Case study 2.5 –Ryan air: Flying High in a competitive Atmosphere 1. How important is the role of operation in achieving competitive advantage at Ryanair? Ryanair competitive advantage is based on cost leadership strategy‚ maintaining the lowest prices among low-cost airlines (Haberberg and Rieple‚ 2008). In 2011‚ Ryanair became the most profitable low cost carrier in the world (www.ryanair.com). How operations support competitive advantage of Ryanair is measured by five performance objectives:
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Traditional approaches to leadership focus on Transactional leadership while‚ the more recent studies are now focusing on Transformational leadership style. Transactional leaders are those who motivate their followers by clarifying task requirements and work role. Transactional leadership style may be considered a common management style that involves a chain of command and defined structure where subordinates are expected to do what their supervisor tells them to do. Forms of motivation include
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I chose Transformational Leadership over the other theories because it does not only describe many of the attributes and behaviors I usually demonstrate in my daily life activities‚ but also it displays the kind of leader I want to become in the future. Personality characteristic such as being dominant‚ self-confidence or having ethical or moral values are traits that are innate from me. As a leader‚ I like to help my teammates to achieve their goals by having a good leader-follower relationship
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FEATURES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction Transformational leadership is defined as a leadership approach that creates valuable and positive change in the followers with the end goal of developing followers into leaders. A transformational leader focuses on "transforming" others to help each other‚ to look out for each other‚ to be encouraging and harmonious‚ and to look out for the organization as a whole. With this leadership‚ the leader enhances the motivation‚ morale and performance
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TRANSFORMATIONAL AND TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ABSTRACT In this global competitive environment‚ effective leadership style is necessary to reduce the attrition rate. From the effective leadership styles only it is possible to achieve organizational goal productively. This paper wanted to see the transformational and transactional leadership style. Where Transformational leadership can be categorized into Charisma‚ Inspiration‚ Intellectual Stimulation and Individualized Consideration. While
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INTRODUCTION Leadership in nursing is crucial.Nurses are the largest group of healthcare professionals in most settings of service delivery and represent the largest human resource expenditure in most care settings(O’Neill et al.2008).Leadership is defined as the process of influencing people to accomplish goals.Trust is the emotional glue that binds leaders and employees together(Malloch 2002).Major professional and healthcare organisations are emphasising the importance of evidence based practice
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Transformational leadership respites on the bases of transactional leadership (Simic‚ 1998). It focused on the technologies changes and also the human relation aspects (Imran & Wasim‚ 2010). According to James McGregor Burns‚ the new style transformational leadership is the leadership that needed today yet not the old style of transactional leadership (Simic‚ 1998). Transformational leadership is a complex process; the realization requires more visionary and more inspiring figures (Simic‚ 1998).
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you highlighted that the “putting people first” methodology is a result of Gary Bouch’s transformational leadership style. Transformational leaders such as Bouch‚ are the vehicles in organizations that secures a competitive advantage by motivating‚ empowering and inspiring the employees to attain organizational objectives (“Strategic Direction”‚ 2015). The components associated with this style of leadership start with‚ the innate ability and gift of idealized influence to be a role model‚ as they
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the External perspective on Strategy: Entry 1. Describe Ryan Air’s entry strategy: Ryan Air started ‘small’ by initially focusing on the Dublin-London service four round trips per day with a 44-seat turboprop. At this time‚ they have yet to receive permission to fly larger jet aircraft on the route. They also focus on 2 main areas: First-rate customer service and simple‚ single-fare tickets with no restrictions. Additionally‚ Ryan Air would offer meals and amenities that were comparable to what
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Leadership & Organization Development Journal Emerald Article: Remote transformational leadership E. Kevin Kelloway‚ Julian Barling‚ Elizabeth Kelley‚ Julie Comtois‚ Bernadette Gatien Article information: To cite this document: E. Kevin Kelloway‚ Julian Barling‚ Elizabeth Kelley‚ Julie Comtois‚ Bernadette Gatien‚ (2003)‚"Remote transformational leadership"‚ Leadership & Organization Development Journal‚ Vol. 24 Iss: 3 pp. 163 - 171 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437730310469589
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