The application of an EIB to address environmental challenges in urban Belgium
Thesis - 96 pages - Finance
Cities face increasing environmental challenges including, but not limited to; air pollution, CO2 emissions, energy, transport and waste management. The success of Social Impact Bonds (SIB) by solving social issues in a public-private partnership has been the driver for the development of the...
Compensation: scales and seniority with the example of Randstad of Belgium
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
Belgium has now banned the age criterion for wage scales. Tens of thousands of employers are under transition. Randstad had taken this step ten years ago. Not because Europe compelled it, but because it was an advantage for its own activities. The company specializes in advising temporary...
Study of the meat market in Belgium (2005)
Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing
Culturally close to France, Belgium is a country that regularly consumes processed meats. The latter is, in fact, a part of the Belgian food culture like beer, and includes the famous mussels and chips. With its 10.4 million inhabitants, Belgium represents a huge market potential....
Paid educational leaves in Belgium
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
Paid educational leave: Is it more used to meet business needs than allow continuous training of employees? Why are modern teaching techniques, such as distance learning, not recognized in this system? All these questions will help us learn more about business practices. The Federal Public...
A survey among exchange students living in Belgium
Thesis - 11 pages - Educational studies
We have decided to conduct a survey of the exchange Exchange Student living in Belgium” to analyze their living habits. We have decided to focus first on the reaction of foreign students living in Belgium. We have also decided to question other students that had been a part of...
To what extent is Belgium a sui generis federation?
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
Only 25 countries out of the 193 world-wide existing operate with a federal political system . If we look at the ones situated in Europe, there are very few: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain , and Switzerland. I am here interested in the newest one: Belgium. The reforms starting the...
Extreme right in Belgium
Thesis - 9 pages - Journalism
In September 2006, seventeen people have been arrested in Belgium for allegedly planning attacks aimed at "destabilising" the country's institutions, 10 of these 17 people where soldiers and the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement that they are people with an...
Export-Import Audit - Norm
Presentation - 10 pages - Audit
Norm at a glance... - New company founded in 2019 in Belgium - Site : http://www.norm.shoes - Created by 3 sneaker-addicts friends - Sustainable shoes, t-shirts and bottles - All products are designed with the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle
Marketing Issues in Humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations
Dissertation - 15 pages - Brand management
Non-profit organizations have only recently integrated marketing as a part of their strategy. These relatively new behaviours are still lacking for implementation. Indeed, Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) are still sceptical regarding the utility, effectiveness and reputation of using marketing in...
Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company, Limited
Presentation - 7 pages - International law
The Court examined the question: "Can a State provide diplomatic protection to its citizens who hold shares in a company incorporated in a different country when shareholders' interests are impacted by actions against the company?"
How does the Netherlands establish itself as a leader in the world agricultural market and food industry?
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Agriculture is one of the most strategic sectors in the world today. In addition, the current circumstances linked to global warming require us to question ourselves more and more about new ways of farming to adapt to such a situation that none of us have known before. In addition to agriculture,...
What were the three main challenges in achieving your objectives in the multilateral negotiation exercise?
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - International relations
Multilateral negotiation occurs usually between three or more parties which debate on several subjects in the aim to reach an agreement which would be acceptable by everybody. As said Saadia Touval in his article titillated "Multilateral Negotiation", multilateral negotiation is most of the time...
Globalization - Material Processes
Course material - 6 pages - World geography
One interesting thing thinking about globalization is 1498, the first where a Portuguese expedition, sailing ships, manage to navigate around Africa. The Suez Canal did not exist at the time, but they managed to navigate around Africa and reached the reach the coast of India for the first time....
Efforts to Decolonize: The Royal Museum for Central Africa
Essay - 6 pages - Art history
Decolonizing museums and colonialism have been major subjects of conversation, and the Royal Museum for Central Africa, commonly known as AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, Belgium, has been at the centre of both. The museum was created in 1898 with the intention of presenting the history, culture,...
