...In our second quarter of science this year, our extra credit project was to watch any NOVA program, and write a short summary about it. The NOVA program that I chose to watch was Cold Case: JFK. It is nearly an hour long video about what happened the day JFK was killed, and how he was killed, the weapons used, and then many other things involving a lot of forensic science. When I watched JFK get shot, I was so surprised and horrified at the same time, that I gasped out loud and felt sick to the stomach. When JFK was first shot, investigation shows he was shot from the back, and the second shot through the back of his skull, and when the bullet went into his skull and then exited upwards, a TON of blood, tissue, and brain matter exploded all over himself, Mrs. Kennedy, and the entire backseat. It was disgusting and cruel. What most interested me was how the modern day scientists told us that was supposed true was proved wrong when the Zapruder’s film was aired on television. Everyone originally thought the bullet came in from the front of JFK’s head, which is why his head went back, but when the video proved that he did not in fact get shot from the front, but the back, no one knew as to how his head moved to the back. The way that the scientists and gun specialists and others proved how the bullet entered was very interesting and clear, for even me, and it was very interesting to me, because when I’m older, I would like to follow a career path in forensic field. I had originally...
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...third-grader in Topeka, Kansas, had to travel a mile to get to her black elementary school, even though there was a white school only seven blocks away. Linda's father, Oliver, once tried to enlist Linda into the white school but the principal refused. Oliver then contacted William Everett Glenn, Sr., a Topeka attorney and Mckinley Burnett, the head of the Topeka NAACP branch, about his concerns regarding "separate but equal policies" of Topeka schools. The separate but equal doctrine came about in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson which stated that having blacks and whites in separate equal facilities did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. On May 17, 1954 the United States Supreme Court decided unanimously that The Board of Education acted unconstitutionally and that they violated the 14th Amendment by separated children if for no other reason than for their race. Webber, Andrew "Brown v. Board of Education about the case" [online] available http://brownvboard.org/summary/ The unanimous court decision announced by Chief Justice Earl Warren was the turning point in the struggle to eradicate all forms of racial segregation. 4 2. The Watergate Incident is one of the most controversial acts of corruption in American History. “The Watergate Tapes” (or Nixon Tapes). These tapes were a set of recordings between President Richard Nixon and many Government Officials such as White House Counsel- John Dean. The discovery that Nixon had misused...
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...Discipline Probed by U.S. in Near Plane Crash Abstract: This article takes a look into the disciplinary problems at U.S. air traffic facilities. Summary: The author discusses the struggle of the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to reprimand air traffic controllers. About forty percent of the controllers who have come under scrutiny for their poor judgment and lackadaisical performance of their job which have resulted in tragedy and/or near mishaps were allowed early retirement or have kept their jobs. With the help of their union contract or the Merit Systems Protection Board for federal employees which was established to protect federal employees against abuses by agency management. The latest to show problems was in June 2011. An air controller near Gulfport Mississippi, who had been repeatedly disciplined, was the subject of a government safety investigation. The controller instructed two planes to take off toward each other into a near mid air collision. Another incident in which the air traffic controller was in line for termination occurred in 2009 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, in which, a controller was blamed in part for a fatal mid-air collision because the controller was joking with an airport employee about barbecuing a dead cat while on duty. The FAA was also thwarted in attempts to fire a controller at JFK International for allowing his kids to make radio calls to aircraft. After the incident in Mississippi, the FAA suspended and decertified the controller...
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...Royal University of Law and Economics Case Study 26 “JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation” Lecturer: Kou Lim Hong Prepared By: 1. Ms. Khoun Davy 2. Ms. Khoun Dalin 3. Ms. Chiem Sothana 4. Mr. Soksithika 5. Mr. Oag Sothearith 6. Mr. Mov Vandara MFM, Group 2 team 6 2011-2012 Outline of The Presentation I. II. Introduction of Case Study Main Problem III. Literature Review IV. Case analysis V. Conclusion Outline of The Presentation I. II. Introduction of Case Study Main Problem III. Literature Review IV. Case analysis V. Conclusion Introduction of Case Study JetBlue Airway Background JetBlue airways are a low cost airline established in July 1999 by David Neeleman. David Neeleman was experienced in the operations of airline and start up airlines. The airline was to provide new levels of service in the airline travel industry, concentrating on customer service and low fares. Introduction of Case Study JetBlue Airway Background David Neeleman plan was to commit to innovation in people, policies and technology to keep the companies planes full and thus the company profitable. To ensure this goal and the company’s future David Neeleman assembled and impressive management team and group of investors. JetBlue’s COO was to be David Barger ex-vice president of Continental Airlines. John Owen who was executive vice-president and treasurer of Southwest Airlines agreed to become JetBlue’s CFO. Introduction of Case Study JetBlue Airway Background David...
