets: - Financing investments (for firms) ; - Inter-temporal allocation of cash-flows (for consumers/investors) ; - Risk transformation: risk-diversification and tis-transfer (for firms and investors). Companies are the unit of observation of this course (companies raise...
What is globalization?
Course material - 2 pages - International economy
Globalization is the process by which available goods and services, or social and cultural influences, gradually become similar in all parts of the world. It is the increase of trade around the world, especially by large companies producing and trading goods in many different countries. It is the...
Macroeconomics Theory
Course material - 57 pages - Theories and economic notions
A confusion is often made between the level of GDP and the growth of GDP. The growth of GDP is the slope of the blue line while the level of GDP is the relative position of the GDP curve to the trend curve. It's entirely possible for a country to experience strong GDP growth while still...
Macy's to invest $5B in social responsibility efforts - Kaarin Vembar (2022) - How can the brand promote its conversion to eco-responsibility?
Text commentary - 2 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
This article was published on March 1, 2022, on Retail Dive and written by Kaarin Vembar. It talks about the willingness of the clothing and cosmetics chain Macy's to invest in social responsibility. Indeed, the textile sector is at the top of the list of the most polluting industries in the...
Reasons for attending college
Essay - 1 pages - Educational studies
Intentions and the nature thereof may define a person. Each human being has a different set of goals and reason for action. Whenever education is mentioned, one assumes the individual has the most honest intentions. However, each person's reason for pursuing an education is different. Multiple...
Entry mode decisions, internationalization and global marketing - The case of French Cakes
Case study - 5 pages - International marketing
When companies enter foreign markets, they make decisions about what kind of marketing and organizational setup to choose - these are called entry modes decision. The process of internationalization begins with the choice of foreign markets in which the company hopes to enter. In addition to...
Wind Farm Project in Victoria, Australia
Case study - 30 pages - Ecology & environment
For our project, we were tasked with finding a country and building some form of clean energy system in the country of our choice. Our group decided to go with Australia and to build a wind farm there. We came to this conclusion after searching on Google, "locations with the highest amount of...
Merger and acquisitions
Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Linguistics & languages
This document offers exercises intended for students studying accounting, finance or business management. They include exercises calling on a variety of skills such as written and oral comprehension, vocabulary...
ESG Reflective Report
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
In an analysis entitled "Risk-return performance of optimized ESG equity portfolios in the NYSE" written by Javier Lopez Prol and Kiwoon Kim and published in 2022, the authors find that High ESG optimized portfolios have lower returns and volatility than lower ESG ones (Prol & Kim, 2022). In this...
Decision Theory under Uncertainty and Portfolio Management
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Finance
This corrected exam offers 4 exercises on decision-making under uncertainty in the financial world.
SWOT Analysis - Coca-Cola
Case study - 3 pages - Catering marketing
The Coca-Cola Company is a leading soft drink specialised American company. Currently selling products in more than 200 countries, the COCA-COLA company is mainly known for selling one of the most popular beverages on earth : "Coca-Cola" (also called "Coke"). The Coca-Cola Company owns a...
The Intercontinental Group Corporate Governance and Financial Position Report
Case study - 8 pages - Finance
The intercontinental hotel group (IHG: LSE) is a British multinational Company that's involved in hospitality. The company is headquartered in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, but has numerous branches in Europe and all over the world. The group is among the leading hotel brands and boasts...
Banking on Bitcoin - Christopher Cannucciari (2016) - Cryptocurrencies and Their Vulnerabilities
Artwork commentary - 5 pages - Finance
This essay seeks to analyze the vulnerabilities inherent in cryptocurrencies and their implications for both businesses and consumers, both domestically and globally. By examining the security risks, regulatory challenges, and market volatility associated with cryptocurrencies, as well as their...
Financial Reporting Disclosures in Australian Corporate Sector
Case study - 3 pages - Finance
Understanding a company's financial performance and position depends extensively on its financial reporting. Businesses listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) must comply with accounting standards established by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB). With an emphasis on...
Organizational and Industry Analysis Report
Case study - 12 pages - Educational studies
Over the years, the global enterprise has witnessed remarkable expansion owing to the global presence of support elements essential for increasing investment capacity. Distinctively, as most organizations restructure their operations to fit into the now interconnected global village,...
