...Ones and Dilchert’s article: the creation of organizational cultures. Here, we will develop the idea of how culture, value creation, and competitive advantage are linked to environmental sustainability. We will briefly illustrate our arguments with findings from our case-study research in the hospitality industry in 13 Iberoamerican countries.1 1. Ours is research in progress, based on qualitative and mixed research methods. It aims to analyze the role of sustainability in the hospitality sector in Iberoamerica: Spain, Portugal, and Latin America (concretely, in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic). Organizational culture and sustainability Sustainability and Organizational Culture There is a nascent body of literature that aims to understand how companies can embed sustainability in their organizational cultures (Howard-Grenville & Bertels, 2012). For these authors, culture has been conceptualized as shared norms or values (reinforced through the role of leaders and ‘‘champions,’’ the allocation of resources, the use of incentives, and the existence of corporate policies), as a frame or filter (that is, as recursive connections between people’s day-to-day actions and the meanings associated with them), and as a toolkit (made malleable by individual actors who use cultural resources in new ways). Among the myriad of conceptualizations available, Ulrich and Brockbank...
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...Resarch Paper Virgin Group Jonas Rosario-Lora Table of Contents Executive Summary3-4 Literature Review4 Bullets A-C4-12 Discussion 12-17 Conclusion17-18 Reference18-22 Executive Summary The matter of this company is to observer there recent change, and how we can identify the change the organizational change. Using the company’s management models, leadership styles and strategic management change, to figure out if the change is making the company profitable. Can the company sustain the change process and fit best with the condition without having resistance in change to hurt the company. Virgin America is in the verge of losing it’s shareholders and investor, since the day it lunch in 2007 and the following four years the company has been losing over 395million dollars. There Expenses are lower than the main airline carriers, primarily, it’s not inexpensive sufficiently to participate rivalry against competitors like JetBlue or Spirit. Virgin America has been embraced to create a honest low- cost structure, While it’s competitors have reduced their cost structure significantly, customers are not eager to pay a high premium to have the ability to enjoy TV on there flights and have a free checked bag “which is why JetBlue will likely be charging for the first bag soon”. There mission statement is to rethinking what it means to fly economy, by producing the leading low-cost luxury airline. The company established an impressive goal, to create the procedure...
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...l2012 Business Plan. English Immersion Oasis Movie Theater Members: Lianabel Castillo Liliana Cruz Rafael Fernández Raúl de la Mota Yanet Peguero Teacher: María Alejandra Grullón November 14th 2012, Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. Oasis Movie Theater 2 INDEX 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………… 5 2. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION ………………………………..7 2.1 Company Name ……………………………………….8 2.2 Company Description …………………………………8 2.3 Mission, Vision & Objectives ………………………...9 2.4 Corporative Image …………………………………..10 2.5 Critical Success Factors ……………………………..12 2.6 Legal Process …………………………………………13 2.7 S.W.O.T Analysis …………………………………….13 3. MANAGEMENT …………………………………………..14 3.1 Management team and functions ……………………..15 4. PRODUCTS AND SERVICE ……………………………..18 4.1 Service/Products Description ……………………….19 4.2 Unique Selling Propositions …………………………21 5. THE MARKET …………………………………………….22 5.1 Industry and Competitor Analysis …………………23 5.2 Surveys Results ………………………………………29 5.3 Market Analysis ……………………………………...33 5.4 Target Market ………………………………………..33 6. OPERATIONS …………………………………………….35 6.1 Location ………………………………………………36 6.2 Suppliers ……………………………………………...36 7. MARKETING STRATEGY ……………………………...38 7.1 Pricing Strategy ……………………………………...39 7.2 Sales Strategy ………………………………………..39 7.3 Distribution Channels ……………………………….40 7.4 Promotion Strategy ………………………………….40 7.5 Marketing Mix ……………………………………….42 Oasis Movie Theater 3 8. ACCOUNTING ISSUES ………………………………….43 8.1 Investment ……………………………………………44 8.2 Expenses...
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...COMPANY PROFILE Southwest Airlines Co. REFERENCE CODE: DEFBDE99-9B78-4A63-BE9C-7EA7568D476E PUBLICATION DATE: 30 Nov 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Southwest Airlines Co. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts...............................................................................................................3 Business Description...........................................................................................4 History...................................................................................................................5 Key Employees.....................................................................................................7 Key Employee Biographies................................................................................10 Major Products and Services............................................................................16 Revenue Analysis...............................................................................................17 SWOT Analysis...................................................................................................18 Top Competitors.................................................................................................23 Company View.............................