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...www.readingsandlearnings.wordpress.com Balance Sheet – snapshot at certain time Income Statement – how company performs during a time period: 1st, 2nd quarters, monthly, yearly… * 1. Revenue * 2. Profit * 3. Costs Pro-Forma – predictions, future, what if statement Common-Size - % statement vs numbers * Compare year to year and versus competitors EBITDA – cash flow Junk Bond – high yield bond (risky) Depreciation – non cash item Ratios (LLAPS) Liquidity = CA/CL Leverage = TD/TE Activity = TS/TA (retail industry) (TAT) Profit = NP/NS, ROA = NP/ASSETS, ROE = NP/EQUITY (investors look at ROE the most) Shareholder = Div + (Share P end – Share P beg) PE Ratio = Stock Price/Proj. NI EBITDA = NI(profit) + Dep. + Taxes ***be able to produce a highly leveraged balance sheet 6—7 ratio (lev) and 1—2 ratio (liq) * Board of Directors * Chairman of the Board * CEO * President * V.P’s of Depts. (functional) * Employees Corporate Strategy * strategy of company as a whole * CEO and Chairman develop strategy and direction * Long range strategy Functional Area Strategy * Short range strategy – change anytime * i.e. * lower prices, reduce production costs, finance the growth of company 1st step of strategy is planning Ultimate objective of a strategy is to develop a sustainable competitive advantage! * Activities tailored to your company Operational Effectiveness...
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...JetBlue Airways: Growing Pains A case report prepared for MG 495 Business Policy Spring II 2014 Paige Pence Jamie Neidholdt Tyler Slayton Ja-ir Gooden Jacob Miller May 4, 2014 JETBLUE AIRWAYS: GROWING PAINS I. Introduction A. Executive Summary 1. Summary statement of the problem: JetBlue Airways was a fairly new airline that was going up against such airlines like Southwest, AirTran, and Delta. Started in 1999, JetBlue Airway was able to turn profits fairly quickly; in 2001 the company had profits of $38.5 million (George & Regani, 2008, 20-4). From there on it seemed that the company would continue to be profitable especially with expansions in the works; moving into areas that competitors ignored, ordering more planes, expanding to the west coast, and building a new terminal at JFK. However, due to various external and internal factors the company once again posted losses in 2005 and 2006. 2. Summary statement of the recommended solution: The problem is that JetBlue is expanding too fast and too soon to keep up. The company needs to slow their growth so that the company can keep up with the pace. Furthermore, the company needs to continue to do what the company does best; superior customer service, low fares, short-to-medium routes instead of offering what the competitors are doing. This is lessening JetBlue’s differentiation from other companies creating just another option for customers. Finally, JetBlue needs to continue to make cuts...
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...finding the cost of fuel is causing them to rethink driving and relooking at air travel. Statistics support this and reflect that as of this past November among the top six airlines, two reported their best traffic levels in 18 months. Many airlines reflected increases in miles flown per passenger, and passenger numbers have returned to the high passenger counts of 2007. These factors are supplemented by the Official Airline Guide (2011) which tracks air industry trends. The OAG reports a record number of seat bookings in April 2011. Many airlines are focusing on more appropriate alignment of routes in order to maximize bookings. Another trend is towards airline and supplier consolidations; an example of this cones from the case study discussion of Jet Blue and on board video provider LiveTV. A number of airlines have expanded their reservations services through merger of online services, and some have...
