World Case Studies Samples For Students

Management Information systems

Management Information Systems

Cisco “WAAS is a technology developed by Cisco Systems that optimizes the performance of any TCP- based application operating in a wide area network environment while preserving and strengthening branch security” (Laudon). According to the Cisco WAAS sales support webpage, 80% of Fortune 100 companies have purchased WAAS.

Importance of Monsanto Connection portal

It is important to Monsanto that employees worldwide are able to use their Monsanto Connection portal with ease because Monsanto tries to ensure that it is located near its customers, many of whom are in rural areas. Furthermore, a lot of their research is conducted in tropical zones Continue reading...

1. Porter's Five Forces analysis: the book publishing industry.
The largest book publishers are Global companies from many nations. Below is a snapshot of the twelve largest book companies in the world ("World's 60 Largest Book Publishing Companies"). Random House is number five on the list.
All of the large firms face similar challenges and opportunities. The Porter’s Five Forces Analysis for Book Publishers is below.
2. What are the merits to consolidation in book publishing? How large or small are these benefits?
Jeremy Greenfield of Forbes magazine writes that book publishers thought that their revenues were huge, Continue reading...

The article “What Twitter’s made of” by Paul Ford talks about how Twitter was conceived and how much it has changed the way people communicate throughout the world. The article looks keenly at twitter as a whole analyzing it in detail from tweets to the technology that runs twitter. It tells us how every tweet once made is designed to stand on its own forever. It talks how each tweet made has the identity of its creator as well as the location and the time it was posted. However, as much as twitter has changed our ways of Continue reading...

Starbucks is the world’s most famous coffee shop. The company has not just achieved success in its home country, which is the United States; but it has also managed to transcend national boundaries to become an established global enterprise. Currently, almost every big city in the world boasts of having a Starbucks coffee shop.
An external environmental analysis reveals several forces that influence Starbucks activities. The first is the “threat of new entrants”. In Starbucks, this is relatively low as the company has already established itself globally and removing it from its perch is hard. It has an Continue reading...

The world, today, is facing several issues and problems that pose a threat to the wellbeing of humanity. It is important for all humanity come together to find a solution to these global problems facing us. The gap between poverty and the wealth continue to rise between countries, and it is important to act early or risk an increase in poverty level throughout the world. The other issue facing us is protection of our environment as we seek better economic prosperity for developed and developing countries. Several other issues affecting us include global pandemics, drugs trafficking that pose major Continue reading...

Introduction

Economics is a broad field which has its active importance and recognition in almost every walk of life. There are two different types of economics, which particularly are microeconomics and macroeconomics. There are numerous concepts that come under the umbrella of economics and economic management, while every concept of the same has its own significance. The main perception of this paper is to apply the relevant concepts of economics and management on the Chinese economy. There is a document with the name of “Slower China Growth Signals Days of Miracles are waning” written by James T. Arendy.

Analytical Framework

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Metaphorical explanation

The metaphorical explanation of the site that will be created is that of an institution of higher learning. There is registration of the students, section of the different users like students, faculty members, and administrators. The administrators have different privileges, while students and faculty have different privileges. In the university, there is a place for discussion of the different topics of interest. This is an interesting area. There is a need to include this interesting area. There is also the issue of content management of the website. This will include what is happening in the university and the upcoming Continue reading...

MBADate

Introduction
Netflix is an American technology company that provides on-demand internet streaming media in North America, South America and parts of Europe where mailed DVDs are sent through permit Reply Mail (Netflix, 2013). The company has more than 44 million members in more than 40 countries (Netflix, 2013). Netflix has the goal to generate original content for sale to its customers. The development of original content will help the company to overcome financial losses incurred due to reduced subscriber growth that is usually witnessed during major sporting tournaments such as the upcoming FIFA world cup in Brazil. In July Continue reading...

