Socio-economic status: An independent risk factor
Thesis - 12 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Social inequality on health is well known. The measure of socioeconomic status remains difficult because it is a multidimensional concept that requires the use of multiple indicators. The indicators used to measure social status are education, occupation and income. They each have their...
Importance of the wine sector in Australia
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
France is the eighth largest foreign investor in Australia. There are nearly 250 subsidiaries, employing 70,000 employees. Australia has a real passion for wine consumption. This is partly due to the development of vine cultivation, and improvement of the quality of wines that are placed on the...
Analysis of Pernod-Ricard
Case study - 7 pages - Finance
In this document, we will develop the various aspects of Pernod-Ricard with particular emphasis on the security industry. This company was chosen because it is listed on the CAC 40, and it represents an interesting topic in its evolution and its various changes and finally it affects us, because...
Subversion and Inversion: Kate Mansfield's Colonial Identity and Modernism
Case study - 1 pages - Literature
In a letter to S. S. Koteliansky, Katherine Mansfield wrote: “I am always conscious of this secret disruption in me” (qtd in Smith ix). This statement bears to many of the key concepts of Modernist literature - the repressed self versus the conscious self, disjunction and dissonance,...
Calvin Klein - Market study of US operations
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
"Calvin Klein's love for fashion was seen at a very early age when he started taking interest in sketching and sewing. Born on 19 November 1942, after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, he began working as a trainee making coats in European style of fashion. However,...
The market of the French wine and international competition
Market study - 38 pages - Services marketing
For a long time, France was called the "wine country", and the reference country in terms of production and consumption of wine. However, this world leader has seen the market eroding in recent years. Export volumes and domestic consumption are declining. The main reason that could explain this...
The French wine market and international competition
Market study - 32 pages - Services marketing
For a long time, France has been a "wine country", a reference in terms of production and consumption of wine. Nevertheless, this world leader has seen erosion in its market share for the last few years: volumes exported are decreasing and national consumption is down. The main cause is that...
What is meant by "globalization" and how has it affected international trade and direct foreign investment?
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Globalisation can be defined as the trend toward greater interdependence among national institutions and economies (Wild, 2003). It can also be said that globalization is basically the cross-border exchange of economic, social and technological elements. Globalisation has had no shortage of its...
FedEx strategic analysis
Dissertation - 32 pages - Business strategy
FedEx is the IT-focused market leader of the international express courier business and further offers supply-chain-management solutions. Indeed, this company was founded as Federal Express in 1971 by the U.S. Marine and Frederick W. Smith in Little Rock (Arkansas). FedEx has been chosen in...
Should Television Formats Be Copyright able?
Case study - 9 pages - Civil law
The idea of copyrighting television formats has become a prevalent area of debate in recent years, partly due to the increased global marketing/trade in television today and partly due to the changing nature of our television viewing habits and the types of programs on offer to the public at...
Amazon.com entering the Australian Market
Case study - 69 pages - Services marketing
Amazon.com Inc. is an American-based multinational electronic commerce company. Since its foundation as an on-line bookstore in 1994, the company has been showing an incredible growth that it now sells not only books, but also VHSs, DVDs, music CDs and MP3s, computer software, video games,...
Australian Travel Guides: Frommer's vs. Lonely Planet
Essay - 14 pages - Geography
Guidebooks are important because they are portable, they contain a surplus of information on destinations and they are easy to refer to. Noteworthy information guidebooks provide are the “must know” elements of different areas including advice on the culture and safety within...
Is the Common Agricultural Policy indispensable for the future of Europe ?
Essay - 16 pages - Economy general
The CAP has long been a stumbling block among EU members. Last year, Jacques Chirac strongly opposed Tony Blair's proposal about the CAP. Indeed, France is the country which receives more agricultural subsidies while the United Kingdom does not get any concern in the agricultural policies. The...
What impact might Canberra and Washington's close relationship have on Australia's future?
Essay - 16 pages - International relations
The world has witnessed rampant changes at a faster pace ever since the end of the Cold War. The beginning of the 21st century illustrates and highlights this idea of quick changes. Thus, changes in terms of increased terrorism, the new American foreign policy and the rise of China are few...
The impact of multiculturalism on the Australian society
Essay - 31 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Austral continent is divided into six States and two Territories. Sydney, the capital of New South Wales is the oldest place where Europeans settled and the biggest Australian city. The bridge of Sydney, “Harbour Bridge” and its Opera are the symbols of the city. In 1911, Canberra...