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...Adam Scott Jet Blue Case Analysis MKT 320 5/25/13 Statement of Problem On February 14, 2007, a winter storm in the northeast snarled JetBlue operations nationwide. In New York at JFK International Airport, hundreds of passengers were left stranded on multiple planes for up to 10 hours. This service interruption resulted in JetBlue paying out millions of dollars in passenger refunds as well as employee overtime and other costs associated with the winter storm. In addition to the financial impact on the airline, and more importantly, JetBlue’s stellar reputation for excellent customer service received a massive hit resulting in a loss of confidence by investors and a plummeting stock price. Can JetBlue maintain the company culture and achieve the goal of excellent customer service as the company grows larger, while reviewing operations to prevent a similar debacle from recurring? Summary of Facts The founder of JetBlue is David Neeleman. He has helped establish a number of regional air carriers that were eventually purchased by larger airlines. He served a brief stint at Southwest airlines where it was noted that his fast paced style did not fit in with the slower more cautious corporate culture. In 1998, David Neeleman with a team of investors and airline industry executives founded a company called New Air Corporation. The firm later changed its name to JetBlue in July of 1999. The new airline’s goal was to provide high quality service and amenities at a low cost...
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...Strategic Report for JetBlue Airways Harkness Consulting Innovation through Collaboration Rosanna Smart Alisher Saydalikhodjayev Sayre Craig April 14, 2007 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………..3 Company History ………………………………….………………..4 Competitive Analysis ………………………………………………7 Internal Rivalry …………………………………………………………. 8 Entry ………………………………………………………………………… 9 Substitutes and Complements …………………………………….. 11 Supplier Power ………………………………………………………….. 12 Buyer Power …………………………………………………............... 13 Financial Analysis ………………………………………………….14 SWOT Analysis ………………………………………………………23 Strategic Issues and Recommendations …………………..25 References ……………………………………………………………30 Harkness Consulting 2 Executive Summary From its initial flight in February 2000, JetBlue emerged into the heavily competitive airline industry as the little airline that could. While legacy carriers declared bankruptcy, JetBlue trounced its competition by offering low‐cost, customer‐focused service. Under the direction of the energetic David Neeleman, JetBlue became a major player in the airline industry. Operating domestic flights on a point‐to‐point system, JetBlue primarily manages East‐West and Northeast‐Southeast routes. While this route structure initially proved profitable for the company, rising costs and heated price competition are currently threatening JetBlue’s market share. The com...
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...Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business Master of Business Administration Financial Management FNC535M RCBC Plaza Room No. 526 “Big City Trust Company” Case Analysis & Corporate Strategy Group 4 Report Estepa, Joan Carla E. | Member | BSC Management, Corporate Focus | Reyes, Corinne Erlyn L. | Member | BA Humanities with Professional Certificate in Business Management | Yan, Lee Rainier C. | Member | B.S. Chemical Engineering | Dean Atty. Joe-Santos Balagtas Bisquera MBA Professor Case Analysis Executive Summary According to the case, Auto-Drive Company is developing an Auto-Drive which will be installed in cars, a technology that would switch cars into automatic pilot. This kind of advancement will make it impossible for the car to run off the road or into another car. Mr. Cooper, a senior trust officer at Big City Trust Company, finds this innovation very promising for the automobile industry and believes that this would be a great investment. He sees the benefits it could bring to customers and he saw a market for this technology. The new venture leads Mr. Cooper to study the Xerox and Polaroid Company methods on how these two companies financed their growth, since they are both successful innovators in their own fields. Mr. Richard Brainard, an analyst in the trust department was asked to gather and examine the facts and financial statements of the two companies they will need for the analysis for the period 1960-1964. This study...
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...Executive Summary The “Dream” team will recommend Ann Rhoades to emphasize her presentation to focus on strategically developing and leveraging human capital architecture for executing JetBlue Airlines mission and vision, while striving towards sustainable strategic success. JetBlue is invested in executing and aligning resources and processes to providing every patron the ultimate flying experience. As a result of this commitment, JetBlue has achieved the acme of being ranked highest among low cost carriers for eight consecutive years by patrons within the airline industry for customer satisfaction dating back since 2005 (Mutzabaugh, 2012). JetBlue has strategic alignments in place that can replicate South West Airlines success when it comes to managing and sustaining congruent and horizontal fit human capital architecture. The portability of executive employees from South West Airlines to JetBlue has created an organizational advantage by incorporating successful components of HCA, while avoiding disadvantageous philosophy of closed culture to innovation using their retrospective experiences to make prospective decisions. This was the first step in securing valuable company specific pivotal human capital which translates into achieving a commitment to attaining and sustaining a competitive advantage. Resource support through innovative approach financial investment and industry experience has been integral for JetBlue’s successful start. JetBlue was started up with...
