Corporate ethics of Carrefour
Case study - 4 pages - Management
The purpose of this case study is the unethical situation during an internship or period of work experience within a company. The study of this situation will lead to solutions to tackle such unethical issues and situations. Carrefour, the pioneer of the hypermarket concept, is also active in...
The evolution of the communication strategy of McDonald's
Case study - 10 pages - Management
"Adforum" is a classic site constituting by a banner on the top showing the name of the site, advertising banner and tabs for navigating to other pages. Once the mouse is positioned on a tab, you just have to click to access the desired page. At the bottom of the home page, we also find a banner...
Strategic Analysis of the BIC Group
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
The BIC Group is a publicly traded company, founded on October 25, 1945, under the name of PPP (pens, mechanical pencils and accessories) by Marcel Bich with the help of Edouard Buffard. The company launched the BIC Cristal pen. The company grew rapidly abroad, especially during the 50s, and...
The strategies of Apple
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
In this paper, we will focus the analysis of the market of the Personal Computer (PC) and portable music player. These two products represent nearly 80% of the sales from Apple. Other activities are in support of these two flagship products. Given the comparison with the global PC market, Apple...
Marketing strategy of McDonald's fast-food chain
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
"It is all that I like" is the tagline for the McDonald's in France. McDonald's is probably the most famous fast-food firm in the world. McDonald's has more than 30,000 restaurants in the world and a gain of more than 20 billion in their turnover. However, in France, McDonald's...
Nike's outsourcing strategy
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Many large companies and SME's are engaging in outsourcing and for various reasons like economies of scale, reduced costs, improved performance, focus on core activity etc. This economic strategy has been meeting with growing success. Outsourcing or externalization of the process means the...
Strategic analysis of the ready-to-wear brand Abercrombie & Fitch
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
In March 2007, Abercrombie decided to reach out to its European customers by opening a store in a posh London neighborhood. Its brands, A&F and Hollister, had become quite a rage with targeted customers in the United States. The reputation of this brand had reached the corners of the world and it...
The role of brands in marketing: Presentation of the Shell Group
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Our problem is based on brands and their impact on enterprise development. For this, we will look at the Shell group. Shell operates in five areas: exploration and production; oil products; chemistry; gas exploration and power generation (renewable energy). With the recent acquisition of...
The method of reporting
Case study - 3 pages - Management
Briefing notes, minutes and reports are documents that provide accountability, factual reports, observations, results and which propose solutions or draw conclusions. These documents require a certain level of objectivity from the reporter. All three express the work of one person for the benefit...
Change in management at Air France
Case study - 29 pages - Management
Driving organizational change in a company revolve around six themes. In this document we will take into account the external and internal sources of change, the steps through which it passes, the context, and the forces involved, to finally determine the type of change and explain the phases of...
Strategy development and communication of the mobile phone company Orange
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
I) History The use of mobile phones increased suddenly in the 1990's until market saturation was reached shortly after 2000. Although it was originally limited to professional use by social elite, it grew to become the preferred means of communication for many people. A) The merger of two...
Publicity in Russia: a new concept
Case study - 4 pages - Management
In this article of Ostlund one finds the characteristics of publicity in Russia during the Sixties and Seventies. Large changes and developments took place for this period. The transition was carried out automatically thanks to the progressive opening of the Russian market towards the Western...
Analysis of Group Danone and strategic market positioning (2008)
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The results of the first half of 2008 reflected a 9.6% growth of the various 'Strategic Business Units' from the restructuring of Danone completed in 2007. Indeed, the Danone Group recorded a turnover of over 7.7 billion Euros for the same period. But what developments have Danone...
Strategy of Nike (2008)
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
Nike is an American multinational, currently established internationally. Its activity is specialized in clothing, shoes and sports material. This company has been in competition for several years with large companies such as Adidas, Asics, and Reebok, and was unique with its perpetual capacity...
Technological survey project in the automotive industry: The Volkswagen group
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Volkswagen AG is the leading German automotive group. The global market share of the group is 12.1% and has reached about 20% in its home market: Germany. With 25,400 vehicles leaving the factory each day, the group has been since 1998, the number one European car manufacturer. And it happens to...
