Economic Recovery Case Studies Samples For Students

Executive Summary

The athletes industry is highly competitive and unpredictable for organizations that venture. As such, the industry has been dominated by companies such as Adidas and Nike. Accordingly, the aforesaid companies that have sustained market dominance have controlled the sports apparel and footwear sector for decades. As well, the market dominance by the various companies has been as a result of clear comprehension of the market of operation. Nonetheless, Under Amour has emerged as a formidable force within the athletes industry. As a new company with less than 30 years of experience, the organization has been growing tremendously. Accordingly, the tremendous growth of ...

Introduction

International trade, which involves an exchange of goods and services across the geographical boundaries of a country, is one of the major determinants of the economic stability of a country. The volume of trade indicates the effect of trade on the economies of the participating countries. The economy of the United Kingdom has continuously experienced expansion despite the presence of rampant unemployment and inflation until the 2008 recession. This resulted from the failure of the government to take actions to correct economic instabilities (Washington et al. n.p).
The relative value of currency between countries involved in exchange is essential ...

Strategic Analysis

McDonald´s Corporation
Current analysis involves strategic position of McDonald´s relative to Starbucks Coffee Company. Recent decades brought a number of challenges to the McDonald´s Corporation, related to changing external environment. Such companies as Wendy´s and Burger King came to the market with innovative proposition and strong investment portfolio, putting pressure on McDonald`s market share on its major markets and sharing the growth potential in emerging geographical segments (McDonald´s, 2013). While the company continued to pursue its strategic direction on organic growth and quality of service it made a number of changes to diversify its product ...

Economic Characteristics

Generally, steel market recognizes a relatively static development, being mostly produced in the developed countries, such as United States, Western European countries or Japan (Steel Panel Committee, 1985). However, Miles (2005) observes that the economic characteristics of the steel market are dependent on the general economic environment and in times of crisis the steel market is influenced, recognizing downturn. The demand of steel is, therefore, a reflection of the economic context.
In 2011, the steep production was distributed as follows: 14.5% of the global steel production was employed in mechanical machinery, 12% in automotive industry, 12.5% were directed towards the ...

Budget Analysis

This paper analyzes the most recent budget request of the state of California. The state is approximately 158,706 square miles, and it is the 3rd largest state by size. The highest level of population recorded was 37,396,000 by the department of finance. It is nicknamed the Golden state. The current Governor holding office is Edmund G. Brown Jr. The California budget is carried out through a year long process. The Department of Finance is responsible for the preparation, explanation and administration of the state annual financial plan. The Governor then submits the budget request in January to ...

Discussion Questions:

1. What are tariffs? Why did President Obama""?s decision to impose tariffs on imports of tires from China create so much controversy? Who benefits from the tariffs? Who could lose?

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines tarriff as “a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods.” Obama’s imposition creates so much controversy because the tariff on tires contradicts the provisions in the WTO. China did not specifically violate any trade law or policy. Hence, Obama’s action is taken as a political one. However, the imports of tires from China has affected the local economy ...