...Name Instructor Institute Course Name and No Date British Airways: Case Study TASK 1: The argument between BA and its Merge unionized employees has been long-running and nasty. British Airways passage cottage team is to be balloted again over clean attack activity in their long-running argument with the commercial airline. BA said the past poll organized last 1 month, in which team elected in favor of further attack activity, was illegal. The argument between the commercial airline and the partnership extends back again to delayed 2009, and has already priced British Airways about £150m and led to 22 times of hits. When the argument started, it centered on changes to employment stages, pay and operating circumstances. However, following the walkouts in Goal last year, BA eliminated the journey discounts of employees who took part in the commercial activity, with some also experiencing disciplinary activity. The partnership says the argument is now about four problems. It wants a recovery of journey advantages incomplete, mediation through Acas of all cottage team disciplinary situations relevant to the argument, and recovery of pay to those truly fed up during the argument. It also wants a complete conversation about how BA has managed commercial interaction within the organization. Human Resource Technique was dominantly noticeable in the behavior part concept designed by Katz and Khan (1978). Barney (1991) recommended Human Resource on a justifiable reasonable aids...
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...PERMANENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE BRINGING SUSTAINABLE RESULTS... 2009/10 Annual Report and Accounts Who we are British Airways is the UK’s largest international scheduled airline. We fly our customers at convenient times to the best located airports across the world. We are one of the world’s leading global premium airlines. Our principal place of business is London with significant presence at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City. Some 20 million people live within commuting distance of these airports, on the doorstep of the City of London, the world’s biggest premium travel market. We also operate a worldwide air cargo business, largely in conjunction with our scheduled passenger services. Operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, together with our codeshare and franchise partners, we fly to more than 300 destinations worldwide. In 2009/10, we carried nearly 32 million passengers. We support the UK economy by providing vital arteries for trade and investment, meeting the demand for business travel and leisure travel for holidays and family reunion. In 2009/10, we earned £8 billion in revenue, down 11 per cent on the previous year. Passenger traffic accounted for 87 per cent of this revenue, while 7 per cent came from cargo and 6 per cent from other activities. We carried 760,000 tonnes of cargo to destinations in Europe, the Americas and throughout the world. At the end of March 2010 we had 238 aircraft in service. British Airways...
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...Airbus and Boeing Duke It Out To Win Lucrative Iberia Deal WSJ This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. To order presentationready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers visit http://www.djreprints.com. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1047243854826319840 ĿĚǺĐĚŘ (Ų.Ș.) ňįẄ ǿŤ ťųǾ ťİ ěķųĐ ģňįěǿB đňǻ șųbřįǺ ŀǻěĐ ǻįřěbİ ěvįťǻřčųĿ Bỳ ĐǺŇİĚĿ MİČĦǺĚĿȘ Șțǻff Řěpǿřțěř ǿf Țħě Ẅǻŀŀ Șțřěěț Jǿųřňǻŀ Ųpđǻțěđ Mǻřčħ 10, 2003 12:01 ǻ.m. ĚȚ MǺĐŘİĐ -- Ǿňě đǻỳ ŀǻșț Ǻpřįŀ, țẅǿ mǿđěŀ ǻįřpŀǻňěș ŀǻňđěđ įň țħě ǿffįčěș ǿf İběřįǻ Ǻįřŀįňěș. Țħěỳ ẅěřěň'ț țǿỳș. Țħě Șpǻňįșħ čǻřřįěř ẅǻș șħǿppįňģ fǿř ňěẅ jěțŀįňěřș, ǻňđ țħě mǿđěŀș ẅěřě čǻŀŀįňģ čǻřđș fřǿm Bǿěįňģ Čǿ. ǻňđ Ǻįřbųș, țħě ẅǿřŀđ'ș ǿňŀỳ țẅǿ přǿđųčěřș ǿf bįģ čǿmměřčįǻŀ ǻįřčřǻfț. İț ẅǻș țħě fįřșț ěňčǿųňțěř įň ẅħǻț ẅǿųŀđ běčǿmě ǻ mǿňțħș-ŀǿňģ đǿģfįģħț běțẅěěň țħě țẅǿ ǻvįǻțįǿň țįțǻňș -- ǻňđ İběřįǻ ẅǻș pŀǻňňįňģ țǿ čŀěǻň ųp. Ǻįřbųș ǻňđ Bǿěįňģ mǻỳ ǿẅň țħě jěțŀįňěř mǻřķěț, ẅįțħ įțș přǿjěčțěđ șǻŀěș ǿf mǿřě țħǻň $1 țřįŀŀįǿň įň țħě ňěxț 20 ỳěǻřș, bųț řįģħț ňǿẅ țħěỳ đǿň'ț čǿňțřǿŀ įț. Țħě čřįșįș įň țħě ǻįřțřǻvěŀ įňđųșțřỳ mǻķěș țħě țẅǿ mǻňųfǻčțųřěřș đěșpěřǻțě țǿ ňǻįŀ đǿẅň ǿřđěřș. Șǿ țħěỳ ħǻvě ģřǿẅň įňčřěǻșįňģŀỳ đěpěňđěňț ǿň ǻįřŀįňěș, ěňģįňě șųppŀįěřș ǻňđ ǻįřčřǻfț fįňǻňčįěřș fǿř čǿňvǿŀųțěđ đěǻŀș. Ǿňčě țħě ųňđěřđǿģ, Ǻįřbųș ħǻș čŀǿșěđ țħě ģǻp fřǿm jųșț fǿųř ỳěǻřș ǻģǿ -- ẅħěň Bǿěįňģ bųįŀț 620 pŀǻňěș țǿ Ǻįřbųș'ș 294 -- ǻňđ țħįș ỳěǻř țħě Ěųřǿpěǻň pŀǻňě mǻķěř ěxpěčțș țǿ ǿvěřțǻķě įțș Ų.Ș. řįvǻŀ. Fǿř Bǿěįňģ, İběřįǻ ẅǻș ǻ čħǻňčě țǿ șțěm...
