1) The difference between leadership and management is: Leadership is setting a new direction or vision for a group that they follow‚ i.e.: a leader is the spearhead for that new direction. Management controls or directs people/resources in a group according to principles or values that have already been established. The difference between leadership and management can be illustrated by considering what happens when you have one without the other. Leadership Without Management Leadership without
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Subject: Competitive Advantage‚ Car Sharing and Strategic Approach: Assessment‚ Impact and Recommendations To: Andy Taylor‚ CEO From: Jason Gonzales‚ VP Strategy ______________________________________________________________________ Introduction This memo addresses three key issues: Enterprise Holdings’ current competitive advantage‚ the impact of the car sharing business on the structure and profitability of the car rental industry‚ and how the
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Business case studies Recruitment and selection at Enterprise Rent-A-Car Teacher: Timmy Norris Author: Johnny Gat Date of submission: 4th of May Introduction Enterprise Rent-A-Car is a car rental company established in St. Louis‚ Missouri in 1957 by Jack C. Taylor. Its original name‚ “Executive Leasing Company”‚ was renamed to “Enterprise” in honor of the U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier‚ which Taylor served on during World War II. In 2009‚ Enterprise became a
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1. How has Enterprise Rent-A-Car(ERAC) defined its service differently than that of the typical national car rental company? (1) As the current CEO says”put customers first because if they are satisfied‚ they’ll come back. Then come the employees. By making sure they are happy‚ well informed‚ and part of a team atmosphere‚ they will provide the best service possible. If you put the customers and the employees first‚ the bottom line will happen.” (2) The second difference is that the company has
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car‚ referred to as Enterprise‚ is a rental car company established in 1957. They provide car rental services as well as oversees commercial fleet management‚ used car sales‚ and commercial truck rental operations. There will be emphases on the history of the company‚ the mission and values‚ corporate responsibility‚ and the particular position of Sales Management Trainee. Enterprise was established by Jack Taylor‚ who renamed the company to Enterprise from Executive Leasing Company
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Throughout its history‚ Enterprise has followed founder Jack Taylor’s advice who believed that if the company took care of its customers and employees first‚ profits would follow. Therefore‚ Enterprise conducted Service Quality Surveys to track customer satisfaction. The survey included questions that could provide information which it was trying to gather like; How satisfied was the customer on his recent car rental from Enterprise? What‚ if anything‚ could Enterprise have done better
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Analysing alternative methods How would enterprise rent-a-car meet their customers’ future expectations? 1. Enterprise can use independent third party to do customer survey‚ in order to obtain accurate feedback from their customers that reflect their expectations about the future service offered by enterprise. Some of advantages and disadvantages of the first alternative method are illustrated below: Advantages Disadvantages • Knowing weaknesses would be a lot faster and easier. • Extra salary
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Measuring & Managing Customer Satisfaction “The Long Case” Discussion Questions 1. Describe Enterprise’s basic operating model at the branch level. What competitive advantages does it provide? What might be the disadvantages of the model? Size: Enterprise branches are designed to operate like small‚ local businesses Structure: scientific management every lines employees focus on their own task Meet performance targets Ensure quality of products & services. Updated structure:
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WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF CASE Olympic Rent-A-Car US: Customer Loyalty Battles Company: The case talks about Olympic Rent-A-Car the 4th biggest car rentals company‚ having 7% market share in USA. It has a very reactive type of strategy in terms of always following Hertz in pricing slightly lower than it and placing operations around it as well. The company had a flagship loyalty program called Medalist Rewards program which was also inspired by other competitors in the industry. The program was managed
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Measuring Service Quality Abstract This case study is dealing with research and different ways of tracking customers’ satisfaction as well as customer insight. Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Measuring Service Quality Enterprise Case study What decisions has Enterprise made with regard to primary data collection-research approach‚ contact methods‚ sampling plan and research instruments? 2)Enterprise made a decision to use a survey approach of its customers
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