SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Course Name : International Business Course Code : CSAD 471 Student Name : Francis K. Adu-Boahen Index No : 10135024 Mid-Semester Assignment ANSWER 1 International trade allows a country to specialize in the manufacture and export of products or services that it can produce or services efficiently‚ and import products that can be produced more efficiently in other countries The various theories have differing prescriptions for government policy on trade. Mercantilism
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPICS PAGE NO. 1.0 Executive Summary………………………………………………………3-4 2.0 Objectives…………………………………………………………………..5 3.0 Economic Analysis………………………………………………………..6-7 4.0 Industry Analysis…………………………………………………………..8-10 5.0 Company Profile..………………………………………………………….11 5.1 Key Financial Ratios………………………………………………11-12 6.0 Valuations………..…………………………………………………………15 6.1 Dividend Valuation Model…………………………………………14-16 6.2 Price-Earnings(P/E) Model.………………………………………..17
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SUBJECT: JetBlue Airways Key strategic issues faced by JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways was established in USA as a low-cost domestic airline carrier. The company started operating as a point-to-point carrier‚ providing quality customer service at competitive prices. Basically‚ the main strategy of JetBlue is to offer its clients a combination of low fares and product differentiation. In terms of strengthening its market positions‚ the following key strategic issues
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & POLICY COMM 4005 / SP1 MODULE 3 JETBLUE AIRWAYS: A CADRE OF NEW MANAGERS TAKES CONTROL JETBLUE AIRWAYS Question 1 David Neelman’s original strategic vision was to ‘bring humanity back to air travel’ through combing low fares of a discount airline carrier with the comforts of a small cozy den in people’s homes. David’s strategic vision is a good one‚ but the strategic objectives‚ strategy development‚ and implementation and execution should be modified to
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Robert Traylor and Paul Barwell are tasked with optimizing supply chain management for Cathay Pacific Airways (CX)‚ one of the most profitable and respected airlines in the world. In order to maintain its outlook on growth in this increasingly competitive industry‚ their team must reduce operating costs while improving their customers’ flight experience. Since spare components represent most of the inventory value in their supply chain‚ spare parts operations should be the key focus. From the
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A British airway was the worst rated airlines in 1981 and was called Very Troubled airlines with severe losses‚ bad quality‚ overstaffed and very near to bankruptcy. But with the Survival Plan Initiated by John King‚ the chairman in 1981 changed the image and turned failure into success. The things which he did was simple following the SWOT analysis by analyzing the internal and external factors leading to failure and dissatisfaction. By 1990 British Airways was converted into a profitable entity
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PESTLE Analysis Political Factors “A Healthier You” Government Strategy Reporting of organic prices. Safety Inspections Services. Evaluation: POSITIVE impact Economic Factors GDP: ↑ 3.9% in the 3rd qtr Real Personal Consumption expenditures ↑3.0% in 3rd qtr Disposable Personal Income ↑ 6.1 % in the 3rd qtr US Business Cycle: At “slump”/ Wages/Labour European Markets: Weak dollar against Euro‚ Surging Energy Prices‚ Increasing Interest Rates Evaluation: MODERATE impact PESTLE
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Abstract In the case study‚ The British Airways Swipe Card Debacle‚ British Airways (BA) introduced ‘a system for electronic clocking in that would record when they [employees] started and finished work for the day… which was a unilateral decision by BA to introduce the swipe card‚ and a lack of adequate consultation with affected staff” (Palmer‚ Dunford‚ Akin‚ 2009‚ pp. 239 & 240). As a result‚ the BA staff held a twenty-four hour wildcat strike which caused BA to cancel its services‚ leaving
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Environment SWOT analysis PEST Analysis Inter Industry Study Intra Industry Study Study of Firms within the Industry Study of the Structure of the Industry Industry / Firm’s Health Innovation in the Industry Michael Porter’s Model Seven P’s for Marketing Seven R’s of Market Research Gap Model in Services Mckinsey 7’s Framework Any other Relevant Model Logistics and Supply Chain Management Strategic Management Issues WEDNESDAY‚ SEPTEMBER 17‚ 2008 PESTEL Analysis of Power sector
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PESTLE Political/Environmental Laws and regulations are strongly affecting the automotive sector; increasing restriction aimed to the environment preservation and pollution abatement are being applied‚ especially in the European countries‚ with a major impact on automobile manufacturers‚ and MINI (Bmwgroup‚ 2010) Economical Economic growth on certain countries and a strong economical crises of others are the two variables which strongly affect the automotive sector; as mentioned before BRIC
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