Tutorial 1: Markets and Organizations Q1. Case Study [pic] Managing external influences First Group (First) is the UK’s largest transport operator‚ employing more than 137‚000 people in the UK and the USA. In the UK‚ it runs rail services carrying around 275 million passengers a year. It is the UK’s largest bus operator and also runs a rail freight business. In the US‚ it operates school transport for nearly four million students a day. The company is seeking to extend it operation in UK
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JetStar Hong Kong 1. Jetstar Hong Kong is a proposed low fare airline‚ based at Hong Kong International Airport which plans to commence services in 2013.1 2. It will be formed as a strategic alliance between China Eastern Airlines and the Qantas Group. The two carriers will invest as much as $198 million‚ with each company holding a 50% share.1 3. It will initially serve short-haul routes to cities in China‚ Japan‚ South Korea and South East Asia.1 4. The business strategy of JetStar
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which was Jetstar. Firstly we sought to understand the marketplace and the customer needs and wants. We decided that Jetstar’s market was the low cost airline offering very low cost flights in Australia and abroad. The customers in that market are really after the cheapest flight possible while realising that they are sacrificing the comforts provided by a full service airline. Their basic needs and wants ultimately come down to the lowest cost flight‚ secondary to that is service. Jetstar are targeting
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INTRODUCTION This chapter identifies the main external influences on the UK market for private security and fire protection‚ using the four headings of a PEST analysis: political‚ economic‚ social and technological. Where such influences have more than one dimension‚ they are considered under the heading that is considered to be the most relevant. POLITICAL FACTORS The Terrorist Threat Precautions against terrorist attacks have been stepped up since the events of 11th September 2001‚ and
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2.1.1 POLITICAL The hotel industry had evolved very rapidly since the opening policy in 1978‚ after that the economy has gradually transformed to a market-oriented one. The reform has created a much better business environment for the hotel industry development (Hornsby‚ 1990). According to Kotler (1996)‚ The political environment is strongly affect hospitality industry‚ political environment is made up of laws‚ government agencies and pressure groups influence and limit the activities of various
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where Qantas focuses at the premium and business market while Jet star focuses on leisure markets. Jet star aims to have the lowest fare on every route that operates among its competitors. (Ref- http://www.jetstar.com/mediacentre/facts-and-stats/jetstar-group). Whilst Virgin Blue announced the commencement in November 1999‚ and in 2004 it has become one of the world’s most profitable airlines with one third of Australian market (ref------ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/21/1085120117445
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Batch : BMGE10906A Lecturer : Dr Eric Kuan Executive Summary The following report examines the organizational environment for the Australian Airline industry with particular emphasis on the task and general environment followed by analysis and findings of Jetstar Airways business-level strategy focusing on the airline’s competitive advantage. Upon concluding the research for the task environment‚ the main forces shaping the Australian Airline industry was the cost of fuel‚ this being such a key
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A GLOBAL / COUNTRY STUDY AND REPORT ON “ PESTLE Analysis and Sector ial Study of Russia” Today we are at the door step of 21st century. The world is widening without having a New and new developments are coming these days in all fields all over India to make the people life more comfortable and luxurious. The industries are growing so fast in India in order to satisfy all the needs of people. Similarly Gov. has supported to these companies for their development and progress of private
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face ups and downs‚ it did not stop her to become the most important pioneer in this industry. This article approaches the evolution of Amazon.com from a PESTEL‚ Porter`s five forces‚ a competitor analyze point of view‚ also an internal analysis and a SWOT analysis. E-commerce has become a key driver of business success nowadays Keywords: electronic e-commerce‚ Amazon.com‚ technology‚ globalization Introduction The expansion of globalization has led to the emergence of the digital economy. New
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SWOT Analysis. Definitions of SWOT profiling‚ SWOT intelligence analysis‚ SWOT tools‚ matrix‚ templates and utilities. Strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats analysis. SWOT analysis definitions‚ descriptions‚ SWOT templates‚ examples and explanations. SWOT profiling & analysis in market & competitive intelligence. Tools and utilities in support of final SWOT analysis. Winword templates‚ screen shots‚ PowerPoint slides and word files. A standard marketing tool for market and
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