IPO Valuation FIN-605 Md. Miran Hossain College of Business Colorado State University 10 September‚ 2012 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going public? Discuss the IPO process. The Advantages of Going Public Financial Benefit The financial benefit in the form of raising capital is the most distinct advantage of going public. Capital can be used to fund research and development‚ fund capital expenditure or even used to pay off existing debt. Moreover‚ once the company is
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Appendix 1: Case Analysis Case reports should fulfill 3 basic requirements. 1. Identify all pertinent issues to be addressed by management. 2. Analyze and evaluate the company’s situation--both internally and externally--with regard to the mentioned issues and potential solutions. 3. Evaluate potential alternatives against decision criteria in order to select a recommended course of action‚ and develop an implementation plan that is as realistic or ‘do-able’ as possible and that addresses the
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und Dienstleistungsmanagement Prof. Dr. Jens Hogreve Case Study JetBlue: High-Flying Airline Melts Down in Ice Storm Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät Ingolstadt‚ Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Team 7: Gerhard Jonas‚ Chackalayil Joseph Franklin‚658667 Liu Ying‚ Alina Klose‚ 387911 Question 1 When building up the airline JetBlue‚ CEO David Neeleman wanted to create a new way of travelling‚ making flying easier
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To: JetBlue Management Team From: Subj: JetBlue IPO Price Recommendation Date: April 11‚ 2002 Introduction JetBlue is a company that was founded on not accepting the status quo with regard to how airline travel is “supposed to be”. Recent history shows that low-fare airlines are gaining momentum‚ and JetBlue’s business model sets us apart- our fleet is newer‚ more reliable and efficient. We offer the lowest cost per available seat mile than any other U.S. airline‚ and we do it while maintaining
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BUMT3450 Business Information Technology Massoud Tamjidi Wednesday October 22‚ 2013 Chapter 2 1. In what respect does business strategy resemble military strategy? In war strategy is a framework of an approach to obtaining advantageous position. In business a strategy is an approach designed to an organizations performance competitors‚ unlike battle plans‚ however business strategy often takes the form of opportunity rather than beating rivals. 2. Refer to chapter 1’s discussion of different types
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Case Study Jet Blue INDUSTRY The airline industry has seen many changes and problems over the last ten years. Some of these issues were because of the economy and others were simply because of competition and the need for your company to adapt with others. The airline industry in 2006 only had two types of competitors and if you could became a leader in one of them you would see your profits vastly rise. The difficulty in become one of these leaders was that the industry is very tough. Every move
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resources and organization (VRIO) resources or valuable‚ rare‚ inimitable resources (VRI) capabilities: What leads to competitive advantage? Nuno Cardeal1* and Nelson António2 1 Católica-Lisbon School of Business Economics‚ Universidade Católica Portuguesa‚ Palma de Cima‚ Lisbon‚ Portugal. 2 ISCTE-IUL Lisbon‚ Av. Forças Armadas‚ Lisbon‚ Portugal. Accepted 13 July‚ 2012 The resource-based view (RBV) argues that valuable‚ rare‚ inimitable resources and organization (VRIO) lead to competitive
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influence other elements in the strategic management process - Should be SMART: specific‚ measurable‚ achievable‚ realistic‚ timeline External Analysis: Porter’s 5 Forces‚ SWOT‚ PESTEL Internal Analysis: VRIO External and Internal analysis aid strategic choice at either a business or corporate level Levels of Strategy: Corporate - Business - Functional - Operating
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Neeleman is Chairman and CEO of JetBlue Airways Corporation.He started his career in the airline industry in 1984 when he co-founded Morris Air. As president of Morris Air‚ he implemented the industry’s first electronic ticketing system and pioneered a home reservationist system .JetBlue is Neeleman’s third successful launch in the aviation business‚ His goal is to bring people back to air travel by offering low fares‚ friendly service and a high quality product. JetBlue is now the largest carrier
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A Tale of Two IS Projects The reservation system at airlines such as WestJet and JetBlue is essential to their everyday existence and would impede their ability to conduct business efficiently and confidently. According to Laudon‚ the reservation system contains passenger information‚ airport flight times and flight destinations‚ it allows passengers to choose seats for flights‚ collects payments‚ and connects to airport kiosks which allows passengers to check-in for a flight‚ check their bag
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