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The idea of European Integration has been one of the most serious and significant questions in 20th century. The idea of integration of European countries started prior Second Word War and got stronger after the war ended. European integration has a positive aspect, as it increases Europe economical grow. Germany and France had hard relationship between the countries, due devastating conflict which occurred during Second World War. European integration makes a priority goal to unite these countries making them living in the harmony.
European project or European integration begin to involve many events. New communities and treaties become the Continue reading...

Organic Food and Skin Care Industry in United Kingdom

The production of organic food and skin care products in the United Kingdom has been present for over 100 years. The global skin care at times referred to as cosmetic has five different segments: skin care, hair care, make-ups fragrances, and toiletries. Over the year, the industry has grown large and large as the demand for the products keeps rising. Statistics carried out by the soil association of the Great Britain indicates that the organic market in the country was worth 1.79 billion pounds as of the year 2013. (Baby Food Industry Profile: Europe, 2014, p. 20).
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1) Whether they should launch this product in different European countries simultaneously (a Pan-European approach); or they should enter those countries sequentially?
It is recommended to apply a Pan-European approach to the product launch, because the company has incredible global reputation; it was tested for the quality of other existing brands of shampoo in European market (Vidal Sassoon, Shamptu and Pantene); Pert Plus shampoo as new technology of hair-care will attract customers from conditioner market as there will be no need to buy conditioner separately; and it allows to avoid imitating by competitors.
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Application of the Diamond Model to Loss of Market Share: A Commentary of Correlations

Application of the Diamond Model to Loss of Market Share: A Commentary of Correlations
The perils of an international entrepreneurial effort, of the European wine industry as perceived as a company, negotiates a compelling proposition for business and market share considerations. In reference to the Ketchen and Short (2014) article, the hopefully cogent case study herein, will weave elements of understanding worldwide economic activities as they particularly relate to competing in global markets coupled with an underlying comprehension of Porter’s “Diamond Model.” Ketchen and Short (2014) explicitly lay out examples, alongside explanations, of the four Diamond Model elements: ( Continue reading...

The introduction of any new product on the global market can be difficult as many individuals prefer to use the products or brands that offer familiar, formal and informal reviews. Since the late 2000s, the cosmetic industry showed strength in its performance because of its natural components. The high-end personal care products labeled, Herborist, is slowly expanding on the global market as more individuals become aware of the strengths of the product. The cosmetic industry plays an integral role in the lives of many women and the daily introduction of products on the market has mixed results. The following Continue reading...

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Corn production, popularly referred as maize has gained popularity across most continents in the world due to its nutritious content for human and animal consumption. History dates the growth of the corn crop in the early 2500BC during which time it was domesticated by the Mayans and Olmec along the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico. The advantageous capacity of corn tom withstands the diverse climate changes in various continents drew the attention from people to start growing the crop. During the trading activities between the Americans and European citizens, the productivity of maize gained its grounds, and the traders acted Continue reading...

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Over the past few years in the news and regular editions appear headlines with the words "rating agencies" and "credit ratings". These publications have reported increased or decreased credit ratings, as entire countries and individual companies. Last hype about the actions of rating agencies took place in the midst of the 2008 crisis. By themselves, the rating agencies are commercial organizations that are engaged in the study of the quality of asset management, assessment of the issuer's solvency, risk analysis for potential investors, and many others. At the moment, there are more than 100 credit rating agencies, the most Continue reading...

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Cuban Liberty and Democratic Act (Libertad) is an Act of the United States Congress that was passed and signed into law in March 1996. The bill was aimed at extending sanctions to foreign States and organisations that partner with Cuba. This law affects international trade because it effectively authorises the USA to impose sanctions and stiff penalties on any nation or foreign organization that chooses to trade with Cuba or any Cuban Company. Foreign companies that had invested in both the USA and Cuba found it difficult to do business because of lack of economic freedom. This embargo had Continue reading...

1. When it comes to professional sports, as well as many other business enterprises, there is no such thing as stasis. Leagues are either growing in interest or declining. The availability of broadcasts of the Premier League on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, for example, means that the American sports leagues must build audiences elsewhere as well. In the case of the NFL, the stated desire of commissioner Roger Goodell to build revenue even above and beyond its current levels means that there have to be more consumers. The highest level of soccer leagues, such as La Continue reading...

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Alpen Bank Credit Card Launch in Romania
The decision to launch credit cards into Romanian market is a precarious one. A quick survey of Romania's macroeconomic data shows a very narrow market – an upscale one – for which a credit card launch is a profitable business. Exhibits 3, 4 and 5 are of particular interest. Based on Exhibit 4, Romania is at a very weak market positioning compared to Central / Eastern European countries. At 1.2 credit card per capita rate, Romania is hardly a viable market for Alpen Bank, at least in light of present market positioning conditions. Of Continue reading...

