8, No. 24; 2013 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Transactional and Transformational Leadership: A Comparative Study of the Difference between Tony Fernandes (Airasia) and Idris Jala (Malaysia Airlines) Leadership Styles from 2005-2009 Arif Kamisan, P1 & Brian E. M. King1 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Correspondence: Arif Kamisan, P, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The
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initial public offering of its stock on April 2002. To the whole industry of Airlines, the terrorist attacks of September 2001 caused a challenge, especially to large numbers of low-fare U.S. airlines. However, JetBlue remained profitable and grew aggressively. From 2002, the low-fare business model gained momentum in the U.S. airline industry. The dominant player among low-fare airlines, Southwest Airlines, has been going so successfully with its stable growth rate of revenue (Exhibit
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within an industry. These five forces are: the risk of entry by potential competitors, the intensity of rivalry among established companies within an industry, the bargaining power of buyers, the bargaining power of suppliers, and the closeness of substitutes to an industry’s products. The threat of new entrants in the airline industry is low. In this time of economic distress it is tough to find an institution willing to loan the necessary capital it would take to start an airline. Without a
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Battle for Logan (A) * The battle for Logan Airport: American Airlines vs Jetblue * January, 2004 - Joe Smith, American Airlines VP of Strategy – realized that JetBlue Airways, one of the most recent entrants into the low-cost carrier (LCC) market, was five days away from commencing service at Boston’s Logan International Airport * Given the success of LCCs in other markets, Smith believed there was a good chance that the low fare prices those competitors offered would reduce American’s
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American Airlines Strategic Report for American Airlines Jed Cullen Kevin Yamazaki Deirdre Chew April 7, 2010 April 7, 2010 Page 1 American Airlines Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 3 Company History................................................................................................. 4 Financial Analysis .............................................................
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trends in the U.S. airline industry and how these trends might impact a company’s strategy. The airline industry exists in a competitive market. In recent years there have been more lows than highs due to the economy, oil prices, post 9/11, and mergers. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 led to a decrease in passenger traffic, bankruptcy, and lay-offs, which resulted in a major decrease in production, and a rise in labor costs. Prior to September 11, many airlines were already in bad
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The travel and tourism industry Introduction T he travel and tourism industry is one of the biggest and fastest growing industries in the UK. This unit will give you an introduction to the industry, providing a sound basis for further study. You will find out about the nature of the industry, its size and scale, and you will be introduced to the types of organisations that form its structure. In addition you will investigate the development of the industry and the factors which have
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No. 24; 2013 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Transactional and Transformational Leadership: A Comparative Study of the Difference between Tony Fernandes (Airasia) and Idris Jala (Malaysia Airlines) Leadership Styles from 2005-2009 Arif Kamisan, P1 & Brian E. M. King1 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Correspondence: Arif Kamisan, P, School of Hotel and Tourism Management
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Business & Entrepreneurship, University Malaysia Kelantan, Kelantan Email : nhanum@umk.edu.my , Tel : 0163350165 ABSTRACT Nowadays, the market is getting competitive in all aspects of survival of the company. Companies especially in the service industry realize that in order to win the market, they need to explore new ways of approaching customers. Therefore, it is important for the company to foster customer loyalty. In this study, SERVQUAL or Gap Analysis Study has become an adapted model for
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Chinese Airlines Abstract With the development of a national market economy, the Chinese aviation industry is now confronted with international competition. Therefore, it is necessary to research the competitive status of Chinese national aviation, as well as advice on how to enhance the competitiveness of the Chinese aviation industry. The main objective of this paper is to propose FAHP as an effective solution for resolving the uncertainty and imprecision in the evaluation of airlines’ competitiveness
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