The changes in the global economy, the progressing state of the emerging countries that resulted to the increasing middle income consumers, and the development and spread of the internet technology impacted the ticket distribution system of the airline industry. The airline companies developed new and more cost-efficient ways of selling and distributing air tickets to be price competitive and at the same time to survive the intense competition in the industry and the economic struggles especially in North America and Europe.
The global distribution systems (GDS), was the most common and prevalent system of airline ticket distribution in the Continue reading...

Critical Thinking Questions

Chapter 1: Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 1 And 4
Question 1
Some of the indicators for mechanical weathering in my area are the following: high number of boulders with cracks and joints, fracturing at the surface of rocks and old buildings, slow disintegration of boulders and statues, and surface fracturing on roads and slopes of various hills. On the other hand, the evidences of chemical weathering are; change in color of rocks, darkening of old buildings made of limestone, and gradual wearing out of rocks and walls of some buildings. The significance of these indicators can be determined Continue reading...

SK-II having the potential to develop into a major global brand

Yes, SK-II had a potential in developing as a major global brand. This is attributed to the fact that, SK-II had an advantage of being within Procter and Gamble which is an established brand globally. The only difference was that they would be dealing with varied consumers hence, different strategies and tactics were to be employed. As a skin care product, it has an exclusive eight steps in total number varied from any other product globally. Through this, P&G is in a position in obtaining high margin product and giving a product of high quality. SK-II as a product Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Mattel is one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world. It has business operations all across the world. Mattel sources most of its toys from Asian subcontractors. China is the main source of Mattel toys. In 2007, a retailer found lead paint in Mattel toys. This started a huge investigation on the part of US government and Mattel. Mattel recalled millions of toys from the market. The CEO of Mattel apologized to the customers. Mattel also employed huge changes in its safety and quality check policies. It also acted in a very transparent way in the investigation and Continue reading...

Challenges of Globalization upon Disneyland

The dynamics that define the constantly evolving global business space generate the challenge of remaining innovative and relevant for clients throughout the world, by juggling the genuine “real thing” of well-known brands with their cultural adaptation to local markets. Disneyland is at the crossroad between permanently reinventing itself by proposing new experiences for its diverse clients while focusing on providing the American original Disneyland experience through all its overseas locations. In this context, one major challenge that the company is likely to confront with in the future is based on the standardization/adaptation dilemma, as it will need to predict Continue reading...

Educational Institution

You know him, right? Blond, tall and handsome Scandinavian guy. Dressed in armor with a red cape, has the ability to fly? No, not Superman, get your facts straight! Alright, he has a mighty companion, a hammer called Mjolnir, with the help of which he can summon lightning. Yes, correct, his name is Thor. He is a God of Thunder, son of Odin, the Father of all Gods, himself. Brought to public by Marvel comics in far 1962, he was popularized today by such movies like “Thor”, Thor: The Dark World”, and of course “The Avengers”. But I am Continue reading...

Introduction

Economics is the name of earning and utilizing the money at a place from where the likelihood of earning would be on a higher place. Adam Smith and Alfred Marshal are known as the Father of Economics (FOE) and according to them, Economics is the subject which stated that how to earn the money and how to consume it .
There are two different kinds of economics, which particularly are Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. Microeconomics is the name of economics which relate to individual economics, while the economics concerned with the economy as a whole is known as Macroeconomics. It is Continue reading...

In 2012, The New York Times published an investigative report on the violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the top management of the Wal-Mart’s unit in Mexico. It came out that more than $24 million of bribes were paid to the Mexican government officials to obtain the permits for construction of the new stores.
Wal-Mart de Mexico, which controls more than 20% of Wal-Mart’s stores around the world, is a profitable business for the world’s largest retailer. The Wal-Mart’s former executive revealed in September 2005 that many senior managers were handing out bribes Continue reading...

