Airline Brand Loyalty: A case study involving the three airlines, - SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Tourist Studies at UiT The Arctic University of Norway by Basant Raj Shrestha Course code: RMG40 Candidate no. 3 Student no. 420456 October 2014 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are several people, without whom this Master thesis would never have been started, let alone finished and who deserve to
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 001-5424 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Post
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Performance measurement (balance score card, financial measures, non-financial measures, divisional versus corporate) ABSTRACT This study aims at understanding the process of elaborating and selecting performance measures in the framework of the balanced scorecard (BSC). Previous studies in the now well-investigated effect that decision makers tend to give a much higher weight to common measures compared to unique measures (Banker et al, 2004; Lipe and Salterio, 2000) did not explore differences
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selling only the finest coffee beans and coffee brewing machines. This emphasis on quality whole-bean coffee retail was fairly unique. Starbucks placed quality as its top priority. The Starbucks management dedicated a great deal of their time and financial resources to establishing strong relationships with coffee growers from around the world.
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1. Introduction This is the final project of the Course Named: Investment & Portfolio Analysis. The purpose of this project is to examine thoroughly if the CAPM holds true in the emerging capital market of Pakistan. Tests are conducted for a period of five years (2005-2009), which is characterized by intense return volatility (covering historically high returns over the examined period). 2.1. Karachi Stock Exchange * Incorporated on March 10, 1949 * Premier Stock exchange
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1 DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH STRATEGIC POSITIONING By R. Murray Lindsay April 2002 Strategic management is the process by which senior management ensures that the organization’s strategy is carried out or that it is modified to reflect changing conditions or knowledge. Management accounting and control systems play a key role in strategic management. While a management control course will typically take strategy as a given, it is important for you to have a reasonable
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Contents South West Airlines 4 Goals and Objectives 5 Their Mission and Vision Statement 5 Strengths 6 Weaknesses 6 Opportunities 8 Threats 8 Analyzing company’s external environment 9 Analyzing the nature and strength of competitive forces 11 Competitive pressure stemming from bargaining power of buyer: 16 Determining whether the collective strength of the five competitive forces is conductive to good profitability: 17 Competitive pressure from seller of substitute
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review Business review Management review Financial review Internal controls and risk management Directors’ report 2 4 6 9 Directors’ responsibilities statement in relation to the financial statements 12 Independent auditors’ report 13 Group financial statements Group consolidated income statement Statement of other comprehensive Income Balance sheets Cash flow statements Statement of changes in equity Notes to the accounts Operating and financial statistics Fleet table Principal investments
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British Airways 2008/09 Annual Report and Accounts / 75 Financial statements Overview Our business Corporate governance Financial statements 76 / British Airways 2008/09 Annual Report and Accounts Independent auditor’s report to the members of British Airways Plc We have audited the Group and Parent Company financial statements (the ‘financial statements’) of British Airways Plc for the year ended March 31, 2009, which comprise the Group consolidated income statement, the Group and
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deal with Airbus. Gysel denies any impropriety. The former Sabena manager says: “I never got the slightest whiff that the decision was driven by kickbacks, side-payments, and so on. But I cannot rule anything out.” Neither does Van Espen. Today airlines are ordering about 400 aircraft a year. But in good times, 800 planes,
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