An overview of Netflix
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
Reed Hastings founded Netflix in 1997 during the emergent days of Internet retailing, to offer home delivery of DVD rentals through the U.S. Postal Service. The company has grown at a rapid pace since to the point that in 2006, subscribers could use Netflix's website to choose from over 70,000...
The anthropology of dresses: Clothing industry analysis
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Rugby Ralph Lauren, the newest division of Ralph Lauren Clothing, was established in October of 2004. At just four years old, the branch boasts ten locations across the United States. The oldest of these stores is located on Newbury Street in Boston while the New York City location pulls in over...
Corporate politics: Strategy and structure
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Organizational management theories are models based on the strategic core elements that define corporate structure. These strategic essentials are aimed towards corporate planning and decisional management processes. By essence, models follow the economic principle of ceteris paribus -...
Internet ethics
Thesis - 2 pages - Business strategy
Unable to control its content or charge them with violating Chinese law, the CCP banned access to Google outright in 2002. International pressure caused them to reverse this decision. Cautious to limit access to politically sensitive material, China has now brought in the Green Dam software which...
Micro shareholders: The alternative for young entrepreneurs
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
More than ever, in today's highly competitive marketplace, combined with stringent bank lending requirements, it is next to impossible for a young, aspiring entrepreneur, to obtain funding for his or her business venture, especially as related to building projects. The report will detail how...
Pepsi vs. Coke
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
Now a days FMCG is very popular in the market. They are representing themselves in the market in different ways. But to show themselves above boards they are ethically going down and are applying un-ethical rules. “Pepsi ” and “Coke” are famous in this chain of the ‘...
Business process outsourcing
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is generally categorized as being transactional, niche, or comprehensive. Transactions are generally sub-processes such as account payables, account receivables, journal, general, ledger, order processing, medical transcription, etc. Niche support moves up to...
Some aspects of agile manufacturing: A review
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
The journey of manufacturing from the job shop to mass production has evolved several tools and techniques. However, today before the world of work, globalization and ICT have posed severe challenges like how to meet unpredictable and continually changing market demands for product and services....
Amazon.com: Case study
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Amazon.com (AMZN) does not publish a public or known official mission statement, yet the company's mission and goals can be revealed by examining the concepts of Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO. Bezos has stated that the strategy at Amazon.com is to provide the customer with the best...
Organization of Renault's supply chain
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
The objective of this study is to develop the international supply chain of Renault, the French car maker. Nevertheless, the diversity of the information and the great number of firms on the market made it difficult for us not to give examples and arguments based on other car makers. Therefore,...
Business analysis of Coca-Cola in India
Thesis - 15 pages - Business strategy
While, The Coca-Cola Company is a global company with some of the world's most widely recognized brands, the Coca-Cola business in India, as in each country where it operates, is a local business. Its Marketing Co. are produced locally, employing Indian citizens, our product range and marketing...
Indian pharmacy in global context and market survey of antioxidant, ofloxacin, cefixin and cefuroxime
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry today is in the front rank of India's science-based industries with wide ranging capabilities in the complex field of drug manufacture and technology. A highly organized sector, the Indian Pharmacy Industry is estimated to be worth $ 4.5 billion, growing at...
An overview of business process outsourcing
Thesis - 14 pages - Business strategy
Companies are increasingly outsourcing key business functions and their related IT operations. The BPO industry is built around the raison d' etre of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. With the current focus on core business capabilities, many companies are outsourcing select business functions...
A study on quality circle
Thesis - 23 pages - Business strategy
The term quality circles refers to small groups of line employees (usually ten or fewer) who meet periodically outside of regular work hours to discuss ways to improve the quality of products they produce and the efficiency and effectiveness of the production processes they oversee. Although...
A study on Ramee guestline hotel
Thesis - 35 pages - Business strategy
One of the biggest challenges facing a marketing researcher is converting a complex set of data to a form that can be read and understood quickly by executives, managers and other employees who will make decisions from the research findings. This has been the main purpose of the research on Ramee...
Maverick Energy Group: Company profile
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
Maverick Energy Group, is a rapidly growing US independent currently positioned to benefit from the current rise in both oil and natural gas prices. Declining production and depletion of existing reserves within the United States is causing increased pressure on state and federal agencies to...
