...Ryanair’s strategic choice (Porter’s five forces)………5 VRIO framework……………………………………………..5 Rumelt’s criteria……………………………………………..6 Ryanair’s implementation of low cost strategy………..6 Recommendations………………………………………….6 Conclusion…………………………………………………...7 Reference List……………………………………………….7 Appendix………………………………....…………………..8 12.1 Presentation’s slides…………………………………8 Word count 1,744 (excluding reference list and appendix) 2 Besmir Lika 1.0 Introduction Strategic Management Individual Report Richard Jump The notion of underlying the concept of generic strategies is that competitive advantage is at the heart of any strategy, and achieving competitive advantage requires a firm to make a choice, if a firm is to attain competitive advantage, it must make a choice about the type of competitive advantage it seeks to attain and the scope within which it will attain it (Porter, 2004). The purpose of this report is to assess the key strategies chosen by Ryanair within cost leadership and that were likely to generate competitive advantages to the organisation. Furthermore, this paper will analyse the Ryanair’s decision to become a low cost airline through Porter’s five forces. It will help to understand the industry attractiveness and competitive forces. PEST analyses will be directed in order to analyse the business environment where Ryanair operates. SWOT analyses will be piloted to diagnose the strategic capabilities of Ryanair. Porter’s five forces will explain the strategic choice made...
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...AU/ACSC/0607C/97-03 UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON ORGANIZATIONS A Research Paper Presented To The Research Department Air Command and Staff College In Partial Fulfillment of the Graduation Requirements of ACSC by Maj Molly K. Moon March 1997 Disclaimer The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of the US government or the Department of Defense. ii Contents Page DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................ ii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.......................................................................................... iv PREFACE....................................................................................................................... v ABSTRACT................................................................................................................... vi INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 FROM GRUDGING ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO MANAGING DIVERSITY .............. 3 IMPACT OF DIVERSITY ON INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.................... 9 Diversity Climate Factors.......................................................................................... 12 Identity Structures................................................................................................ 12 Prejudice...
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...NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS ANTHRAX VACCINE AS A COMPONENT OF THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE: A DILEMMA FOR HOMELAND SECURITY by Thomas L. Rempfer December 2009 Thesis Advisor: Second Reader: Stanley Supinski Dean Lynch Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 2. REPORT DATE December 2009 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED Master’s Thesis 5. FUNDING NUMBERS Anthrax Vaccine as a Component of the Strategic National Stockpile: A Dilemma for Homeland Security 6. AUTHOR(S) Thomas L. Rempfer 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943-5000...
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...its part. Much like an auto maker's assembly line the Air Force technical training school house works efficiently to push brand new Airmen out to start being part of the organizational mission. The question remains though, can keeping this approach to training the future of the Air Force maintain the quality of Airmen in both technical skills and military training? Throughout this paper there will be an analysis of the methods in which technical training is accomplished for Air Traffic Controllers in the Air Force and how there could be a more productive way to manage the students, the instructors, and the training. Keywords: Air Traffic Controllers, Airmen, technical training Airmen Off the Assembly Line Imagine being a brand new Airman in the Air Force. You have just completed a rigorous eight weeks in basic training where every single minute was planned and you were constantly being yelled at by your Military Training Instructor. You graduate with a relief thinking that the hard part is over, however Basic Training was the easy part. As AF.mil (2006) explains: After basic training, Airmen assigned to be ATCs will attend a 72-day Air Traffic Control operator course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., where they will learn ATC principles and procedures. These include: flight characteristics of aircraft, International Civil Aviation Organization and United States federal and military air directives, the use of aeronautical charts, maps, and...
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...Contents 1. Strategic Profile 1 2. Mission Statement 1 3. Situational Analysis and SWOT Analysis 2 4. Problem Identification 3 5. Analysis of Alternatives 4 6. Strategy Control and Evaluation Processes 6 7. Conclusion & recommendations 7 8. Implementation 7 References 9 Appendix 1 11 Appendix 2 12 Appendix 3 15 1. Strategic Profile Embraer SA is a Brazil-based company which was founded in 1969 and primarily engaged in the manufacture of aircrafts. The company divides its operations into four main segments: Commercial Aviation; Defense and Security, and Executive Aviation. It also offers aircrafts for agricultural use, structural components, mechanical and hydraulic systems, aviation services, and technical activities related to the production and maintenance of aerospace material (www.embraer.com.br). The company’s commercial aviation segment designs, develops, and manufactures various commercial aircraft for regional, low-cost, and mainline airlines and its defense and security segment provides a range of integrated solutions for the defense and security market. The company’s executive aviation segment develops a line of executive jets for fractional ownership companies, charter companies, and high-net-worth individuals. Its aviation services segment offers after-sales customer support services. This segment also provides spare parts, sales, inventory pooling programs, customer training, and other product support services. It has strategic alliances...
