………………………………………………………………………………………... 12 Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………………… 14 SUMMARY This report explores how macro-environment forces can influence the strategic management of XX Organisation Holdings‚ a leading Singapore multiplex cinema operator. Three key forces and their potential impact on XX’s operations over the next decade will be discussed and from future trends in technological‚ social and economic developments‚ the key drivers of change can be identified. Lastly‚ the report summarises
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1. INTRODUCTION TO AIR ASIA 1. COMPANY BACKGROUND AirAsia Berhad was established in 1993 and began operations on 18 November 1996. It was originally founded by government owned conglomerate‚ DRB Hicom. On 2 December 2001‚ the heavily in debted airline was bought by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes’s company Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit (about USD 0.26 at the time) with USD 11 million (MYR 40 million) worth of debts. Fernandes turned the company around
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structure of Asia has made air travel the viable‚ efficient‚ and convenient mode of transportation. Threat of new entry is moderate; high capital requirement and government barrier such as air service agreement can act as barriers to entry. However‚ the deregulation of aviation industry in Asia Pacific region has resulted in more competitors entering the market. Furthermore‚ many full service airlines enter the LCC industry by launching their LCC version. For example‚ Nok Air set up by Thai
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Environmental Factors Paper This paper will discuss the five environmental factors that influence global and domestic marketing decisions that organizations must make. The five environmental factors are social‚ economic‚ technological‚ competitive‚ and regulatory. The social forces of the environment as defined in Marketing‚ include the demographic characteristics of the population and its values (Kerin & Berkowitz‚ Hartley & Rudelius‚ 2006‚ p. 74). This includes gender differences‚ buying
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Air Asia: Strategic management report Intoduction Air Asia was founded in 1993 and has since grown to be one of the biggest airlines in the world. It initially operated in Malaysia and currently operates in over 25 countries (Ricart and Wang 2005). It began operations in October 1996‚ operating out of Kuala Lumpur as its central location (Ricart and Wang 2005). The airline was bought by Tune Air in 2001 for one ringgit‚ the equivalent of 0.26 US cents‚ at a time when the company had $10.5 million
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Marketing Principles Assignment one Air Asia Section 101 Ibrahim K. Al-Zuwaid 200800196 Company Case Q. What are the micro and macro environmental factors that have contributed to the early success of Air Asia? Micro factors: 1. Fernandes (the CEO of Air Asia) contributed heavily to the success of Air Asia. He was seen working alongside with the employees as a baggage hander to get to know his staff members and to listen to the customer’s wants and needs. Mr. Fernandes
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Environmental Factors Antonio Presley University of Phoenix August 31‚ 2009 Abstract Every organization has rules‚ regulations‚ and guidelines that help govern the conduct of the employees‚ global and domestic marketing decisions‚ and environmental factors. PepsiCo‚ success can be affected by an internal or external environment analysis. An internal or external environment analysis is an analysis of the target market for a company’s goods or services that can provide understanding of environmental
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Company overview: Air Asia After acquiring Air Asia from the Malaysian government in 2002‚ Tony Fernandes completely altered the business model of its previous owners and re-established the company with just 3 air planes. Owing debts of about 11 million U.S‚ this move was very risky; however by offering low cost prices‚ the company was able to attract sufficient travellers. After acquisition‚ 5 years later Air Asia became renowned globally as the least expensive airline in terms of cost per seat
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Abstract The main purpose of the report is to conduct the independent analysis of the recent trends and development of Air Asia (low cost carrier model) in the current economic condition. And this report clearly explains about the methodological approach used to find‚ select and analyses the data. Also this report provides a brief outline about the Air Asia. In addition this report exactly speaks about how they sustain in their industry by using the recent trends and modern technology. Introduction
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SWOT analysis of AirAsia Strengths Firstly‚ Air Asia has indeed a strong management team. This is clearly known as it has very strong links with the governements and airline industry leaders.This is partly contributed by the diverse background of the executive management teams which consists of industry experts and ex-top government officials. For example‚ Shin Corp (formerly owned by the family of former Thai Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra) holds a 50% stake in Thai AirAsia. This has
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