ASSIGNMENT 1 Company Chosen: McDonald’s Industry: Hospitality Founded: May 15 1940 Founder: Richard & Maurice McDonald Headquarters: Oak Brook‚ Illinois‚ US No. of Locations: 30000+ Worldwide Area Served: Worldwide Products: Fast Food P.E.S.T Analysis Political Factors The individual operations of McDonalds are influenced by the individual state and country policies by each government. E.g. there are certain some states in Europe and the US wont allow fast food due to its health implications
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United Arab Emirates a. Introduction Dubai‚ the most well-known state in the UAE‚ became a major hub for trade since 1985 with the establishment of the first and biggest free-zone area in the Middle East - Jebel Ali. Since then‚ it developed as an international business center and a modern tourist destination. Over the past ten years‚ since 1996‚ when Dubai Airport Free Zone was established and the first Dubai Shopping Festival launched‚ the city has positioned itself as the „City of Gold‟ and
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2007). ‘Air NZ was New Zealand’s State-owned airline until December 1989 when a combination of Brierley Investments and overseas airlines purchased the company for $660 million New Zealand dollars. However‚ the New Zealand government still reserved control of the company by dealing out shares that could only be obtained by national people of the country’ (Company Research‚ 2012). During the past ten years‚ Air NZ has faced many internal and external problems‚ such as the losses it faced when it
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OBS 320: Chapter 4‚ Exploring the External Environment: Macro and Industry Dynamics Leave out: The Value Curve (P. 152-156); and When industry Divide and Collide (P.163-164) 1. Explain the importance of the external context for strategy and firm performance (P. 130-132) A. The External Context of Strategy (Figure 4.1) B. The External Context of Strategy (Explained) It is crucial that the external environment is thoroughly understood in order to formulate an effective
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External Analysis An external analysis is one of the most important tasks to complete when completing a strategic analysis for a given corporation. By looking at our Internal Analysis of General Electric (GE) we identified Strengths and Weaknesses and we were able to recognize the Distinctive and Core Competencies that exist within the General Electric organization. Our external analysis consists of two major analyses: The Competitive Analysis and the Industry Analysis. By taking a closer look
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Module Leader: Michael Cardoso Module Name and Number: Leadership and Management HRM3125 The Internal and External business environment of BBA Aviation plc Student Names & Numbers: Count: 4200 Date: 05/08/2013
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the airline industry. It is very unpredictable and with that prone to high uncertainty levels. The demand is volatile and the capacity is largely fixed which leads to a number of issues in need of being assessed. One of those is the jet fuel price volatility which impacts the airline industry dramatically. The constant shifting around of fuel costs‚ largely based on political developments which are uncontrollable‚ cause great uncertainty for most of the airlines‚ including Malaysia Airlines. Even
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Leadership Analysis: Emirates Airlines 1. Introduction Each and every organisation is trying to use strategies that would sustain or enhance their competitive advantage in the market‚ and Emirate Airline is never an exemption. Accordingly‚ the corporate strategy and management of a business describes the process of directing and leading the business operations within the company by exhausting their available resources extensively in order to attain the organizational objectives
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CONTENT PAGE 1. Question Paper 2 2. Introduction 3 3. PEST Analysis 4 (3.1) Political Legal Environment 4 (3.2) Economic Environment 4 (3.3) Social Environment 5 (3.4) Technological Environment 5 4. Industry Analysis 5 5. The Michael Porter Five Forces 6 (5.1) Threat Of New Entrants 7 (5.2) Rivalry of existing firms 7 (5.3) Threats of substitutes 7 (5.4) Bargaining power of buyer 8 (5.5) Bargaining power of suppliers 9 6. Conclusion
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Executive Summary Southwest Airlines has been a strong growth company over the last 35 years. Using its low-cost‚ passenger friendly‚ point-to-point operational strategy‚ Southwest has been able to sustain considerable growth year after year and remain profitable for 33 straight years. While Southwest has gained market share in recent years‚ legacy carriers have struggled due to depressed market conditions. The entire airline industry has endured expensive labor contracts‚ soaring energy costs and
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