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...are its competitive assets and liabilities? ▪ Is HTC’s competitive position sustainable? What are the main challenges HTC faces? How do they affect HTC’s competitive position? ▪ Peter Chou and Cher Wang led HTC’s transformation from a small player to a top-five producer of smartphones. What strategic actions would move HTC into the top three? Specifically: How can HTC differentiate its products as more handset manufacturers enter the Android market? Should HTC abandon the tablet market? What should be HTC’s OS strategy? C.P. IBERIA AIRLINES, Redesigning their strategy to meet new challenges (IE - DE1-161-I) ▪ Exhibit 1 shows that from1999 to 2004 the profitability of network airlines have been negative. Why is the profitability of European Airlines so low? ▪ However, Ryanair is earning money. How? ▪ During the last years, Iberia has changed. What is the competitive position of Iberia? ▪ What kind of threat represent the LCC for Iberia? Can you estimate the financial consequences of continuing with the same strategy in the Barcelona airport? ▪ What are the strategic alternatives to respond to the LCC threat? What course of action would you recommend to Iberia’s...
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...ASSIGENMENT- BRITISH AIRWAYS Information British Airways was founded in 1974 year from its predecessor’s addition. It is the biggest international airline in the world. It is based at Heathrow Airport in London, the busiest international airport in the world, and has a global flight network through partners such as American Airlines in the United States and Qantas in Australia. As the United Kingdom's sole global network carrier, it transports 36 million passengers a year to around 268 destinations and 97 countries. The airline revisited to profit in2010 the first since 2007 making 157millon pound pre tax income. British Airways (BA) is a private profit-making airline based in the United Kingdom that flies to destinations all over the globe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland, North America, the Caribbean and South America, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and Africa. Headquartered at Heathrow Airport in London, BA is known for its attention to detail and emphasis on safety and security. British company British Airways is all about bringing people together, and taking them wherever they want to go. This applies as much to our employees as the 36 million people who travel with us every year. The travel industry is notoriously competitive, and we have certainly had our share of challenges over the past few years. We believe we now have a firm strategy in place that gives us good cause for...
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...Diploma in Strategic Management 2012 Human Resource Management Level 6 - L/503/5093 Table of Contents Task One 3 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Strategic Human resource Management 3 1.2 The Harvard Model 4 1.3 The Michigan model 5 1.4 Scope of HRM in Organizations 6 1.5 HRM framework 7 1.6 Development & Implementation of Strategies 8 1.7 Obstacles of implementing SHRM 9 1.8 Role of SHRM 9 Task Two 10 2.1 Four Strategies of British Airways 10 2.2 Assessment of Strategies 11 2.3 Application & performance Measurement 12 Balancing continuity and change 12 Turning choices into action 12 2.4 Merger of British Airways & Iberia 12 Reasons of merger between the British Airways & Iberia 13 Key motivators and drivers of the merger of British Airways with Iberia 13 Conclusion 14 Bibliography & References 15 Task One 1.0 Introduction Human resource management (HRM or simply HR) is the management of an organization's workforce, or human resources. It is responsible for the attraction, selection, training, assessment, and rewarding of employees, while also overseeing organizational leadership and culture, and ensuring compliance with employment and labor laws. In circumstances where employees desire and are legally authorized to hold a collective bargaining agreement, HR will typically also serve as the company's primary liaison with the employees' representatives (usually a labor union). HR is a product of the human relations...