Marketing road map of WWF (World Wildlife Federation) for generating funds
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
This is an introduction to how the WWF can use one million USD to improve the financial health of the organization in addition to a road map and plan that puts across strategies that would enable the WWF to re-invent itself as an organization, re-position itself as a brand in addition to...
Danone global strategy
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
Danone is one of the world leaders in the food industry. The group focuses on three worldwide business lines: Fresh Diary Products, Beverages, and Biscuit & Cereal Products. Its turnover in 2005 was 13.02 billion Euros. We have chosen this group because Danone seems to be a very dynamic firm. In...
The Australian ANZAC Legend
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
“The search for national character is one of the obsessive dead ends of Australian history (Alistair, 1997)”. Australians spent time searching for their national identity in the years following the 1901 Federation. The Great War posed exactly the opportunity Australia had been looking...
E-Commerce in France compared to other developed countries
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
Today the Internet might be viewed as having a huge market potential capable of covering the population of the whole world. This is why electronic commerce or E-Commerce is so attractive for many traditional businesses. E-Commerce consists of the buying and selling of products or services over...
The global youth market (with a case study about Converse)
Market study - 30 pages - Services marketing
Hassan and Prevel in 1991, defined the global marketing segmentation ‘as the process of identifying specific segments- whether they be country groups or individual consumer groups- of potential consumers with homogeneous attributes who are likely to exhibit similar responses to a company's...
The importance of plastic money in today's scenario
Dissertation - 69 pages - Finance
Financial cards witnessed a robust growth in India in 2002-03. The number of cards in circulation increased by almost 50 per cent. The growth in transaction value, at 95 per cent, was even more spectacular. These results are attributable to the thriving economy which led to a large increase in...
Institutional Failures of the Global Environmental Governance
Essay - 42 pages - Ecology & environment
Despite a great awareness of environmental questions from developed and developing countries, there is a degradation of environmental issues and an appearance of new environmental problems. This aggravation of environmental matters is due to the inefficient state of the global environmental...
Market research on Britannia
Case study - 44 pages - Services marketing
Britannia was incorporated in 1918 as Britannia Biscuits Co Ltd in Calcutta. In 1924, Pea Frean UK acquired a controlling stake, which later passed on to the Associated Biscuits International (ABI) a UK based company. During the '50s and' 60s, Britannia expanded operations to Mumbai, Delhi and...
Developing supply chain management focus through ISO 9000: An empirical assessment
Thesis - 14 pages - Management
The ISO 9000 quality management (QM) standard, a key approach to implementing QM in organizations, also has many supply chain management (SCM) concepts associated with it. In this paper, we assess the extent to which organizations can use the standard to develop a SCM focus. Specifically, we...
Marketing and the promotion of Bordeaux Wines in France and abroad
Thesis - 60 pages - Services marketing
In the past few years, there has been a new phenomenon known as the "French Wine Crisis". This industry of French wine previously known as unique and untouchable is nowadays confronted by an international competition that was able to adapt its products and features to a new kind of consumer and...
Cinema and Technology: An Essay
Thesis - 3 pages - Arts and art history
'The cinema of attractions directly solicits spectator attention, inciting visual curiosity, and supplying pleasure through an exciting spectacle' Gunning (1990), p. 58. To what extent does mainstream cinema today continue to operate as a 'cinema of attractions'? Illustrate this...
The Canadian democratic deficit
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
The last five federal elections in Canada have seen an average of voter turnout in the 60% range: a clear drop from the usual 70% seen throughout electoral history . The issue, largely ignored by Prime Minister Jean Chretien until the rise of Paul Martin, has raised the question of the existence...
Critically analyse arguments for and against the introduction of a no-fault scheme for the tort of negligence
Essay - 13 pages - Civil law
The characterisation of a no-fault scheme is rooted in the principle of distributive justice, compensating victims without having to establish causation and fault. Conversely, current liability for negligence involves fault considerations based on legal theoretical concepts determined through...
Business plan: Personal traveller - tourism in China
Business plan - 26 pages - Business strategy
Personal Traveler is a travel related service company which links with travel agencies in leading European markets in forming a customized package to fit the need of “third-age” foreign travelers in main Chinese cities. The venture will leverage on the sharp increase in tourism expected...
Are sex offenders rehabilitative and should the government impose the death penalty on them?
Essay - 7 pages - Criminal law
Recent, emerging academic debate has polarised opinion as to whether rehabilitation programs geared towards the treatment of sex offenders are in fact successful in reducing “sexual recidivism” (Marques 1999). Resolving this debate is a difficult task due to the inherent limitations of...
