...are here today because we heard that you’re going to spend a year in France or Spain. I am very glad for you guys but before celebrating la Farniente or la French touch in nightclubs while drinking sangria or champagne (think about me with my cup of tea), let’s talk about useful tips that can help you immerse yourselves in those countries. Although we are neighbours and we’re all part of Europe, there are some differences that you should be aware of in order to avoid misunderstandings. So let’s start with something you might think obvious but can surprise you. Indeed when we first meet someone, the first thing we notice...
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...International cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors. Figures in tables and analyses are calculated from unrounded data and may not sum. Analyses found in the briefings may not totally reflect the companies’ opinions, reader discretion is advised. Beauty and Personal Care Baby and ChildSpecific Products Bath and Shower Colour Cosmetics Deodorants Depilatories Fragrances Hair Care Men's Grooming Oral Care Skin Care L'Oréal has performed well thanks to a segmented portfolio lending it the flexibility to address diverse consumer groups across the world. However, competitive intensity is increasing, which L'Oréal needs to heed to retain its market position in the long run. Sun Care Set/Kits Premium Cosmetics Mass Cosmetics © Euromonitor International BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE: L'ORÉAL GROUPE PASSPORT 2 STRATEGIC EVALUATION COMPETITIVE POSITIONING MARKET ASSESSMENT GEOGRAPHIC AND CATEGORY OPPORTUNITIES BRAND STRATEGY OPERATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS STRATEGIC EVALUATION Key company facts L'Oréal Groupe Headquarters: Regional involvement: France Global Skin care, colour cosmetics, Category involvement: hair care, fragrances, men’s grooming, sun care World BPC share 2011: 9.7% World BPC value 4.8% growth 2011:...
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...International cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors. Figures in tables and analyses are calculated from unrounded data and may not sum. Analyses found in the briefings may not totally reflect the companies’ opinions, reader discretion is advised. Beauty and Personal Care Baby and ChildSpecific Products Bath and Shower Colour Cosmetics Deodorants Depilatories Fragrances Hair Care Men's Grooming Oral Care Skin Care L'Oréal has performed well thanks to a segmented portfolio lending it the flexibility to address diverse consumer groups across the world. However, competitive intensity is increasing, which L'Oréal needs to heed to retain its market position in the long run. Sun Care Set/Kits Premium Cosmetics Mass Cosmetics © Euromonitor International BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE: L'ORÉAL GROUPE PASSPORT 2 STRATEGIC EVALUATION COMPETITIVE POSITIONING MARKET ASSESSMENT GEOGRAPHIC AND CATEGORY OPPORTUNITIES BRAND STRATEGY OPERATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS STRATEGIC EVALUATION Key company facts L'Oréal Groupe Headquarters: Regional involvement: France Global Skin care, colour cosmetics, Category involvement: hair care, fragrances, men’s grooming, sun care World BPC share 2011: 9.7% World BPC value 4.8% growth 2011: ...
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...Comparing and Contrasting France Verses Kenya awd Introduction Kenya is located approximately on the map as 2N, 38E. (Latitude, Longitude.) Kenya became independent in 1963, and only had three presidents since. The current population is estimated as 30, 339,770. The official language is Swahili. It has a host of cultural practices and beliefs. France is a country in Western Europe. It is famous for its wine and cheese. People in France also enjoy croissants and different kinds of bread but baguette is the most popular. They also like truffles; a black, warty fungus that grow in the roots of oak and hazelnut trees. Truffles are really expensive and they use trained pigs to find them. The study compares these two countries France and Kenya within the setting of International Management practices. Comparing and Contrasting France Verses Kenya Kenya is located in East Africa and borders Somalia to the northeast, Ethiopia to the north, Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the east. The country straddles the equator, covering a total of 224,961 square miles (582,600 square kilometers; roughly twice the size of the state of Nevada). Kenya has wide white-sand beaches on the coast. Inland plains cover three-quarters of the country; they are mostly bush, covered in underbrush. In the west are the highlands where the altitude rises from three thousand to ten thousand feet. Nairobi, Kenya's largest city and capital, is...
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...lordship bend your excellent wit, and right understanding, to inquiries of this nature. For nothing can be more important to a nobleman, than a true knowledge of the manufactures, trade, wealth, and strength of his country: nor can your eloquence be any way more usefully employed, than in discoursing skilfully upon this subject, in that great assembly of which you are so much an ornament. Richlieu has left behind him an evidence how much he made these matters his care and study: which, however neglected by the ministers of the present age, are notwithstanding the only foundation of a solid and lasting greatness. For who can give a prince sound advice, and under him steer the people rightly and well, either in peace or in war, that is ignorant of the posture, condition, and interest of the country where he lives? Is there any thing in the world, that should be more thought a matter of state than trade, especially in an island? And should not that which is the common concern of all, be the principal care of such as govern? Can a nation be safe without strength? And is power to be compassed and secured but by riches? And can a country become rich any way, but by the help of a well-managed and extended traffick? What has enabled England to support this...