Global business and innovation: The case of Belgacom TV
Thesis - 14 pages - Business strategy
In the general context of globalization, “innovation is the key element in providing aggressive top-line growth and for increasing bottom-line results". This is deeply anchored in the companies' daily life and golden rule of success. Programs of organizational innovation are typically...
Clarins : Yesterday and today
Thesis - 28 pages - Business strategy
The aim of this document is to critically review the marketing and business of the company plan by producing a marketing strategy report (see Appendix). Afterward, we shall present a new strategy to address issues that have been highlighted during the audit. This report contains a marketing...
Virgin Mobil's proposed takeover by NTL
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
NTL proposed a £871 m takeover of Virgin mobile but was rejected, then a second proposition was made at £961 m. On the 3rd of April they announced a total of $1.66 billion for Virgin Mobile. The negotiation will be ready to receive both cash and NTL shares in a deal. Virgin Mobile will have a...
Understanding strategic decisions and impacts on service innovation
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
By network strategy we can understand that firms are willing to develop their networks and to make them denser, being able to offer always more and better services. For instance, Mc Donald's opens several new restaurants worldwide every day and tries to position them in strategic places....
SWOT Analysis - Starbucks France
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
Taking its name from a character of the book Moby Dick, Starbucks specializes in coffee retailing. It is currently the most important chain in the coffee industry. When Starbucks Coffee Company was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, an English teacher, Zev Siegel, a history teacher, and the...
Business tourism in France
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
Working in a family business, named DESERTOURS™, we perform in a challenging and competitive market: tourism. With twenty years experience, DESERTOURS™ is the 4WD and motorcycle adventure travel leader in the French market. Our company offers trips around the world, including Morocco,...
Identifying and evaluating strategic opportunities for the followers of a seemingly unbeatable leader
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
In the French market, the food market represented a global turnover of 134 billions of euros in 2004. In this food market, the leading products are vegetables and corn. The turnover of this specific market saw a growth of 6% just for 2004 and the leader firm for the European market is the French...
A look at Electricite de France (EDF)
Thesis - 12 pages - Business strategy
There have been great modifications made in the organization of the electric sector in Europe. It is agreed that the sector management must change and must adapt to the requirements of the European Unique Market, and that the invisible power of the private market must replace the all too visible...
Start-Up Project: FIBLUX
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
FibLux will be a fiber optics manufacturer and wholesaler. It will be a b-to-b company with a strength of 20 to 25 people. It will be based in Luxembourg. With low taxes and other incentives, it seems to be the best country for establishing our business. Furthermore, its strategic location will...
Nintendo Wii: Entering a new industry of simulation
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
In 1975, the world is changed by the creation of the interactive television. The components are packed with a 13-inch black-and-white TV set in a futuristic-looking cabinet. In this time period, the introduction of the first arcade video game comes about. However, the public found this new...
Brand study of Louis Vuitton
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
Asian market is a very good opportunity since the Chinese market today is the third one in terms of luxury (12% of sales), behind Japan (41% of sales) and the USA (17%). What is more, Indians doubled their buying power between 1999 and 2003. Another point that needs to be explained in the...
The future for the French customer loyalty programs
Thesis - 15 pages - Business strategy
In a context of globalization, companies need to be very competitive and to find the best way to be more and more attractive. In France and all over the world strategy marketing is nowadays a priority for companies according to Lefébure and Venture (2005). Brand loyalty programs are good examples...
Microsoft vs. Netscape: The war of browsers
Thesis - 2 pages - Business strategy
In the middle of the 90's, a large-scale scandal shook the new market of Internet browsers. The protagonists of this affair were Netscape, the pioneer of the sector and Microsoft, the Bill Gate's powerful firm. Beyond the conflict between both companies, this scandal is interesting because it...
The Coca-Cola Company on a strategic level
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays more than ever, with this financial crisis that does not seem to end and creates more and more losses every day, it is very crucial for companies to not only settle for a long term strategy but also a back-up strategy to face problems such as the ones they could face during those times....
