How convincing is the argument that the twin process of European integration and globalisation has contributed to a large extent to the rise of regionalist parties?
Essay - 12 pages - European union
In this document we will first understand the concept of regionalist parties. Then, we will critically examine the elements that contribute the correlation between the rise of those parties and the constitution of supranational entities in a globalized economy. We will observe the reasons why...
Compare and Contrast Two Choreographers' Works and Choreographic Process
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Arts and art history
Technically, modern dance can be dated to the end of the 19th century and the earliest years of the 20th century as a protest against the towering aesthetics of classical ballet. It is attached to artistic creativity, freedom, and originality, including attitudes borrowed from dance genres and...
Discuss the idea that mission may not necessarily be the first step in the strategic management process and explain the role played by mission in that process
Essay - 4 pages - Management
The 'raison dêtre' of each company is its mission, it is written down as a mission statement. A mission is a general expression of the overall purpose of the organization. It should answer to the question, 'what business are we in?'. Managers have to set strategies in order to...
The integrated management of the logistic processes (supply chain management) - published: 23/11/2010
Case study - 2 pages - Logistics
The supply chain management: A management philosophy The development of the concept of the ?Supply Chain Management' has its roots in the ability of firms to respond to a client's request in an acceptable period of time while still being able maintain its status as a business by...
The integrated management of the logistic processes (supply chain management)
Case study - 1 pages - Logistics
The development of the supply management chain (SCM) depends on the ability of a company to respond to customer requests. Responding to customer requests has to be done while being able to maintain the economic position of the company through the introduction of new products. By synchronizing a...
Lacoste case study: Vintage products
Case study - 17 pages - Services marketing
Vintage sports brands are double whammy. By digging into their history, one can find that they are expanding their scope to fashion, an area where they previously were not present and thus ensure new growth opportunities. The sports brands are actively looking into the fashion market: 70% to 80%...
Analysis of the care product market for men
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Introduction The first cosmetics product for men was developed in 1985 at the laboratory of Biotherm. L'Oreal was 17 years ahead of its main competitors (such as Vichy and Clarins) when it launched first products for men accompanied by the revolutionary slogan: "Men have skin, this is new." Now...
iPad, the new star product of Apple's strategy to reach China's market
Dissertation - 10 pages - Management
This is a study about the international marketing of Apple for the product I Pad in China. This analysis is divided into three parts. The first one deals with the environmental scanning of the brand. We initially propose a presentation of the company, and then present a strategic diagnosis with...
The product life cycle
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Product Life Cycle is a cycle in which every product goes through at different rates over a period of time. I believe that this theory is still relevant today as it helps the business to make key decisions based on where each product is on the stages of the life cycle. The concept of the...
The five qualitative processes
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The qualitative processes allow any given researcher the opportunity to advance and understand theories and information; the next step within the process of creating a solution to a situation of study is de-escalation and the implementation using the five processes of qualitative research....
The growth of organic products in the United States and in China
Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing
An organic product is a product of organic farming, i.e. it claims the total non-use of chemicals. It must contain at least 95% ingredients from an organic production method by implementing agricultural practices and friendly livestock and natural balance of environment and animal welfare....
Innovation management and new product development
Case study - 19 pages - Management
Samsonite has chosen to position its brand in the niche market of high-end luggage. Before 2006, the brand was positioned mid-range. The downside for companies choosing this positioning is that they are attacked by both top and bottom. Moreover, Samsonite Black Label, born in 2005, positioned...
Understanding disabled children with regard to their cognitive process and WISC functioning
Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies
Children with who have learning disabilities do face so many obstacles while pursuing their education. Determining the possibility of a learning disability among children becomes a hard task to tackle. Therefore, scholars apply the Wechsler Intelligence Scale as a test protocol; it is commonly...
Waste products as unused resources
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Waste products involve a wide range of terms that encompasses most of the unwanted materials and includes, scrap materials, effluent or any unwanted surplus substance or article that needs to be disposed since it is broken, unusable, and worn out. Wastes can be categorized in to controlled...
