JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Background Started in 1999 with the promise to “bring humanity to air travel‚” JetBlue entered the “Discount Fare Airlines” to join the likes of Southwest‚ ATA‚ Frontier and others (Bruner 2002). With a strong and experienced management team‚ having Continental Airlines’ former vice-president as president and COO‚ and Southwest Airlines’ former executive vice-president and treasurer as CFO‚ David Neeleman believed that his new airline would thrive. Neeleman built
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Problems at JetBlue On February 14‚ 2007‚ JetBlue’s lack of preparation and poor management decisions caught up with them. They faced a disastrous turn of events that most businesses anticipate and prepare for. Most businesses plan for worse case scenarios and have contingency plans in place to address those problems should they arise. It is imperative‚ for airlines in particular‚ to have contingency plans and be well prepared in case of any and all emergencies. JetBlue’s operations and policies
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and costly-to-imitate resources?” ORGANIZATION : AIRLINE INDUSTRY – JETBLUE RESOURCES | CAPABILITIES | CORE COMPETENCIES | In-Flight Entertainment | JFK Airport hub: hub provides significant size and location capabilities political support from the state government | Firm’s infrastructure: Hierarchical and family oriented business‚ quality control‚ financial control‚ significant process improvements‚ skilled management personnel‚ licensing with third party manufacture. | Assigned Seating
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Executive Summary JetBlue was started in 1999 by David Neeleman‚ whose vision is to give high-quality and reliable flying experience in a budget airline. Through sophisticated technology‚ brand new aircrafts‚ impeccable customer service and low fares‚ JetBlue was on its way to achieve this vision. Although the low-fare travel industry was gaining momentum‚ the September 11 attack brought a massive downturn to the already-risky airline industry. However‚ JetBlue was still able to deliver good performance
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Introduction In Strategic management: An integrated approach (9th Ed.) Hills and Jones make the following statement “Many writers have emphasized that strategy is the outcome of a formal strategic planning process and that top management plays the most important role in the process. Although this view has some basis in reality‚ it is not the whole story” (p.11) In this essay the author will be showing that top management does indeed play an important and vital role in the strategic planning
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blue 1-Give examples of needs‚ wants‚ and demands JetBlue customers demonstrate‚ differentiating these three concepts. What are the implications of each for JetBlue’s practices? Needs‚ wants and demands are three basic things that each company must have in mind in order to produce a valuable “market offering” that will bring the so called “long-lasting and valued relationships” to their table‚ and JetBlue is not the exception. JetBlue like any other business is competing at the market by offering
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Problems at JetBlue On Valentine’s Day 2007‚ a severe winter storm hit the northeastern portion of the United States causing many airlines to cancel many flights that resulted in other airlines to divert other flights to the John F. Kennedy airport in New York. JetBlue Airways decided to wait out the storm and found it impossible and unable to continue flights. JetBlue Airways began receiving irate passengers due to being bumped or routed to New York. As problems progressed‚ passengers found
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TNA Top Management Questionnaire Conducted in a face to face interview 1- How would you characterize the culture at this company? What is it like to work around here? (E.g. what behaviors are rewarded or encouraged‚ what values do people have‚ how do people know how they are supposed to behave)? 2- How would you characterize the management style at this company? Does leadership tend to be collegial‚ team-oriented‚ hierarchical‚ non-existent? a. Is it formal or informal?
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Sample Essay: Jet Blue Airways: Starting From Scratch Three National Equal Employment Opportunities Laws Jet Blue Airways was established to adhere to corporate values of safety‚ caring‚ integrity‚ fun‚ and passion (Gittel & O’Reilly‚ 2001). These values‚ in turn‚ became the basis for the human resources policies and procedures established by the company. As a player in the highly service-oriented airline industry‚ the company’s commitment to its corporate values has enabled it to adhere to several
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SUBJECT: JetBlue Airways Key strategic issues faced by JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways was established in USA as a low-cost domestic airline carrier. The company started operating as a point-to-point carrier‚ providing quality customer service at competitive prices. Basically‚ the main strategy of JetBlue is to offer its clients a combination of low fares and product differentiation. In terms of strengthening its market positions‚ the following key strategic issues
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