...Dubai One should visit Dubai, because it is a beautiful city located in the United Arab Emirates with the modern development and wonderful and luxurious attractions. The first sightseeing that needs to be mentioned is Burj Khalifa. It is a skyscraper with the height of 829.84 m; the high rise is the tallest artificial building around the world. The structure was officially opened on the 4th January, 2010, and it is a component of the new 2 km flagship district named Downtown Dubai. This tower is the heart of the world-famous area for shopping, eating and amusement. It is also the highest skyscraper, the structure of which consists of numerous floors, while the tallest one has the biggest and swiftest elevators. In order to test one of the performances, it is essential to pay a visit to “Atmosphere”, which is the world tallest restaurant on the 122nd floor, at the height of 442 m. In contradiction to the title, it offers a supervision deck, which is not placed on the tip, namely on the 163th floor, but on the 124th one. When it was opened at first, it was the tallest supervision deck in the world in terms of the open air, taking into consideration its height of 452 m; however, since that time, it has been exceeded by the Cloud Top 488 supervision deck on the tip of Canton Tower in Guangdong, located in China. Another place of interest in Dubai is Burj Al Arab. It is one of the most splendid buildings with the height of 321 m; it is considered to be the fourth elevated hotel...
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...of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Dubai government and the UAE has always been present from the earliest Islamic times, with people and organizations practising Islamic values, donating through philanthropy and Shariah compliant ways of commerce. In recent years, there have been worldwide initiatives to invest responsibly and focus on investing profits into community life and saving the environment. CSR addresses a company’s transparency or openness and considering its stakeholders’ expectations. This means that business does more than act out of self-interest and shows social responsibility (Juholin, 2004). Companies cannot operate any more entirely independently and need to consider the needs of society and welfare of the community. Organizations now realize that in order to survive and stay unique in business and obtain strategic advantages, they need to practice being socially responsible. Many larger organizations have already integrated CSR into their strategic plans as an important factor in order to have a sustainable business. Although larger enterprises have more impact on society today, SMEs are also considered as a leading area of business with great influence on society due to the fact that they comprise the largest business sector and are dominant employers in most economies. CSR awareness is increasing in the Middle East,particularly in Dubai. One of the main motivators for CSR in the UAE is the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and CSR centre namely; Centre...
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...of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria . Of the seven, only the Pyramid remains, the rest we know of only through historic documents.[1] There have been other “7 Wonders” lists and in 2007, the Swiss government sponsored a project to create a new list, with selections made by popular vote. Over 100 million votes were cast, and the new 7 Wonders were announced as follows: Chichen Itza (the Yucatan, Mexico pyramid), Christ the Redeemer (Brazil’s enormous statue of Jesus), Colosseum (Rome’s arena of Gladiators),Great Wall of China (you can see it from space!),Machu Picchu (ancient city built on an unbelievably high mountain top in Peru),Petra (Jordan’s city cut directly into the side of a stone mountain ),and the Taj Mahal (India’s majestic temple/mausoleum).[2] But my final Cyber Journey of the semester started not as a stroll through history, but as a trip into the future of arts and Architecture with a look at another “7 Wonders” list – The 7 New Wonders of the 21st Century [3], as selected by Architecture, an online review published by the website Quazen. With no further ado, here are the 7: * Millau Viaduct http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct At a height of 1,122 feet, and a span of 1.6 miles, this bridge holds the record as both the longest, and the tallest cable-stayed bridge in the world. In addition, it is a beautiful work of architecture, and the support beams resemble ships at sail. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/01/wonders_bigdigs/image/millau_viaduct...
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...rates in Dubai plummet to 24pc in the space of just two years The divorce rate in Dubai has become the lowest not only in the UAE but the whole of the Arab world, thanks to a new counselling service offered by the emirate's court service. Divorce rates have plummeted from 35 per cent to 24 per cent in the space of just two years. It has been attributed to the success of the Reformation and Family Direction Section created by Dubai Courts in 2000 to tackle marital problems. Wodad Lootah, a social worker at the section said Dubai Courts had set up the section following an increase in divorce rates during the 1990s. She said the main aim was to allow couples to settle disputes amicably without resorting to court action at an early stage. Since the Reformation and Family Direction Section was established, it has received 1,496 couples who claimed they wanted to divorce. Of these, 471 couples changed their minds and did not divorce - nearly one third. "The main causes of divorce are lack of understanding between the husband and wife because neither know how to communicate effectively with each other, as well as how to solve their problems in the right way," she said. Wodad added that the section has taken many steps to reduce divorce. It has distributed about 1,200 social packages to newly married couples at the court which has helped in dropping divorce rates by six per cent in the year 2002 alone. However, it's not all good news, as the Dubai...