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...The Big Picture: A Strategic Plan. Errick Lowe Grand Canyon University Educational Leadership in a Changing World May 15, 2013 Lake Worth High School, located in Lake Worth, FL is a high school that have in the past four years have went from intervene status to an “A” rated school, to now a “B” rated school. During those intervene years the school improved their school grade from a “D” to an “A” over a two year period. This was a great success and is a great accomplishment, but there are more improvements that LWHS need to be made that will make sure the students and the school continue to create growth, productivity, and success. When evaluating areas of weakness, success, progress, and achievements; most school will remain the same. It is when you add relevance, rigor, and technology; these things will enhance the learning environment. Finding ways to motivate the students, getting the community involved, and bringing in academies will enrich the school and will promote the school’s ongoing progress. Even with such a large diverse population of students at Lake Worth, with commitment, motivation, and drive from the faculty, staff, and community will ensure success for all stakeholders involved. Philosophy of Mission and Vision Lake Worth High Community High School will provide all its students with the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary to compete in a global society in the academic and work arenas. Rationale ...
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...more individuals has ever existed without leadership. For organizations to function with some degree of efficiency, effective leadership is an absolute. In the summary that follows, the writer will briefly describe eight key leadership approaches designed to achieve maximum human output. In addition, he will identify the primary characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of the theories mentioned. The writer will also explain the organizational circumstances under which each theory would be most effective. Even though experts continue to seek the perfect workplace model, each of the techniques discussed has played an important role in best management practices. Transactional and Transformational Leadership The first of the eight approaches that will be discussed is transactional and transformational leadership. Transactional leaders influence subordinates toward task completion through the use of reward and punishment. The practice where leaders give something of significance to follower’s in exchange for performing certain tasks. The leader incentivizes desired behaviors by offering subordinates something valuable such as increased salary, bonuses, or promotion. The follower, in turn, is expected to complete their obligations in a satisfactory manner. Opposite of reward, the leader may take away future opportunity or incentive or may use a demotion or another punishment to solicit desired performance. Transactional leadership also involves promises or commitments rooted...
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...GM 591 Final Paper Communication and Collaboration In Today’s Air Force: The 561st Network Operations Squadron A Case Study 1. Introduction The 561st Network Operating Squadron, with about 200 personnel divided between military, government civilians, and contract personnel, operates one of the two primary network nodes for the Air Force data network. The dynamic of the organization is defined by the relationship between the military, nominally in charge but highly transient with constant rotations and deployments, and the Operations and Maintenance (O & M) contractors, who have the knowledge base and the continuity but are on edge due to contract issues and tenuous job security. Added to that tumultuous mix is my small contract of twelve people who are implementing a methodology of best practices for managing a complex Information Technology (IT) organization. This methodology, known as IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), provides a framework of processes that give shape and order to an IT operation. These three teams, the military, the O & M contractors, and the ITIL improvement team work together to provide network services for the greater Air Force, striving to maintain network availability while keeping the data secure from intrusion or compromise. 2. Problem Statement In the last four or five years collaborative computing and social networking have rapidly increased both in the business environment and in people’s personal lives....
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...Asian Low Cost Airlines A Strategic Management Analysis Analysis is made from Strategic Alliances between Batch 20 and Batch 21 of SGU MBA Program Written by YopieRissa Pahlawan Arfianto RiaHutari RonyHariadi If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at the lowest possible fares, and make darn sure they have a good time doing it, people will fly your airline. Rollin King and Herb Kelleher, founder of Southwest Airlines in 1971 SECTION 1 – Budget and Low Cost Airlines 1.1. Budget Airlines The original concept of budget airlines is basically outsourced business. It puts together other businesses into and integrates those separate businesses into a form of operation and put effort to create a brand. Basically, it will try to minimize capital investments and cover it with operational expenses. And by nature of its business model, the cost structures are all variable costs, or very minimum fixed costs. With this business model, the company is not only rent the aircraft, but also outsourced its pilots, flight attendants, and other employees. It will sell tickets through agents and use service from company doing aircraft maintenance and services. And to ensure the profitability, it is critical that the operational costs, which is the main source of expenses, to be as low as possible. Therefore, it is typical that companies using this business model to use old airplanes which are close to end of the service-life...
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...Assignment One Task (One) 1) Cost Leadership Strategy Definition Companies that choose a cost leadership strategy offer relatively standardized products with features or characteristics that are acceptable to customers. In other words, with a minimum level of differentiation and also at the lowest competitive price. This means that companies offer standardized to an industry’s typical customer. Customers receive value when a company successfully implements a cost leadership strategy. Companies that wish to be successful by following a cost leadership strategy must maintain constant efforts aimed at lowering their costs which relative to competitors cost and creating value for customers. Cost reduction strategies include: • Building an efficient scale facilities • Establishing tight control of production and overhead costs • Minimizing the costs of sales. Product research and development, and service. • Investing in state of the art manufacturing technologies. In simply, cost leadership strategy is a type of competitive strategy with which the organization aggressively seeks efficient facilities, cuts costs, and employs tight cost controls to be more efficient than competitors. Undercut competitors’ prices and still offer comparable quality and earn a reasonable profit. Successful strategy to defend against the five competitive forces. Such protected from powerful customers and suppliers, because customers cannot find lower prices elsewhere,...