The Monsanto Company was discovered in the year of 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri by John F. Queeny and since then has dealt in the production of diversified products intended for the agricultural and consumer market. The Company has had a tremendous development and growth rate in the past century considering their operations in a diversified range of products. These included petroleum, fiber, agricultural chemicals and also the genetically modified (GM) food crops. The companies operation has also had and experienced a fair share of economical and ethical challenges of functioning over the many years of industrialization.
The ethical Continue reading...

The Movie

David Bowie portrays an alien from a planet dying from lack of water. He comes to earth, in human disguise, to bring some back to his home. Taking out patents on inventions using his advanced technology, he becomes wealthy and politically powerful. He is deterred from his plans, however, when he becomes involved with a woman (Fandango 2014).

Distribution for Independently Produced Films

The website “Free Online Film School: Learn Filmmaking” (2010) describes the effort necessary for independent filmmakers to obtain distribution. When screening the movie, it should be shown only once with all of the interested parties present. This prevents the rejection of Continue reading...

Business

Executive Summary
Problem Statement
Nucor needs to build traction for improved profitability in a slowly recovering steel industry amidst continued challenges of price volatility, cheap foreign imports and global steel oversupply.

Analysis

Improving Global Steel Outlook
The global steel industry is slowly recovering while the global economy is edging away from recession. In the forthcoming year, the World Steel Association forecasts that global steel production will increase by 3.3% to 3.4%. For the first time since 2011, all major steel consuming countries have shown positive growth. For the first time since 2006, the growth rate in China (about 3%) would Continue reading...

Introduction

Economic consequences are extremely essential for the sake of an economy, as it is the only thing through which the power of economics of a country will get appreciation and upper hand in the market (Angermuller, Maingueneau & Wodak, 2014). Escalating stock market recognition, increasing economic power, Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income are some of the important aspects that found interactive and effective in the entire field of economics and management (Angermuller, Maingueneau & Wodak, 2014).
In terms of significance, the subject of economics has its diversification in different themes that will be considered accordingly in the picture. The Continue reading...

This video talks about the ever-growing effect of the human race on nature and on the resources that are available to the human race on this planet. First the video talks about how much resources are consumed to produce the everyday goods that people use, and this translates to a lot of trees, water, and other materials. There is special emphasis on the amount of candy and sugar people consume annually, and this also results in the use of an enormous amount of resources. The way goods travel around the world seems to be wasteful also in terms of Continue reading...

What strategy does Heineken follow in the global beer market?

One of the strategies employed by Heineken is the development of a consistent framework for the global market. Heineken is a leading Beer brand that strived to be consistent in its endeavors and business activities. Consistency in this case denotes maintaining the quality of the same products that it has had in the global market. Heineken realized that controlling global markets by developing global strategies were critical to the overall success of the company. The consistency of the brand of beer that is produced by the entity is a good strategy that ensures loyalty is maintained in the organization. Continue reading...

Preferred stock is the class of business ownership in a company where there is a higher claim on the assets and profits than that of common stock. Under preferred stock, the dividends must be paid out before dividends to common stockholders. The shareholders under a preferred stock ownership usually do not have rights to voting at the company meetings.
Financing of preferred stocks is usually equity based financing sources. The company can decide to issue securities to raise capital to finance an approved stock company. Under this arrangement, proceeds from the sale of securities would be used to fund Continue reading...

Problem Statement

The Eleganzia Group is experiencing a significant decline in room occupancy, stiff competition from renowned group of hotels, decrease in revenues and regular changes in ownership rights. The global economic crisis is evident and Eleganzia Group must make a decision on how to circumvent this crisis. Should Eleganzia Group reduce their rates?

Objectives

The Eleganzia must continue being competitive in the hotel industry while offering quality service to its customers. Specific objectives include upholding customer value, extensive marketing strategy and continuous innovations.

Alternatives

- Include extras in the Half Board package
- Move to Semi-Inclusive package instead of Half-Board room rate Continue reading...