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...ruler of Dubai – beams down on his creation. His image is displayed on every other building, sandwiched between the more familiar corporate rictuses of Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders. This man has sold Dubai to the world as the city of One Thousand and One Arabian Lights, a Shangri-La in the Middle East insulated from the dust-storms blasting across the region. He dominates the Manhattan-manqué skyline, beaming out from row after row of glass pyramids and hotels smelted into the shape of piles of golden coins. And there he stands on the tallest building in the world – a skinny spike, jabbing farther into the sky than any other human construction in history. But something has flickered in Sheikh Mohammed's smile. The ubiquitous cranes have paused on the skyline, as if stuck in time. There are countless buildings half-finished, seemingly abandoned. In the swankiest new constructions – like the vast Atlantis hotel, a giant pink castle built in 1,000 days for $1.5bn on its own artificial island – where rainwater is leaking from the ceilings and the tiles are falling off the roof. This Neverland was built on the Never-Never – and now the cracks are beginning to show. Suddenly it looks less like Manhattan in the sun than Iceland in the desert. Once the manic burst of building has stopped and the whirlwind has slowed, the secrets of Dubai are slowly seeping out. This is a city built from nothing in just a few wild decades on credit and ecocide, suppression and slavery. Dubai is a...
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...and thanks to those people, who directed me at every step in the project work. I would like to thank our respected director Mr.D D Chaturvedi, who allowed me to undertake this project and provided his valuable guidance in doing. I extend my sincere thank and gratitude to Dr. AMIT GUPTA, internal faculty, MAIMS, for her help and valuable support throughout the term of the project. It was a learning experience to work under his guidance. I would also like to thank the faculty member and staff member of MAIMS for their kind support and help during the project. Citibank A major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. As of March 2010, Citigroup is the third largest bank holding company in the United States by total assets, after Bank of...
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...Special Advertising Section 2008 Abu Dhabi Plan 2030 Innovation and Sustainable Development Abu Dhabi is the capital of the seven-member United Arab Emirates and its largest and wealthiest member. It has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas, as well as a pristine and beautiful natural environment encompassing sea, islands, coastline and desert. The Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 details how Abu Dhabi will succeed in managing its growth in a way that is good for business, for residents and for the environment. And by doing this, Abu Dhabi will achieve its goal of becoming a global capital city, worldrenowned for its cultural, tourism and business offerings. Special Advertising Section 2008 Abu Dhabi 3 Abu Dhabi: Creating a Modern Metropolis isit Abu Dhabi, even for a short time, and the quiet confidence of this dynamic capital city is quickly apparent. It’s a confidence that prioritizes planning and getting things right from the start. What’s the source of this confidence? Perhaps it’s the $350 billion in infrastructure, real estate and industrial projects already in progress for the city. Maybe it stems from the Persian Gulf emirate’s enormous oil and gas reserves and growing human capital base. It could also be the awareness that most elements of the city’s future growth have already been studied and planned out. But it is likely a combination of all these factors. This city’s ambitious and deliberate approach to growth was behind the creation of “Plan Abu Dhabi 2030:...
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...FRANK T. ROTHAERMEL DAVID R. KING Tesla Motors, Inc. January 1, 2015. Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of Tesla is taking it easy on this New Year’s Day. While having his coffee, he scrolls through some recent issues of The Wall Street Journal on his iPad. A headline from one current story jumps out at him, “Gasoline prices have declined for 88 consecutive days, the longest streak of falling prices on record.”1 The slide in gas prices, which began in September 2014, also happened to coincide with the slide in Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock. With increasing oil, and therefore gas, prices, people had an incentive for purchasing electric cars. Now with gas prices drop- ping, the incentive to buy would start to become less of one, and the demand for the product would probably drop. This was one of the challenges facing Musk on this New Year’s Day. In addition to hav- ing to contend with lower selling costs due to rising production, Tesla was also confronting increasing competition and economic headwinds that were likely going to lower the demand for electric cars. Musk is a serial entrepreneur longing to leave a legacy, and he believes that Tesla just might be the company that will help him leave his mark. He has a large profile already and has been described as “Henry Ford and Robert Oppenheimer in one person,” as well as “Tony Stark, the eccentric inventor better known as Iron Man.”2, 3 (In fact, Musk made a cameo appearance in Iron Man 2.) But, with sev- eral pressing...