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...how internal and external factors control to the strategy that Ryanair Plc is following. This report undertakes a detailed study of Ryanair which include a brief outlining of the company’s products and services. Mission, vision and values of the airline will be also explained. It evaluate company’s current strategy and the management of that strategy. It also gives a brief evaluation of Ryanair’s financial structure as well as an environmental analysis of the European airline industry and how this affects Ryanair. Each section of the following report represent the key findings. Introduction to company section includes Ryanair’s background, mission and vision statements, Corporate Social Responsibility policy, company’s stakeholders. External environment section include SWOT analysis. This analysis explain Internal (Strengthens and Weaknesses) and External (Opportunities and Threats) factors. Furthermore, PEST analyse is described. In order to understand company’s profitability in relevance to the competitors, the Porter’s Five Forces framework is used. In Financial sector the turnover , profit margins, operating profit, current ratio, solvency ratio, gearing ratio and the comparability of these during 2006-2008 period is explained. Using the Ansoft’s growth matrix the main strategic direction that Ryanair follow was indentified. The methods of development such as low cost, no- frills model, finding new markets for existing products, opening new routes are outlined and analysed...
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... . .13 Administration Public Safety Communications . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Personnel Bureau Training Bureau Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Finance Payroll Grants Administration Fleet Services Facilities Management Court Services Unit (CSU) Alarm Enforcement Unit (EAU) Records Management Front Counters/Telephone Report Unit Automation and Digital Records Crime Analysis Unit (CAU) Property/Evidence Unit Operations Field Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Neighborhood Policing Centers (NPCs) Management Accountability Program (RPD~MAP) Watch Commanders Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Bike Team El Protector University Neighborhood Enhancement Team (UNET) Crime Statistics Special Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Community Services Group Citizen Academy Crime Free Multi-Housing Neighborhood Watch Business Watch Youth Court METRO/SWAT & Aviation Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Mobile Field Force (MFF) Emergency Negotiations Team (ENT) Aviation Unit Traffic Bureau Field Accident Investigators Police Motor Officers Major Accident Investigations Team (MAIT) Traffic Investigations Follow-up Traffic Program Supervisor Parking Enforcement Tow Enforcement School Crossing Guards Traffic Education Illegal Street...
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...team lead and will be using my acquisition warrant to obligate the government for contracts in services and commodities. In this paper, I will be completing a job analysis and complete a job description for my replacement. I will discuss my how I will find a replacement for myself and then supervise that person in my old position. Next, using the job description, I will then develop a recruiting plan and selection strategy including testing and interviewing. Once my replacement has been hired, I will then go through the process his/her job performance and how it will be evaluated. I will create a performance evaluation philosophy and how appraisals will be completed. Lastly, I will list the training and development specifications of a Contracting Specialist, and how my replacement will be set for professional growth in the career field. I spent five years as a Contracting Specialist and would like to think I would be well prepared to pick the next best choice for my replacement. Contracting, especially with the government is a very small world and a tight knit community. At some point, in the contracting career field you will eventually work with your past co-workers again or individuals who have left the military to join the civilian world. As I was thinking about my position and coming with a job analysis, I was trying to break down what contracting actually is. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management the career field is described as contracting, procurement...
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...SHEIKH ZAYED ISLAMIC CENTRE University of Karachi “ISLAM & SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT” Submitted to: Dr. Umar Hayat Asim Submitted by: Ariba Inayet Roll# 05 Date: September 10, 2015 Islam: Islam is one of the largest religions in the world with over 1 billion followers. It is a monotheistic faith based on revelations received by the Prophet Muhammad in 7th-century Saudi Arabia. The Arabic word Islam means “submission” reflecting the faith's central tenet of submitting to the will of God. Followers of Islam are called Muslims. The sacred text of Islam, the Qur'an, was written in Arabic within 30 years of Muhammad's death. Muslims believe it contains the literal word of God. Also important is the tradition of the sayings and actions of Muhammad and his companions, collected in the Hadith. Islamic practices center on the Five Pillars of Islam—faith; prayer; fasting; pilgrimage to Mecca; and alms Science: Science is the system of acquiring knowledge through use of the scientific method — that is, generating hypotheses and theories through observation and testing. Science is intimately linked with technology; technology is developed using scientific discoveries and science is reliant on technology to further its ideas. The goals of science are to learn more about the world and use this knowledge for the betterment of humankind, or for the destruction of mankind, whichever comes first. The term "science" originally referred to knowledge in general. However, it has been...
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