The launch of a new product on the Algerian market (Sagem mobile phones)
Market study - 38 pages - Business strategy
This report mainly focuses on Algeria as an emerging market, mobile phone as a product and Sagem as a French company. This report includes a detailed study of the marketing strategy and the economic conditions in Algeria and also analysis of the product and the services that Sagem offers to...
Transocean vs. the United States
Case study - 5 pages - Other law subjects
In 2008 Transocean, one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling contractors, moved its corporate headquarters from the Cayman Islands to the canton of Zug, Switzerland. The move placed what was already a wildly lucrative company in an even more enviable position. Since their 1999 move...
Define and explain the concept of an income elasticity of demand for a product
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Would you expect the income elasticity for potatoes and DVDs to be large or small? If the supply of oil is price inelastic in the short term, what would you expect the impact of an outwards shift in the demand for oil to be? What might happen in such a situation in the long term? In...
Saudi Arabia and its rule by the kingdoms
Thesis - 8 pages - Political science
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was proclaimed on September 18, 1932, by king Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saoud, after a war which lasted for nearly about thirty years. This State resulted from an alliance concluded in the 18th century between the tribe from Al Saoud and Mohammed Abdel Wahhab. He...
The development and application of hydrogen energy in the United States
Essay - 3 pages - Physics
In his State of the Union Address, President Bush made the observation that the United States had become addicted to foreign oil. The recent surge in gas prices is clearly reflective of this addiction. Americans have become so reticent in their oil usage that they are now willing to...
Disparity between the Dollar and the Euro
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Since 2002, the value of the dollar has been decreasing. The value of the dollar has been paling in comparison to the nearly consistent euro. This has spurred caution and alarm in the foreign market because the dollar is perceived to be the safest currency to trade (The New York Times)....
The Trans-Afghan pipeline project: History, stakes and perspectives
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
World competition around the natural resources of Central Asia and the Caspian is not new, but the collapse of the Soviet empire has revived it. This region, believed to possess huge oil and gas reserves, is also a point of contact of different civilizations and an arena for several...
Coal: energy of the future or energy of the past?
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
In 2006, Doctor Heinz Scholtholt, member of a German firm of the energy industry (STEAG), pretended that Germany could become the worldwide leader of the coal industry by developing new clean coal technologies. Less than a year later, the German coalition's government has decided to stop its coal...
How can corruption occur in a democracy as France? Analysis through the ELF scandal
Thesis - 9 pages - Journalism
The Elf scandal started in 1994 with an ordinary trial of the dubious conditions in which Elf oil company and the Crédit Lyonais funded Bidermann's textile firm. This financial bail-out turned out to be a tremendous embezzlement scandal. ELF's executive officers misused their company...
An overview of the Geophysics National Company (Now a subsidiary of the Sonatrach Group)
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
The Geophysics National Company is a 100% subsidiary of the oil company Sonatrach, with a capital of seven billion Algerian dinars, whose headquarters is located in Hassi Messaoud. In 2008, its turnover amounted to 17 billion DA. With a human resource base of over 5154 employees (annual...
Marketing plan for Caudalie products in Saudi Arabia
Case study - 55 pages - Services marketing
Caudalie, founded in 1993 by two people: Mathilde Bernard Thomas and Professor Vercauteren, features products made from grape pips (from wine producer: Laffite), which are considered to be highly beneficial for the skin. Two years later, the duo launched their first range of products. Keeping in...
Ethical analysis of the activities of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in Sudan
Case study - 23 pages - Management
The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is a Chinese state-owned fuel-producing corporation. It is China's largest integrated oil and gas company. As of 2006, it was the second largest company in the world in terms of number of employees. CNPC holds proved to be equivalent of...
French economy - Forecast 2008
Thesis - 9 pages - Economy general
Present-day world economy appears to be facing some serious challenges in sustaining its past robust growth. The credit crunch in the United States of America, as well as the United States dollar decline and high oil prices represent massive threats for the world economic equilibrium....
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Scenarios 2025
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
The United Arab Emirates is among the most surprising countries of the Middle East regarding their development over the last 30's years. This country previously knew as an oil producer, mainly with the capital of Abu Dhabi, has attracted the world thanks to a new luxury business hub,...
Balance sheet of ExxonMobil
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
I preferred to analyze the company ExxonMobil as it is one of the biggest petroleum companies in the world. With a net income of 45.22 billon dollars in 2008, ExxonMobil realized the biggest net income in the World. The company represents 2% of NYSE capitalization. ExxonMobil is an American...
