Returned management at Hilton Worldwide
Essay - 9 pages - Management
In the large hotel sector in 2009, there is an arrival of the fifth star. Its arrival was eagerly awaited by professionals because it allows hotels to align French foreign competition and to attract new high-end clientele, and often business with France has a strong power attraction. However,...
Global Wine Wars: New World, Old Challenges
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
In order to know if wine is a global or local industry we will assign a score between 1 and 5. (1 means that the assumption is not very accurate and 5 meaning that the assumption is totally accurate.) Globalization factors : •The consumption of wine is now worldwide •Production...
The Future of the Beer Industry after the World Economic Crisis
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
Beer is an alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation. It is made from water, malt (sprouted grain, usually barley, sometimes wheat or rye) and hops. Beer may either be produced industrially or manually in a brewery, but can be manufactured by an individual. It can be grouped by the structure or...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) law and the environment
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
In 1979 the Brandt Commission recommended that an international trade organization incorporating both GATT and UNCTAD was the objective towards which the international community should work. This dream came true in January 1995 when the World Trade Organization (WTO) became the successor...
Is the American Constitution the best in the world?
Essay - 3 pages - Constitutional law
"We, the people of the United States,?do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America?. By these words starts the American Constitution. This document was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention, led by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, and...
The family and the other models of family in the Western World
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The family is a group of people united by a particular link. This link may be a relationship, a relationship of alliance or a link to it. In civil law, a family can be defined as a unit that is a collection of all people who have descended from a common ancestor, and are bound together by...
Global consequences of Chinese growth: Impact on the world economy
Thesis - 25 pages - Economy general
Over the past decade, the People's Republic of China has been pursuing an average annual growth of 9%. It has now become the 4th largest world power after the United States, Japan and Germany, but ahead of France and the United Kingdom. However, China currently accounts for only 5% of...
The Geography of the World System and its limits
Essay - 6 pages - Geography
The world has become a challenge for geography: The World is a space, a territory under the control of a conglomerate. The World is a proper name designating an appropriate location; it can be taken as a geon i.e., a particular space, a region. The general geography has a...
What is the role of IO's - IGO's and NGO's - regarding hostage takings and kidnappings in the world?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
Today hostage taking is considered as a crime or as a terrorist act. Indeed, hostage taking is one of the many ways of action of the terrorists because, by this way, they can put pressure on States and thus obtain an important media coverage. The hostage taking is one of the favourite ways of...
The Riddle of the Zoot: Malcolm Little and Black Cultural Politics during World War II, Robin Davis Gibran Kelley
Book review - 3 pages - Modern history
Robin Davis Gibran Kelley (born in 1962) is a professor of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. In his essay 'The Riddle of the Zoot-Malcolm Little and Black Cultural Politics during World War II', he analyzed how Malcolm's youth as a hustler...
Nestle Vs Cadbury: A comparison of the world market share
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
The sweet, melting moments of chocolate and the lingering taste in the tongue are sure to leave everyone lost in their flavor. The lip-smacking cocoa, milk and nuts that go into some of the world's most preferred brands of chocolate-Nestle and Cadbury-have melted many hearts. With their...
Can A New World Currency Displace The Dollar?
Thesis - 2 pages - Economy general
In the article “China suggest an end to the dollar era2”, The Economist outline the fact that, “in the future, changes to the international system are likely to be shaped by Beijing as well as Washington”. To replace the current system, Mr Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the...
The nation and territory of the Arab World
Thesis - 3 pages - Medieval history
A nation is a human group that shares a common history, culture, language or ethnic origin, and thus forms a political community, based on a defined set of territory or territories and personified by a sovereign authority. The nation is an essential set of geographical and geopolitical entities....
Brave New World: Aldous Huxley
Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy
Brave New World is a classic novel written by Aldous Huxley. Set in the future, this book portrays a society where each person's life is visibly controlled by the views that they have been taught since they were decanted out of their bottles. This book is set in England, and explains the...
The French motor industry in the world
Essay - 37 pages - Economy general
Since more than half a century, the motor industry has represented, in most of industrialized countries a floret of the industry. In spite of the expansion of the service sector, the French motor industry occupies a very great place in our country. The manpower mass has decreased (in France this...