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...together O P E N & C O M M I T T E D Annual Report 2010-11 The captain and his crew wish you an enjoyable business trip to New York, Tokyo, Delhi… and more than 850 other cities, letting you take advantage of one of the world’s leading networks with our SkyTeam partners. II _ Air France-KLM 2010-11 Annual Report airfrance.com making the sky the best place on earth Editorial We can face the challenges with confidence Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Chairman of the Air France-KLM Board of Directors On the North Atlantic, the leading long-haul market globally, Air France-KLM has established a significant lead over the other alliances, and particularly Star Alliance, through the joint-venture that the Group has created with Delta and Alitalia. Our goal is to extend this model to all our SkyTeam partners, and particularly our Chinese partners. Furthermore, we are actively engaged in membership negotiations with other airlines in Brazil, India and elsewhere in Asia. On this basis, SkyTeam stands to benefit from global coverage. After a challenging time in 2009-10, our Group has succeeded in stemming the haemorrhage and returning to profit while also reducing debt. Our recovery has been remarkable. This success is thanks to the outstanding work of the Air France-KLM teams and the resolute commitment of all our employees within a difficult environment. I would like to thank everyone for their efforts. To confirm this recovery, the Air France-KLM group was able to implement...
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...500 extraordinary islands G R E E N L A N D Beaufort Sea Baffin Bay vi Da i tra sS t a nm De it Stra rk Hudson Bay Gulf of Alaska Vancouver Portland C A N A D A Calgary Winnipeg Newfoundland Quebec Minneapolis UNITED STATES San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Phoenix Dallas Ottawa Montreal ChicagoDetroitToronto Boston New York OF AMERICA Philadelphia Washington DC St. Louis Atlanta New Orleans Houston Monterrey NORTH AT L A N T I C OCEAN MEXICO Guadalajara Mexico City Gulf of Mexico Miami Havana CUBA GUATEMALA HONDURAS b e a n Sea EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA Managua BAHAMAS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JAMAICA San Juan HAITI BELIZE C a r PUERTO RICO ib TRINIDAD & Caracas N TOBAGO A COSTA RICA IA M PANAMA VENEZUELA UYANRINA H GU C U G Medellín A PAC I F I C OCEAN Galapagos Islands COLOMBIA ECUADOR Bogotá Cali S FR EN Belém Recife Lima BR A Z I L PERU La Paz Brasélia Salvador Belo Horizonte Rio de Janeiro ~ Sao Paulo BOLIVIA PARAGUAY CHILE Cordoba Santiago Pôrto Alegre URUGUAY Montevideo Buenos Aires ARGENTINA FALKLAND/MALVINAS ISLANDS South Georgia extraordinary islands 1st Edition 500 By Julie Duchaine, Holly Hughes, Alexis Lipsitz Flippin, and Sylvie Murphy Contents Chapter 1 Beachcomber Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Aquatic Playgrounds 2 Island Hopping the Turks & Caicos: Barefoot Luxury 12 Life’s a Beach 14 Unvarnished & Unspoiled 21 Sailing...
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...vocabGCSE 09 Spanish Vocabulary book Version- Draft 1 GCSE Spanish Edexcel GCSE in Spanish Edexcel GCSE 2009 Spanish Vocabulary Book Edexcel are pleased to oprovide this free vocabulary book freely to support learners following the the Edexcel GCSE 2009 Specification in Spanish. Please note: the most up to date version of this document is available on the Edexcel website and a definitive list of core vocabulary is available in the Edexcel Specification. Introduction This bilingual glossary has been produced to support you in your language learning and to help you prepare for the Edexcel GCSE. It features a revised minimum core vocabulary foundation level vocabulary (this has been expanded from the original one in the specification) as well as higher level vocabulary. English meanings, genders and irregular word endings are given and the vocabulary is listed both alphabetically and under the following Edexcel headings: High Frequency Language Verbs Adjectives Colours Adverbs Numbers Quantities Connecting Words Time Expressions Times Days of the Week Months of the Year Question Words Countries Continents Nationalities Areas/Mountains/Cities/Rivers Acronyms and Abbreviations Social Conventions Prepositions Listening and Reading Topics Out and About - Visitor Information, Basic Weather, Local Amenities, Accommodation, Public Transport, Directions Customer Services and Transactions - Cafes and Restaurants, Shops, Dealing with Problems Personal Information - General...
