Summary This report discusses whether and how JetBlue should list its shares on public from several angles. Two principal incentives prove that the IPO process could be inevitable‚ even without an optimal offering price‚ and valuation models including multiples comparison and income analysis imply the firm may be underpriced. Given the situation and all assumptions‚ an increment in either offering size or price is suggested. 2 SWOT and Background JetBlue started by following Southwest’s approach of
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS Paper 1: Crafting & Executing Strategy Strayer University BUSS 599: Strategic Business Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………..….…….p. 3 Trends in the Airline Industry……..……………………………….………..…….......p. 4 Jet Blue’s Strategic Intent………..……………..…………………..……..……..........p. 4 Jet Blue’s Financial Objectives and Related Success………………..…..…….....…...p. 5 Strategic Elements…………………………………………..……….…..……........…p.5 Jet Blue’s Strategies for the Future…………………………………………
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JetBlue was established with a goal to make itself a leading low-fare‚ low-cost passenger airline by offering customers high-quality customer service and a differentiated products. During a period when all major airlines were posting losses and going out of business‚ JetBlue emerged successful and posted profits in its first year of operation in 2000. In this case we will analyze the competitive strengths of JetBlue that helped it achieve its goals‚ and the possible internal and external
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February 20‚ 2013 JetBlue Airways Corporation Case Study Report Situation Analysis History JetBlue Airways Corporation was created my David Neeleman. His vision was to create an inexpensive‚ easy way to travel by airplane. He was quoted saying he wants to “bring humanity back to air travel.” David Neeleman was already a seasoned entrepreneur. Two years after dropping out of the University of Utah he established his own business by renting out condominiums in Hawaii. Soon after he established
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Executive Summary JetBlue Airways‚ the latest entrant in the airlines industry has gone through the initial stages (entrepreneurial and collectivity) of the organizational life cycle rapidly under the successful leadership of David Neelman. JetBlue Airways is currently in the formalization stage of the life cycle where in it needs to create procedures and control systems to effectively manage its growth. Also as it proceeds to grow further to reach the elaboration stage‚ JetBlue needs to continue
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SYNOPSIS This case illustrates the success that JetBlue Airline has achieved since founded in 1999‚ though it had trouble in 2007 during Valentine´s day and a few more‚ it managed to overcome the issue and become one of the most known companies for excellent customer service. The author mentions that JetBlue truly cares about the customer because JetBlue doesn´t sell just airplane tickets and its customers neither seek for airplanes tickets when buying at JetBlue. They buy the whole experience in
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start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline: -Richard Branson‚ Founder‚ Virgin Analyst Atlantic Airways Keep an eye on ]etBlue. That could prove to be a successful operation.3 -Herb Kelleher‚ Co-founder‚ CEO‚ Southwest Airlines Ann Rhoades looked up from the stack of papers in front of her and gazed out the window. She watched with pride as a JetBlue plane lifted off from Kennedy Airport. She knew from the departure time that this one was bound for Buffalo. She paused
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JetBlue: Managing the Future In the airline industry‚ few players have managed to build a unique brand identity and achieve brand differentiation. JetBlue‚ however‚ has done so by taking up the niche position of a low-cost provider that also offers a top-notch experience that legacy airlines don ’t deliver. JetBlue will maximize opportunity by maintaining its theory of the business and incorporating innovation as a core value through entrepreneurial management of resources resulting in new strategy
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Porter 5 forces Analysis for JetBlue Airway Potential Competitors: Low - Rivalry among existing firms is intense‚ which affect the profits to be low. It¡¦s unattractive to the potential competitors. - High initial investments and fixed costs such as lease a fleet of safe and reliable aircraft‚ negotiate reasonable gate access and landing fees as well as high labor and fuel costs. - There are the price competitions in the airline industry‚ which some major airlines offer the low-price fares that
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At the beginning‚ JetBlue management set the tone for themselves that they would be different then other airlines. To do that they set values for all employees from top to bottom to follow and they set up an attractive pay and a unique benefits package that would allow for successful recruitment and retention of employees‚ while significantly reducing the chance of a union moving into the organization. Equal Employment Opportunity Laws There are certain Equal Employment Opportunity laws that
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