...Write up on Case Study of Air India Airlines Group Members: Anukriti Dave Nitu Thomas Vishwa Patel Air Indian Airlines into trouble 1. Introduction Success of the Airline Industry depends on cordial relationship between the employers and the employees. Inflexibilities in deployment of the workforce, supported by rigidity in labor legislation, have all added to the woes and have now begun to affect employment generation as well. All these changes are believed to have impacted employment and employee relations and therefore, resulted in catastrophic breakdowns in industrial relations across the country. Being held at a time when the business scenario is proving to be a challenge for both employees and employers as businesses come under increasing pressure to keep stakeholders satisfied. These changes have implications both for the organization and the employees. As a consequence the nature of relationship between the employees and the employer is impacted. Industrial disputes are a menace to industry and society. Managing an Airline is unique and challenging, the quality of services of Airline heavily depends on the quality of human resource it deploys. Airline companies must have potential human resource policies that help the organization to attain its goals, enable it to employ the skills and abilities of the workforce efficiently, assist to bring about employees job satisfaction and self-actualization and establishing and maintaining harmonious Employer-Employee Relations...
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...Human Resource Management Case Analysis on Grievance Issues Related to Air India Submitted By : Sapana Sarawagi (MS-49) Sonam Gensapa (MS-52) Sandeep Jorasia ( MS-46) Case: Air India employees go on a strike after their grievances regarding parity in wages, delay in payment of their salaries and issues relating to working conditions could not be resolved. Currently the issue is going on as they have threatened to go on a strike on March 9, 2011. Background: In May 2007, India's Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that Air India Limited (AI), India's national flag carrier and Indian Airlines Limited (IA), the government owned domestic airline, would merge with effect from July 15, 2007.1 The new airline formed by the merger was to be called 'Air India,' and would operate in both the domestic and international sectors. The AI-IA merger was expected to create one of the biggest airlines in the world in terms of the fleet size. According to information posted on IA's website, the increasingly intense competition faced by AI and IA from private and global airline companies, was the main reason for the merger of the two airlines. . However, the proposed merger was not without its share of critics. Initially there was opposition from the employees of the two airlines as they feared that the merger would result in job cuts. The Aviation Minister, Praful Patel, had allayed their fears and assured the employees unions of the two airlines that employment conditions...
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...National National Herald case: HC terms Gandhis’ applications as ‘infructuous’ Updated: October 15, 2015 16:01 IST | PTI Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi during the during a rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. File photo The Congress leaders had alleged that a "different treatment" was meted out to a challenge filed by them in the case. The Delhi High Court on Thursday termed as “infructuous” the applications moved by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and some other party leaders alleging a “different treatment” was meted out to a challenge filed by them in the National Herald case. The Congress leaders in their application had opposed the transfer of the case from the court of Justice Sunil Gaur who had part-heard the matter for eight months to another court of Justice P S Teji. Justice Gaur on Thursday termed their “applications” as infructuous as the matter has been listed before him by the high court registry. The judge also said that he had not recused from the matter and added that the petitions came back to him as it was part-heard by him. Even senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Sonia Gandhi, agreed with the court that the applications had become infructuous and also added that they can be withdrawn. The court, thereafter, said it will hear arguments in the matter later in the afternoon. The Gandhis in their application had said their petition challenging a trial court order in the case was transferred in violation...
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...Introduction: The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. They consist of the Army, Navy and Air Force, supported by Paramilitary forces[4] (Assam Rifles, Indian Coast Guard and Special Frontier Force) and various inter-service institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of theMinistry of Defence (MoD), which is led by the Union Cabinet Minister of Defense. As of 2010, the Indian Armed Forces have a combined strength of 1.32 million active personnel and 1.15 million reserve personnel. In addition there are 2.28 million paramilitary personnel making it one of the world's largest military forces in terms of personnel. The Indian defense budget was US$41 billion during FY2012, at about 1.9% of GDP, with additional spending on infrastructure in border areas and for paramilitary organizations. The Indian armed forces are undergoing rapid modernization, with investments in such areas as a missile defense system and a nuclear triad. India's arsenal includes nuclear weapons with a triad of delivery mechanisms. In 2010, India was the world's leading arms importeraccounting for 9% of global imports and ranked among the top ten in arms export. Israel, Russia and the United States are the primary suppliers to India's armed forces. The country’s capital expenditure for defense equipment may reach US$112 billion between 2010...
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...STUDY OF THE SCENARIO OF INDIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY IN A SPAN OF FIVE YEARS AND THE RISE AND FALL OF KINGFISHER AIRLINES IN THOSE YEARS. Indian Aviation Industry It is one of the fastest Growing Aviation Market. There are approximately one billion people and 0.05% of them fly. More and more middle class families now prefer air transport than other traditional mode of transport. The Indian travel market has nearly tripled to $ 51 billion by 2011, from $16.3 billion in 2005-06. Origin of Indian civil aviation industry India occupies an eminent position in the civil aviation sector with a large fleet of aircrafts. Estimates show that the domestic and international passenger traffic in India is growing tremendously PEST ANALYSIS – AIRLINE INDUSTRY Political Factors India’s political environment – Tension with Pakistan, Government’s inability to control issues (riots etc) September 11 th - huge drop in air traffic due to safety and security concerns Trade relations with other countries have to be good Economic Factors Recession- airlines are considered as a luxury High operation costs due to low demand resulted in laying off employees Social Factors People from varied income groups have to be catered Destination, kinds of food served have to be chosen carefully Technological Factors Use of Internet- online ticket booking, updated flight information & handling of customer complaints restructuring the existing airports to world class appeal ...
