TITTLE: ‘‘THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY’’ (VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINES) Contents 1) Introduction to airline industry 2) Drivers of globalisation using yip’s model 2.1 Market globalisation 2.2 Cost globalisation 2.3 Globalisation of government policies 2.4 Globalisation of competition 3) Localisation- arguments against globalisation 4) Pestle Analysis 5) Porter’s 5 forces analysis and their application to Airline industry 5.1 Rivalry amongst Existing Firms 5.2 Threat of substitution 5.3 Threat
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formulation and implementation of strategy. In this way they can ensure that their companies rapidly and decisively breakout of their industry context to establish fast track business growth. The House that Branson Built: Virgin’s Entry into the New Millennium Briefly identify the key components of Virgin’s corporate strategy. What made Virgin so successful and a breakout company? How would you describe Branson’s leadership style and philosophy? Could Virgin have succeeded without Richard Branson’s
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I. Introduction VSM Group manufactures markets and sells consumer sewing machines‚ holds a leading position in the medium to high-end segments of household sewing machines on the world market. After redirection‚ VSM had carried out a set of strategies to pull itself from inferior position into an enjoyable place. In this report‚ the strategic position of VSM in 1997 will be analyzed first‚ along with three divisions‚ the environment‚ strategic capability‚ expectations and purposes. Strategic options
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Case Study – Personality and Virgin Group Whatever the industry‚ a company will always consist of an association of two or more individuals working towards a certain global goal; the actions of each individual will contribute to the general welfare of his company and of others around him. So‚ for a manager‚ it is important to single out the individuals whose behaviours better fit those of the company‚ its objectives and the job positions they are to fulfill – much following the preparation principle
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You are the secretary of the Environment Club in school. You have been asked to write an article on the effects of air pollution and suggest ways of solving the problem for your school bulletin. Use the notes given below to write your article. Effects of the air pollution: • deteriorating air quality • health hazards – lung diseases and skin irritations • acid rain – affects agriculture and wildlife Measures to overcome air pollution:
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on a survey of the Virgin Group’s sustainability report that summarize the Virgin companies’ sustainability strategy‚ evaluating the sustainability report based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) principle‚ to comment performance indicators and making recommendations‚ which can improve the sustainability report. Virgin Group’s Corporate responsibility and sustainable development report 2010 emphasizes the range of corporate responsibility and sustainability issues the Virgin companies face operating
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brand equity as the result of a dedicated‚ professional brand strategy throughout a diversified‚ global organisation. The Singapore Airlines brand has been instrumental for the airline from the early start. It serves as one of the leading brand cases from Asia for other established brands as well as any aspiring brands. The Singapore Airlines brand is unique in the sense that the boardroom takes dedicated leadership of the brand strategy unlike many other Asian companies. Background Singapore Airlines
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PORTER’S GENERIC COMPETITIVE STRATEGY Automobile Sector MARUTHI: Low Cost Product – Differentiated service Product Pricing: Maruthi build high walls of safety against competition by its very competitive pricing i.e. pricing as low as possible for the particular product. Maruthi has also been a company that has strived for sustainable development with their “three R” framework standing for “reduce‚ recycle‚ reuse” in its plants‚ so that there is a minimal stress on resources emphasizing on low
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however goods might differ not just in prices‚ but also in other characteristics such as variety and quality. As pointed out by Waterson (1989) and Cremer et al. (1991)‚ “product differentiation is one of the pervasive features of modern economies” and “most of the real world markets are characterised by product differentiation”. Goods‚ even if they satisfy identical needs‚ are not always identical‚ homogenous. At the same time‚ consumers are not identical either: they can have different willingness
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289 CASE EXAMPLE The Virgin Group Aidan McQuade Introduction The Virgin Group is one of the UK’s largest private companies. The group included‚ in 2006‚ 63 businesses as diverse as airlines‚ health clubs‚ music stores and trains. The group included Virgin Galactic‚ which promised to take paying passengers into sub-orbital space. The personal image and personality of the founder‚ Richard Branson‚ were highly bound up with those of the company. Branson’s taste for publicity has led him to
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