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... this analysis in mind, we will then evaluate how strategic decisions by firms in the post-‐2003 world affected industry profitability for aircraft manufacturers. Preparation Questions Come to class prepared to discuss the following questions: Analysis 1. Use a Five Forces analysis to understand the threats to (and sources of) profit in the wide-‐body aircraft market at the time of the Iberia negotiation (2002-‐2003). Note that the Wall Street Journal article on the Iberia purchase focuses on price competition. Remember that you are looking for the fundamental economic issues that lead...
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...Managerial Leadership Case Analysis: British Airways (“BA”) Task 1 – BA SWOT analysis for the past (2003) Strengths | Weaknesses | CEO leadership | Low staff morale | Business class | Company image | Frequent flyer program | High debt | Cash liquidity | Lack of staff training programs | Innovation | Hierarchical management | Opportunities | Threats | Expansion into Middle East | Increase of aviation fuel prices | Alliance with other airlines | War in Iraq | Develop the workforce | Increase of debt interest rates | Improve customer satisfaction | Union strikes | Task 2- BA SWOT analysis for the present (2011) Strengths | Weaknesses | CEO leadership | Company image | First and business class | Hierarchical management | Frequent flyer program | Use of liquidity for new fleet | Innovation | | Grouped resources (IAG) | | Opportunities | Threats | Alliance with other airlines | Increase of aviation fuel prices | Expansion into growth markets | War in Iraq | Develop the work force | North Africa & Middle East uprising | Improve customer satisfaction | Union strikes | | Weather conditions (ash cloud & snow) | Task 3 – Comparison of past and present situation of British Airways Strengths The ex-CEO, Eddington and present CEO Willie Walsh, are both highly experienced in the aviation industry but quite different in their leadership style. For example Eddington is seen as a theory Y leader, fostering potential...
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...Airways Case Study [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Table of Contents Abstract iii Introduction 1 1.1 HR strategies for an organisation 1 1.2 Assessment of HR strategies and its application 1 British Airways HR strategies 2 2.1 Contemporary issues affecting SHRM 4 2.2 Analysis of contemporary issues affecting SHRM 5 Impact of the merger on SHRM at British Airways 5 Conclusion 6 References 7 Abstract This report is based on the employee relations at British Airways (BA). It includes four main HR strategies which are applicable to British Airways for resolving employee relation issue. Moreover, other HR strategies are also highlighted which are used in the organization. Moreover, merger of BA with Iberia is also discussed and its impact on strategic HRM. Introduction Employee relations with employer have been remained a biggest challenge to British Airways. Due to outsourcing and cost cutting business strategy, BA experienced industrial disputes. Employees go on strikes. It hits the passengers during the peak seasons of New Year or Christmas. Employee relation is a biggest issue. BA employs a diversified workforce, therefore, disputes between employees and employer occurs frequently. There are some HR strategies that are applicable to BA for strengthening relation between employees and employer. 1.1 HR strategies for an organisation There are various HR strategies designed for organization to attract and retain the employees. These...
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...Running head: ACTION INQUIRY RESEARCH PAPER- MERIT PAY Action Inquiry Research Paper- School Finance Jennifer Ponton Grand Canyon EDA 535 July 01, 2012 Action Inquiry Research Paper- School Finance Statement of the Problem This past spring thousands of teachers protested at the Louisiana State Capital to prevent Louisiana lawmakers from passing an educational reform bill proposed by Governor Bobby Jindall that would change the face of public education in Louisiana forever. Many superintendents and school personnel were relieved of their professional responsibilities on the days they protested hoping that they could sway the governor and the lawmakers from passing the bill. The bill was passed even without the support of many educational leaders and lawmakers in Louisiana. The laws passed by Louisiana lawmakers read like a conservative education reformer’s wish list. Teacher tenure in Louisiana after three years of employment was eliminated and replaced with teachers receiving a “highly effective rating for five out of six consecutive years of teaching. Back to back “ineffective rating will result in a teacher being fired. Seniority will no longer be a dominant factor in layoff decisions. In fact most decisions involving teacher employment and pay will now be the responsibility of both the principal and the superintendent of school. Before Governor Jindall’s reform plan it was the responsibility of the local school board. The reform proposed by the governor...
