the response from Lufthansa was an alliance with Star Alliance (Hitt‚ Ireland & Hoskisson). Star Alliance is an alliance that is made up of a partnership amongst several airlines‚ in an effort to offset costs and create value. The alliance has been a constant balancing act. The alliance was done to help reduce Lufthansa’s debt but has come with many challenges in managing the alliance with Star Alliance. The plan was to increase the revenue side of Star Alliance by keeping passengers’ loyalty to
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Lufthansa 24 7.0 Corporate-level strategy of Lufthansa 25 8.0 Strategic Alliances 26 9.0 Strategic Leadership and German Culture 39 10.0 Evolutionary Patterns of Strategy and Structure 33 11.0 Conclusion 36 12.0 Appendices 37 13.0 References 39 Executive Summary In 1991 Lufthansa airlines was almost bankrupt. In 1999 the company already announced record results in its 70-year history‚ helped to found the Star Alliance‚ the industry ’s largest network‚ and is now looking to become one of the
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose The main aim of this report is to analyse in-depth finance evaluation of 3 big airline companies in the world. The target company chosen for this analysis is Malaysia Airlines and the 2 comparable companies are Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa. This report examines each company’s financial performance and also provides recommendation for Malaysia Airlines in creating value for its shareholders. 1.2 Methodology This report adopts an extensive
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17.01.2011 Academy of Economic Studies Strategic Marketing Management of Turkish Airlines Strategic Management Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. General description of the company 3. Vision‚ mission and corporate values 4. Strategic objectives 5. Analysis of external competitive business environment (Porter’s model) 6. SWOT Analysis‚ PEST Analysis 7. Strategy description & implementation 8. Possible resistances analysis and methods
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leader in the airline industry while: 1) Restructuring the organization to increase cost and revenue transparency and to reduce fragmentation in decision processes. 2) Focusing on continuing strategic cost savings in terms of creating Asian alliances. 3) Combating exhaustion‚ change-tiredness‚ or even organizational burnout in an industry that requires maintaining constant change momentum. Potential Business Impact: From autumn 2003‚ Lufthansa planned to offer its passengers new business
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CASE : 4 LUFTHANSA 2003 : ENERGIZING A DECADE OF CHANGE CASE PROFILE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: The Basic question arises that why Lufthansa has survived‚ and even prospered‚ when so many legacy carriers have not‚ after facing so many crisis. What was the primary means through which CEO‚ Jurgen Weber‚ changed the culture of the organization? In organization theory terms‚ how did the structure of Lufthansa change between1991 and 2003 and What are the advantages
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significant ways‚ when it comes to the motivating effect this common goal has. Northwest seems to be better motivated in obtaining this goal. Examples of this motivated corporate culture are illustrated by the fact that they were "pioneers in global alliances"(3) and in the fact that they have committed major investments‚ in the form of
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Internationalization strategies. Internationalization refers to the channel in which an organization can gain access into a new market. This paper will focus on the various internationalization strategies that a firm can use to diversify its products and services. Licensing Licensing is whereby an organization charges a fee or royalty as a result of using its technology‚ brand or expertise (Friesner 2014). Licensing therefore involves giving a foreign organization the right to create a product in
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“Etihad Airways” History Etihad Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Arab Emirates. It was established by Royal Decree issued by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in July 2003. The airline operates more than 1‚000 flights per week to 96 passenger and cargo destinations in Middle East‚ Africa‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Australia and the Americas with a fleet of 85Airbus and Boeing aircraft; Airbus A300‚ A310‚ A319‚ A320‚ A321‚ A330‚ A340. Boeing B747‚ B767‚ B777 and they are also having planned
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routes to a stronger network encircling most of Europe. In 1934 Swissair became the first airline to employ European airhostesses. The airline was known for its fleet decisions and catering among other services. In 1958 they made their first alliance with Scandinavian Airlines. During 1968 they became the third European airline to operate and all jet fleet which put them above and beyond all other airlines in the world. In 1988 Swissair became the world’s first airline with an all Category
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