Tony Tyler Director General & CEO International Air Transport Association Annual Report 2012 68th Annual General Meeting Beijing, June 2012 Contents IATA Membership Board of Governors Director General’s message The state of the industry Safety Feature: What is the benefit of global connectivity? 2 4 6 10 18 22 26 30 36 42 48 52 Feature: How safe can we be? Security Feature: Do I need to take my shoes off? Taxation & regulatory policy Environment Feature: What is right for
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Important? chapter one © The McGraw−Hill Companies, 2008 1 What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important? Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete. —Jack Welch Former CEO, General Electric A strategy is a commitment to undertake one set of actions rather than another. —Sharon Oster Professor, Yale University The process of developing superior strategies is part planning, part trial and error, until you hit upon something that works. —Costas Markides Professor, London Business School
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Learning Objectives Chapter 1 1 Distinguish between business and not-for-profit organizations. 2 Identify and describe the factors of production. 3 Describe the private enterprise system, including basic rights and entrepreneurship. 4 Identify the six eras of business, and explain how the relationship era—including alliances, technology, and environmental concerns—influences contemporary business. 5 Explain how today’s business workforce and the nature of work itself is changing
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following Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs): A | Given an organizational requirement to conform business practices to both the law and best ethical practices, apply appropriate ethical theories to shape a business decision. | I | Given specified circumstances of a business decision to expand to international markets, determine what international legal requirements or regulatory controls apply. | Topics for This Week's Discussion * Introduce yourself to your professor and the rest of the
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** ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS – THESE ITEMS WILL DEFINITELY APPEAR ON THE FINAL EXAM ** CHAPTER 1 |1-113. |Marketing will not happen unless: | |A) |e-commerce is flourishing. | |B) |facilitators are present to simplify exchange.
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BU Basic M.B.A. International Master of Business Administration |Index | Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Business Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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website can be much less expensive than opening another physical location. The online presence also reaches a national and international base. Many clients come to the Richland area from other parts of the country and from other nations and they research local areas to eat. Suzuki’s Teriyaki does not advertise and relies solely on word of mouth and loyal customers. The website would become a main part of the marketing effort and create awareness for prospective customers. Finally, foot
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initiatives to the current economic downturn. Use this roadmap to help to position your firm to take full advantage of the upturn when it inevitably comes. Overall Themes An analysis of the responses reveals several powerful themes: Start scenario planning now. Forecast two to three years out and evaluate the likely changes and outcomes from the financial crisis. This will help you to identify new ideas and opportunities. Redouble your focus on customer needs. Customers always have problems to solve
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Living by the Seat of My Pants: A Jour ney from Clueless to Cashing In xi PART I Setting Up Shop: What Ever y Budding Entrepreneur Needs to Know 1 1. Make Up Your Mind: Uncommon Factors to Consider Before Quitting Your Day Job 2. Research the Market: Analyzing the Data to Determine Your Niche 3. Write the Business Plan: Building Your Blueprint for Success 4. Find Funding: Raising Capital Without Relinquishing Control 5. Position Yourself: Nailing Your Name, Location, and Differentiation
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Preface Initiated in 1995 by Secretary of Defense, Dr. William Perry, and continued today by Secretary Rumsfeld, the SECDEF Corporate Fellows Program (SDCFP) is a long-term investment in transforming the DoD’s forces and capabilities. Annually, two senior officers with highly successful operational command and staff backgrounds from each Service are selected to receive their senior service college credit by training with Corporate America. The program’s intent is to allow officers to spend a year
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