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...Chapter One Introdution: Fundamentals of Business Writing I. The major differences between school writing and business writing School writing, typically in the form of essays, is aimed at impressing the audience, i.e. examiners. To score high, student writers have to use fairly complicated vocabulary and sentences in their written work. Business writers, however, mainly aim to communicate information to their colleagues, clients, and other associated parties. They are relatively free to use what language that can get the business done efficiently and effectively. II. Seven steps in the process of wring 1. clarifying your aim 2. identifying your readers 3. making a general plan 4. sketching a synopsis (大纲) 5. drafting your text 6. putting the draft aside 7. revising and editing ★ Writing is a recursive and creative process. The detailed plan is not adhered to in actual writing. Writers frequently come up with ideas that are activated in the process of writing. Writers read the text they have already produced to help generate more ideas. In effect, the writing process is no linear at all but is characterized by recursive ness and creativeness. III. Three principles of business writing 1. Clarity – means setting your message across clearly. (See detailed information on page 4) 2. Consideration – good business writers take their readers’ needs, problems, and reactions to the writing into consideration. And they...
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...Recruiting in Labor Markets Case: Who Says the Young are Good Only at Facebook? Question 1: How different are today’s Gen Y employees from others ( Gen X, Baby Boomers, etc.) in terms of their mindset or perspective about work, life, career, and the world? Be specific about how you define Gen Y, Gen X, Baby Boomers, etc. Question 2: In term of recruitment practices, what adjustments or adaptations should HR managers make to enhance the effectiveness of their recruitment efforts? 1.0 Introduction Different generations have shown different characteristic traits in line with their time's requirements, opportunities and difficulties. They have different expectation, beliefs, lifestyle and work style. People attitudes as well as employees have been shaped by previous generation and current environment where reflected on their mindset or perspective about life. They also feel that they are better than other peers especially when it comes to careers, technology, and lifestyle. In order to resolve the conflict arises from different generation at workplace, the understanding difference generations is a must task in building the successful multigenerational workplace. 2.0 Differences of Generations and Mindset 2.1 Baby Boomers The Baby boomers are all those born in U.S. during the demographic Post–World War II baby boom between 1946 and 1964 and they are predominately in their 40s and 50s. According to Madsen Pirie and Robert M. Worcester (1998), the baby boomers represented...
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...Trapped in the Dutch Anesthesia Market Executive summary The Dutch healthcare sector, where AA operates, is highly intervened and regulated Governmental price capping renders a pricing strategy based on Bouwman's model innefective. The PESTLE analysis points to several, sometimes concurring, threats from the outside. The SWOT analysis pointed to the need to redefine our mission as business. AA has gradually shifted from a clinical services company to a consultancy services company. Background information Anesthesia Associates Care (AA) operates in the Dutch medical sector, and it was first established in 2000 as an anesthesiology freelance practice in the city of Rotterdam. Although the author of this report works three to five days per week as a clinician, his function in AA also includes quality management and strategy. The Dutch medical sector where AA operates is highly intervened and regulated. The financing of hospitals and medical services is done by an oligopoly of insurance companies. The government, under advice from the insurers, imposes capped hourly wages for anesthesia services. Non-compliance with the price limitation is a criminal offence. Between 2002 and 2007 the demand for anesthesia locum tenens was so high that AA expanded to eighteen anesthesiologists and nine nurse anesthetists, while it expanded from Rotterdam to all corners of the Netherlands. Today, our client portfolio includes sixty-one Dutch university...
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...Competitive Dynamics in Emirates Airlines Quest for Global Expansion Paul Mugendi MBA 604 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University May 2014 Executive Summary In an industry beset by unpredictable geo-political factors and cyclical crises, only one international carrier has consistently managed to increase revenue and report a profit for the last 25 years. This carrier is Emirates airline (Riva, 2013). Emirates has managed to achieve in less than three decades what giant and well established global carriers like British and Lufthansa managed in about five decades, and that is to serve all five continents without any alliances or partnerships. The objective of this term paper is to analyze some of the competitive dynamics that Emirates, legacy airlines and regional rivals have had to contend with and how Emirates has managed to come out on top especially in some business-hostile territories like North America and Europe. The history and origins of the Emirates airlines are highlighted as this paper outlines the business strategy that has propelled the carrier to international stardom. Also articulated from the research is the ambitious expansion that has European rivals worried and in some cases like Canada, the government stepping in to protect local carriers. The paper concludes by examining the viability of the carrier maintaining the growth and profitability curve and the expected rebound from regional carriers who seem to be currently languishing in losses as Emirates...
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