What does it take to become a successful presidential candidate in American politics?
Rapport de stage - 5 pages - Sciences politiques
San Francisco, on November, 15th, at the Civic Auditorium: thousands of people are waiting on the pavement for Barack Obama, Democrat candidate for the investiture to the presidential elections. He arrives, stands up near his car, takes a megaphone to reassure people: “don't worry, you will...
The process of state and nation-building in Germany
Rapport de stage - 12 pages - Relations internationales
According to Waly and Denly, 'judged purely by its success in creating a nation-state, German history has to be deemed a failure until the nineteenth century'. Even though historians still argue over the beginning of Germany's history, some of them emphasize the importance of the...
Rapport de stage: Association V-Glob Volontaire-globalisation (Placement report)
Rapport de stage - 15 pages - Relations internationales
Attracted by humanitarian work since a very long time, I seized the opportunity given to me during my third year of 'applied foreign languages' studies to do a work placement in a non-profit organisation in a third world country. I had been unable to find a placement during term time, as...
Human resources and recruitment
Rapport de stage - 12 pages - Ressources humaines
Privacy could be defined as “the freedom to selectively reveal one's self” (CSO Magazine, Logan Roots). Today, we may be frustrated by all the existing instruments created to collect those private pieces of information that most of the time we released by ourselves....
Book review: Bicameralism
Rapport de stage - 4 pages - Sciences politiques
The book Bicameralism, by George Tsebelis and Jeannette Money, was published in 1997 by New York: Cambridge University Press. As indicated by the sober title, the authors study bicameralism, or a “legislature that involves two distinct chambers in its deliberation” - from the Latin bi...
Treaty of Rome and social policies
Rapport de stage - 1 pages - Relations internationales
On 25 March, 1957, six founders - France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg - signed the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC), a common market with free movement of goods, capital, labor and services. In this paper, we will try to understand the...
The sources of the constitution
Rapport de stage - 6 pages - Sciences de l'éducation
The British constitution has developed pragmatically over time and contrary to das Grundgesetz, that is to say the Basic Law, or the French constitution for example, its sources cannot be found in one single document. The British constitution is non codified, flexible, monarchical, not...
Micro-contact printing for immobilization of DNA on surfaces
Rapport de stage - 35 pages - Biologie
The growing interest in DNA biochips for rapid detection of diseases, infections, genetic contaminations, and hereditary illnesses necessitates the understanding of how DNA macromolecules may be immobilized on surfaces with high density, reproducibility and precision. These are the reasons why...
Walmart Overseas: An analysis
Rapport de stage - 13 pages - Stratégie
The idea behind what would become Walmart was a store that would offer a large variety and volume of products offered at low prices, everyday. Sam and J.L. Walton, the founders of Walmart, believed that American small towns would benefit from a large retail shopping center because of the everyday...
Value change in western democracies
Rapport de stage - 7 pages - Questions sociales, morales & enseignement civique
In the recent French cantonal elections, some members of left wing and right wing parties proposed an alliance against the rising Front National. This proposition was based on the fact that, according to these politicians, they shared certain values that went against the values defended by...
International work experience: ROC Hotel
Rapport de stage - 5 pages - Marketing tourisme
For my school I had to do a travel in another country in the goal to have an experience of work at the stranger. To find my summer job, I asked an organization called “Inter Séjour”. With the help of this company, I found a job in a hotel in Mallorca where I will be fed, Accommodated...
Mathematical Solution for the attitude of Phoenix lander's radar (rapport de stage)
Rapport de stage - 27 pages - Mathématiques
I was very lucky to go to the United States and finally get this kind of an internship because, I had been given the opportunity to work in one of the most productive scientific sector of the country, The Californian Institute of Technology. This American college is one of the research centres of...
Rapport de stage "State Street Bank"
Rapport de stage - 7 pages - Finance
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a sovereign state of 2 500 square kilometers bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. It has a population of over 455 000 of which 38.6 % are foreigners. The city of Luxembourg has a population of 77 300. Each working day, over 117 000 cross-border workers travel...
Container Link
Rapport de stage - 10 pages - Management organisation
On the occasion of my first year with the La Rochelle Graduate School of Management, I undertook my work placement in a company called Container Link, in Poole, in the south-east of England. This experience, lasting three months, gave me the opportunity to live through a total immersion in an...
Rapport de stage dans une entreprise anglaise
Rapport de stage - 16 pages - Management organisation
On the occasion of my first year within La Rochelle Graduate School of Management, I made my work placement in the company Container Link, in Poole, in the south-east of England. This experience, lasting three months, is the opportunity to live through a total immersion in an English-speaking...
Why will political advisors become indispensable during military functions?