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...CONTENTS Section 1 - Industry Profile Overview Future Outlook European Industry Overview North America Overview Asia & Pacific Industry Overview India & Middle East Industry Overview Development of World Scheduled Air Traffic World Economic Growth and Airline Profits Rankings - Passenger services Rankings – Freight services Section 2 - British Airways Profile Overview Alliances LHR Air Transport Movements LGW Air Transport Movements Awards History Key Events (1987-2005) Board Members Leadership Team British Airways Management Team Employees Brands Departmental Analysis Section 3 - British Airways Fleet Aircraft Fleet Aircraft Delivery Schedule Mainline Fleet Profiles Regional Aircraft Fleet Maintenance Section 4 - British Airways Performance Summary Strategy Social and Environmental Performance Incentive Plans Summary Financial / Operating Statistics Principal Investments Shareholder Information Share Price History Section 5 - Global Partners Overview BA Connect Franchisees oneworld Aer Lingus American Airlines Cathay Pacific Finnair Iberia LanChile Qantas oneworld At A Glance Section 6 - Route Network British Airways Franchisees Section 7 - General Information Airport Three Letter Decodes Outside Advisors Abbreviations & Specialist Terms How To Contact Us 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 89 91 92 93 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 38 39 40 41 44 47 105 109 110 115 116 118 56 56 57 69 72 73 74 75 75 77 86 87 88 This document has been prepared solely...
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...ETIHAD AIRWAYS Assignment I Contents INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND 3 ETIHAD’S CORE VALUES 4 COMMITMENT 4 VISION AND MISSION 5 HISTORY 6 LOYALTY PROGRAM 6 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 9 FINANCIAL POSITION 9 FINANCING ACTIVITIES 11 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 11 GENERAL ENVIRONMENT 12 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 41 INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 44 1. Porter's 5 forces model 44 COMPETITOR ANALYSIS 65 INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 68 COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 90 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 92 IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTS THAT ETIHAD NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF: 108 ARE THE VISIONS AND MISSIONS CLEAR AND MEASURABLE? 110 REFERENCES 111 INTRODUCTION Strategic management is the comprehensive collection of ongoing activities and processes that organizations use to systematically coordinate and align resources and actions with mission, vision and strategy throughout an organization. Strategic management activities transform the static plan into a system that provides strategic performance feedback to decision making and enables the plan to evolve and grow as requirements and other circumstances change (Dess, Gregory G., G.T. Lumpkin and Marilyn L. Taylor, 2005). Our group decided to work upon Etihad Airways, the flag carrier airline for United Arab Emirates. The name ‘Etihad’ is derived from an Arabic word which means ‘union’. In addition to its main activity of passenger transportation, Etihad controls Etihad cargo and holidays. Aside from that, they have stakes in many other airlines...
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...The 2012 The Cathedral & John Connon Alumni Magazine Founders’ Day Brunch 2011 EVENTS Rumble in the Jungle OFF THE SHELF Amish Tripathi and Akash Shah OUT OF THE BOX Dhanya Pilo Contents 9 President’s Message Events Founders’ Day 2011 Rumble in the Jungle Memories and Mayhem School Update Summer School Spotlight Keshav Desiraju Sudha Shah Off the Shelf Amish Tripathi and Akash Shah Out of the Box Vijaya Pastala Dhanya Pilo Nostalgia Reunions First Citizen In Memoriam Mrs. Irene Saldanha Mr. Anthony Dias Class Notes The Quiz 2 5 7 9 10 13 15 17 18 21 22 25 27 29 31 33 36 68 15 13 18 Editorial Team Udita Jhunjhunwala (ICSE 1984) Miel Sahgal (ISC 1989) Shyla Boga Patel (ISC 1969) Mukeeta Jhaveri (ISC 1983) Mitali Anand Kalra (ISC 1989) Business Rohita Chaganlal Doshi (ISC 1975) Editorial support, Design and Printing 22 Kirtana Shetty Minaal Pednekar and Nikunj Parikh Spenta Multimedia This magazine is not for sale and is intended for internal circulation only. Any material from this magazine may not be reproduced in part or whole without written consent. Views and opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the Publishers. Published by The Cathedral and John Connon Alumni Association, 6, P.T. Marg, Mumbai 400 001 and printed at Spenta Multimedia, Peninsula Spenta, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013. www.spentamultimedia.com 21 36 Special...