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...Spaniards that later came to the Americas. The attitude of the Spaniards during conquest and colonization can be explained by historical factors. For example, Queen Isabel of Castile forced the Moors and Jews to convert to Catholicism or migrate. The monarchies used the true crusading mentality, resulting from Iberia, to defend their complete power. In fact, in the year of the surrender of Granada, Isabel banished tens of thousands of people from Spain because they refused to abandon the Jewish faith. Moors and Jews that did convert remained discriminated against as “New Christians”. The Arab-Jewish-Spanish intercultural dependency shaped the mentality of the Spaniards that later came to the Americas. The history of the Iberian Peninsula had formed the Spanish and Portuguese outlook. Iberia contained multiethnic societies that intermixed but also fought one another. The Moors that settled in Iberia brought over their learning from Greeks and Romans. Christians who lived under Moorish rule had learned a respect for the cultural accomplishments of Islam. The Moors were darker in color than Arab, so Christians had long experience to people that did not look European. Also, Iberia had one of the largest Jewish minorities in Europe. Spanish and Portuguese attitudes toward others ranged from disrespect to resentful to sexual nosiness. Over the span of 800 years of multicultural experiences, the Peninsula ended the intolerance for religious wholesomeness. 4. Explain the encounter of the...
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...to get bored with the position that I was currently in at that time which was a teller position. Although I loved working in a bank I was just ready for something else because I had been working as teller for too long. My evaluations were always average and they did view me as a potential worker that had the possibility of being promoted to something higher. However, I was ready for an increase in my salary right away. I was ready for something a little more challenging right away. I became impatient. As the time passed, I started to search for a better job. Iberia Bank called me in for an interview as a lead teller. The interview went really well. The Stages A week later after interview, I received a phone call for a second interview. This interview was scheduled to be with the actual Branch Manager. He was very nice and he showed great interest in my skills and what I had to offer for the company. I left Iberia Bank feeling very confident. A few days later I received a phone call with an offer. They explained the benefits that would be offered to me along with the pay. The pay sounded great. But the benefits did not suffice. Capital One offered better benefits. This lead me to the decision making process. First I had to identify and diagnose the problem. I recognized this was a serious issue that had to be solved. Then I had to generate an alternative solution. I had to ask myself questions that still left me at a state of confusion. This led me to the process...
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...Recommendation ------------------------------------------------- 1. COMPANY PROFILE 1.1 Core activities MISSION: "To be the leading international airlines group in future industry consolidation on a regional and a global scale" International Airlines Group (IAG) is one of the world's largest airline groups: with 377 aircraft and an average of 69 million passengers each year flying to 230 different destinations, IAG is the third- largest based in Europe and the sixth in the world. Formed in January 2011 as a result of the merger between British Airways and Iberia, it is a Spanish registered company whose shares are traded on the London and Spanish Stock Exchanges and with its head office in London (UK). Active in the airlines and transportation service sector, IAG is also a major conveyors of air - cargo serving 350 destinations across 80 countries. Following the initial merger between British Airways and Iberia, IAG completed its first acquisition in 2012 with bmi being integrated into British Airways. As an international group, IAG...
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...application of the spread sheets and graphs. In abridged the overall contents of this report are thus: business summary, Accounting adages, research of Ratios, Competition analogies, other analyses and completely the Recommendation and Conclusion. BA began in 1974 as a junction between the two biggest UK authority owned airlines of the period; the British European Airways business and British Overseas Airways Corporation, as well as two smaller zone airlines, namely the Welsh Cambrian Airways and North East Airlines of Northumberland. In 1987 the government, having been a nationalised business since its beginning twelve ages preceding, privatised BA. In 2008 it was published that BA was developing to relate with the Spanish airline Iberia within the next two years, a choice which would make it the second largest airline in Europe and financially the third maximum salary earner in the aviation market whilst conserving its split brand from...
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...Unit 6.1 Human Resource Management Level 6 15 Credits Sample Assignment To succeed in this unit, you are required to complete two assignments. You must ensure that you cover all the assessment criteria for this unit over the two assignments as indicated. . Assignment One You have been invited to contribute an article to the journal ‘Personnel Today’. The journal is commissioning a series of articles introducing principles of Human Resource Management (HRM) to senior managers from other functional management areas. The first article is entitled ‘Ensure the success of your business through effective human resource strategies’ Your article must be suitable for senior managers and written in a style appropriate for a professional journal. You should refer to relevant theory. You may use diagrams and illustrations if you wish. The article must cover: • A definition of strategic human resource management and a comparison of at least two models of strategic HRM • Reasons for the importance of HRM in organisations • Explanation and analysis of an HRM framework • Explanation of the HRM process and how strategies are developed • An assessment of the roles in strategic HRM This assignment covers assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3. A bibliography must be attached. Assignment Two Case Study Read the information about British Airways. Carry out further research by reading the latest BA annual report and articles related...
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