1. The CEO of Haier stated that they are number three in the world for white goods and they want to become number one. Haier’s strategic intent for the future is to complete its internationalization strategy and work further towards winning its global competition challenge. For this matter, Haier should implement its differentiation strategy in service and product differentiation focusing on the personalization direction.
The most important fact for Haier to succeed is to have a good understanding of the local customer needs and to be able to provide unique products and services that are different from its Continue reading...

I have recommended “Eating Alone” because it is tone and motif. The tone of the poem is nostalgic. The author mentions the earth now is “brown and old” while remembering before how he used to walk with his father. He cannot remember if he talked with him or not, but the memories of his, “left hand braced on knee, creaky—to lift and hold to myeye a rotten pear.” The memories are so strong he almost sees his father, only to find it is actually a shovel standing in dirt. The author also uses nature as a recurring theme Continue reading...

Introduction

Nike is the world’s main supplier of the athletic shoes and attire and is multi-billion dollar corporation. The company was established in 1972 by Philip Knight and since then it is been successfully supplying the athletic shoes and other sports equipment across the globe. In the year 2009, Nike reaped a remarkable profit of US$ 19.2 billion with selling the products in over 140 countries and contracted with 700 factories in more than 40 countries across the globe. Yearly revenue of $19.2 billion (Hill, 2009). The company employs more than 750,000 – the largest in the supply chain. Continue reading...

The global society embarks a large portion of its economy on the level of productivity initiated by industries, factories and manufacturing companies that employ several engineers to run the power plants. Information denotes that these are entities, which employs a large global population to enhance their ability to manufacture the final products. Critically, the entities require trained personnel to handle the material and machines in a professional and ethical approach securing the globe from side effects manipulated by the role of productivity (Davis et al, 40). Critically, sources assert that coal is an important product, which is, used to Continue reading...

Compare and Contrast the Wartime Experiences of Three of the Eight Women “Who Came To the Front” In This Library of Congress Exhibition on Women in World War II.
Out of these eight women, the three women that have been selected to compare and contrast have all used the medium of photographs for telling their stories in order to make others aware of what was going on during the War. In this way, Toni Frissell, Therese Bonney and Esther Bubbley succeeded in touching the lives of millions of viewers with the images that were taken by them during the Continue reading...

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Keystone Pipeline is a system of pipeline running from western Canadian Sedimentary basin to the various refineries in the United States. This pipeline conveys synthetic crude oil, diluted bitumen (from oil sands) and also light crude. This pipeline system is already operational with three phases of them working without a hitch and the fourth one on the design table.
The fourth phase of the pipeline is referred to as the Keystone XL (eXport Limited). This phase is awaiting clearance from the US government and Continue reading...

Senior Brand Manager at Proctor and Gamble, Isaac Santos

The interview with a senior assistant brand manager at P&G’s Cincinnati Headquarters’ Isaac Santos was done over the phone. He grew up in Ecuador and studied at the university of Goizueta business school. He came to the United States to further his education and better his life. He has worked his way up from various positions at P&G until his current position as a senior brand manager.

You: How did you join P&G?

Santos: I sent my application through my former school, the university of Florida and then Proctor and Gamble contacted me for an interview. It was done by one of the managers Continue reading...

Coca Cola Case Study

Introduction
Creating a good fit between a company strategy and its structure is often poorly accomplished by managers and planners; this is often due to the lack of arrangement and knowledge. To accomplish this fit, strategists need to orient their attention towards planning and organizational strategies, which implies going through three main steps. The first step is to give stakeholders the chance to participate in the decision making process. The second step is to collect all available data by running different types of analysis. In the final step the company needs to implement achievable plans collectively. In this paper, Continue reading...

Introduction

The analysis of a company can be initiated and done from two different angles known as financial analysis and nonfinancial analysis. However, both of the types of analysis are essential for the investors as well as internal stakeholders of the company (Kamauff, 2010). Most of the times, the analysis would have been performed specifically by the investors to analyze the effectiveness of the financial markets and financial statements, and they are continuously delivering their best to maximize their earnings. Maximization in the earnings is not the attractive behavior and effective sign for an investor, as there are some other Continue reading...