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Nowadays every company is trying to bring some new or upgrade the current innovation strategies in order to compete in the market (Birkinshaw, & Goddard, 2009). For the successful implication of the innovative strategies effectively, it is essential for the company to build the innovation management (Birkinshaw, 2010). Management innovation is the implication of the management techniques, process and practices which are new and could help the organization in accomplishing the organizational goals (Birkinshaw, Hamel, & Mol, 2008). In this essay report, the case study of the Lego Group is being discussed to analyze how the company implements its management innovation Continue reading...

In Liberalism Against Populism (1982), William Riker argued that democratic decision making was chaotic, arbitrary, meaningless and impossible. This was nothing new, various thinkers have been poking theoretical holes in democracy since before Plato’s Republic. Socrates thought democracy was cute, but “full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequaled alike" (Plato 558). Voting – one of the essential foundations of a democracy - is problematic. In the late 1700’s, the Condorcet voting paradox only paved the way for Arrow's impossibility theorem (Arrow 2012). A variety of dangers, including mob rule, cycling, Continue reading...

Impacts of Regulation and Deregulation on the Growth of Intermodal Transportation

Impacts of Regulation and Deregulation on the Growth of Intermodal Transportation

Introduction

Deregulation and regulation strategies have had relatively positive effects on the constant development of intermodal transportation in Europe and the United States. Equally, deregulation and regulation strategies employed by governments in Europe as well as the U.S government have yielded positive results in the development of intermodal transportation. Consequently, to stimulate the development of their economies, these governments have tried to develop and implement cohesive policies to control intermodal transport, both internationally and nationally, with deregulations and regulations. Additionally, deregulations in the maritime shipping, motor carrier, rail, and Continue reading...

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H&M is the world’s second largest multinational company which is a major retailer of clothing. Its headquarters are in Skockholm, Sweden, a European country. Due to its large scale business and transactions, it has few big competitors like Gap, Topshop, Unilqo and Zara. All of these are very big in magnitude as they are from different countries of the world. H&M is considered as pineor of fast fashion industry firstly in Europe then in the world. Fast Fashion means all those items which are in and out of the fashion very swiftly. They also produce staple items as Continue reading...

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Li and Fung is a Hong Kong-based multinational company that participates in the development, design, logistics, and sourcing of the consumer goods for many of the world’s retailers and brands. The company majors in supply chain management of high volume, time sensitive products for top sellers and trademarks globally via a widespread universal network. It provides sophisticated, one-stop-shop supply chain solutions to meet customer’s specific needs. The company works with three segments; logistic system, trading network, and distribution systems.
Li and Fung’s growth spurt in the last decades was generated after intense planning and scrutiny of Continue reading...

The export of herrings to the European market was the primary source of income for Dutch Republic. Netherlands’s domination of the European market for its salted herring, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, was widely facilitated by several factors. Some of these factors include organizations, institutions, and technologies, which managed or controlled the Dutch fishery industry. Subsequently, it led to the growth of the nation in terms of political, technological, social, and economic aspects.
Specifically, herring contributed to the success of the Dutch Republic through trade. They played an integral part in the primary trade. Essentially, fish were Continue reading...

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Coca-Cola in Colombia received a lot of criticism for its ethical misconduct to both its employees and union members. According to code of ethical conduct, a company needs to allow its employees to exercise their rights of being in a union. In addition, a company should handle its employees with a lot of respect and should not take the advantage to bully them in any way. Unfortunately, Coca Cola is criticized for using paramilitaries to force union members out of the company something that resulted to death of one member. In addition, the company also used the paramilitary security Continue reading...

Ryan air faced the challenges of fierce competition from older, larger and well established airlines-BA and Aer Lingus. Despite increasing customer volume, the company had suffered from a great deal of turbulence and managerial crisis in early 1990s. The five chief executives were changed and losses accumulated to £20 million. In order to damage competition and survive in fiercely competitive business environment the airline revamped itself to become Europe’s first low-fares and no-frills carrier airline and established its business on the model of Southwest Airlines which has been a Texas based successful operator in the airline industry.

External analysis base on the five forces framework

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Question 1(20marks)

Based upon the articles provided, describe which four (4) external forces may have impacted Island Abbey Foods the most in the last several years. Discuss in detail the nature of each force separately, with examples.

Island Abbey foods has been at the forefront in technological innovations in order to improve their honey products for their vast number of customer base. Their extensive innovation was driven by the founders experience during their mountain excavation in western Canada. John Rowes (The Honibe® Story, 2014). Rowes has been researching on the honey making concept since 1990s- a technique that siphons moisture from Continue reading...

a) Identify the Causes of the Crisis Situation in Cyprus
This crisis resulted from a combination of factors which included globalization of finance that encouraged high risk lending and borrowing practices, financial crisis which was international trade imbalances, real estate bubbles and the great recession which is the policy that was related to the government revenues and expenses and approaches that was being used by the states in bailing out banking industries that was causing troubles.
b) Similarities and Differences from Other Crises That Happened Previously in the Euro Zone
Euro crisis was similar to other crises in terms Continue reading...