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,...
Memo Human resources: The Lidl case (2008)
Case study - 11 pages - Human resources
The Concept of purchasing power has been highly debated in France for the last few months. Because of a recent and substantial increase in prices, grocery retailers have been under suspicion of being the main engine of this inflation. Why have prices been increasing so quickly in the last few...
Coastal Pipe Company
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
Coastal Pipe Company is a division of the Arnol Corporation. The firm is facing hard times, and Alan Buford, manager of the corporation has had to come up with a specific marketing strategy plan to stop the losses. At present, the company is experiencing several losses. Our task is to help Sir...
McDonald's: Strategic challenge and SWOT analysis
Thesis - 30 pages - Business strategy
In the 90s, the firm had to cope with a number of challenges: The microwave oven, increasing health consciousness and competition. In 1999, as Jack Greenberg took over the reins of the firm, the situation was complicated due to competition between fast-food giants. McDonald's timelines: 1937:...
Strategic Management: Royal Dutch Shell
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Shell is one of most globally renowned companies in the energy industry. The current environment requires the company to get involved in the creation of future solutions to meet the increasingly growing energy demands. So, Shell guides its strategy towards innovation and technology to meet this...
Corporate and business strategy of PSA Peugeot-Citroen
Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Company is a French car manufacturer, property of Peugeot family. In 2010, the company was the leader car manufacturer in France and the second in Europe taking over Volkswagen . Nevertheless, PSA had to face some issues. As a strategy consultant for PSA, my aims are to solve...
Global Forces and the European Brewing Industry
Market study - 4 pages - Services marketing
This case study focuses on the brewing industry which developed in Europe. Because of the growing pressure in the global market, this industry is currently rethinking its strategy in order to strengthen the brand images and ensure the development of major firms. Consumer needs are changing and...
Easy-jet's position in the low-cost carrier market: Recommendations for the best strategic plans the company should pursue in future
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Management
Easyjet began operations in November of 1995. Although the organization spent a number of years struggling to establish itself, by 2000 stock for the organization was being offered on the London Stock Exchange. By 2004, Easyjet was named the top low-cost airline in Europe. Despite this...
Lego rebuilt
Case study - 46 pages - Business strategy
Since 1949, the LEGO Group has manufactured over 400 billion plastic bricks, tiny tires, mini-figures, and other inter-compatible play pieces, making it the world's fifth-largest toy manufacturer, and the largest in Europe. From 1932 to 2001, LEGO group achieved remarkable successes,...
PESTEL analysis and Porter's Five Forces - Innocent Drinks Company
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Companies utilizing proactive approach cannot distance from conducting regular environment scanning to avoid hurried reactionary response to emerging trends. Performing a PESTEL analysis facilitates knowledge finer details of the external environment. In that view, the PESTEL analysis of Innocent...
De Beers: A Study of Strategic Marketing
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The diamond industry has built its enduring benefit by being present in major countries worldwide with a homogeneous offer. In global industries, competition in a country depends on the competition taking place in another country; the competitive advantages are transferable from one...
Case study: EasyCruise
Case study - 21 pages - Business strategy
The Easy group began in November 1995, when Stelios Haji-Ioannou (the serial entrepreneur as he likes to call himself) decided to create (he is the son of a Greek shipping magnate) an airline based on low prices through massive reductions in costs (small airports, hotlines, e-tickets, no...
L'Oreal company case study: Management and performance
Case study - 49 pages - Management
L'Oreal, the global leader in the cosmetics industry celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The group's history began in 1907 with the development of a formula for hair dye. That was when L'Oreal was launched officially. It is the world leader in cosmetics today. As part of a...
The French aerospace sector
Market study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Each country tries to realize a comparative advantage in a sector and also to have the benefit of producing goods. In the past, at the earliest of capitalism, Ricardo explained this comparative advantage with two main factors, the natural resources and the labor force. Nowadays, in a world...
Porter's Five forces - Nespresso
Thesis - 4 pages - Services marketing
Portion-coffee is defined as single cup coffee systems, offering individual portions of freshly ground coffee. Portion-coffee systems come in several coffee machines systems like, filter, automatic, pads or capsules . In this segment, Nespresso offers hermetically sealed and colored capsules...
