Air France-KLM in the US and worldwide
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
1919 witnessed the maiden flight of Koninklijke Luchtvaartmaatschappij for The Netherlands and Colonies or the KLM as it is popularly known. Years down the lane, in 1933, the civil aviation industry saw the merger of five French airlines, Air Union, Air Orient, Societe Generale de...
Financial Management : EADS
Case study - 9 pages - Finance
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company or the EADS was created by the combined will of several states to be competitive in the space and aeronautics sector. Yet, at the beginning of the 1990s, many concentrations were developed on the American market like Northrop and Grumman which...
Acquisition of Rossignol by Quiksilver
Case study - 29 pages - Management
This document studies the acquisition of Rossignol by Quiksilver for several reasons. First, these two companies are working on a sector that affect us directly in order to know the area of recreation and outdoor sports sector, also called as 'outdoor'. Thus this study directly target...
Analysis of the purchase of Puma by PPR
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
PPR is a multinational group known and recognized worldwide for prestigious brands like Gucci. In 2007 it decided to make Puma its new prey. Indeed, PPR is a group which is accustomed to growing by acquiring companies in growing and very profitable sectors. The group was gradually built up by...
Financial markets in Emerging Economies: Comparison with developed economies
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
The financial markets of emerging economies have seen a huge growth in the last few years. These markets are attracting large investments from the developed world, especially because of higher expected return. At the same time; investments in emerging markets are considered to be riskier than the...
SABMiller: Strategy behind the success in a hostile environment
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
There are very few South African companies that can boast of a history of 100 years. Despite this situation, SABMiller crossed the twentieth century in a country whose political system has a disastrous influence on the development of the local companies. The strategy carried out by SAB enabled...
Cadbury Schweppes
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
Cadbury Schweppes is one of the world's largest beverage and confectionery company, with over 50 different brands, manufacturing plants in 25 countries, sales in a further 165 and a market extension that covers countries all over the world, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia,...
Case of Franco-Swedish cultural confrontation
Case study - 5 pages - Management
In this document we will look at a cultural conflict that arose between the two parties of a French and Swedish merger. This case was presented by Philippe d'Iribarne who is a French author and works at the LISE which is a research center that studies the interdisciplinary laboratory...
Heineken premium light
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
Dark, blond or red, there is beer for all tastes. Every year all over the world the beer market generates billions of Euros in turnover. There are six international players who are sharing this market. InBev is the result of the merger of the Belgian brewery "Interbrew" and the Brazilian...
The Inner-Workings of Biogen Idec Inc.
Essay - 2 pages - Finance
As noted earlier in this report, Biogen Idec Inc. is an amalgamation of strengths. It has been the merger between IDEC Pharmaceuticals and Biogen. These two pharmaceutical giants have been as one corporation only as of November of 2003; therefore, there have been a very small number of...
Acquisition of Puma by the PPR Group
Thesis - 3 pages - Management
The merger acquisition process will have very few impacts for PPR. We decided to explain it in this way. We will attempt to explain PPR's acquisition in the following sequences. In the beginning, the company started a wood industry known as Gautier SA. Several years later in 1962, the...
Unilever's strategy: Path to growth
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
A company that was founded in 1930 during the merger between Margarine Unie, a Dutch company and Lever Brothers, a British based soap and detergent company. Before the merger both the company were buying raw materials from same suppliers and similar distribution channels. Both the...
Danone in India
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Danone India is today, a huge part in the work of internationalization of the French group Danone. It was established in two steps. Danone was first established in 1989, a merger with an Indian group called Britannia. Then in 1993, they took control over Britannia, so that Britannia became...
A strategic review of Tesco PLC in the United Kingdom
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
Founded in 1924, Tesco is the largest supermarket chain in Great Britain and one of the most profitable organization, which sells food and non-food items. It now controls just over 30% of the grocery market in the UK. In 2007, it announced over £2.55 billion in profits. It has approximately 1880...
Sanofi Aventis, corporate strategy
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Sanofi Aventis is a company operating in the pharmaceutical industry. Created in 2004 from the merger of two European companies, Sanofi Aventis is today the leader in Europe, and is part of the top 5 global companies in its sector. Sanofi Aventis's self-given mission in the pharmaceutical...