The American diplomacy around the protocol of Kyoto
Essay - 15 pages - Ecology & environment
During the past forty years, the issue of global warming has gradually been established as the priority of environmental debates to become a major issue in our society for the twenty-first century. The proliferation of conferences, books, and films on this subject reflect the growing interest....
The decision-making process of purchase of a solar panel at IDS Energy
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
We use hydrocarbon products in all areas of our everyday life, such as in the fields of transportation, production, clothing, and high technology. For the purpose of our study, we also include habitat and comfort. In recent years, the issue of sustainable development has been emphasized in order...
Turkmenistan and benefits for the US
Case study - 25 pages - Political science
Turkmenistan is a country full of promises and potential for a brighter future to the world. Throughout history, the country of Turkmenistan has provided an abundance of archeological finds as well as an advance dwelling civilization. This civilization has been through many epochs and...
Applications of NMR imaging in processing of foods
Essay - 7 pages - Physics
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), originally developed for medical applications, has recently been exploited for observation and characterization of foodstuffs and their manufacture. MRI and its related techniques have already proven useful in non-invasive observations of fruit and vegetable...
The case of Dominion motors and controls ltd
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Dominion Motors & Controls, Ltd (DMC) had acquired 50% of the oil well pumping market in the northern Canadian oil fields since they were started in 1973. DMC offered a line of motors ranging from small fractional horsepower (hp) units to large 2,000 hp motors. It also produced...
British Petroleum and the BTC pipeline
Case study - 7 pages - Management
The BTC (Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan) project is a 1,770 km long pipeline which will transport up to one million barrels of oil per day from the Sangachal terminal next to Baku in Azerbaijan, then through Tblisi in Georgia, and finally to a new marine terminal at Ceyhan in Turkey. Eleven large...
How can Unilever adapt its marketing policy to effectively counter price rise?
Thesis - 42 pages - Services marketing
My objective in pursuing a graduate course in a food company was to study the function of trade on a circuit outside home for a period of four months. Keen on studying a company policy different from those I has encountered during my previous experiences in the field of retail, my choice was...
HR-staffing and techniques for employee selection
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arabs Emirates (UAE). The firm has thus embarked on a comprehensive program for the staffing recruitment and selection. There are a number of criteria for selection at ADNOC for instance the use of cognitive ability, job knowledge,...
Dubai-Land: Christian Perdier's strategy
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
When we think about Dubai, we think about desert, oil and wealth. Dubai is situated on the Persian Gulf coast and is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dubai's government is constitutional monarchy and the current ruler is Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum from the...
Effects of ethanol trade barriers on U.S. and Brazilian markets
Thesis - 7 pages - Services marketing
Rising oil prices, a slowing U.S. economy, the war on terror, and increasing concern about global warming have all converged on the international stage and in the mind of the average U.S. consumer in recent years. Calls for energy independence, clean energy, and cheaper alternatives to...
Microeconomics: United States Economics
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Most people I know have iPods, drive high-horsepower automobiles with complex inner workings, and pay little attention to newspaper articles regarding oil, stocks, and debt. First off, nobody wants to think about the avalanche amount of debt that's accumulating and what it can do to an...
Economy of Mexico
Thesis - 11 pages - Economy general
From the 1940's until the 1960's there was a strong economic growth in Mexico. This strong economic performance proceeded into the 60's. Manufacturing was the country's dominant growth sector and attracted many foreign investors. Although there was a growth in Mexico, there was fiscal...
Country Report - Indonesia
Case study - 20 pages - International economy
With a population of 273 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) 1 of approximately 1 050 billion, Indonesia is the fifteenth largest economy. Indonesia is currently relying on economic openness and free trade to catch up economically. It is aware that it has fallen behind its neighbors...
Brittany Ferries and the Supply Management in Innovation
Case study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Brittany Ferries is a French shipping company founded by Alexis Gourvennec in 1972. This company aims to transport passengers and vehicles between Brittany, Normandy, southern England, Ireland and Spain by boat. The company had a turnover of €441,810,800 in 2018 and currently owns 11 ships,...
"Dr Tasty": Business plan of a healthy fast-food
Business plan - 11 pages - Business strategy
My project is to implement a healthy fast food I called “Dr Tasty”. It will take the juridical form of a franchise. This fast food will propose two kinds of products - ones will be similar to a hamburger, the others will be “natural” ones (what I mean by natural is: local and...
