BUS101 International Business Environment Small Group Assignment for Spring Semester 2008 Table of Contents 1. Terms of reference 2. Procedure 3. British Petroleum 3.1. British Petroleum (BP) 3.2. Background 4. British petroleum SWOT analysis 4.1. What is SWOT analysis? 4.2. Strengths 4.3. Weaknesses 4.4. Opportunities 4.5. Threats 5. BP Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 5.1. What is Porter’s Five Forces
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Strategy and Leadership The following assignment is based on the Case Study below “Ryanair: the low fares airline- future destinations?” By Elanor O’Higgins Questions to be discussed: I. Critically Review the leadership style of Michael O’Leary. II. Review the concept of value chains and core competences and explain how knowledge of these concepts might assist Ryanair in its strategic development. III. Consider using suitable models the competitive position of Ryanair. [Note:
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I. Report Introduction The ability to transfer knowledge across the organisation has become a key source of competitive advantage for firms striving to be leaders in the marketplace (Drucker‚ 1995). As companies expand internationally‚ sources and users of knowledge become increasingly dispersed. The transfer of knowledge is particularly challenging for multinational corporations (MNCs) where cultural and linguistic differences create barriers to communication and understanding (Yang‚ Mudambi
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Chapter 6 Modes of Entry Non-exporting modes of entry h Three main non-exporting modes of entry non- • Licensing (including franchising) • Strategic Alliances • Wholly owned manufacturing subsidiaries Three modes of entry Host Country Home country LICENSING Blueprint : “how to do it” Ho st WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY A replica of home Host County Co un try STRATEGIC ALLIANCE (J.V.) A “joint effort” 1 The Impact of Entry Barriers h The non-exporting modes
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Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) ADS-B is one of the most important‚ underlying technologies in the FAA’s plan to transform air traffic control from the current radar-based system ( that was invented during World War II) to a satellite-based system. ADS-B is bringing the precision and reliability of satellite-based surveillance to the nation’s skies. AviationGlossary.com defines ADS-B as Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ADS-B is a next generation surveillance technology
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e-Business and Supply Chain Management: An Overview and Framework1 Forthcoming in Production and Operations Management special issue on e-Business and Supply Chain Management M. Eric Johnson Center for Digital Strategies Tuck School of Business Administration Dartmouth College Hanover‚ NH 03755 www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/digitalstrategies m.eric.johnson@dartmouth.edu phone: 603-646-0526; fax: 603-646-1308 Seungjin Whang Global Supply Chain Management Forum Graduate School of Business Stanford
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COMPANY PROFILE Ryanair Holdings (Ryanair or ‘the company’) operates low fare scheduled passenger airline serving short haul‚ point to point routes between Ireland‚ the UK‚ and Continental Europe‚ as well as Morocco. It is headquartered in Dublin‚ Ireland and employs about 8‚560 people. The company recorded revenues of E3‚629.5 million ($4‚796.7 million) during the financial year ended March 2011 (FY2011)‚ an increase of 21.5% over FY2010.The operating profit of the company was E488.2 million ($645
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However‚ it is a unfortunate fact that in the 2008 report of scheduled international passengers carried‚ which is based on International Air Transport Association‚ indicated that British Airways was ranked in the fifth place while the Ryanair‚ Lufthansa‚ EasyJet and Air France ranked above the BA. It was shocked to them because they were always first ranking to investigation about airlines. This figure pointed out that BA needs to plan long-term strategies in order to compete with those four airline
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agreement. Organizational Research Methods‚ 2‚ 49-68. Becker‚ B.‚ Gerhart‚ B Bernadin‚ H.J. (2007) Human Resource Management‚ 4th Ed.‚Chapter 1. Berkshire: Mc Graw Hill. Bloomberg (5th October 2005) Lufthansa Cabin Crew Reach Wage Accord. The Financial Express. See: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/lufthansa-cabin-crew-reach-wage-accord/134206/.Last Accessed: March 2009. Bloor‚ K. (2008). Pay ’em or flay ’em: Improving productivity in the medical labour market. Conference paper for presentation to
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Dusbai international airport. Dubai international airport was built in 1959‚ when Sheik Rashid bin Saeed Maktoum first ordered construction. It was inaugurated in 1960 with Dc-3 plane flights and was home to nine airlines. Today the airport accepts all kinds of jets. On 3 July 1988‚ Iran Air Flight which was on a Tehran-Bandar Abbar-Dubai route was shot down by USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai due to the aircraft overflying a combat zone. An estimated 300 people were killed in the incident
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