The future of the Internet
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
The internet is not perfect, as nothing else is. Some may see this as a cause to restructure the internet in order to respond to the many problems that arise mostly from giving the freedom to create to every person with a terminal. Should data creation be restricted by a system of checks and...
USD/CNY: Exchange rates
Essay - 4 pages - Business strategy
Initially China followed a policy of keeping its exchange rate extremely low. However, it soon realized the adverse affects of its policy and started appreciating its currency. From the period of 2004 to March 3, 2012, Yuan appreciated by more than 23% and fluctuated between 8.2800 to 6.3039....
A snapshot of Portuguese economy
Case study - 1 pages - Business strategy
Portugal's banking and financial system is sound, competitive and well managed. Despite being not as large as other EU nations, the banking system in Portugal can be compared with other EU nations in terms of profitability, efficiency and solvency. The challenges for the banking system of...
Marketing mix strategies of Nike and Reebok in India
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Marketing mix is a very important part in crafting marketing strategy of a company. Many companies who do not focus on their marketing mix well enough face troubles. There are a lot of perils for a company that does not devise an excellent marketing mix strategy for its target customers. There...
Human resource management in context of change management
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Multinational Corporations operate in more than one country. They have production facilities in different countries around the world. Often they operate in countries which have entirely different culture than the culture of their home country. This impacts the company's human resource management...
Google's recruitment and selection practices
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Google is a rapidly growing organization. The speed at which it is growing is difficult for the HR department for the company keep pace with filling the new vacancies. The company has to fill around two hundred positions every week. It is a tough task alone, but given the company's HR department...
Fujifilm strategy
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Fujifilm is more of an elephant than a lion. It is a huge company, but it is not very aggressive. Instead the organizational culture is more passive. It can be stated here that winners firms lead other firms and do not follow them. Unfortunately, Fujifilm falls in the second category. Needless to...
Combating employee turnover
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
A study done on employee turnover describes employee turnover as a gradual process. There are several factors that lead to employee turnover such as Job Characteristics, On-boarding, Relationship, Work Environment and Individual Differences. Once a person is exposed to turnover factors, he looks...
Capital asset pricing model
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Capital Asset Pricing Model is a tool to calculate the required rate of return for a security. It takes into account the return that an investor can earn on risk free security (usually government T-Bills), risk premium (difference between the return on risk free investment and return on...
Market research cover letter
Case study - 1 pages - Management
I am writing to express my interest in for a [Name of position] at [Company Name]. The firm's commitment towards insight and impact in its services makes it an ideal place to gain broad exposure to various industries. I am attracted to the value-driven and merit-based culture, which offers many...
Big Mac, case study
Essay - 3 pages - Management
McDonald's is the largest food chain of the world. It is present almost everywhere in the world. It has so wide global presence that decision makers often use the products of McDonald's to devise economic measures of well being. One such measure is purchasing power parity. BigMac index is used to...
Sample hardship letter
Sample letter - 1 pages - Management
This letter is to explain the current delinquent accounts that appear in my credit history. I am currently in the process of working with a credit repair agency to clear up some of these debts, because they do not belong to me. I do have three strong credit references that I have been paying, on...
Sample letter for service
Sample letter - 1 pages - Management
At XXX, we provide you with nothing but the best, quality writing. It is definitely not far fetched to say that we do it all. With two brilliant writers on staff, we are here to answer any questions you might have at any time. Of course, if you do not see something on this list, please feel free...
Follow up letter
Essay - 1 pages - Management
I mailed a copy of my resume to your personnel department on July 10th regarding an Architects position that had come available at your firm. I would appreciate if you could find the time to meet with me to discuss this opportunity further. I am enclosing a copy of my resume for your review and...
Cover letter for secretarial assistant typing
Sample letter - 1 pages - Management
I am writing you today in reference to the Secretarial Assistant Typing position that I saw posted on the WNJPIN website. I am very interested in this position and I appreciate you taking the time to review my application. To support my application I have included this letter of interest and my...
