The tacit collusion case to be discussed involves the illegal collusion and setting of fuel surcharges to commercial and cargo transatlantic fares between British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (Virgin). The factors which contributed to its success will be discussed‚ as well as why‚ and its implications‚ of becoming public. To begin with‚ it would be beneficial to define both collusive behaviour and the nature of the competition involved in the aviation industry. Collusion is the act of
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Identify the main environmental forces affecting British Airways by undertaking a PESTLE analysis (focus on current trends). Which ones are likely to be drivers for change in the future of the company and why? Analyse the nature of competition British Airways faces using Porters Five Forces framework. Porters five forces analysis looks at factors outside of an industry that influence the nature of competition within it‚ the way in which firms compete and the industry’s likely profitability conducted
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Background British Airways is the national airline company of the UK and one of the largest in Europe. They were formed in 1972 but faced stiff competition when Richard Branson’s ‘Virgin Atlantic’ airline company was formed in 1984. Both companies had a tense relationship with each other which ended ‘one of the most bitter and protracted libel actions in aviation history’. (Quote from www.wikipedia.org) Objectives of British Airways Like all businesses one of their objectives were to
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0 Appendices This report identifies through research‚ the impact that marketing environmental issues have on British Airways. It clearly outlines the macro and micro environmental factors and internal factors that the new Chief Executive‚ Willie Walsh‚ has to consider in order for him to successfully drive the company forward and receive a 10% operating margin. British Airways (BA) is the UK’s largest international scheduled airline‚ operating international and domestic scheduled and charter
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Foreign Exchange Management at British Airways The overall foreign exchange position of a co. may be complex as illustrated in the case of BA. BA does business in approx. 140 foreign currencies‚ which account for approx. 60% of group revenue & 40% of operating expenses (the rest being UK sterling). The group generates a surplus in most of these currencies. The main exceptions are the US dollar & the pound sterling in which BA has a deficit‚ arising from capital expenditure on fuel‚ which is payable
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What problem does BA have? Traditionally‚ success in complaint handling has been measured by the lack of complaints‚ i.e.‚ a rise in complaints is negative. This is not always true‚ as this case clearly goes to show. In the early 90’s BA discovered that as many as a third of BA passengers were in some way dissatisfied with their BA flight‚ but that 69% of those passengers never registered a complaint. BA had been trying to concentrate on “melting the complainant iceberg” and was especially
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From each change perspective what are the key issues to understanding the wildcat strike? The key issues that brought on the wildcat strike was the discomfort of the employees‚ the imposing power of management‚ and the impending busy season. The workers have been scared for their jobs already with one in four jobs being cut. The imposing power of management only furthered the discomfort. Coming into the busy season was poor timing because everyone was preparing for that‚ then a sudden change gave
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Chapter 12 McKinsey 7S Ch12. McKinsey 7S • • • • • • • • Short Description Background Strategic Rationale & Implications Strengths & Advantages Weaknesses & Limitations Process for Applying Technique Case Study: Kenya Airways FAROUT Business and Competitive Analysis. By C. Fleisher & B. Bensoussan. FT Press 2007. All Rights Reserved. Ch12.2 Ch12. McKinsey 7S Short Description • The McKinsey 7S model is a diagnostic management tool used to test the strength of the strategic degree
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1. Strategy Walgreens strategy is to focus on serving its customers better by offering low cost alternatives and the best overall value and improve customer’s experience‚ for example prescription savings club. Another strategy is to offer organic store growth; it is slower growth offer to big positives like more time to develop the management ranks and focus on improving the customer experience with greater flexibility to invest in opportunities. 2. Structure Walgreens structure was revised
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