The launching of the iTunes Music Store
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
The iTunes Music Store (iTMS) created by Apple, which provides legal digital music downloads, revolutionized the music market through its MP3 technology. Since its launch, the success of iTMS continues to be confirmed by a large number of downloads on the online store. In February 2006 alone,...
Marketing study of an airline company (Southwest Airlines)
Case study - 1 pages - Business strategy
The Southwest Airlines was created on June 18, 1971 and today, has over 31,000 employees who operate 3,000 flights per day. At the end of 2003, the company recorded its 31st year of profitability. In 1989, it reached the status of a major rating company when it exceeded the billion dollar...
Nivea For Men 'Summer Look'
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Today, metro sexuality is a trend gradually gaining momentum in our society. Men are not afraid to push open the door of a perfume shop to buy their shower gel or scented balm or moisturizing aftershave! The most audacious ones even dare to buy the anti-wrinkle masks or self-tanner and because...
The creation of Limited Liability Companies (LLC) in United States
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
'The General Partnership' is an oral or written contract between two individuals or partners who are in collaboration with for a particular case. There are no legal formalities involved. By signing this contract, the partners assume personal responsibility in case things go wrong. They...
Nike: A case study (2006)
Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy
Nike is a brand of sportswear that originated in the United States and is now a globally recognized brand, probably the best known. The brand owes its success to Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman, co-founders of Nike; today, the brand is a multinational company with a turnover exceeding 10 billion...
An analysis of the Cartier group (2006)
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
Cartier operates in an oligopolistic market. Thus, there are several suppliers available for the buyers. Moreover, this market targets clients by offering very specific products within a certain image that most of the other CSP cannot afford. Alain Dominique Perrin turned Cartier into a luxury...
An overview of the Kronenbourg Brewery
Thesis - 25 pages - Business strategy
With over 8 million hectoliters sold per year and nearly 32% of the market shares, ‘Brasseries Kronenbourg' or the Kronenbourg Brewery occupies the leading position in the beer sector in France and plays a pivotal role globally. We decided to study the mode of operation followed by this...
Strategy and SWOT analysis for Lacoste
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
Since its origin, the brand has been very famous and its model is impossible to circumvent, known under the name of code ‘1212', and remains everlasting. Although it has an international reputation, everyone associates it with a sports shirt whereas it is actually about a shirt, with the...
New development strategies for companies
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The world of companies changed radically during the year 1990. Their role in the national and international governorship took more importance vis-a-vis the deregulation and with the reduction in the intervention of the State in the market. The direct overseas investments became key instruments...
Coco-Cola and Pepsico : Market, Finance and strategy analysis for BRIC countries
Thesis - 40 pages - Business strategy
Since 2006, the soft drinks market has been "flourishing” thanks to two factors: rising disposable incomes and well-being. Consumer lifestyles are undergoing a major change due to a growing awareness of the link between diet and health. On the other side, enhanced living standards,...
International implementation of Caroll company
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
In this paper, we will discuss the international presence of the French company Caroll. This company is present in the supplying market and has to develop itself in the international market and more precisely in the emerging countries such as China. Firstly,we will analyze the company's...
Manufacture and strategic interest of Airbus A-400M
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Airbus A400M is a general-purpose military strategic transport aircraft which will enter into service in 2012. It is intended to replace Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Transall C-160, brought into service in 1956 and 1967 repectively, by doubling the load and the volume capacity of these planes....
Burger King
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
Burger King is a global chain of fast food restaurants serving hamburgers, with a turnover which amounted to $102.5 billion in 2009 when they sold 524 million units. It owns 12,000 franchisees in 74 countries around the world. Two out of three restaurants are established in the U.S. It has set up...
IKEA: Company case study
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, began to show his entrepreneurial abilities at an early age. When he was a young boy, he would buy matches in bulk and then individually sell them to his neighbors in Agunnaryd for a profit. He then began selling fish, seeds, Christmas decorations, pencils...