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...PERMANENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE BRINGING SUSTAINABLE RESULTS... 2009/10 Annual Report and Accounts Who we are British Airways is the UK’s largest international scheduled airline. We fly our customers at convenient times to the best located airports across the world. We are one of the world’s leading global premium airlines. Our principal place of business is London with significant presence at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City. Some 20 million people live within commuting distance of these airports, on the doorstep of the City of London, the world’s biggest premium travel market. We also operate a worldwide air cargo business, largely in conjunction with our scheduled passenger services. Operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, together with our codeshare and franchise partners, we fly to more than 300 destinations worldwide. In 2009/10, we carried nearly 32 million passengers. We support the UK economy by providing vital arteries for trade and investment, meeting the demand for business travel and leisure travel for holidays and family reunion. In 2009/10, we earned £8 billion in revenue, down 11 per cent on the previous year. Passenger traffic accounted for 87 per cent of this revenue, while 7 per cent came from cargo and 6 per cent from other activities. We carried 760,000 tonnes of cargo to destinations in Europe, the Americas and throughout the world. At the end of March 2010 we had 238 aircraft in service. British Airways...
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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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...Territorios de diferencia: Lugar, movimientos, vida, redes Arturo Escobar Departamento de Antropología Universidad de Carolina del Norte, Chapel Hill Territorios de diferencia: Lugar, movimientos, vida, redes Arturo Escobar Departamento de Antropología Universidad de Carolina del Norte, Chapel Hill © Envión Editores 2010. © Del autor Primera edición en ingles: Duke University Press. 2008 Titulo original: Territories of Difference. Place, Movements, Life, Redes. Primera edición en español Envión editores octubre de 2010 Traducción: Eduardo Restrepo Arte de la cubierta: Parte superior basada en un grabado producido por el programa Gente Entintada y Parlante, Tumaco, a comienzos de los noventa. Parte inferior, basada en una ilustración tomada de Los sistemas productivos de la comunidad negra del río Valle, Bahía Solano, Chocó, por Carlos Tapia, Rocío Polanco, y Claudia Leal, 1997. Mapas: Claudia Leal y Santiago Muñoz, Departamento de Historia, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá Diseño y Digramación: Enrique Ocampo C. © Copy Left. Esta publicación puede ser reproducida total o parcialmente, siempre y cuando se cite fuente y sea utilizada con fines académicos y no lucrativos. Las opiniones expresadas son responsabilidad de los autores. ISBN: 978-958-99438-3-0 Impreso por Samava Impresiones, Popayán, Colombia. Contenido Prefacio Agradecimientos Introducción: regiones y lugares en la era global Lugares y regiones en la era de...
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...Inserción de Costa Rica en la Economía Mundial Los primeros 20 años en el Sistema Multilateral de Comercio Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica Enero, 2012 382.972.86 C8375i Costa Rica. Ministerio de Comercio Exterior Inserción de Costa Rica en la Economía Mundial: los primeros 20 años en el Sistema Multilateral de Comercio / Ministerio de Comercio Exterior.– 1. ed.– San José, C.R.: COMEX, 2012, enero. 278 p. ISBN: 978-9968-676-04-5 1. COSTA RICA - COMERCIO EXTERIOR 2. ECONOMÍA INTERNACIONAL. 3. POLÍTICA COMERCIAL. 4. SISTEMA COMERCIAL MULTILATERAL. I. Título INSERCIÓN DE COSTA RICA EN LA ECONOMÍA MUNDIAL Índice Prólogo PARTE I. Inserción de Costa Rica en la Economía Mundial. Proceso, Institucionalidad, Resultados y Retos Colaboradores y agradecimientos 1. 2. Introducción Evolución del proceso de inserción de Costa Rica en la economía mundial viii 1 4 10 15 16 20 23 30 40 40 42 43 45 46 47 49 50 52 53 56 57 59 61 61 64 64 67 71 74 84 85 95 96 100 103 103 109 109 vii 2.1 Primeros esfuerzos de promoción de exportaciones no tradicionales (1968-1983) 2.2 Nuevos esfuerzos en la promoción de las exportaciones no tradicionales (1984-2010) 2.2.1 Contratos de Exportación y Régimen de Admisión Temporal 2.2.2 Régimen de Zonas Francas 2.2.3 Apertura Unilateral 2.3 Negociaciones comerciales multilaterales 2.4 Negociaciones comerciales bilaterales 2.4.1 Tratado de Libre Comercio entre la República de Costa Rica y los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 2.4.2 Tratado de...
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