Strategy proposal for an MNC who wants to invest or expand in a specific country - New Group Renault strategic plan: "Drive the Future"
Market study - 7 pages - International economy
In this work, we analyze Renault's strategic plan for 2017-2022, called "Drive the Future" on three levels: the company's source of competitive advantage (section 1), the reasons for choosing the target of investment in emerging country, such as China (section 2) and finally the content...
Marketing Analysis of Ikea
Case study - 6 pages - Distribution marketing
Ikea's success is linked to the fact that the company has played a pioneering and major role in the development of low-cost kit furniture. In order to maintain and above all increase its position in the market, Ikea has developed effective marketing, communication and development strategies...
Strategic Analysis of Microsoft
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Apart from Microsoft being the designer and developer of the Windows Operating System, the company has been known for being innovative within other sectors, especially cloud service. However, the technology industry has witnessed some considerable changes and competition over the years with...
Marketing Strategy - Caterpillar
Case study - 3 pages - Brand management
Despite the global competition, the American construction machinery company, Caterpillar, is still the leader today partly thanks to the quality of its machines. However, to cope with growing competition, quality, producing a defect-free product or service right from the beginning (Gummesson,...
The English Football League
Case study - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
The English Football Championship, founded in 1888, is the oldest professional football competition. It gathers 72 clubs from England and Wales. The competition was originally organized into three divisions: the Championship, League One, and League Two. The operations centre is located in...
Leveraging Human Capital Within the Organization
Practical guide - 4 pages - Human resources
When giving performance-based rewards and incentives to employees, they must be related to company objectives and individuals. (...) Integrating rewards and incentives to remain competitive in the marketplace ensures performance that goes beyond the organization.
Company analysis - PepsiCo
Case study - 10 pages - Audit
PepsiCo is a major corporate player in the global food and beverage industry, providing people with a wide selection of uncomplicated products since the early 1900s. Therefore, PepsiCo has been around since 1898 and functions through a complementary entity of a collection of brands that covers...
Sustainability Strategies for Consultancy Firm Growth
Presentation - 3 pages - Business strategy
"In my role as sustainability manager, I am eager to launch my ideas on how sustainability has the potential to be promoted and how it will benefit the consultancy firm's strategic management core business function. A sustainable approach is more than just a popular phrase; it is a serious...
How are student athletes struggling with their mental health?
Essay - 3 pages - Psychology
Students' athletes bear the burden of performing academically and in sports, which puts pressure on their lives. The pressure to succeed comes from different parties, such as their teammates, coaches, tutors and parents. This creates pressure, anxiety, stress and self-doubt among the...
Is Petco positioned for long-term growth? - Caroline Jansen (2022) - Is Petco's positioning adjustment effective?
Text commentary - 2 pages - Brand management
This article was published on April 4, 2022, on Retail Dive and written by Caroline Jansen. This article discusses the new procedures put in place by the large American pet retailer Petco to expand. Indeed, after the pandemic, more and more households, being in need of company, adopted pets,...
Performance Management
Essay - 3 pages - Management
In the world's most competitive markets today, organizations have discovered that it is how well human resource management is organized that brings differences in terms of total turnover. Human resource issues such as staffing, compensation and training are ignored particularly by managers...
Exercise: Senior Operations Manager, Rider Operations
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The COVID-19 outbreak led to a decline in the organisation's earnings. Some companies have subsequently considered divesting their non-core products. Divesting non-core products can be risky, complex, and may affect an organisation's future competitiveness. The French economy is...
Financial Innovation Essay: High Frequency Trading and its social impacts
Essay - 2 pages - Finance
A Financial Times article argues that HFT is beneficial for society, and that banning HFT from use would increase volatility. I agree with this point of view, as algorithms democratized trading by allowing a direct access to the markets and decreasing the costs of the transactions. Also,...
SWOT Analysis and recommendations - General Motors
Case study - 3 pages - Automotive marketing
General Motors suffered from a collapse in 2009 (after the crisis), which was mainly driven by five factors: (i) retired employees had plenty of benefits (from when the sector was more profitable) (ii) GM overfocused on "overpricing and discounting," which drove the clients' attention away...
How can technology be used by the financial services industry to boost the development of cross-border payments and trade in the ASEAN region?
Sectorial analysis - 2 pages - Finance
ASEAN's financial services industry needs to be supported by technology to increase its competitiveness. The future of this industry depends on one hand on the development of cross-border trade in the ASEAN region, and on the other hand, on the development of the means of payment that...