Language Processing
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Language can be defined as a body of words whose system of use is common to people who are either from the same nation, community, geographical region or with similar cultural tradition. Learning a new language is certainly challenging especially since it is not one's native language. The learner...
Total Productive Maintenance
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) manufactures activities that are productive and implemented by everyone in the organization. The main focus of TPM is to maximize the overall equipment effectiveness of the asset which is utilized to produce the goods and services. TPM focus on establishing...
ATP Production through Fermentation
Case study - 2 pages - Biology
Many people are already indirectly familiar with the processes of fermentation, from the baker to the body builder. The baker, when baking his bread, adds yeasts that produces CO2, which makes the bread rise. Alcohol is also produced during this fermentation but it quickly evaporates during the...
Second language processing and the access question
Essay - 8 pages - Linguistics & languages
The rest of the paper will be spent expositing and, when necessary, critiquing, some of the literature on second language processing. I will pay particular attention to the recent Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH), due to Clahsen and Felser. In contrast to squabbles about the vague notion of...
Why has the European Court of Justice been so central to the process of integration?
Thesis - 10 pages - European union
“Law is often still treated as if it were a separate field, clearly distinct from the economic or political spheres” . As the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has never been given a lot of media coverage, most of the time, its role in the integration process is either disregarded...
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...
From internet innovation to E-process execution
Presentation - 33 pages - Services marketing
This presentation will start with a brief look at innovation and move onto the success of a process. It will then examine the idea in the realm of retailing and financial services. then it will move to cover the e process strategy before moving onto value network polarization, value...
The main factors affecting the purchase decision in anti aging products with reference to Olay
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
The anti-aging market is one of the largest in the world. The majority of these people want to find a way to fight aging, which is why there is such a high demand for products which hide or fight the signs of aging. It is a great thing that there are so many anti-aging products available. There...
Business process re-engineering (19 slides)
Presentation - 5 pages - Business strategy
The purpose of re-engineering is to "make all your processes the best-in-class." BPR echoes the classical belief that there is one best way to conduct tasks. In the early 1900's, Henri Fayol originated the concept of re-engineering: "To conduct the undertaking toward its objectives by seeking...
An overview of business process outsourcing
Thesis - 14 pages - Business strategy
Companies are increasingly outsourcing key business functions and their related IT operations. The BPO industry is built around the raison d' etre of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. With the current focus on core business capabilities, many companies are outsourcing select business functions...
Process improvement in recruitment, selection and functional design of hiring management system in relevance to IBM
Thesis - 18 pages - Human resources
Process Improvement, a methodology adopted for stabilizing and improving work tasks and systems can result in great benefits in processes in an organization by establishing continuous monitoring and control over those tasks and ensuring predictability of quality and costs. The recruitment...
Analysis of LG products in rural marketing
Tutorials/exercises - 36 pages - Services marketing
After the liberalization policy introduced by the Indian Government, a number of Multinational Corporation(MNC) came into India. Among the major companies, which decided to spread its tentacle in India, LG was the leading one. The year 1997-98 has been characterized a stiff competition period,...
Software process models
Presentation - 46 pages - Computer science
This presentation deals with software process models. It begins with the definition of software development process and its different phases. It then moves on to the description of each of the software models beginning with waterfall model,its advantages and disadvantages,...
Computer vision signal processing on graphics processing units
Thesis - 5 pages - Computer science
In some sense, computer graphics and computer vision are inverses of one another. Special purpose computer vision hardware is rarely found in typical mass-produced personal computers, but graphics processing units (GPUs) found on most personal computers, often exceed (in number of transistors as...
A look at the beer making process with reference to SAB Miller
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
SAB Miller plc is one of the world's largest brewers with a brewing presence in over 40 countries across four continents and a portfolio of strong brands and leading market shares in many of the countries in which it has brewing operations. Outside the USA, SAB Miller plc is one of the...
An overview of Coca-cola and its work process
Tutorials/exercises - 18 pages - Business strategy
The U.S. market for non-alcoholic beverages is valued at over $160 billion annually. Within this market, soft drinks account for roughly 59% of sales. Fruit juices account for a further 26% of the market, while hot drinks and bottled water account for 9% and 5%, respectively. The US Gross...
