In numerous industries, the competitive landscape significantly evolved in the last few decades. From local organizations serving local customers with a portfolio of products and services adapted and dedicated to the specificities of each local market, firms modified their organization structure...

The Korean insurance industry has rapidly grown over the past decade, and at the same time the asset size of Korean insurance companies increases very fast. So the effective and scientific asset management becomes very essential for these companies to stay profitable. Korean insurance companies...

Prior authors have concluded that case-specific determinants, such as the number of professionals involved in a given case or the lead attorney's hourly rate, are the principal determinants of variance in professional fees and expenses in US corporate restructurings. The implication has been...

BS Grupo is a Peruvian entrepreneurial venture begun in 2000. The company has grown relatively fast, becoming a leading training provider in Peru. The venture delivers high level and specialized training services in the the areas of mining and information technologies, and on specific topics,...

In this thesis, I develop a business plan for a music label allowing people to invest in bands and to be paid back when the bands makes some money. The idea is based on a new business model developed by several companies in Europe and particularly MyMajorCompany in France. Bands are promoted on...

The purpose of this work is to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of banking system in Russia, and to understand its core dependencies and potential risks. The system, the way we find it now, has evolved though difficult transition from highly centralized and planned Soviet economy to...

In the last 15 years, several high tech companies successfully developed revolutionary products that were not based on completely new base technology. Instead, the companies used existing technologies to create products with attractive user experiences. The products appealed to customers and...

As the digital and media convergence era hits its full stride and media companies struggle to maintain profitability in sectors of the entertainment industry, the production of transmedia experiences is becoming more commonplace with the coordination of film, home video, gaming, merchandising,...

Today's age of information centric globalization over the Internet requires customer awareness by not only good content communication, but also trust and empathy. Trust and Empathy can be generated only when the sellers understand customers. This is only possible when sellers are aware about how...

This paper aims to develop potential strategies for Korean shipbuilders for sustainable growth by understanding the characteristics of the shipbuilding industry and the current market situation. Before the financial meltdown in 2008, in the five preceding years, the healthy global economy and...