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C/B/3448. PESTEL analysis of British Airways

WORDS:
900
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

This paper presents an overview of British Airways using PESTEL analysis, which identifies the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal factors affecting British Airways.

 

KEYWORDS: PEST, PESTEL, PESTLE, British Airways,

 

C/B/3447. Strategic Analysis of British Airways

WORDS:
1650
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper analyses British Airways. The paper consists of an overview of British Airways, followed by PESTEL analysis, which identifies the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal factors of the company. SWOT analysis is used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to British Airways. Porter's 5 Forces analysis of British Airways is presented, discussing the bargaining power of customers, bargaining power of suppliers, threat of new entrants, threat of substitute products, and intensity of competitive rivalry affecting British Airways.

 

KEYWORDS: PEST, PESTEL, PESTLE, SWOT, Porter, 5 forces, TOWS, British Airways,

 

S/B/596. British Airways and their corporate social responsibility policies

WORDS:
2250
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This paper examines corporate social responsibility at British Airways (BA). The paper begins by outlining corporate social responsibility (CSR), and outlines the issues and benefits relating to it. CSR and sustainable development is examined, and the paper then introduces BA, and their policies regarding CSR. The triple bottom line (TBL) which concentrates on people, planet and profits is then analysed. The paper then discuses the global community relations activities that BA is associated with in detail.

 

KEYWORDS: corporate social responsibility, British Airways, BA, CSR, sustainable development, triple bottom line, TBL, people, planet, profits,

 

C/B/3381. Analysis of British Airways chief executive speech

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper analyses the speech given by Willie Walsh, chief executive officer of British Airways (BA). The paper begins by giving an overview of BA, and identifies the key themes from the speech. The main issues that the speech raised have been examined, and the paper concludes by suggesting recommendations for BA.

 

KEYWORDS: Speech, Willie Walsh, British Airways, BA!,

 

C/M/1877. Dissertation. Risk management in the airline industry. Case studies British Airways and Ryanair

WORDS:
9950
ADD-ONS:
Dissertation workings
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
99.99 GBP

This dissertation discusses risk management in the airline industry, and compares British Airways and Ryanair. The study begins by introducing the topic of risk management and the aims of the paper. The review of literature focuses on topics like the relationship between risk management and firm value, jet fuel hedging, currency hedge, and airlines tax management. Data regarding both companies are then provided. The methodology section is very detailed, and gives case study analysis as the main form of data collection. The findings section provides the results and analysis regarding fuel price hedge, currency hedge, and tax management. These are all related to the two case studies. Conclusions are made regarding British Airways and Ryanair’s exposure to risk.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, risk management, airline industry, British Airways, Ryanair, jet fuel hedging, currency hedge, tax management,

 

C/M/1856. Dissertation outline. Change management and globalisation at British Airways

WORDS:
550
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

This dissertation outline focuses on the role of change management in relation to globalisation. British Airways (BA) is used as a case study for the project. The review of literature aims to examine the notion and significance of change management. The initiatives of change management aim to be discussed, as well as the background to BA. A SWOT analysis is to be used to examine the company. The methodology is described, and data will be collected through use of interviews, surveys, and secondary data analysis. The dissertation outline, discusses the analysis and conclusion sections. This paper does not contain a reference list

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation outline, change management, British Airways, BA, SWOT,

 

C/M/1814. The Influence of Price on Buyer Behaviour: case study British airways

WORDS:
1200
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper discusses the influence of price on buyer behaviour, using British Airways as a case study. The paper begins by providing the background to the airline, and buyer behaviour. The paper then describes the organisations pricing strategies and considerations. Psychological pricing is examined, as is price and service quality. The paper concludes by summarising British airways pricing strategies.

 

KEYWORDS: Price, buyer behaviour, British airways, airline, pricing strategies, pricing considerations, Psychological pricing, service quality,

 

C/B/3063. Literature Review. Evaluation of business ethics and cross cultural management

WORDS:
1300
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This literature review focuses on business ethics and cross cultural management. The first section discusses Marks & Spencer’s and British Airways in relation to business ethics, discussing the way organisations have become socially responsible by following business ethics and corporate laws. The second section discusses the concept of Cross-cultural management, examining the theories of Individualism vs. Collectivism and Masculinity vs. Femininity.

