between capabilities and resources by defining capabilities as “a special type of resource‚ specifically an organizationally embedded non-transferable firm-specific resource whose purpose is to improve the productivity of the other resources possessed by the firm” [4](p389). “[R]esources are stocks of available factors that are owned or controlled by the organization‚ and capabilities are an organization’s capacity to deploy resources”:[3] p. 35. Essentially‚ it is the bundling of the resources that
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1. Executive Summary • Qantas is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline • Qantas was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920 and it began its operations with one aircraft carrying mail and now it has expanded to 146 planes transporting people all over the world • Qantas’ major influences they have to deal in todays market with include globalisation‚ technology and the increased cost-based competition and the strategies that they have implemented to meet these influences are
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1Profile of Qantas The Qantas Group has a long history in the Australian airline industry. It began its operations in 1920 as the second oldest airline in the world. Passenger and mail services started in 1920. When the Australian Government bought Qantas in 1947 to operate as the nation’s flag carrier‚ Qantas was restricted to flying only internationally‚ while the domestic market was heavily regulated. After deregulation of the industry in the early 1990’s‚ Qantas was able to re-enter the domestic
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Exxon Mobile are the company’s resources and capabilities. Resources One of the most reputable resources that Exxon Mobil has today is a strong brand name. Exxon Mobil operates all over the world and is recognized in every part of the world (Datamonitor‚ 2008). When people all over the world know who a company is‚ what they do‚ and where they are located‚ the company gains a unique competitive advantage over the rest of the industry. A good way to analyze this resource is to use the VRINE Model (Strategic
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Qantas Qantas is a domestic budget airline established in Australia since 1920. The first operated aircraft of this company is an Avro 504K carried two passengers and one pilot. It is one of the airline company underwent the trading transformation during mid-century by the end of the last century. The airline commences to expand by the end of the wars. Qantas foresees there would be the huge growth in the civil air transport. In this case‚ it expands the range of the airplane and bye the new airline
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What’s behind Qantas’ restructuring decision? 22 May 2012 Myriam Robin SHARE 3 Change is coming thick and fast at Qantas Airways. A mere day after announcing 500 job cuts‚ the airline is in the news again with an even bigger announcement. The company is splitting its domestic and international operations into two separate businesses from July 1. Each of the businesses will get their own CEO‚ and will report their financial results separately. “This change will enable a greater
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QANTAS CASE STUDY The History of Qantas Qantas is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. Although Qantas is primarily a passenger airline‚ air freight is also an integral part of its core business. Other Qantas operations include catering‚ tourism and E-commerce devoted to transport and travel. It was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920 as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service (QANTAS). The company began its operations with one aircraft providing joyrides
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QANTAS ANNOUNCES PROFIT RESULT‚ RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Highlights: Strong portfolio performance: o Continuing record results for Jetstar and Qantas Frequent Flyer.1 o Revenue growth of 6 per cent. o Yield and unit cost improvements. o Offset by industrial action and record high fuel costs. Improvement in net operating cash flow of 5 per cent. Strategic initiatives to transform Qantas International and grow Jetstar in Asia. SYDNEY‚ 16 February 2012: The Qantas Group today announced
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group and discuss critically the multi format approach in this context. 2. Conduct General environment analysis with justifiable theories. 3. Conduct Industry environment analysis with justifiable theories. 4. Discuss the characteristics of capabilities and resources of Carrefour. 5. Briefly explain the three types of international corporate-level strategies with some relevant theories and then discuss critically about Carrefour’s adopted international corporate-level strategy. 6. Discuss the level of
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CASE 5 Qantas in the global airline industry‚ March 2010 Dallas Hanson Un¡versity of Tasmania i In mid-2009 Alan Joyce‚ chief executive officer (CEO) of Australia’s national air’1ine‚ had â rânge of difficult decisions to take. Qantas was at a crossroads‚ still profitable‚ but ’ I in the middle of a Ênancial crisis that posed a rhreat to I the whole airline industr;z What akernatives should he I contemplate and what should he do? : i The history of Qantas I Early years I ‚ ’
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