Strategic Management Ryanair has grown to be the leading European low cost airline (Figure 1) since its foundation in 1985. This essay analyses a Ryanair case study (Durham University Business School case study) and seeks to assess Ryanair’s competitive strategy‚ success factors‚ distinctive capabilities
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Ryanair. Many models are available in the analysis of economic entities. The question is: Which model is better suited to a certain situation? In analysing the macro-environment of Ryanair‚ the business model of choice would be the PESTEL model. The PESTEL model consists of six categories namely: political‚ economic‚ social-cultural‚ technological‚ environmental‚ and legal. These categories consider the external environment the firm under analysis‚ addressing the macro-environment of Ryanair through
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Management Questions. 1. Leadership a. Michael O’Leary is credited with the fabulous expansion of ryanair. Compare his managerial style with Richard Brandson of Virgin and Stelios Haj-Ioannou of Easy Jet. Do you see similarities‚ differences? O’Leary is said to have a pugnacious and aggressive management style‚ using a flat management hierarchy whose ethos is to provide a low cost‚ reliable and competitive service. Ryanair decided to hire O’Leary and sent him to the States for studying
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the world by different companies‚ and every state had his own company. We could think that Ryan air‚ battled this ‚ in fact they used the liberalism of the other airlines companies to put themselves in the Market. The fact was that in this time‚ only the big companies that used to be the only ones had the permission to operate in the important airports. That’s a bad point for Ryan air‚ because it’s important to captivate the customer where he is. And they are in the big airports
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Out of the 45 options‚ a co‐branding between Ryan Air and Bic would be most logical. Both brands have similar characteristics and an extraordinarily similar customer base. Other co‐branding possibilities could be Air France‐Bic‚ Coca‐cola – Burberry‚ Dove – Airfrance. The first has potential because both companies are French and have strong brand images. However‚ Air France does not match Bic’s customer base as well as Ryan Air does. Coca‐cola and Burberry both have rich histories and a strong
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analyse the future opportunities and threats which Ryanair is likely to face in currently and in the future. Ryan air have developed a cost focus strategy‚ where it focuses on reducing cost to obtain a competitive advantage. The following discussion will show just how efficient the company has implemented this strategy. 2. Introduction In 1985 Ryanair was established by the Ryan family to provide travelers an airline service from Dublin to the United Kingdom. Ryainair ’s strategic model was
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............................................................................. 3 II. External Analysis.................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1. Porter’s five forces ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.2. PESTLE Analysis .............................................................................................
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the External perspective on Strategy: Entry 1. Describe Ryan Air’s entry strategy: Ryan Air started ‘small’ by initially focusing on the Dublin-London service four round trips per day with a 44-seat turboprop. At this time‚ they have yet to receive permission to fly larger jet aircraft on the route. They also focus on 2 main areas: First-rate customer service and simple‚ single-fare tickets with no restrictions. Additionally‚ Ryan Air would offer meals and amenities that were comparable to what
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The geographic location: Ryan air has 73 operating bases‚ with major operations in secondary airports across airport. This is an important valuable resource because airports which are not usual travel destinations are always potential business opportunities thus Ryanair which has bases in many primary and secondary airports has more negotiating power with these airports when discussing slots‚ fees terms and marketing & training support for as long as 20 years with the airports. Thus operating in
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How costly would be for Aer Lingus and Brisith Airways to retaliate against Ryan Air’s launch rather than accommodate it? Currently‚ British Airways and Aer Lingus cannot compete in price at the range that Ryan Air is planning to operate. I believe that British Airways and Aer Lingus would be better off maintaining current prices and differentiating through the service that they offer‚ in the same way that they are. The current cost breakdown offered by the case shows that if British airways
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