What Is an Organization’s Culture? What’s Culture? Definition by Edgar Schein: a property of an independently defined social unit A unit whose members have a significant number of common experiences in successfully addressing external and internal problems Common experience -> shared view on world view and problem solving Shared view -> basic assumptions on responses to external and internal problems that the group have collectively tackled Culture is only found where there is a definable
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JetBlue Beginnings and Operational Methods Steve Brindza Ohio Dominican University JetBlue Beginnings and Operational Methods This section details the history of JetBlue‚ focusing on the activities of founder‚ David Neeleman. JetBlue Airways‚ based in Forest Hills‚ New York‚ was founded in February‚ 1999‚ by David Neeleman‚ the son of Mormon missionaries. He was born in Sao Paolo‚ Brazil‚ but raised in a tightly-knit Mormon family (Gajilan‚ 2003). After
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I. Current Situation A. Current Performance: JetBlue Airways Corporation is a passenger airline that has established a new airline category a “value airline” based on service‚ style‚ and cost. Known for its award winning customer service and free TV as much as for its low fares‚ JetBlue believes it offers its customers the best coach product in markets it serves‚ with a strong core product and reasonably priced optional upgrades. JetBlue operates primarily on point-to-point routes with its
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The Organization: WestJet Competitors: AMR Corporation (American Airlines)‚ Air Canada‚ Alaska Air Group‚ Inc. Markets: Vacation goers who would prefer flying instead of driving long hours and business travelers where they can get a faster service because they have to be somewhere in a specific time. Industry (or sector): Airline Industry The Macro-environment: Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological‚ Environmental and Legal POLITICAL: Transport Canada regulates the pre-board security
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November 15‚ 2011 Company Overview Westjet‚ established in1996‚ is a low-cost Canadian airline company specializing in flights to various destinations in Canada‚ the United States‚ the Caribbean and Mexico. It is a non-union‚ self-run employee organization that focuses on world-class guest experience at an affordable rate. Westjet prides itself on a corporate culture that blends devoted employees with efficient service. Westjet’s business plan‚ since day one‚ has been focused on a distinct
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Case 26 JetBlue Airlines: Will It Remain “Blue” By: Shurui Sun CONTENTS Part 1: Introduction …………………………………… Page 2-3 Part 2: SWOT Analysis ………………………………… Page 3-6 Part 3: Porter Five Forces Analysis ………………………Page 6-8 Part 4: Financial Analysis ……………………………… Page 8-13 Part 5:Problems and Solutions ……………………………Page 13-14 Part 6: Recommendation …………………………………Page 14-15 Part 1: Introduction JetBlue Airlines Corporation was established on February‚ 1999 by David
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Strategic Report for JetBlue Airways Harkness Consulting Innovation through Collaboration Rosanna Smart Alisher Saydalikhodjayev Sayre Craig April 14‚ 2007 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………..3 Company History ………………………………….………………..4 Competitive Analysis ………………………………………………7 Internal Rivalry …………………………………………………………. 8 Entry ………………………………………………………………………… 9 Substitutes and Complements …………………………………….. 11 Supplier Power ………………………………………………………….. 12 Buyer Power …………………………………………………
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2) What different approaches can be used to value JetBlue’s shares? 3) At what price would you recommend that JetBlue offer their shares? Potential Questions to be addressed in report submission * What is an Initial Public Offering and why is it such a big deal? * Is going public‚ particularly at the time they did‚ a good idea for JetBlue? * What do you believe JetBlue stock is really worth? * Does the financial forecast in case Exhibit 13 seem reasonable? * What are
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Case analysis “WestJet” Introduction. WestJet was established in 1996 in Western Canada. Clive Beddoe‚ Don Bell‚ Mark Hill and Tim Morgan‚ the founders of the company‚ aimed to provide their customers low-cost air travel. Company is based Cangary‚AB‚ and it has its secondary hub in Toronto Pearson International Airport. WestJet operates the most modern and fuel-efficient Boeing 737 aircrafts. WestJet is one of the most profitable airlines in North America. All employees shared in company profits
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Recommended Strategy 5. IBM recommended that WestJet establish a project management office (PMO)‚ but Smith put the recommendation on hold because she “believed that overlaying a PMO on what might turn out to be an IT operation in need of reorganization was not a prudent step.” Why might Smith have concluded that a PMO would not have been as effective in addressing WestJet’s IT issues as the BU-CIO structure? Given that the establishment of a project management office (PMO) would require substantial
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