going to give a general overview on easyJet’s assets‚ then mainly concentrate on its critical capability which formed its core competence. Essentially‚ historical comparison approach was adopted to evaluate the organization’s relative strengths and weakness. The second one is by constructing a Growth-share Matrix for the Easy Group to better understand the balance portfolios of its different Easy companies in it and then the core competence of Easy group will be discussed in detailed. Part One 1
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Other growing low cost carriers: In 1986 a little known airline started service between Ireland and the UK. By copying American Southwest Airlines‚ in 1995 the small airline –Ryanair - was carrying around 2.4 million passengers per year. 1995 was also the first year for easyJet operating from Luton to Glasgow and Edinburgh with two leased Boeing 737s. In 2006 these two airlines‚ carried together over 30 million passengers on more
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fare airlines Bania‚ N.‚ Bauer‚ P.‚ Zlatoper‚ T.‚ 1998. U.S. air passenger service. A taxonomy of route networks‚ hub locations‚ and competition Barbot‚ C.‚ 2006. Low-cost airlines‚ secondary airports‚ and state aid: an economic assessment of the Ryanair–Charleroi Airport agreement Berster‚ P.‚ Gelhausen‚ M.‚ Wilken‚ D.‚ 2012. Demand and supply development patterns of low cost carriers in Africa‚ America‚ Europe‚ Australia and Asia Button‚ K.‚ Pels‚ E.‚ 2010. International air transport: the impact
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UNETHICAL COMPANIES 1) MONSANTO CO. The Missouri based agricultural company has been named world’s most unethical company. The company leads the world’s production of genetically modified foods. Monsanto is infamous for unfairly suing farmers who try to grow foods both ethically and organically. If the lawsuit is not ruled in Monsanto’s favour‚ they still achieve their desired results as the small-scale farms become bankrupt due to legal costs. The company is also the creator of the highly poisonous
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------------------------------------------------- Image via Wikipedia . I read an article about Tony Fernandes‚ the CEO of AirAsia‚ in The Economist today that got me thinking. Thinking about the last few articles I’ve written about United Airlines‚ RyanAir and Southwest Airlines – on how they make money off their customers – what what works and what doesn’t. There’re a lot of airlines in the US and Europe can learn from Tony Fernandes and AirAsia (+ Azran and AirAsiaX). Here’s how the article in The
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diverted from the sea ferries. On the London-Dublin route‚ where traffic had been stagnant for three years‚ passenger numbers more or less doubled in the next three years in response to the low fares introduced by Ryanair and to the lower fares forced on Aer Lingus and British Airways. But Ryanair was not profitable. Its unit costs‚ though lower than those of Aer Lingus‚ were not low enough to sustain its low fares strategy. By 1991 its accumulated losses amounted to close on (Sterling) £18 million and
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" Construction industrie is considered one of the biggest industries in the world. It is all about preparations‚ it is about creating‚ building‚ or reparing an already existing building. Constructions insists of heavy and or civil engineering. Lebanon’s construction is one the most attractive and important sectors in the country‚ despite the political and economic pressure‚ it remains great for all local‚ arab and outside countries investors. In every inustry there are the 5 forced of porter’s that
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[online]. Available at: URL:http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/organicgrowth.asp [Accessed 20 December 2008] • KEEFE‚ L.‚ 2004. Encouraging employee communication [online]. Available at: [Accessed 4 January 2009] • MANAGE 12‚ 2009 • REUTERS‚ 2009. Ryanair rebuffed by Aer Lingus investors [online]. Available at: [Accessed 7 January 2009] • REYNOLDS‚ T.‚ J.‚ 2006. Methodological and strategy development implications of decision segmentation. Journal of advertising research. December. • THOMPSON‚
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to drill holes. Become exclusively low customer cost provider No synergies possible between existing enterprise and low cost unit. A major portion of customer segment is price sensitive. You are willing to acquire new business capabilities. Ryanair Firms can either attack‚ co-exist uneasily or become low cost plays themselves. It is easy to fight traditional rivals due to similarities in their game plans and prowess but most companies overlook the threats from disruptive‚ low cost competitors
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