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...Analysis & Interpretation 24 (Of Our Survey) 24 Findings of Study 37 Tourism Marketing Management * Tourism Sector in India (Overview) Introduction Tourism and hospitality, a key sector of the Indian economy, plays a key role in the growth of Brand India and accounts for around 12.4 per cent of the total employment in India. Globally, tourism ranks fifth as an export category after fuels, chemicals, food and automotive products. The tourism and hospitality sector in India is highly optimistic with a large number of hotel chains having lied up their expansion plans. The renewed sense of optimism comes on the back of a volatile economic environment for most part of 2014 and the sector hopes that initiatives announced by the new government, including those related to e-visas and specific funds for developing tourist circuits, would lead to good business. The policies and changes implemented by the Government of India have been...
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...Retail Management Strategies: Shoppers Stop Retail Visit J. Shiveen Page | 1 INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY: The Indian Retail Sector has undergone rapid transformation by setting scalable and profitable retail models across various categories and formats. Traditional markets are making way for departmental stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets and specialty stores. The modern malls cater to shopping, entertainment and food, all under one roof. Indian Retail Market Share: 30% of GDP Share of retail in private consumption: 53.3% Total retail market: Rs. 1,948,916 cr. Organized retail market: Rs. 126,680 cr. (6.5% of total market) Growth rate of organized retail: 17.39% YOY Page | 2 KEY DRIVERS OF THE ORGANISED RETAIL INDUSTRY: Favorable demographics, rising income as a trickledown effect of the rising GDP are among the major reasons for the retail boom. Other reasons for retail boom are: Exposure to international trends; Technology; Fluidity; Increasing Middle class consumption growth. BRAND PROFILE: HEADQUATERS INDUSTRY TYPE STATUS COMPANY SIZE NUMBERS OF STORES 2011 REVENUES NET PROFIT TOTAL RETAIL AREA FOUNDED Eureka Towers,9th Floor, B Wing, Mindspace, Link Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400064 Retail Public Company Operating 8000 employees 49 Rs. 439.2 crore Rs. 11.7 crore 3.93 million sq. ft. 1991 “Feel the experience While you shop” Page | 3 Vision: To be a global retailer in India & maintain no.1 position in Indian market in Department Store ...
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...Adventures with God Real Life Inspirational Stories 37 Allan David Weatherall Contents Introduction:.......................................................................................... i Chapter 1: Random Acts of Kindness....................................................1 Chapter 2: What is Eritrea? . ............................................................... 4 Chapter 3: The Power of Faith & Hope ............................................. 11 Chapter 4: Hey, Chuck Norris! . ........................................................ 14 Chapter 5: We’ve Been Expecting You! ............................................ 18 Chapter 6: On the Road to Jerusalem ................................................ 24 Chapter 7: Jerusalem . ........................................................................ 28 Chapter 8: But, I’m not a Catholic .................................................... 32 Chapter 9: America... here I come ...................................................... 37 Chapter 10: My Friend, John . ............................................................41 Chapter 11: Finding God in the Storm . ............................................ 45 Chapter 12: Trusting God in the War Zone ...................................... 49 Chapter 13: Jahzal . ............................................................................ 52 Chapter 14: The Steadfast Faithfulness of God ................................. 57 Chapter 15: Confrontational Love in the...
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...Term paper on “The Airline Industry in Bangladesh : A management Colosseum” Faculty of Business Studies Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) The Airline Industry in Bangladesh : A management Colosseum Submitted to Major General (Retired ) Professor Alauddin M A Wadud,BP Course Instructor, Strategic Management Faculty of Business Studies Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Submitted by 1. Priodarshine Auvi (EV1202026) 2. Mohammad Abdul Momin (EV1202027) 3. Kazi Kamrul Alam (EV1202029) 4. Mahbubur Rahman (Ev 1202028) 5. Maruf Hossain (Ev 1202014) LETTER OF TRANSMITAL Aug 27, 2013 Major General (Retired ) Professor Alauddin M A Wadud,BP Course Instructor Strategic Management Faculty of Business studies Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Subject: Submission the term paper of “The Airline Industry in Bangladesh: A management Colosseum” Dear Sir, With due respect and humble to inform you that it is my pleasure to submit this report on“The Airline Industry in Bangladesh: A management Colosseum”. As your valuable suggestions and guidance, we have tried my best to prepare the report properly. There may be some shortcomings. We would be grateful if you consider those as excusable points and we like to thank you for your kind cooperation. Despite the limitations, we sincerely believe that you...
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