Changing the Culture at British Airways 1. Problems you identified from the case Macro: The first problem changing the culture at British Airways was the merger of the BOAC and BEA. In 1971‚ the Civil Aviation Act became law and the board was to control policy over British Airways but both BOAC and BEA remained autonomous‚ each with its own chairman‚ board‚ and chief executive. This caused a split within British Airways throughout the 1970s and in the mid-1980. The second problem BA faced was
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American Airlines – US Airways Merger Executive Summary The big news of the past few weeks in the travel field was the proposed and almost completed merger of AMR‚ the parent of American Airlines and US Airways. The merger creates the world’s biggest airline in the world. The recent injunction filed by the US Attorney General with the backing of the Government created a problem for the Airlines put a big question mark on whether the deal will go through or not. This white paper refutes the points
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Merrill Lynch Connects Past and Future Technology CASE STUDY 1. Why did Merrill Lynch need to update its IT infrastructure? Merrill Lynch and its subsidiaries provide brokerage‚ investment banking‚ financing‚ wealth management‚ advisory‚ asset management‚ insurance‚ lending‚ and other related products and services to private‚ institutional‚ and government clients. One of the most critical components of Merrill Lynch’s operations is its information technology infrastructure. It has played
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History: CareGroup‚ Inc. ("CareGroup") is a Massachusetts non-profit corporation that oversees a regional health care delivery system comprised of teaching and community hospitals‚ physician groups and other caregivers. CareGroup’s purposes include the support of personalized‚ patient-centered care and excellence in medical education and research. CareGroup’s affiliated hospitals and physicians serve the health needs of patients and communities of greater Boston and other surrounding communities
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decision making? New software applications for social networking and sales force management (CRM) make these devices even more versatile business tools‚ Mobile handheld for business and smart Phone ... 2- Identify the problems that businesses in this case study solved by using mobile digital devices? Mobile workforce of 60 independent physicians treating thousands of patients. The physicians use iPhone 3G to stay connected around the clock to hospital staff‚ colleagues and patient information. 3-
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British Airways plc‚ widely recognised as the largest airline of the United Kingdom‚ has very recently signed an agreement with the Spanish airline‚ Iberia‚ for the merger of the two organisations. The merger agreement‚ when complete‚ will result in the formation of the world’s sixth largest airline‚ in terms of revenues. In Europe the merged airline will rank third in the pecking order‚ behind Air France-KLM and Lufthansa. The new company‚ valued at USD 7.5 billion‚ will be known as the International
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‘Fortune 500’- every time I hear this word‚ a series of intricate questions conjure up in my mind. What can be the forces that actually drive these companies to pinnacles? Is it brilliant planning coupled with some powerful decisions and risks behind them? Or is it a blend of robust strategies and superior executions? No doubt all of them do play a crucial role‚ but then what is it that aids in devising these strategies? There has to be an element from which they are formulated.It was after working
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Foundation Concepts • Decision support in Business and Banking • Information technologies and Banking applications • An approach to computing‚ systems and information channels • Developing business / IT solutions • The process of implementation of an MIS and the implementation challenges Management Information Systems in Banking - 3 Foundation Concepts Foundation of Information Systems in business • Conceptual systems components • Major types of Information Systems Competing with Information Technology
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Resources They formulated an operating strategy that had produced the lowest cost per available seat mile of any major US Airline in 2001 – 6.98 cents versus industry average of 10.08 cents. With its strong capital base‚ Jet Blue was able to acquire a fleet of new airbus A320 aircraft. Jet Blue’s fleet is not only reliable and fuel efficient than other airline fleets‚ but also attended greater “economies of scale”. Employees Strong people on top management‚ several JetBlue executives are former employees
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