gerry JoHnson KeVan sCHoles rICHard WHIttIngton Fundamentals oF strategy ACCESS CODE INSIDE unlock valuable online learning resources Once opened this pack cannot be returned for a refund Welcome to FUNDAMENTALS OF STRATEGY Strategy is a fascinating subject. It’s about the overall direction of all kinds of organisations, from multinationals to entrepreneurial start-ups, from charities to government agencies, and many more. Strategy raises the big questions about these organisations –
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Contents • 1 History o 1.1 Early history 1.1.1 Wright Amendment o 1.2 1980s–90s o 1.3 2000s 1.3.1 Repealing the Wright Amendment 1.3.2 2008–2009 o 1.4 2010s 1.4.1 AirTran Airways acquisition 1.4.2 2011–present • 2 Corporate identity o 2.1 Advertising • 3 Corporate affairs o 3.1 Headquarters o 3.2 Employment o 3.3 Impact on carriers o 3.4 Lobbying Texas rail • 4 Destinations o 4.1 Top served cities o 4.2 International service • 5 Airline partnerships o 5.1 Codeshare
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Service Operations Management (SOM) **Some of my notes are taken from previous MSE/STS notes & Google so don’t worry if you can’t find it in your 6P/RR ** PROBLEM 1 Services Producing Industries: * Wholesale and Retail Trade * Transport and Storage * Accommodation and F&B Services * Information and Communications * Finance & Insurance * Business Services * Other services industries Business Excellence Framework and Awards: Companies known for
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International Bulletin of Business Administration ISSN: 1451-243X Issue 9 (2010) © EuroJournals, Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com Dividend Policy: A Review of Theories and Empirical Evidence Husam-Aldin Nizar Al-Malkawi Corresponding Author, Faculty of Business, ALHOSN University P.O. Box 38772 - Abu Dhabi, UAE E-mail: h.almalkawi@alhosnu.ae Michael Rafferty Senior Research Analyst, WRC, University of Sydney, Australia E-mail: m.rafferty@econ.usyd.edu.au Rekha Pillai Faculty of Business
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Research Notes and Comments A Bibliographical Essay on Decision Making IT has been said that administration is the critical organizational process, making possible production, procurement, and the rest; that leadership is the heart of administration; and that decision making is the key to leadership. Inherent in these statements are some remarkably accurate characterizations of current administrative theory. One thing they seem to imply is a coherence and a unity in administrative theory which
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Population and Environment Theodore Panayotou CID Working Paper No. 54 July 2000 Environment and Development Paper No.2 Copyright 2000 Theodore Panayotou and the President and Fellows of Harvard College Working Papers Center for International Development at Harvard University Population and Environment Theodore Panayotou Abstract The past fifty years have witnessed two simultaneous and accelerating trends: an explosive growth in population and a steep increase in resource depletion and environmental
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|[pic] |MAN 383.20: MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS | | |SPRING, 2009 | Professor John W. Burrows, Ph.D. Office ATT L084 Phone 232-5655 (office) 740-2839 (cell – emergencies only before 9pm) E-Mail John.Burrows@mccombs.utexas.edu Course Web Page via Blackboard
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International Business- Dr. R. Chandran 1. International Business: Meaning And Scope Interdependency is a natural phenomenon; nations, living beings and companies cannot totally depend on themselves. It is the major driving force for international business. Learning value: This chapter covers the essential aspects, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Definition of international business Emergence of developing nations in international business Motives of international business from companies and nations Fundamental
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University of Texas at Austin Graduate School of Business 3/3/99 Dell Computer Corporation: A Zero-Time Organization Deep in the heart of Texas lies a Fortune 500 company who exemplifies many of the principles of a Zero Time organization. Dell Computer Corporation has seen extraordinarily growth: a 58% revenue increase and an 82% profit increase in 1997, an equally extraordinary short period of time. Sales rose to $12.3 billion in 1997, profits to $944 million in 1997, and the stock
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A Review of Literature Related to Oil Spill Dispersants 1997-2008 for Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) Anchorage, Alaska by Merv Fingas Spill Science Edmonton, Alberta PWSRCAC Contract Number - 955.08.03 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this PWSRCAC-commissioned report are not necessarily those of PWSRCAC September, 2008 ii Abstract This report is a review of the literature on oil spill dispersants published from 1997 to August, 2008. The
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