Case study: MTN Introduction: The resource-based view of strategy According to Segal-Horn (2004 p 163) the Resource-Based View (RBV): “ ... places the firm rather than the industry at the centre of strategy formulation ... It has an internal resource focus rather than an external industry or market focus for strategic thinking.“ Why RBV? Rumelt’s research (Unit 3 Section 2 pp 8-9)‚ although contested‚ showed that the industry environment accounted for a very small percentage of the
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had approved six private carriers. However‚ by 1998 many of these airlines failed. In this closure game‚ a total of IMR 10 billion of capital was wiped out. By 2003‚ there were just four carriers operating in India –Air India‚ Indian Airlines‚ Jet Airways and Air Sahara - all operating full service models. And private carriers in those days were limited to operating domestic routes only. In 2003 the first LCC entered in India which was the Air Deccan. The entry of this first LCC in India constituted
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from the resource-based view the different strategic moves that this company has implemented in order to strengthen its handsets business unit and the implications that would entail the acquisition of Nokia‚ if it was to materialize. The core business of Huawei during its first 18 years of existence was offering network technologies and solutions‚ also providing equipment to build and operate them. This technology-development focus‚ allowed them to develop and amass a set of resources and capabilities
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RESOURCES BASE VIEW Financial resources: The 1998 financial report shows that SingTel‚ the largest telecommunications company in Singapore‚ has a huge reserve (cash and bank deposits) of S$4.44 billion. This is the company’s strength as not many companies have such large reserves. The debt-to-equity ratio1 in the last 3 years was also very low. In fact in 1997‚ it was just 0.05 as opposed to in 1998 and 1999 when it was merely 0.06. With such a huge reserve and low debt-to-equity ratio‚ SingTel
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EasyJet EasyJet Airline Company Limited headquartered at London Luton Airport is the UK’s largest budget airline measured by number of passengers carried‚ operating domestic and international scheduled services. Easy Jet has grown through a combination of acquisitions and base openings fuelled by consumer demand for low-cost air travel. Ryanair another budget airline is currently Easyjet’s biggest competition. EasyJet has adapted cost-cutting measures such as not selling
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QATAR AIRWAYS Qatar Airways has undergone a phenomenal expansion period‚ with an average of 35% growth year-on-year for the past 10 years. the airline has garnered many awards and accolades‚ becoming one of only six airlines worldwide to have been awarded a 5-star rating by Skytrax‚ an independent aviation industry monitor. Facts about Qatar Area | 11‚437 km2 | Population 2007 | 907‚229 est. | GDP per capita | $29‚400 (2006 est.) | GDP Growth rate | 7.1% (2006 est.) | Unemployment
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7144-11-1CSQ AID: 1112 | 28/05/2013 jet blue or west jet both have some goal to draw customer attention that is low cost travel with unique amenities like TV in every seat ‚ and its heavy reliance on information technology through out the business was a critical factor in achieving that goal. → over the past years‚ customers have been heavily relying on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets and also check-in
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & POLICY COMM 4005 / SP1 MODULE 3 JETBLUE AIRWAYS: A CADRE OF NEW MANAGERS TAKES CONTROL JETBLUE AIRWAYS Question 1 David Neelman’s original strategic vision was to ‘bring humanity back to air travel’ through combing low fares of a discount airline carrier with the comforts of a small cozy den in people’s homes. David’s strategic vision is a good one‚ but the strategic objectives‚ strategy development‚ and implementation and execution should be modified to
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Jet Blue has an opportunity to remain cutting edge in the airline industry by continuing to be low-cost and expanding carrier. A great market for Jet Blue to expand to would be towards the Caribbean’s. As well as possibly lobbying Washington to lift travel sanctions in Cuba‚ which at one point was a major vacation getaway for Americans. This opportunity fits into Jet Blues current business model of short distance flights at a lower cost than the competition. Jet Blue is a shinning star in the
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C IMPACT OF JET EXPERIMENT 1 Aim To find the impact force caused by a fluid jet on a horizontal plate and a hemispherical shell and compare it with the expected theoretical force. 2 Theory When a rubber ball strikes a solid surface it nicely rebounds from the solid surface. The amount of rebound would depend on the coefficient of restitution. However‚ when a steady fluid jet strikes a solid surface‚ it does not rebound. But‚ a stream of fluid is formed which moves over the surface and the fluid
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