Rapport de stage - 4 pages - Sciences politiques
It is widely accepted that in almost all military decisions, the political factor has to be taken into account. To that extent is a political advisor or “polad” needed in the military institutions as well as on the field? The face of warfare has irrevocably changed, as Robert Gates,...
Internship report in Fleetway Travel Plc
Rapport de stage - 20 pages - Marketing produit
During 4 months, I had the opportunity to be an intern at Fleetway Travel Plc. The company, based in the heart of Central London, offers many travel products at competitive prices, including tailor-made breaks, flights, hotels, car hire, and travel insurance. I had never worked in the tourism...
The ethic issues concerning the fur industry
Rapport de stage - 7 pages - Marketing luxe
I have always been very interested in fashion. For the last six months, I have been working as a communication manager's assistant at Victoria Couture, a luxury brand company that deals with clothing and accessories (bags, jewels and watches) for women and for children. My job profile...
Business Ethics: Dior
Rapport de stage - 10 pages - Stratégie
Christian Dior was founded in 1905 in Normandy. In 1946, Dior opened his legendary home at 30 Avenue Montaigne. In February 1947, Dior launched his first collection called Corolle, where women were drawn like flowers. It was the beginning of the success story. Every fashion book said that the...
Walt Disney World in Orlando: trainee as park greeter (2008)
Rapport de stage - 12 pages - Management organisation
I stayed for two and a half months at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I worked at the main entrance of Typhoon Lagoon, and thereafter in the Water Park as a park greeter. I was determined to work at Walt Disney World because I was sure that I would acquire sufficient experience and...
To what extent does the resolution of the 2005 so-called "Bra War" contribute to a better understanding of the Union's trade negotiation agenda?
Rapport de stage - 3 pages - Relations internationales
This study does not aim at weighing the pros and the cons of EU's way of dealing with the impending Chinese textiles competition, nor does it try to assess European Member States' (MSs) ability to reach consensus during trade negotiation rounds. Building on Robert Putnam's heuristic...
The changing meaning of luxury in Europe
Rapport de stage - 50 pages - Stratégie
No longer reserved for the selected few, luxury is now within the reach of a much larger consumer segment. In this analysis we ask Europeans what constitutes „luxury? in their everyday life. As the prospects for obtaining a certain level of material wealth is fulfilled - or it is within...
Training Period Report at Issues & Answers
Rapport de stage - 40 pages - Marketing des services
My work placement as an international intern in the global Market Research company named Issues & Answers Network, allowed me to discover the Market Research field and to work in an international environment coping with different cultures. Furthermore, this work placement allowed me to discover...
Designing a waiting room for children in a hospital, supervised by Eureka, the Museum for children
Rapport de stage - 23 pages - Architecture
This is the report about my placement in EUREKA!, the children's museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. In the following pages, this report attempts to highligh a global view of a design project such as a children's waiting room in a hospital and on a wider scale, the work of an...
International development: Renault-Nissan Alliance
Rapport de stage - 25 pages - Management organisation
Offer diversity 1) Expansion of their ranges of products Component and platform sharing 2) Internationalization of sales Manufacturing advantages 1)Taking the most of each production system - Increased Renault's productivity by 15% 2)Creation of the AIMS which will be used in India and...
Nursery School and Gender Construction
Rapport de stage - 6 pages - Sociologie & sciences sociales
I chose to study the links between nursery schools and gender construction because I wanted to show how this institution plays an active role in the representations children have of their social role as boy or girl. As my research is mostly about the toys and the games of the children in the...
Change management: The difficulties in applying change processes
Rapport de stage - 8 pages - Management organisation
When a company witnesses an important growth or change period, the entrepreneur and the executives needs to manage the changes and adapt the organization to its new expectations. They have to adapt the company to the new demand and ensure this expansion without damaging their global service and...
Human Resource Management: Denmark and Japan
Rapport de stage - 8 pages - Ressources humaines
Human resource management is “A strategic approach to acquiring, utilizing and managing an organization's key resource-its People. HRM regards the creation of an environment, the continuous development, stakeholders' interests, and the management of change or the fact to provide supporting...
Rapport de stage d'ingénieur technico-commercial dans la Société Immobilière de Maison en Béton Armé
Rapport de stage - 40 pages - Marketing technologies
L'entreprise SIMBA (Société Industrielle de Maison en Béton Armé) est une nouvelle venue dans un conglomérat de sociétés qu'il convient de définir au préalable : un noyau d'entrepreneurs s'établit étape par étape dans le secteur du BTP dans les régions Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie. Suite à la...
The action of the International Monetary Fund in the world
Rapport de stage - 6 pages - Relations internationales
“The International Monetary Fund is established and shall operate in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement as originally adopted and subsequently amended” asserts the first clause of the Articles of Agreement. Set up after the Second World War as a response to the world...