Great Britain during the Second World War
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Since 1933, the UK and France were not weren't ready economically and financially to wage war against Germany. In 1933, its leader Adolf Hitler, seized power lawfully, and wanted to take revenge after the humiliation of the Versailles Treaty. Indeed, after WWII, France, the UK and the USA decided...
Motorcycle industry: Ducati poised to conquer the world
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
The global motorcycle market covers a varied range of machines like off-road cruisers, touring bikes and sports bikes. So far, Ducati has been a relatively small player, with a market share of only 6.7%. The company faces stiff international competition in its efforts to gain a larger market...
The construction of the financial world
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Markieke de Goede's Virtue, Fortune and Faith, exposes the ambiguous scientific authority that the financial world has accrued over the years of evolvement. As de Goede presents the various nations that criticized and speculated the essential elements that make up the financial...
The economic development of the world since 1945
Thesis - 8 pages - Economy general
Since 1945, the world has experienced a period of growth which, although slowed down since 1973, has nevertheless continued until today. However, the size, pace and character of this growth has changed over a period of time and is different for different countries. What factors explain...
Impact of terrorism on the world order
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Terror knows no boundaries, faith, religion or righteousness. The only face of terrorism is incident of crime and violence that intend to disturb world peace and order. Ever since the September 11 attack in the United States, terrorism and terrorists have often been used interchangeably to...
The US-Soviet conflicts in World War II
Essay - 1 pages - Modern history
There were many conflicts between the U.S. and the USSR during World War II as the alliance between the two countries was held together only by their common desire to defeat Germany and Japan, not by any common ideology. A new conflict arose from the question of security. At the Yalta...
France in World War II
Thesis - 3 pages - Modern history
France's lack of preparation for World War II led to 4 years of harsh occupation and memories that rather be forgotten. The French were ignorant in the years leading up to the war and the result was a quick victory by the Germans. The speed and ease in which the French were conquered and...
Making the world justice system more just
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The postmodern world is the world we live in, a world where postmodern is the same as being technologically advanced and industrious. It is a world where the ideologies of past politics have shaped and formed a system throughout nations; a system that connects nations....
The United States Presidential election in the rest of the world
Thesis - 1 pages - Journalism
According to the latest Gallup poll, the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain remains close. Forty-five percent of registered voters support Obama, with McCain close behind with 42 percent. Among respondents 5 percent did not have an opinion. This poll has a margin of error of...
The most promising mobile markets in the world
Market study - 7 pages - Services marketing
The market of mobile telephony in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific is very important globally. The growth in this segment has been the lowest (between 1 and 5% in 2008) in these nations. On the other hand, the emerging markets of Africa, Middle East, and Latin America, are growing rather...
Motivation for United States to enter the World War II
Thesis - 2 pages - Modern history
The intervention of the United States in WWII was not caused by the plight of the Jews interned in concentration camps or because of the threat of Japan, but for the purpose of defending Britain and France and stopping the spread of German dictatorship through Europe. The United States adopted...
Cultural theory in the liberal world: A review
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Critics of cultural theory espoused that it has become irrelevant in the modern age where terrorism (Eagleton, 2004 cited in Smith 2004), among others abounds. Further, they argued that it was not effective in dealing with the issues of “morality, metaphysics, love, religion, revolution,...
Bollywood: On the road to conquering a challenging world market
Thesis - 6 pages - Film studies
The topics studied under this heading will include: a lack of attraction for foreign investors, low profitability, and a lack of international recognition for Bollywood owing to the inadequacy of Bollywood films in international market, and the structure of the Indian film industry. Our objective...
Software business models for AUTOSAR automotive world standard (rapport de stage, 2006)
Essay - 12 pages - Computer science
AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open Standard ARchitecture) is a promising initiative that aims at establishing open standards for automotive E/E architecture. AUTOSAR compliant basic software ensures independency of the application software from the underlying hardware and allows modularity as well as...
Slavery: Origin, history and evolution in the modern world
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Slavery is a social institution and probably the most compelling of situations. It can be defined as a system in which people are treated as an owned asset. They can be held against their will and also deprived of the right to leave or demand wages. In ancient societies, it was legal for an owner...