The Central Role of Subprime Mortgages and Their Securitization in the 2008 Financial Crisis
Case study - 2 pages - Economy general
The burst of the subprime mortgage market in 2008 crumbled major financial institutions, thus causing an economic catastrophe that wiped out more than $10 trillion in household wealth within the USA (Lioudis, 2023). This traumatic event exposed serious weaknesses within the financial system,...
The Nigeria Ogoni Investigation Commission: the role of the UNSC
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - International law
The Nigerian Government has been responsible for the violations of Human Rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) and under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966). The State of Nigeria ratified both covenants on the 29th of...
The 2015 UN Paris Climate Agreement: success or a failure?
Case study - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
The Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015, aims to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to levels that would prevent global temperatures from increasing more than 2 °C (3.6 °F) above the temperature benchmark set before the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The goal is to achieve a...
Defined-benefit and defined-contribution pension schemes
Internship report - 4 pages - Theories and economic notions
Nowadays pension funds are actors of the financial market that cannot be ignored; for example, the asset traded by these funds represented $29.5 trillion in 2009 and moreover, as stated by David Dodge , "pension funds have already become the largest institutional investors among G-10 countries"....
Business Plan for a Coffee Shop in Morocco - Agora Coffee Shop
Business plan - 7 pages - Business strategy
The business we propose is called 'AGORA Coffee Shop'. In our opinion, a coffee shop is not only a place of entertainment, it can also be a crossroad where people (students, professors, professionals, ...) can share ideas or debate on actual phenomenons. Therefore, inside the coffee we...
Porter's Five Forces - Qatar Airways
Case study - 6 pages - Tourism marketing
Qatar Airways is the national airline of the State of Qatar. It is one of the best airlines in the world, according to several awards won for several years in a row. The companies head office is located in Doha, Qatar, which, in just a few years, has become a veritable air hub for the five...
SWOT Analysis - Qatar Airways
Case study - 4 pages - Tourism marketing
Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of the State of Qatar in the Middle East. The company is known to be one of the best airlines in the world in terms of safety, comfort, image. Its main air hub is located in Doha, Qatar, and the company operates flights all over the world, sometimes via...
Financial Innovation Essay: High Frequency Trading and its social impacts
Essay - 2 pages - Finance
A Financial Times article argues that HFT is beneficial for society, and that banning HFT from use would increase volatility. I agree with this point of view, as algorithms democratized trading by allowing a direct access to the markets and decreasing the costs of the transactions. Also,...
VRIO Analysis - Airbus
Case study - 4 pages - International marketing
Airbus is one of the largest aviation companies globally, as well as at the European level. Finally, it is the world's second-largest group in the aeronautics sector in 2021. The health crisis has had a huge impact on the sector as well as the group's results. Indeed, in 2019, the...
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 market study is based on its...
How does the measures taken by Erdogan these last two decades impact the lira's exchange rate nowadays?
Essay - 3 pages - Economic politics
Turkey began the new millennium in 2000 with the most severe economic crisis of its history. This crisis, which followed the currency crisis of 1994, had a strong impact on the Turkish financial system, as it led to a fall in capital inflows coming from foreign investors. This striking event is...
Corporate Sustainability
Essay - 3 pages - Management
Corporate sustainability refers to a new way of management, it is an alternative to the traditional growth and profit-maximization model. Corporate sustainability focuses on both growth and profitability as much as the social and environmental impact and goals toward sustainable development....
Internationalization and entry modes
Course material - 4 pages - Business strategy
The liability of foreignness (LOF) is the "natural" disadvantage a foreign company has compared to local competitors on a local market. The LOF arises from the unfamiliarity, relational, and discriminatory hazards that foreign firms face over and above those faced by local firms in the host...
Financial analysis - Tesla
Financial analysis - 3 pages - Automotive marketing
Founded in 2003, Tesla Motor is an American company that designs electric cars. Currently headed by the very charismatic Elon Musk, the automaker has set up its headquarters in Palo Alto, in the very heart of Silicon Valley, in the United States. By offering models of electric cars that are both...
International Trade and Innovation: EU policy recommendations
Essay - 2 pages - International economy
Based on the current worldwide developments, explain what would be your policy recommendations to European governments and the European Commission with regard to globalization, international trade and innovation strategy.