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...influence on its existence, operations and public image. They can create goodwill for any business in the market boosting its revenue promising a bright future. While on the other hand breaching or ignoring the same business ethics can do more harm and may lead to a market failure and company closure. Ethics play an important role not only while initiating a business but also when it faces issues like that of defective products. The following report will highlight the role of ethical behavior in management of defective product by taking a real example of Breast Implant manufacturing company which had to dissolve following the product failure in the market. This report will discuss the chain of issues that led to the defects and will draw a contrast and a conclusion based upon how PIP behaved ethically in order to deal with such burning issues. Background of the Company Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) A French company started in 1991 that produced breast implants. 2000: Implant sales in USA halted by an FDA launched moratorium on silicone implants. 2001: PIP began to use unapproved in-house manufactured industrial-grade instead of medical grade silicon in the majority of its implants. 2003: the first signs of legal problems and financial losses can be traced by regulatory filings. 2009: Concerns surfaced in France first in 2009 when surgeons started reporting an abnormally high rupture rates. Resulting in a flood of legal complaints and hence bankruptcy. 2011: French officials say...
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...Marketing Table of Contents Purpose Background Product Description Sales Competitors S.W.O.T Analysis Purpose This five-year marketing plan for Dove has been created by its founders to document how adding a new line of facial products can enhance Dove as a brand and bring in higher market sales. Dove is ranked 7th for the highest leading cosmetic brand in the world, Dove has gone done in marketing value by nearly a million dollars. Dove currently only offers beauty products for your body and hair. Woman have always valued their youth and will do anything to preserve it, which is why anti-aging products are the highest grossing. In order for Dove to compete with to beauty brands such as Olay and L’Oreal, both of which offers these products in variety, Dove needs to add line anti-aging products such as face washers and lotions. Industry The beauty industry is one of the most top grossing markets in the world. We are a part of a society that indulges in make-up, lotions, body washes, hair styling and hair removal, nail and tanning salons, massage parlors, shaving products, perfumes, colognes and more. With a world filled with people with imperfections the beauty market is ever changing and innovative, the beauty market has taken a global expansions and is expected to have 8.4% growth by 2014. Customers DOvea can be used by anyone but is specifivally targetd for woman. Background The Dove brand started out with just with bar soap developed by David Ogilvy,...
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...Blood is composed of four parts; red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the tissue, white blood cells make up the immune system and help fight infection, platelets help in clotting wounds (stopping an individual from bleeding out), and plasma is the liquid composition of blood that carries nutrients to the rest of the body. If a person loses between one-third and one-half of their total blood, it is a possibility that they could bleed to death. Cause The six-year war was bloody from start to end, and a big majority of the casualties died as a result Exsanguination. As technology developed and weapons became more vigorous, new medical conditions and diseases were introduced to the battle field. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were being assassinated each, and finally a solution to was found to diminish the amount of casualties on the battle field. Blood Plasma...
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... SUBMITTED BY: Mrs. Sandhya Tripathi Pragati Dixit IIMS Faculty BBA-VI sem-C 915584 contents: 1. introduction 2. objectives 3. research methodology 4. company profile 5. literature review 6. data presentation and analysis 7. FINDINGS 8. conclusion 9. limitations 10. RECOMMENDATION 11. BIBLIOGRAPHY 12. ANNEXURE INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION: L’Oreal is the global leader in cosmetics, with 25 brands. They have 5 key areas of expertise − hair care, hair colorants, skincare, make-up and fragrances. There is a huge motive behind the study of L’Oreal. The study will help us to understand the operations which are carried out by L’Oreal. The operations such as marketing strategies, business plans, company at a glance, business structure, management and operating structures , competitors position as per this company, business development, discussion of business strategies, SWOT analysis to understand the different pros and cons of the company, so as to report properly to operate effectively and deal smartly. This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the organization, its business...
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...They took good care of a lot of injured soldiers, which were sent home because they weren’t able fight( Home Front America Wikipedia). The women were extremely relieved when the men finally came home from war. Being home alone without a man to rely on in hard times. Soldiers of World War I had to have been strong, their uniforms were extremely heavy. Thier coats were solid wool, and when it got wet it weighed twice as much(History of American Wars). Their solid leather boots were very uncomfortable, and when they got wet the boots were unbearable. They scared up the feet of the troops even though they had socks on. No one Can declare one winner of the war, but the three that dominated was the United Kingdom, France, and The United States of America(World War I History Enotes). Decided by who never gave up, and who defied the other countries control. Who would never surrender, and was never going to back down and fight to the...
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...and non-verbal communication. All heath care professionals need to be understanding, considerate and have patience in order to communicate to other individuals what are native to speaking English and using English terms and customs. Responding to the sent message. Responding to the sent message. Retrieving and understanding the message. Retrieving and understanding the message. Sender Sender Care professionals need to have awareness of and sensitivity to cultural differences when communicating with others. For example people speak a range of languages, use different words, phrases and dialects I different regions of the world and may use different forms of non-verbal behavior to express themselves during individual and group interactions based on their culture. Health care professionals don’t develop an awareness of cultural variations in communication and in interaction styles and presences, communications may be misunderstood or may make no sense at all. Cultural influence on verbal communication. Words. Many people find that that learning a second language is exceptionally difficult and are more comfortable mixing their language together with for example English and Arabic. If a patient comes to a health care setting and tries to communicate but not know the English term they may use their own language instead. Heath care professions need to be able to...
