End of Studies Thesis What is the role of the credit rating agencies‚ which part did they play in the recent Financial Crisis and how can their efficiency be improved? Thesis Supervisor – David Menival Emmeline Beauchamp – Cycle Franco- US – March 2013 Acknowledgments I would first like to thank RMS and especially the CESEM to have taught me a lot‚ helped me to grow and open up and gave me this incredible opportunity of studying two years in the United States. None of this phenomenal
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SONY PLAYSTATION TABLE OF CONTENT SECTION I – INDUSTRY SUMMARY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE INDUSTRY MARKET SITUATION ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING: PESTEL MICRO-ENVIRONMENT FIVE FORCE MODEL ANALYSIS EFE MATRIX SECTION II – COMPANY PERSPECTIVE: AN ANALYSIS OF COMPANY/BRAND COMPANY BACKGROUND PRODUCT BACKGROUND STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES SPACE ANALYSIS 6 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS IFE MATRIX SECTION III – COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 20 21 23 24 25 26 10 11 12 13 15 18 1 3 5 6 8 COMPETITORS IN THE MARKET STRATEGIC GROUP
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another. Stephanie Ericsson‚ the author of‚ “The Ways we Lie” has shed some light on different ways of lying. This article is most intriguing because it is of a subject matter that is not really discussed. Stephanie Ericsson wrote this article to bring out that there are different ways of lying. Not just the typical lies and white lies that everyone thinks about once you hear the word lie. Part of being truthful is when you can be transparent about your own self. So Ericsson opens up this article
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What is the value proposition? AIBO was not only a lovable toy but also an intelligent functional product that Sony programmed to respond with affection to creatures that ask for people’s nurturance. Sony made it have “brain” and motor skills by artificial intelligence software‚ made it have “emotion” and “personality” which made customers take it as real pet‚ or companion. People give care to it and get reaction as well. This kind of feedback loop is an area where people are really emotionally vulnerable
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Sony China Market Segmentation Memorandum Date: To: From: Subject: October 27‚ 2014 Richard Lopez Hernan Alvarez Sony Targets Laptop Consumers In China Sony VAIO is the best computer that serves the needs of every customer and is not comparable at all. From the conducted 760 surveys‚ 18 percent are grouped in the segment of entertainment lovers. Then 88 percent of all the entertainment lovers plan to by a laptop within the next 12 months‚ according to Exhibit 8. Therefore‚ there are approximately
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The Causes and Consequences of Financial Crisis in 2007 – 2008: From the Historical Perspective I. INTRODUCTION In September 2008‚ the financial crisis abruptly transmitted to emerging markets. It began with the credit boom‚ steeply rising home prices and finally led to the global imbalances in foreign trade. In a short time‚ the problems in subprime market became increasingly visible and include the failure of several subprime originators. The reason why it created a shortage of U.S. dollars in
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Samsung’s Corporate Strategy and Competitive Advantage Samsung Electronics is one of the largest Corporations in the world and is also one of the world’s top three companies in the electronics industry. Samsung has to dominant sectors which include Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering and Construction. Samsung is a major leader in innovation when it comes to consumer electronics‚ providing a wide array of ground breaking products that have help shaped our world today. Samsung sets
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In this paper‚ we will examine the video game console industry and apply Porter’s Five Force model to SONY. Sony is a big media conglomerate with businesses in the gaming‚ music‚ movies/entertainment and electronics industries. It has a strong brand image‚ a wide product range and had over $75 billion in sales in 2010. For the purposes of doing this analysis‚ we will concentrate on Sony’s performance in the video game industry‚ understand its current position with respect to its competitors and recommend
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promote their portfolio of songs in order to ensure their portfolio of songs will generate commercial success. 2. Payola is illegal; why was it particularly crucial for the record companies to settle the lawsuit swiftly (i.e. why could Sony not afford a legitimacy crisis of this scale in the eyes of its relevant stakeholders)? Give reason why particular stakeholders would be displeased by the unfolding of events. It was crucial for the record companies to settle the lawsuit swiftly since they were
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The intention of this essay is to provide an in depth and critical analysis of the financial crisis that took place between 2007-2009‚ in particular focusing on some key issues raised by the Foote‚ Gerardi and Willen paper ‘Why did so many people make so many Ex Post bad decisions?’ Whilst there were many contributing factors‚ it is clear that a specific few played a particularly dominant role‚ primarily the ‘Bubble Theory’‚ irresponsible regulation‚ toxic CDO’s and $62 trillion of CDS’s. ‘That’s
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