Marketing Management

- Situation assessment
The company ECCO Shoes had to devise the most effective online strategy to convey the new minted category platform ‘The Comfort to Express your Style.” The shoe brand was perceived differently in the various regions of the world. In Japan, ECCO shoes were considered highly fashionable whereas in the regions of Western Europe the shoes were considered less fashionable and were even called granny shoes. It was a challenge for the company to resolve such an inconsistency in the brand image in the various regions of the world. The decision had to be taken within the Continue reading...

Four Worlds Restaurant Case Study

Marketing strategy is an integral tool used by companies and organizations across the world to recognize and satisfy the requirements of all the customers of the product. The broad target market is broken down into smaller homogeneous groups that the company can effectively market its products. Four world market strategy is more inclined to the global cultural, historical inclinations of its customers. With the inclusion of the dishes of the major cities and the historical events in their menus ("Paris 1968", "Hong Kong 2036", "Cairo 30BC", and "Madras 1538"), they attract a wide customer base. The differentiated foods bring Continue reading...

Brand positioning is the marketing activity of identifying a gap or opportunity, and developing a solution based on research, supporting data and segmentation. Positioning relates to strategizing in the tactical or developmental phases of carrying out an objective in attaining the organization’s goals; such as an increase in sales volume, brand recognition or target reach in advertising.
Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier in Singapore. Operating from Changi airport, it has a strong presence in South and East Asia and the Kangaroo route markets. It’s amongst the top 15 carriers in terms of passenger revenues and 10 Continue reading...

The first key component of the Snap-on marketing strategy is direct selling. Such mechanism presented products directly to the final consumers and followed indirect selling which did not justify the company’s expectation. Indirect selling still remains the cornerstone of the Snap-on marketing plan and helps the company to avoid huge advertising expenditures. The second component is developing different distribution channels: mobile van franchises, company-direct, distributors and the Internet. The third key component is choosing one specific target market which is blue collar and focusing on the specific customer without expansion into other potential business areas. The forth main Continue reading...

Gree International Inc encounters several challenges in its attempt to expand the market share. The competitive nature of the global firms, especially due the technological advancement has affected the company’s success strategies. Most international markets have diverse operational and marketing tactics, which hinders Gree from acquiring an extensive market share. Most modern companies have embarked on creating competitive advantages to enable them succeed in the competitive markets. The emerging challenges in the gaming industry affected the market venturing strategies set by the Gree Inc‘s management team. The firm had to compete with globally established entities, which had Continue reading...

Rhodes Industries (RI) was established by Robert Rhodes in the 1950s that had its headquarter in Southern Ontario, Canada. RI develops pipes and glasses for industrial use and has recently branched to new areas such as cleaners, coatings, and other parts for the tracking industry. In the 1960s, RI adopted a conglomerate structure that had different subsidiaries in America. In 1980s, the firm adopted an international focus to reach the overseas markets.
The company faces different issues such as ensuring subsidies remain competitive, adopting a loose structure in every autonomous location, and adaptive in the local markets while coordinating Continue reading...

Introduction2

The opportunities and challenges of the biofuel industry..3

The demand of farm and food products by biofuel4

Socio-political and economic factors of biofuel4
Technological impact of biofuel5
Legal and regulatory factors surrounding the development of biofuels6
The ethical debate surrounding biofuels6
Food security in a growing world population7
The future of biofuels in Canada8
Conclusion..8
Work cited..9
Biofuel
Introduction
The change in preference on the type of fuel needed across the globe has been influenced by the need to have enough fuel to sustain its demand. The global supply may not be enough to sustain the worldwide demand. Fuel prices have been on the increase recently. Additionally, its Continue reading...