America Movil - Strategic management
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
America Movil was established in September 2000 in a spin-off from Telmex and Telcel, the leading provider of telecommunications services in Mexico. The spin-off was implemented using a procedure under the Mexican General Corporations Law (Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles) called "escisión"....
Kompan: Supply chain
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Now Kompan has a flexible production platform - modular product architecture, which is suitable for a large number of product variations . It enables the mixing of different components and creating different end-products, making the customization easier. A great advantage of this type of product...
Case study: Digital cameras and the run for the pixel count
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Question: What do you suggest digital manufacturers do to reduce the current perception paradox that increased pixel numbers means better pictured quality? Please use the perception process to substantiate your answer. Answer: By the invention of digital sensors technology, digital cameras have...
The product life cycle
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Product Life Cycle is a cycle in which every product goes through at different rates over a period of time. I believe that this theory is still relevant today as it helps the business to make key decisions based on where each product is on the stages of the life cycle. The concept of the...
The implementation of CRM systems in banks: The case of Caisse d'Epargne
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Since a few years, many banks have adopted strategies of Customer Relationship Management. CRM can be defined as an approach based on new communication and information technologies, in order to identify the customers' needs and expectations to provide them with adapted products and services. One...
Airbus and Boeing: A real life duopoly
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Another Nose in the Trough and Plane Poker were two articles on the air craft industry which were published by The Economist in late 2010. While these two articles might have been published in different issues of the famed magazine, when we consider the aircraft industry it is simply inevitable...
Corruption in business
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Everybody has already heard about bribing system in business. This form of corruption appeared in Ancient Greece when it was time to vote. But far more than just bribes, corruption is one of the biggest problems in business nowadays. Indeed, this scourge can affect politics, administrations,...
Sector analysis
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
It has become extremely important for corporations and managers to continuously innovate and think new ways of churning more money. If a firm or a manager fails to innovate and does not come up with new ways of profit extracting, the ideas will eventually become obsolete and the business will...
Case study: Vestas vs. Gamesa
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Interpretation: In order to benchmark Vestas and Gamesa the report starts with a brief description of the companies' business model and value proposition. In addition, the 2 companies are compared form a financial point of view by analysing strategies, productivity, profit, risk, but also based...
Environmental, economic and social impacts of Cruise ships in Stockholm
Case study - 20 pages - Management
Sweden is a country located in the Northern Europe. Its capital is Stockholm. The city is situated near the Baltic Sea therefore it is accessible to holiday cruise liners as well as other maritime traffic making the port one of the busiest in terms of traffic among other Scandinavian cities....
Although the basic accounting concepts define the assumptions underlying the preparation of financial statements and the process of preparation in the UK is well regulated, this does not entirely eliminate the need for judgements/estimations to be made by
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
The general purpose of financial reporting is to present information about specific company to investors or shareholders but also creditors, employees and tax authorities as well as the general public. The information is than to be used for decision making as well as planning in case of the...
Assess the effects that corruption may have on economic development. How do you reconcile the anecdotal evidence with the theoretical ideas?
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
Corruption is the abuse of public trust for private gain. This definition is rather universal and many argue that it is vague and that there is variety of corruption, one being corruption under economic sense. Corruption is an ancient phenomenon which is very hard to suspect and even harder to...
University of Chicago Booth MBA Marketing Plan, 2011
Case study - 20 pages - Business strategy
Objectives The objective of this report is to convey an updated marketing strategy for the University of Chicago MBA program in the Booth School of Business based upon the analysis of the current academic environment and the university's position within that environment. Goals The University of...
Trends in the luxury market in China
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
Mandeville describes luxury everything beyond the bare necessities. The luxury covers everything that is deemed superfluous and unnecessary. But the usual sense means the splendor and sophistication in the way of life (tableware, toilet elegant, sumptuous decor). We can acquire luxury by large...
Case of Renault group
Case study - 23 pages - Business strategy
Renault Group is a French car manufacturer, closely related to the Japanese automaker Nissan since 1999. This group has factories and subsidiaries around the world. It is founded by brothers Louis, Marcel and Fernand Renault in 1898 and stands fast by his innovations. Renault's mission is to...
