CHAPTER 3 The Formation of Malaysia Towards Independence Before 1949‚ Dato’ Onn Jaafar fought aggressively to ensure that Malaya belonged to the Malays. His battle-cry now was ’Malaya for Malayans‘ British set up an intercommunal relations committee in Penang in 1949 with the Malay’s represented by Dato’ Onn ‚ the Chinese‚ Tan Cheng Lock and it comprises of 6 Malays representatives‚ 6 Chinese‚ and one representative each for the Eurasian‚ Indian‚ Ceylonese and European
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The Malaysian Culture Being a Muslim country‚ Malaysians are generally more conservative. Therefore‚ it is important that travellers take note of the various factors. (Do note that there are more factors but I felt that the ones below are more applicable to the business context for the Australian members.) 1. Dress appropriately – Ensure that your body is covered especially your chest‚ arms and legs to avoid unwanted attention and as a form of respect 2. Meeting and greeting – Don’t offer
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY ANALYSIS NOTES STRATEGIC ANALYSIS: INDUSTRY ANALYSIS “When an industry with a reputation for difficult economics meets a manager with a reputation for excellence‚ it is usually the industry that keeps its reputation intact.” Warren Buffet DEEPAK DATTA UTA MBA 2011 DKD Strategy Analysis Mission Goals and Objectives External Environment Internal Environment The Strategic Management Process Strategy Formulation Business-Level Corporate-Level Strategy
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Airline Sales and Marketing Introduction This report will evaluate the current marketing environment of the airline industry in Europe. This will involve looking into different area of the airline industry such as deregulation and open skies‚ current economic conditions‚ distribution channels‚ pricing and revenue management. It has been proved that the airline industry is probably one of the most competitive and complex industry in the world. According to Mintel report (2009) in the past decade
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going on out there now and in the future? Environmental influences in the broadest sense Macro/general environment: PESTEL Environmental influences related to the dynamics of the industry under question Competitive environment: Porter’s Five Forces (Porter‚ 1980) Example PESTEL The automobile industry Political – Climate change agenda – Fuel prices – Expansion of EU Economic – – – – Changes in disposable income Exchange rates Taxation Economic growth around the world
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PESTLE Analysis Political Factors “A Healthier You” Government Strategy Reporting of organic prices. Safety Inspections Services. Evaluation: POSITIVE impact Economic Factors GDP: ↑ 3.9% in the 3rd qtr Real Personal Consumption expenditures ↑3.0% in 3rd qtr Disposable Personal Income ↑ 6.1 % in the 3rd qtr US Business Cycle: At “slump”/ Wages/Labour European Markets: Weak dollar against Euro‚ Surging Energy Prices‚ Increasing Interest Rates Evaluation: MODERATE impact PESTLE
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Best Practice Companies: Training in the Airline Industry Introduction: After September 11th‚ there was a great deal of turmoil in the airline industry as a tremendous amount of money was needed to be allocated toward other things such as security enhancements. As a result‚ most airlines cut back costs in other departments‚ especially in the department of training. However‚ some airlines deemed training their employees effectively to be pertinent to their development‚ and thus decided to enhance
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INTRODUCTION This critical review of the article of Briner‚ B and Conway‚ N (2006) "Protecting the psychological contract" will briefly consider the problem formulation‚ the place of the theory‚ methodology‚ Standard of analysis and presentation. The writers show that an employment contract is vital in the relationship between the employee and the organisation. That a psychological contract is as equally important but is less well known. They further highlight that the psychological contract
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contract theory‚ there has been minimal cultural assimilation of ethnic minorities. Traditional Malaysian art was mainly centred around the areas of carving‚ weaving‚ and silversmithing.[181] Traditional art ranges from hand-woven baskets from rural areas to the silverwork of the Malay courts. Common artworks included ornamental kris‚ beetle nut sets‚ and woven batik and songket fabrics. Indigenous East Malaysians are known for their wooden masks.[94] Each ethnic group have distinct performing arts‚ with
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Assignment # 1 Strategic Practice Exercise: (page #81) 1. Score each competitive force in the airline industry and provide a brief rationale for your assessment. · Rivalry Among Existing Firms: (High) When one major company in an industry makes a change in costs or services that could potentially increase their clientele‚ a major competitor almost always follows suit. Price matching is a prime example of that‚ therefore the threat is high. West Jet is one company that offers flights at a discount
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