SWOT Analysis - IBM
Case study - 5 pages - ICT marketing
IBM is the acronym for International Business Machines Corporation, which is an American multinational corporation engaged in the manufacture of computer software, hardware, and computer products and services. The multinational dates back to 1911 through a merger of the Computing Scale...
Global business environment - Danone in China and in India
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Today, many multinationals seek to expand their activities in the international market spurred by the growing trends of globalization. By investing substantially in foreign markets, they hope to establish themselves and gain market shares. This expansion of activities can only be undertaken...
The Danone group: An overview
Case study - 25 pages - Management
Entrusted with the task of studying in the strategy and organization of a large French company in detail, we chose the Danone Group as our subject. Groupe Danone is one of the finest French companies, and we are all witness to its strong presence on French territory as well as worldwide, since...
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...
International retailing: Carrefour
Essay - 26 pages - Business strategy
Carrefour is one of the biggest distributions group in the world. Since its creation in 1959, Carrefour has always innovated to build a strong reputation, a good image and a clear strategy of development. With the globalization, Carrefour has exported its model in other countries to...
Strategic Analysis of the brand of liquor Pernod Ricard
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
Pernod-Ricard is a French company which produces alcoholic beverages. It was established in 1975 with the merger of two French anise-based spirit producers namely Pernod and Ricard. During the initial years, the company's strategy was to strengthen its global position by building a strong...
Study of fusion: Star Alliance
Case study - 36 pages - Services marketing
In 1997, Thai, Lufthansa, SAS, Air Canada and United Airlines combined to create Star Alliance, the largest network of airlines. Star Alliance is a consortium of companies that aims to become the leading network for frequent travelers with high value customers (generating high income) and to...
International marketing strategy of L'Oréal Paris
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
Till date, L'Oreal has been the world leader in the field of cosmetics. In recent years, the group saw its market share and reputation grow successfully through its development strategies built around two main areas: a policy of hyper-innovation and the creation of a broad portfolio of brands...
Differences between Kuwait Stock Market and Japan Stock Markets
Case study - 9 pages - Educational studies
Over the years, the world has witnessed major breakthroughs in business operations with accelerating capital outflow patterns symbolizing the increasing emergence of the advanced countries of economic prosperity. On a broader scale, inter connectedness of world nations has significantly...
Report of training course at Deloitte
Essay - 39 pages - Finance
The author of this article was hired within the audit firm of Deloitte Consulting in Neuilly sur Seine. The decision to integrate in the firm to start on the career had been motivated by several factors. First, the undeniable reputation of the firm, coupled with financial education imparted by...
Group AB Inbev and the sector of beer
Market study - 13 pages - Services marketing
The beer is a universal and a very ancient drink, and probably the oldest ever made by man. The brewing process requires three main commodities: barley (which turns into malt give beer its color and flavor), hops (for bitterness) and yeast. This drink is very popular for generations. Beer is...
The successful setting up of Accor in Brazil
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Accor is a French company, born after the merger in 1983 between Novotel (created in 1963) and JBI (Jacques Borel International, created in 1967). Today, the company can be found in 140 countries all over the world, hires 168 500 people and had a € 7622 million turnover in 2005. There...
Lenovo case study
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
IBM was founded in 1911 and had a rapid growth during the following years. In 1981, IBM created the Personal Computer. Nowadays, IBM is one of the most famous IT companies. In the beginning, IBM specialized in selling computers. Then the company expanded its business to software and services. In...
The true-false Porsche Volkswagen Takeover (2007)
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
A takeover is the purchase of a company (target) by another company (the bidder or acquirer). The target of a takeover must either be a company (corporation) or a sole proprietorship. The purpose of a takeover bid is to take control of the company concerned and its heritage. An IPO is different...
The water market : actors and strategies
Market study - 26 pages - Services marketing
Nestle and Danone are the two main players in the bottled water segment market in the world, competing against each other in certain markets, whereas differentiating from each other in others. Before discussing the environment in which these two companies are evolving, first will shed light on...