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...L'Oreal: Knowledge Management Using Microsoft SharePoint. Hand in 9 & 11 13 April 2016 Tags: Global brand coordination; sharing business knowledge; collaboration and coordination of effort worldwide; enabling a single community; ease of integration with desktop MS Office. Summary L'Oreal decided to use Microsoft SharePoint server to create a global knowledge management and collaboration platform. The system runs on a corporate intranet called M@sternet that spans the globe and coordinates the work of hundreds of teams in over 150 subsidiaries. URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MvWkDXFz0w&NR= Case "The L'Oreal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. It is headquartered in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. 96% of L'Oreal revenue is generated from cosmetics, from hair colour products to skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfumes and hair care. L'Oreal also is active in the dermatological and pharmaceutical fields. The company was founded in 1907 by Eugene Schueller, a young French chemist, who developed an innovative hair-colour formula. In 1920, the small company employed three chemists. By 1950, the research teams were 100 strong; that number reached 1,000 by 1984, and is nearly 2,000 today. While L'Oreal got its start in the hair-colour business, the company soon branched out into other cleansing and beauty products. L'Oreal currently markets over 500 brands and many thousands of individual products in all sectors of the beauty...
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...SharePoint. Hand in 22 April 2015 Tags: Global brand coordination; sharing business knowledge; collaboration and coordination of effort worldwide; enabling a single community; ease of integration with desktop MS Office. Summary L'Oreal decided to use Microsoft SharePoint server to create a global knowledge management and collaboration platform. The system runs on a corporate intranet called M@sternet that spans the globe and coordinates the work of hundreds of teams in over 150 subsidiaries. URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MvWkDXFz0w&NR= Case "The L'Oreal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. It is headquartered in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. 96% of L'Oreal revenue is generated from cosmetics, from hair colour products to skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfumes and hair care. L'Oreal also is active in the dermatological and pharmaceutical fields. The company was founded in 1907 by Eugene Schueller, a young French chemist, who developed an innovative hair-colour formula. In 1920, the small company employed three chemists. By 1950, the research teams were 100 strong; that number reached 1,000 by 1984, and is nearly 2,000 today. While L'Oreal got its start in the hair-colour business, the company soon branched out into other cleansing and beauty products. L'Oreal currently markets over 500 brands and many thousands of individual products in all sectors of the beauty business: hair colour, permanents, styling aids, body and skin...
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...Table of contents Tables of contents Executive summary Chapter1. Introduction 1.1. Importance of cultural awareness in globalization 1.2. Relationship between France and Indonesia Chapter2. Business culture for negotiation 2.1. Concept of business culture 2.1.1. Study of culture and national culture 2.1.2. Effect of national culture on business culture 2.1.3. Essence of business culture study in negotiation Chapter3. Business culture in France and Indonesia 3.1. Hofstede’s dimensions of culture 3.1.1. French national culture according to Hofstede 3.1.2. Indonesian national culture according to Hofstede 3.2 Business culture in France 3.3. Business culture in Indonesia Chapter4. Conclusion and recomendation Appendix Reference 1 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 21 1 List of figures: 1. Figure 1 France and Indonesia’s Hofstede scores in graph 20 2 Executive Summary This report firstly examines how actually national culture indirectly affects business culture and negotiation result. The topic about culture is raised knowing that globalization comes as trend that forces business people all over the world to interact and work together in order to survive and compete. To negotiate with people from very contrast background is not similar with business dealing between executives from the same culture. Lack of cultural awareness can fail business people from achieving their aims. Culture is very sensitive matter; an insult to culture not only will ruin...
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...believed the first recorded pieces of nursing dates back during the Roman Empire, around 300 A.D. During this time it is stated that hospitals were built within every town within the Roman Empire. Both males and females were nurses but were more known to the people as hypourgoi. These hypougoi during this time assisted in in-patient medical care alongside doctors. The Romans created 2 fully developed hospitals within the great city of Constantinople. However, nursing became considerably more popularized throughout the Middle Ages in Europe. During the middle ages the nursing industry was based on religion, the majority or nurses consisted of nuns and monks. The function of the hospitals during this time was a multi-functional facility. Alongside of the injured and ill patients the hospital brought on lepers and refugees. The role demanded by a nurse served a broader range of responsibilities besides nursing. During the late 500s to early 600s, the first documented Spanish hospital was built in Merida, Spain. Many of their nurses were supplied by the Catholic Church. What was astonish during this era these nurses were specifically told to care for the sick no matter of their nation of origin or the religion they practiced. The demand for nurses grew during this time when the Emperor commanded that hospitals should be attached to every...
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