 

KEYWORDS: Literature review, business ethics, cross cultural management, British airways, Marks & Spencer’s, corporate law, Individualism, collectivism, masculinity, femininity,

 

C/F/837. Financial analysis of British Airways

WORDS:
2200
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper presents a financial analysis of British Airways (BA) reporting on BA ratios over 2007-2009 including current ratios, quick ratios, net and gross profit margin, return on capital employed (ROCE), earnings per share (EPS, etc. Conclusions are made about the current financial health of BA.

Updated version of this paper is available here:  C/F/1032. Financial analysis of British Airways
 

KEYWORDS: British Airways, financial analysis,

 

C/B/2772. Pressures on airline industry: case of BA

WORDS:
3650
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines the pressures of the internal and external environment faced by British Airways (BA) conducting PESTLE and Porter’s 5 forces analysis, discussing the impact of e-business introduction in the airline industry, and evaluating the opportunities for BA development provided by e-business.

 

KEYWORDS: PESTLE, Porter’s 5 Forces, British Airways, BA, e-business,

 

C/HR/767. Impact of Employment Relationship Overall Success of Organisation

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the correlation between employment relationships known as the employee relations (ER) and organisational success using the examples of British Airways and Network Rail (UK). ER development is discussed in the context of psychological contract between employers and their workforce highlighting the importance of harmonious ER.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee Relations, ER, Psychological Contract, British Airways, BA, Network Rail,

 

C/F/804. Foreign Exchange Currency Hedging Strategies of British Airways

WORDS:
3150
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15 Slide presentation
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the hedging techniques of foreign currency exchange (FCE) used by the airlines industry to minimise their FCE risks conducting a case study of British Airways (BA). BA background is described reviewing their financial performance over 1999-2008. The degree of BA exposure to foreign exchange risks is examined detailing their hedging strategies and recommending diversification of the operational currency. A 15-slide presentation of the paper is supplied in a separate file, presentation notes are included in the Appendix.

 

KEYWORDS: Foreign Exchange Currency Hedging, British Airways, BA, foreign exchange risks,

 

C/B/2662. The impact of the credit crisis on the airline industry

WORDS:
8300
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
89.99 GBP

This piece of research draws on secondary data to examine the impact of the current financial crisis on the airline industry, with specific focus on British Airways and easyJet. The report in comparing the two cases highlights the relative effectiveness of the different airlines’ strategies. The quantitative analysis shows the scale of response through the use of a number of financial ratios and industry ratios, as well as an assessment of the cost structure of the airlines. The results show that low cost carriers such as easyJet have experienced less of a negative impact on their performance than full service carriers like British Airways.

 

KEYWORDS: Airline Industry, Financial Crisis, credit crisis, british airways, easyjet, flying, budget airlines, profit, low cost carriers, LCC, full service carrier, FSC,

 

C/HR/742. Impact of employee relations and involvement on company performance

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the role of employment relationships in the company’s success examining the concepts of employee relations and involvement (ER&I) with reference to the theory of human resource management (HRM). A case study is presented of poor ER&I in British Airways (BA) that resulted in the strike action. BA approaches are compared with the encouraging approaches to ER&I used in Toyota. The concepts of psychological contract and organisational leadership are explored with relation to ER&I.

 

KEYWORDS: employee relations and involvement, company performance, British Airways, BA, Toyota, psychological contract, leadership,

 

C/PS/170. Presentation. An analysis of the psychological contract between employer and employee in times of financial crisis

WORDS:
1
ADD-ONS:
18 Slides with Notes
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This presentation examines whether employees perceive the job losses resulting from the current financial crisis as a violation of the psychological contract between them and their employer. It is asserted that the psychological contract is important within the structure of firms because of the broad impact that it has on organisational outcomes. Employer and employee obligations are discussed and the impact of dubious job security examined. A case study of British Airways is used an example. There are 20 slides included in the presentation, with intermediary and explanatory commentary.

 

KEYWORDS: Psychological contract, employer, employee, job losses, job security, financial crisis, British Airways, employment law, presentation,

 

C/B/2495. Airline Industry and BA: Strategic Perspective

WORDS:
1700
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper examines the airline industry from the strategic perspective presenting a case study of British Airways (BA). This paper answers the following questions: Critically analyse the airline industry environment using appropriate strategy tools. Identify the main opportunities and threats arising from environmental change for the chosen firm. Critically analyse the strategic capability of the chosen airline using appropriate strategy tools and identify the key strengths and weakness of the firm. In particular, identify and discuss any core competences that the firm has.