HP's supply chain: An interview with a Procurement and Supply Planner
Case study - 4 pages - Logistics
The following report was made in the wake of an interview with Thomas Gobillot, Procurement and Supply Planner at HP in Grenoble in September 2007. The initial focus will be on the HP enterprise and the organization of its supply chain. Then the strategic choices made by HP and the craft of...
Analysis of television advertising: The coffee brand Nespresso
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Television conveys messages in mass, both visual and auditory. It serves as a support for other advertising discourses, which is one of the instances of production that we find in the media which will be the topic of our study in this paper. We will devote our analysis on one of the TV...
The Merger of Thomson and Reuters, the Two Major Information Sources
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Not a month goes by without one hearing some sort of rumors in the media regarding the merger between two companies. The frequency of mergers has increased in recent years. These changes in the global entrepreneurial landscape pose new questions regarding the relevance of the global economic...
Auchan Group: Presentation and analysis of its organization
Case study - 7 pages - Management
The Auchan Group was chosen to be studied to be able to analyze the performance of a large French distribution group. Since the first store opened in 1961, Auchan has grown steadily. In 40 years, the group became a major retail group worldwide. Auchan is organized by profession with a...
Corporate culture: Case study of IKEA
Case study - 19 pages - Human resources
"Let us begin with an anecdote to highlight the theme of corporate culture in an intelligible and meaningful manner”. The following testimony is that of an officer of a company which was recently formed by the merger of two industrial companies: "When I need a new piece, I can ask someone...
Ryanair: A strategic analysis
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Ryanair is a low-cost airline that was founded in 1985 by Tony Ryan. It began in Ireland, with a capital of one Irish pound or 1.23 Euros and 25 employees. The newly created company proposed to start flights between London and South East Ireland on a plane with just 15 seats. The company is,...
Strategic analysis of L'Oreal (2008)
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The L'Oreal group, which was established in 1907, is a world leader in the cosmetics market. Representative of a century of expertise, the group is present in all continents with subsidiaries in 58 countries and product sales in 130 countries. It also included 19 global brands and 15,800...
Analysis and strategy of Siemens
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
In May, 2005 the president of Siemens, Mr. Kleinfeld launched a program called 'Fit4More'. This program was based on four pillars - the sustainability of performance and consistency of the portfolio, operational excellence, quality of staff and social responsibility. The aim of the...
Activity analysis and strategies of the Accor group
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
With nearly 8 billion Euros in sales, Accor is the European leader in hotels and world No. 1 in business services and public institutions. Major player worldwide, the group is present in 140 countries and employs over 168,000 people. The Group operates hotel brands present in all market...
Analysis and strategy of AXA
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
I) Activity: AXA is a global company that enjoys a favorable international reputation. It has acquired 3% of the world insurance market. AXA is one of the world's leading insurance companies and has a turnover of more than 90 billion €. It has 65 million customers worldwide and 150,000...
Organizational models - Case study of Toyota
Case study - 5 pages - Management
Introduction In order to examine organizational management, we focus on the case of Toyota. This case study involves organizational practices that have responded completely to the objectives of the theories of organizational management. We decided to focus our attention on Toyota for several...
HP Invent
Case study - 4 pages - Management
HP has always had an image of the 'company maker of quality products' under the leadership of its founder who has been at the center of its business with employees focused on key skills and common values of performance. HP, based on the strategy of its Japanese entity, wants to broaden...
Human Resources department of IKEA
Essay - 38 pages - Human resources
Since it was registered as a corporation in 1943, IKEA has developed into an international group, present in approximately 43 countries. IKEA gets its name from the initials of Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd, located in Småland, Sweden. Ingvar Kamprad was just 17 when he registered IKEA...
Strategic analysis of the Accor group
Case study - 43 pages - Business strategy
Accor, a leading European player in the world of hospitality and tourism, was founded in 1967 by Paul Dubrule and Gerard Pelisson. Forty years down the road, the group now operates in nearly 100 countries and employs about 170,000 active employees. The Accor group offers its clients, both...
Management of sales force: 'Xerox'
Case study - 5 pages - Management
Introduction Xerox is a global company that is very active in the sector of office, printing and digital technology. However, in this paper we will restrict ourselves to discussing Xerox's operations in France. The headquarters of this company is Saint Denis (Seine Saint Denis). The company...