PSA Peugeot-Citroen
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
The story of PSA Peugeot-Citroen starts with the Peugeot's brothers when they started to provide accessories for clock factories in 1810. Lead by the industrial revolution, they rapidly began to build cars; the 100000th car was reached in 1925. In the 1970's, Peugeot took Citroen over and the...
Restructuring at Delphi Corporation: A Case Study
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Since the 1999 spin-off from General Motors, Delphi Corporation has faced some severe challenges. A combination of increased commodity prices, increasing OPED liabilities, uncompetitive labor costs, and loss of market share from the US automakers, has led them to become the largest industrial...
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...
Analysis of supply and environment for Renault
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The Renault Automotive Group has more than 350 industrial and commercial sites in over 40 countries and 131,879 employees. In 2004, the Group achieved a turnover of 40.7 billion Euros, up 8.4%. The strategy of profitable growth is built on three pillars: competitiveness, innovation and...
The Google case: Who can dethrone this leader of the industry?
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
We begin by studying the situation of the e-services in Google and a thorough analysis of its business model to explain its success. Secondly, we examine the leading position of Google, particularly by analyzing the strategic map of this industry, to examine the limits of this leadership with...
Feasibility study of the Primark company in the French market
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Primark, subsidiary of Associated British Foods, is a well known retailing Brand in clothing founded by Arthur Ryan, actual chairman.First headquarters were located in Ireland, where the brand was born as Penneys. The first store opened in 1969 in Dublin. 1973 opened the first store in UK....
International Marketing: PepsiCo
Thesis - 2 pages - Business strategy
Since World War II, the world has changed increasing the exchange of goods, people and capital around the world. This is called globalization. In order to be able to compete on a global scale, firms have developed different ways of entering international markets. What are the main foreign entry...
Inter-nation marketing: Easy-jet in India
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Easy jet is one of the most surprising companies in the last decades. It's business model based on cheap price for a service that is supposed to be expensive made its success and is the base of the “Easy” strategy. Created in 1995 by Stelios Haji-loannou, Easy Jet is now one of the most...
International business in India
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
The Maharaja Mac is unique, this burger can only be found in India. The McDonald's Big Mac is among the best selling consumer products in the world; it is even used by economists to compare market conditions in different countries, each year economists publish a chart with the different prices of...
LEGOLAND - Analysis of the toy industry
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Before conducting an in-depth analysis of the toy industry, we will deliver a brief presentation of Lego, which is the core of the subject. Lego is a Danish company, which was founded in 1934, by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The core activity of Lego is the conception and manufacture of educational...
China analysis: Marks & Spencer
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
China being a highly appreciated country for its power in the global market and its rapid growth, enterprises are keen to invest in it in order to remain competitive. In recent years, China has evolved and developed rapidly in many areas. For this reason, many companies such as Carrefour, a...
PESTEL analysis - IPad in Japan
Case study - 1 pages - Business strategy
Japan is a country which is surfing on the wave of new technology. The government thus sets up what is needed, towards population, to facilitate their access to it. The ministry of internal affairs and the communication wish to develop the notion of "work at home", already used in American...
Strategic analysis of Skype
Thesis - 23 pages - Business strategy
Change in patterns of communication has become usual, whether intended for professionals or individuals. Thus, the emergence of internet telephone has revolutionized communications but was limited by traditional difficulties of its technologies. Nevertheless, the market potential of IP telephone...
Negotiation in Germany
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The Germans are good businessmen and known to be very organized. They aim to be perfectionists, are ambitious and competitive. They have a great understanding of power and know how to use it in negotiations. The German approach to negotiation is slow, logical and analytical. They sometimes do...
The TNT Group and its Sustainable Development: Strategy and Financial Analysis
Thesis - 55 pages - Business strategy
For many years, TNT has been communicating actively about social values and its social commitments, and neglecting to talk about its trade and transportation. Thus, the group seems to incorporate the concept of sustainable development in its business fundamentals. However, is this just a desire...
Strategic Analysis and Financial Results of Group TNT
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
TNT provides businesses and consumers a wide range of differentiated services in two sectors. First, the company offers its services in the area of mail through its TNT Post Company. The group also offers its services in the field of express delivery of parcels and documents via TNT Express....