The Exki company: "natural, fresh and ready"
Case study - 8 pages - International marketing
EXKi declared "company of the year" in 2010, is a concept of fast and healthy catering, straight from Belgium. The new and growing concerns of the population in terms of the environment and health are favourable to it. Indeed, the company markets recipes designed by a chef, respectful of...
International marketing case study: The mineral water MOUZAïA
Case study - 19 pages - Services marketing
Within the framework of our course, Marketing Internationally, we were invited to realize a group work on “which marketing strategy could Mouzaïa adopt in order to establish its products in French speaking Western Europe countries?” From the beginning, we felt involved in the topic as...
Belgian comics and constructing Belgian national identity
Thesis - 6 pages - Journalism
Belgium is a unique country that uses a federal solution to construct a civic nation from two competing ethnic and cultural identities. In the north is the Flemish region, in the south, Wallonia, and in the middle, the capitol and mainly French speaking, city of Brussels. There is also a...
Financial aspects of international operations: Case study - weapons export to Brazil
Case study - 18 pages - Finance
In the framework of the “financial aspects of international operations” we were invited to analyze the case of exporting weapons from Belgium to Brazil. We are going to introduce the analysis with a description of the weapon sector in Belgium and in Brazil. In this...
Implementation of European Law in a federal state: The Belgian case between coherence and autonomy
Case study - 9 pages - European law
‘Ultimately the impact of EU rules depends on the willingness and capacity of Member States authorities to ensure that they are transposed and enforced effectively and fully and on time' (Graver) . This statement from the European Commission in its White Paper on Governance deals with the...
Organizing a global company: the Caterpillar case
Essay - 14 pages - Business strategy
Within the framework of the course “Organizing a Global Company” we are invited to realize a group work composed of two parts. The objective of the first part is to try to analyze and to understand the organizational structure of an international company better, taking into account the...
Trade unions in Northern Europe
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
Among the five countries where the unionization density is currently the highest in the world, four are Nordic European ones. Sweden (78%), Finland (74.1%) and Denmark (70.4%) constitute the group of the most unionized countries, far beyond Belgium (55.4%) and Norway (53.3%). Austria is...
Fairness Chocolate marketing proposal
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
We are making changes for the better in a 20-year old fine chocolates company. We have gained success over the past 20 years in the continental United States, and we are ready to succeed in Belgium as well. Our customers are the middle class with a zeal for social responsibility in...
Tourism in Nord-Pas-De-Calais: Evaluation and recommendations
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais is located in the north of France (Appendix 2) and is bound by three borders, the Sea, a border with Belgium and a border with the French area Picardy (Appendix 3). The surface of the territory is 12 414 km2 i.e. 2.3% of the French territory. Its littoral edge is...
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....
Analysis of the e-business strategy used at Picard Surgeles
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
Picard Surgeles or Picard Frozen foods is a French company that was founded by Raymond Picard in 1906. This company is France's leading frozen foods specialist. It is both a manufacturer and distributor of frozen foods. It has about 1000 products on offer, and a distribution network of 800...
The far-right in Europe
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
The far-right in Europe has been a permanent feature in the European countries since the fifties. But for some years the far-right movement, most of the time a mix of populism and nationalism, has an increasing audience among the European population. Earlier it was indeed seen as a marginalized...
The establishment of 'Le Pain Quotidien ' in New York
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
In the late 1980s, Alain Coumont, a Belgian chef, revolutionized the concept of the bakery with ‘Le Pain quotidien'. It is a place where you can find all kinds of organic products including different varieties of bread, which the customer may take away or eat, in a friendly atmosphere around...
The Pierre & Vacances Group
Case study - 18 pages - Services marketing
Pierre & Vacances is one of the leading European groups in lending holiday apartments. Its success is based on an economic model based on the synergy between real estate and tourism. The headquarters is located in Europe with more than 8 complementary brands. ? Commitments / Values The...
Training in a company: The example of McDonald's
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Lifelong learning? The hamburger chain McDonald's knew what the term meant before it gained popularity. “Training is rooted in our corporate culture," said Sabine Gekiere, HR manager at McDonald's in Belgium. "It's part of our DNA." It is now possible to enhance the...
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...