The e-marketing plan of a Belgian SME: Cha-hu-the - published: 29/09/2010
Case study - 26 pages - Civil law
Nowadays, “the key question is not whether to deploy Internet technology - companies have no choice if they want to stay competitive- but how to deploy it”. Since 2008, the penetration rate of the Internet is 48.1% in Europe, and the average of the world is 21.9%. More...
The mobile Operating Systems War
Dissertation - 79 pages - Management
The mobile operating system market is relatively recent. Many major companies hailing from the computer and mobile sector are competing in order to take over this huge market. Until very recently, each mobile manufacturer developed its own proprietary operating system. Most of the mobile phones...
Porter's five force model analysis
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Porter's five forces model was made by Michael Porter in 1980 as a technique for industry analysis. An industry consists of a group of firms which are involved in the production of commodities which are close substitutes for one another. Essentially the five forces model provides corporations...
Impact of Internet Channel on Auto Insurance Industry
Essay - 22 pages - Business strategy
The influence of the internet on insurance industry is increasing in accordance with the spread of internet retailing. Quotes submitted and policies purchased through internet channel grew 23% and 29% respectively from 2004 to 2005. The proper adoption of a strategy in line with the changing...
Forces that can Influence an organization and its strategy
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Today's national and international organizations are surrounded and affected by different types of forces. Two main categories can be identified, the internal forces and the external ones from the task and general environments (Appendix 1). They influence companies' strategies through multiple...
The US airlines industry in 2002
Case study - 7 pages - Services marketing
Michael Porter's famous five forces of competitive position model provide a simple perspective for assessing and analyzing the competitive strength and position of a corporation or industrial organization. Let us consider these concepts of industry analysis in the context of the...
The German Automobile industry: case study
Case study - 23 pages - Automotive marketing
The main content of the essay concerns the Automotive industry. The essay is divided into three sections. First, section one is concerned with the German Automobile industry, combining with PEST and Porter's 5 forces analysis tool, which measuring the competitiveness of the sector in both...
The entrance of Swiss Lindt & Sprungli on the Finnish market
Case study - 11 pages - Economy general
Chocolate was imported in Europe in 1494 by Christophe Colomb. It was considered a medicine and then as a sweet. However, this product was used since long time by the Aztec and Mayans to fight against tiredness. In fact, chocolate has been used since V century BC. Thus, this product has become...
Case study: The Okaidi brand
Case study - 12 pages - Management
In 1996, Camaieu, the group that markets apparel for men women and children, experienced significant financial difficulties. Thus Jean Duforest, co-founder of Camaieu in 1984, decided to partner with Jean-Luc Souflet to acquire the group. This tandem leadership led to the launch of the brand...
The German automobile industry
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
Traditional economic theories say that there are a lot of factors for comparative advantage of a country such as the land, the location, the natural resources, the labor and the local population size. In the opinion of Michael E. Porter, a nation can create new advanced factors endowments. It is...
Operation management: Evaluation of manufacturing practices at IBM
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Just like many other manufacturers of (personal computers) PC, the International Business Machines (IBM) w not spared the difficult times that engulfed the PC market from the early 1990s to the late 1990s. Despite the significant growth of demand for PCs that was experienced during this...
Marketing Project : the Study of Airbus
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
Demographics In 1940 there were 10 million passengers a year; in 1960 there were 20 million, and now, thanks to the baby boomers, there are 1656 millions. The forecasting announces that air traffic will double in the next 15 years. The demographic environment is clearly increasing, and aircraft...
Business service of Kenzo SA
Thesis - 12 pages - Services marketing
Kenzo is a brand in the evolving world of fashion, and includes women fashion (jeans, ready-to-wear, haute couture), men's fashion (suits and jeans), and kids fashion. It also includes leather goods and accessories as well as every other product including tableware, linens. There is also the...
Benetton: Strategic evaluation
Case study - 39 pages - Business strategy
Benetton is an internationally recognized empire. In this document we are going to discuss about different strategies of group development and the current status of Benetton and its holding company, Edizione. Benetton and Edizione are groups in a perpetual pace of growth. It is difficult to...
The SKF group
Tutorials/exercises - 110 pages - Business strategy
The SKF Group is the leading global supplier of products, customer solutions, and services in the business of rolling bearings and seals. SKF Group's main competencies include technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training. The Group also holds an increasingly...
