makes a 19-year-old Richard Branson decided that he will one day experience the wonder of space ("Virgin galactic overview‚" 2009). For several years‚ interest in the potential of space tourism has been steadily increasing among engineers‚ scientist‚ entrepreneurs‚ and general public. The attractiveness and exclusivity of traveling into space that drives space tourism into the multi-billion dollars business since this is guide by largely demands and perception of the future makes this market into emerging
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The OIL INDUSTRY includes the global processes of exploration‚ extraction‚ refining‚ transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines)‚ and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products‚ including pharmaceuticals‚ solvents‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream‚ midstream and downstream. Midstream operations
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Overview of the Coconut Industry Philippine Coconut Industry Philippines is the second largest coconut products producer in the world next to Indonesia. According to Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)‚ coconut industry is the dominant sector of Philippine Agriculture. The Philippine Coconut Industry is one of the top 5 net foreign exchange earners with the average of US $760M per year. Its contribution to Gross National Product accounts for 1.14% and it has 50% share in world coconut exports. The industry
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There is nothing that will prevent Virgin from competing to an untapped market. Threat of Substitutes Weak o There are very few substitutes available that offer mobile and immediate communication. Alternative like pagers are outdated & this target market cannot afford sophisticated PDA service. Degree of Rivalry Strong o Competitors have brand recognition in the US and have the majority of the market share. Financial Analysis: Initially‚ Virgin may have no great profits since
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Keller of the Standard Oil Company of California (Socal) is considering how much to bid for Gulf Oil Corporation (Gulf)‚ which is currently in the middle of a bidding war. Gulf is unwilling to consider bids below $70 per share even though their share price was $39 at the time Boone Pickens began purchasing shares in the hopes of a takeover. II. Statement of Facts and Assumptions Under the direction of James Lee‚ Gulf pursued a twofold strategy. First‚ Gulf renewed its focused on oil whereas in the past
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Chapter I THE PHILIPPINES COCONUT COPRA INDUSTRY Early Beginnings of the Philippine Copra Industry Ronald E. Dolan stated that‚ “Cocos nucifera is the scientific name of common coconuts. Cocos mean “spectre goblin” or “grinning face” and Nucifera means “bearing nuts”. This very tall palm tree is always an inviting symbol of the tropics. The coconut palm is widely distributed throughout Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America‚ and the Pacific Region. Its center of origin is still under debate. However‚ its
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Virgin mega stores in Egypt Introduction:- Virgin is a huge mega store which has a lot of branches around all over the world. Virgin Megastore is a global leader in retail entertainment with over 14 stores throughout the Middle East. Since its establishment in the UAE in 2001‚ Virgin Megastore set an unbounded target of expanding its Middle East Territories as well as its product selection lines to fulfill to growing trends that are eminent for the region. A one-stop shop for all your entertainment
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Leadership in Virgin Established by Sir Richard Branson 22 years ago‚ Virgin Atlantic has become Britians second largest airline. It operates 37 aircraft‚ employs 9000 staff and flies more than 4.5 million passangers a year to some of the worlds major cities. After the slump in air travel following 9/11 Virgin Atlantic went through a period of rapid growth. Virgin Atlantic introduced a leadership development program that was led by business objectives rather than HR process and fitted into
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virgin america Analysis & Strategic Plan strategic management 780-634 Michele K. Masterfano‚ DBA LeBow College of Business Drexel University Summer 2012 Table of Contents OVERVIEW 1 Fast Facts 1 ENVIRONMENT 3 Internal Analysis 3 Company Structure 3 Company Culture 3 Operations & Logistics 3 Triple Bottom Line 3 SWOT 3 External Analysis 5 Competitive Environment 5 Summary 8 External SWOT Analysis
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I don’t know what the heck I’m doing‚ so I’ll just right about a legend from where I’m from. This is a legend of how the coconut tree came about. And if you don’t know what a legend is‚ it’s a story that isn’t meant to be believed. So I don’t care if you don’t believe it‚ but I think it’s a very interesting story to tell. The coconut legend is about a young girl who was admired by her entire village and all of her tribe. Anyways‚ one day the girl became very thirsty. The tribe looked and searched
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