Corporate Strategy, Pernod Ricard : analysis and scenarios
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
In this case study, we will discuss and try to understand how the French group Pernod-Ricard is evolving in its global environment but also inside the group itself. They are the 2nd world liquor distributor; therefore, we will take into account their strengths but also potential weaknesses and...
Strategic Analysis - Tesla Inc.
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The strategic analysis of an organisation is significantly important for the success in its endeavors. The success of organisation is greatly dependent on the management that plays a vital role in the decision-making and their decisions facilitate the achievement of organisational goals and...
Artificial intelligence in Healthcare Industry - A.I in Medical Technology : Medical Imaging
Dissertation - 35 pages - Management
Nowadays, we hear about artificial intelligence all around us and more specifically in the automotive, economic, computer and health sectors. The primary goal of artificial intelligence at its inception in the 1950s was to improve and extend human capabilities with machines (Pallanca O., and Read...
How to reduce the turnover of a company dependent on a single supplier by developing a multi-supplier and international merchant site?
Dissertation - 28 pages - Digital & e-marketing
MANICO is an ESPRIT franchise. This type of contract creates a high dependency on a single supplier and eliminates any possibility of online sales. In order to reduce this reliance on ESPRIT, the company wishes to develop a merchant website with several French and foreign brands and to provide...
Corporate strategy - The example of Danone
Case study - 10 pages - Distribution marketing
Danone is an international company; they are known as a "multinational" dedicated to food products. The company is now internationally recognized for its products and is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange in the CAC 40 category. The company is present in more than 120 countries around the world,...
Porter's 5 Forces - Nestle
Case study - 4 pages - Distribution marketing
Today, Nestle is the leader of the food processing industry in the world. Nestle is a Swiss multinational created since 1866. That aside, Nestle is also the number one company in the milk sector in the world. The brand was named after its creator Henri Nestlé. When we talk about Nescafe, we can...
Benchmark: Definition and Applications of Benchmarking
Practical guide - 4 pages - Marketing theories
Developed in the 1980s, benchmarking is a practice regularly used by companies, in particular, large groups who want to measure the performance of their products or processes compared to their competitors. It is a tool for achieving many objectives, such as obtaining or maintaining a leading...
The different types of business strategies
Course material - 7 pages - Business strategy
Business strategy is to set long-term objectives and a direction to follow. It is aimed at creating value, sustainability and profitability. Business strategy results in inspiring actions to all departments, allocating resources to reach them and impacting the organization of the company. To do...
Porter's five forces - Lidl
Case study - 4 pages - Distribution marketing
Lidl is a supermarket chain based in Germany. It has most of its operations in some European countries. The UK, Germany and France are the main countries where the company is based. Outside Europe, Lidl is also present in the USA. The German brand was created by Dieter Schwarz in 1973. The...
Sport Barantula, a new sportswear brand
Case study - 7 pages - International marketing
We are an upcoming unlaunched business that specializes in offering sportswear with Celtic-inspired motifs. Our goal is to provide high-quality and stylish products that meet the needs of sporty students, outdoor adventurers, and fitness fanatics. That's why our mission is to provide athletes...
International operations management: global operations management strategies
Case study - 10 pages - Management
According to Witkowski (2017) innovation is an integral element in driving organizations' progress and modernity. Innovation's contribution to operational efficiency is premised on the fact that organizations have the option of pursuing different types of innovation that include product,...
European Union (EU) Law - Introduction and the different stages of integration
Course material - 8 pages - European law
European construction was imagined by politicians and people centuries ago but was achieved after WWII. In middle age, cities developed trade, and at that moment national markets were created. Traders were moving from a city to another, and these citizens made the rules of mercatoria. The...
Global Strategy in Enterprise Operations - Unilever
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
A global strategy in enterprise operations evokes an organization operating in various countries with several subsidiaries. An operational strategy that allows for the international expansion of an enterprise and facilitation of international trading becomes a company operating within an...
Pellenc company strategy - SWOT analysis, Porter's 5 forces, BCG Matrix, and McKinsey Matrix
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
Pellenc company was founded in 1973 by Roger Pellenc and Jean-Paul Motte in France. Its head office is in Pertuis, in the Vaucluse. In 2018, its turnover amounted to more than 140 million euros. This figure also is constantly changing, and the company has declared its target of 450 million euros...
SWOT Analysis - Vodafone
Case study - 4 pages - ICT marketing
Vodafone is a British telecommunication company based in Newbury, in England. The company was created in 1984 as Racal Telecom by Ernest Harrison and Gerry Whent. In 1988, the brand entered the Stock market and became independent in 1991 and took the name Vodafone. The company has different...
