strengths and opportunities on which the company needs to capitalise to create a ‘distinguishing edge’. Also‚ it is useful to see the weaknesses and threats which can challenge the competitive position of the firm. Figure 2: SWOT analysis of the Virgin Group of Companies STRENGTHS Value of the global brand Reputation Network of global contacts in a range of industries Value creation ability Innovation and marketing know-how in generating ideas and driving business Positive and admired public
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Introduction In this rapidly growing dynamic environment‚ organisations are fighting a constant battle to remain competitive; in such‚ the usage of teams has grown to be a criterion for organisational success. Organisations create teams for various reasons. Teams give a sense of responsibility and empowerment to members who are performing the tasks assigned. This‚ in return‚ increase efficiency and productivity‚ at the same time allow organisation to minimize its bureaucracy and foster flexibility. Other
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The Airline Industry Annise Hawkins Strayer University ECO 550 Dr. Youngblood January 28‚ 2012 According to First Research (2010)‚ the main products or service in the industry is air transportation. This includes the scheduled or unscheduled transportation of passengers‚ mail or cargo. The bulk of the revenues in the industry (estimated by first research (2010) to be 70% of total revenues) come from the scheduled transportation of passengers. Cargo and express mail contribute
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Virgin Mobile Company Analysis Critically analyse and evaluate the macro environment in which Virgin Mobile (VM) operates. What do you believe to be the key drivers affecting the mobile segment in the UK? Virgin Mobile is part of Virgin Group Limited‚ a venture capital conglomerate founded by British business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. Virgin Mobile was the first Mobile Virtual Network Operator which launched in United Kingdom in 1999 as a joint venture between T-Mobile and Virgin Group. This means
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American Airlines Marketing cases AMERICAN AIRLINES 1. Issues 2. American Airlines’ objectives 3. The airline industry 4. Market 5. Consumer needs 6. Brand image 7. Distribution system 8. Pricing 9. Marketing related strategies 10. Assumptions and risks 1- Issues The main issue of this case is the lack of profits of the airline industry‚ an industry that should be more than profitable due to the large amount of customers‚ the necessity of using airlines’ services and the high prices charged by most
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Spirit Airlines (SAVE) is an ultra low-cost‚ low-fare based in Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida that provides affordable travel opportunities. The IPO for Sprit airlines was offered on June 11th‚ 2011. The price of the stock at the IPO date was of $12.00. According to NASDAQ.com‚ the money that was raised on the IPO was $187.2 million dollars‚ with 5 million dollars in expenses. After the underwriting cost eliminated they approximately raised171.0 million. After the IPO sale
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Flexibility in organization Flexibility is becoming a common world in the present world of work. Organisations find it essential to be flexible and to make its employees have the same mind set because they believe it can create organisational prosperity in terms of profit and competitive advantage. Functional flexibility is the requirement or expectation that workers will perform tasks beyond those strictly specified as their main role of function. This might entail ‘cross-working’ (performing
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The structure of an organisation refers to the pattern of relationships that exists between different parts of the business and between the different people who work within it. Organisations are structured in a variety of ways‚ dependant on their objectives and culture. The wrong organisation structure will hinder the success of the business. Internal factors such as size‚ product and skills of the workforce influence the organizational structure. As a business expands the chain of command will
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Leadership This case study provides an opportunity to explore the person-organisation (fit with the culture of the organisation) interface (the place‚ situation‚ or way in which two things or people act together or affect each other or the point of connection between things). From a developmental point of view‚ it examines the making of an entrepreneur. The case also allows for an exploration of the vicissitudes (unexpected changes‚ especially in somebody’s fortunes) of leadership. It looks at effective
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strategies based on information allocated by studying the markets and defining the needs and wants of customers and come up with products that satisfy the needs of customers and gain the market. According to Richard Branson‚ the founder and owner of Virgin Company‚ one of the richest and famous entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom and worldwide‚ “A business has to be involving‚ it has to be fun and it has to exercise your creative instinct”. In marketing we almost use the four P‘s‚ (product‚ price‚
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