LEADERSHIP & ORGANISATIONS COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT TUTORIAL Leadership & Organisations 6BUS1001 – 0901 Semester A (2012-13) Case Study: ‘Virgin Atlantic and Ryanair’ Question: Using relevant leadership‚ management and motivation theory‚ compare and contrast the leadership styles of Richard Branson and Michael O’Leary. Critically discuss the state of affairs in the two organisations that are created or impacted by their leadership styles and behavior. Word Count: 1700 Your
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2012 | | | BE2601-Principles of Management Group Assignment: Zappos Planning & HRM SEM 1‚ AY 2012/13 Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3 Mission Statement 3 Strategic Planning 3 SWOT Analysis 3 Recommendations to SWOT 4 Corporate Level Strategy 5 Business Level Analysis - Point of Differentiation 5 Human Resources Management (HRM) 5 Recruitment and Selection 6 Training and Development 6 Performance Appraisal and Feedback 7 Pay and
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STRATEGY Ryanair case What is your assessment of Ryanair launch strategy? From my point of view‚ the strategy implemented by Ryanair was perfect because it is focused on capturing those passengers who have the price as the main criterion in choosing the mean of transport. There is a wide difference between the fare of the air companies with the ferry or rail giving rise to another variables‚ as comfort or no time‚ do not influence by the time of the decision-making. However‚ Ryanair managed
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Appraisal Reviews Columbia Southern University Abstract Appraisal Reviews are the subject of ever firm across the globe. How we conduct these reviews and assess the feedback can be a major obstacle for a firm to address. These reviews are a guided mark with the firm to help review the employee and provide important feedback while also assessing future career implications Appraisal Reviews Performance Review Takes a Page from Facebook
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Case Study: GEICO Case Study: GEICO GEICO was founded in 1936 in San Antonio‚ Texas by Leo and Lillian Goodwin. “In the mid-1930s‚ at the height of the Great Depression‚ there weren ’t many people with the foresight and courage to start up a new company. Yet the husband and wife team were up to the challenge” (GEICO‚ 2011). The company was established to provide auto insurance for governmental employees in the United States. GEICO was based on the idea governmental employees were safer
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OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY (EMPOWERMENT AT CHRYSLER) SUMMARY in the early 1980’s Chrysler’s corporation was bankrupt ‚ Chrysler Corporation after facing bankruptcy they improved their performance again by lee Iacocca. When Robert Eaton was CEO Chrysler’s performance outstanding 1994. .Its earnings rose 246 percent to $ 3.7 billion and its sales were up to 20 percent to $ 52.2 billion‚ according to Eaton‚ the reason of their success is empowerment. When they were manufacturing a new
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MGN421 Strategic HRM: Assessment Item 2 Case Analysis (60%) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS | High Distinction | Distinction | Credit | Pass | Fail | KS (1.1) Well-researched knowledge and critical understanding applied to issues at the forefront of a specialised discipline area | Demonstration of current knowledge of the chosen business strategy and the implications for strategic human resource management (SHRM)Weighting: 10/60 | Full critical exploration of the chosen business strategy and the
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Ryanair Case Analysis 1. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Substitute: In this industry‚ there are high substitution power because if one airline decides to raise prices then customers are going to switch to a cheaper airline company. The majority of passengers are price sensitive and have the option of taking other forms of transportation such as the rail or ferry. Customers are willing to travel longer if they can pay for a cheaper fare. The round fare for ferry and rail is 55
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Q.s 1 What theories from this chapter are relevant for analyzing the case? Ans 1) Leader Member Exchange theory also known as LMX or Vertical Dyad Linkage theory would be most appropriate in analyzing this case. According to this theory Leaders tend to build special relations with some employees which end up becoming a part of the Leaders inner circle. These employees are implicitly trusted by the leader and usually given high levels of responsibility‚ decision making power and access to resources
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Assignment Ryanair Case 1-What is your assessment of Ryanair’s launch strategy? - Will it be successful? Or is it fatally flawed? Why? - Does Ryanair’s strategy give it a competitive advantage over the rivals? 2- How do you expect Aer Lingus and British Airways to respond? Why? - Focus on competitor analyses of Aer Lingus and British Airways. What does Aer Lingus want to achieve? What does British Airways want to achieve? - What are the reasons to expect vigorous retaliation from Aer Lingus
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