 

KEYWORDS: airline industry, British Airways, BA, PEST!,

 

S/B/559. Dissertation. British Airways: Business strategy

WORDS:
18050
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
189.99 GBP

The dissertation investigates the business strategy of British Airways (BA) providing a review of literature on the theory of strategy including the concept of strategy, strategic models and their critical analysis. Analysis of the airline industry is performed using the models of PEST, Porter's five forces and SWOT, BA analysis is conducted critically evaluating the company's business strategy. Research methodology is described outlining advantages and disadvantages of data collection techniques, research strategies and approaches. Conclusions are made about BA strategies and their outcomes.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, British Airways Business strategy, PEST, SWOT, Porter’s Five Forces, airline industry,

 

C/OM/238. Application of Operations Management in Airline Industry: Case study of BA

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the operations management (OM) in the airline industry discussing the OM practices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and British Airways (BA). Operations management in BA is examined from the perspective of baggage management, crew management, flight scheduling, Quality Circles courses, and customer feedback.

 

KEYWORDS: Operations Management, Airlines, British Airways, BA, KLM,

 

C/HR/683. Employment Relations and Industrial Disputes in British Airways

WORDS:
2050
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of employment relations in British Airways (BA) reviewing the background and history of industrial disputes, and exploring the causes of the proposed Christmas strike of 2009. The role of trade unions and collective bargaining in the industrial actions of BA is examined.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee Relations, Industrial Disputes, British Airways, trade unions, collective bargaining,

 

C/M/1376. Dissertation. Customer Relationship Management in Airline Industry: Case Study of British Airways

WORDS:
19500
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
199.99 GBP

The dissertation investigates the effectiveness of customer relationship management (CRM) as a source of competitive advantage in the airline industry using a case study of British Airways (BA). Literature is reviewed on the theory of CRM, the role of CRM in gaining competitive advantage, CRM strategic capability, etc. Critical incident technique (CIT) is used as a core research methodology, the methods of the BA case study include primary research based on the data obtained from questionnaires. Conclusions are made about the value of the extrinsic and intrinsic aspects of CRM in the strategy of British Airways towards a sustainable competitive advantage within the airline industry.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, CRM, Customer Relationship Management!, airline industry, British Airways, BA, competitive advantage,

 

C/B/2151. Privatisation of British Airways

WORDS:
730
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper examines the effects of British Airways (BA) privatisation highlighting the reasons behind their organisational change in the late 1970s and evaluating the outcomes of the change. The advantages and disadvantages of the privatisation are analysed using the PEST model and discussing BA success factors.

 

KEYWORDS: British Airways, BA, privatisation, PEST,

 

C/OM/199. Effective Application of Operations Management in British Airways

WORDS:
1350
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of operations management (OM) in British Airways (BA) identifying the factors that affect the performance of BA within the airline industry, and suggesting solutions about the ways to improve BA business continuity and strategic performance.

 

KEYWORDS: Operations Management, Airline industry, British Airways, BA,

 

S/M/533. Risk management theory and case study of British Airways

WORDS:
3950
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the risk management (RM) process highlighting RM role in modern business environment, discussing the elements of RM, i.e. risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation, describing the types of risk, i.e. operational risk, political risk, regulatory risk, environmental risk, economic risk and financial risk, and conducting analysis of respective RM practices in British Airways (BA). The strategies of BA are discussed suggesting recommendations about risk avoidance and mitigation.

 

KEYWORDS: Risk management, British Airways, BA,

 

C/F/604. Operations and Financial Assessment of British Airways

WORDS:
5000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
59.99 GBP

The paper examines the financial and operational characteristics of the British Airways (BA) highlighting the features of the airlines industry, describing BA operations within the industry, calculating their key financial ratios for 2008-2009, and evaluating BA financial performance against their main competitors, i.e. Continental Airlines, easyJet and RyanAir.

 

KEYWORDS: British Airways, BA, financial ratios, airline industry,

 

C/B/1783. Strategic Analysis of British Airways

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper presents strategic analysis of British Airways (BA) examining the company’s external environment along the lines of the PESTLE model, and analysing their internal environment from the perspective of value chain SWOT features. The effects of the current economic climate on the airline industry are discussed with the focus on the premium class market.

 

KEYWORDS: British Airways, BA, PESTLE, SWOT, Value Chain, airline industry,