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...the free encyclopedia "UAV" redirects here. For the entertainment company, see UAV Corporation. For the veterans' organization, see Ukrainian American Veterans. A group photo of aerial demonstrators at the 2005 Naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Air Demo. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is anaircraft without a human pilot onboard. Its flight is either controlled autonomously by computers in the vehicle, or under the remote control of anavigator, or pilot (in military UAVs called a Combat Systems Officer on UCAVs) on the ground or in another vehicle. There are a wide variety of drone shapes, sizes, configurations, and characteristics. Historically, UAVs were simple remotely piloted aircraft, but autonomous control is increasingly being employed.[1] Their largest use is within military applications. UAVs are also used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as firefighting or nonmilitary security work, such as surveillance of pipelines. UAVs are often preferred for missions that are too "dull, dirty, or dangerous" for manned aircraft. Contents [hide] * 1 History * 2 FAA designation * 3 Classification * 3.1 Classifications by the United States military * 3.1.1 US Air Force tiers * 3.1.2 US Marine Corps tiers * 3.1.3 US Army tiers * 3.1.4 Future Combat Systems (FCS) (US Army) classes * 3.1.5 Unmanned aircraft system * 4 Uses * 4.1 Remote sensing * 4.2 Commercial aerial...
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...The term Business Environment is composed of two words ‘Business’ and ‘Environment’. In simple terms, the state in which a person remains busy is known as Business. The word Business in its economic sense means human activities like production, extraction or purchase or sales of goods that are performed for earning profits. On the other hand, the word ‘Environment’ refers to the aspects of surroundings. Therefore, Business Environment may be defined as a set of conditions – Social, Legal, Economical, Political or Institutional that are uncontrollable in nature and affects the functioning of organization.Business Environment has two components: 1.InternalEnvironment 2. External Environment Internal Environment: It includes 5 Ms i.e. man, material, money, machinery and management, usually within the control of business. Business can make changes in these factors according to the change in the functioning of enterprise. External Environment: Those factors which are beyond the control of business enterprise are included in external environment. These factors are: Government and Legal factors, Geo-Physical Factors, Political Factors, Socio-Cultural Factors, Demo-Graphical factors etc. It is of two Types: 1.Micro/OperatingEnvironment 2. Macro/General Environment Micro/Operating Environment: The environment which is close to business and affects its capacity to work is known as Micro or Operating Environment. It consists of Suppliers, Customers, Market Intermediaries, Competitors...
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...Jetairways Mission:- To be the most preferred domestic airline in India. It will be the automatic first choice carrier for the travelling public and set standards, which other competing airlines will seek to match. To achieve this pre-eminent position by offering a high quality of service and reliable, comfortable and efficient operations. Jet Airways will achieve these objectives whilst simultaneously ensuring consistent profitability, achieving healthy, long-term returns for the investors and providing its employees with an environment for excellence and growth. Jet Airways, which commenced operations on May 5, 1993, has within a short span, established its position as a market leader. The airline has had the distinction of being repeatedly adjudged India‟s „Best Domestic Airline‟ and has won several national and international awards. Founded in April 1 , 1992 Destinations:- 76 (24 international destinations and 52 destinations within India) Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 101 aircraft Naresh Goyal, the founder Chairman of Jet Airways, India‟s premier airline, has over 4 decades of experience in the Civil Aviation industry and also appointed Chairman of JetLite in 2007, following the acquisition and subsequent re-branding of the erstwhile Sahara Airlines Limited.(subsidiary ) Jet Lite is a subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007. Effective March 25, 2012, Jet Lite and Jet Airways Konnect services operate under...
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...India, Israel to explore joint defence equipment manufacturing, R&D 1 of 3 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/india-israel-explore-joint-defence-equipment... India will send a business delegation to Tel Aviv to participate in a defence and security seminar to be held from Feb.21 to 25 in order to explore investment and manufacturing opportunities in collaboration with Israeli companies. The Indian delegation, consisting of enterprises with interests in defence, aerospace and security, will look at joint R&D, co-development and co-production of defence equipment at the seminar being organised jointly by India's Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and SIBAT, the International Defence Cooperation Directorate of Israel's Ministry of Defence. "The mission will connect companies in Israel to the Indian industry through B2B networking sessions and meetings with leading industry organisations, senior government officials, OEMs and procurement agencies in Israel to facilitate greater cooperation," Ficci said in a statement. Israel has said it is willing to work in the area of defence under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative. "In the field of defence, we are open for the concept of transfer of advanced technology and joint development. Both our governments as well as the Israeli companies that are already implementing projects in India are ready to engage with relevant partners under the 'Make in India' initiative to create...
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...project and helped me with the presentation part of the project. I am thankful to and fortunate enough to get constant encouragement, support and guidance from my parents who helped me in successfully completing our project work. Also, I would like to extend our sincere regards to the staff of department of library for their timely support. TABLE OF CONTENTS :CHAPTER – 1 : INTRDUCTION RIGHT TO FORM ASSOCIATION RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RIGHT TO FORM ASSOCIATION AND ARMED FORCES REASONABLE RESTRICTION CHAPTER – 2 : GROUNDS ON WHICH RESTRICTION IS IMPOSED SOVEREIGNTY & INTEGRITY OF INDIA PUBLIC ORDER MORALITY CHAPTER – 3 : WHY RESONABLE RESTRICTION IS NEEDED CHAPTER – 4 : PROCEDURE FOR THE RESTRICTION CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY Introduction :- RIGHT TO FORM ASSOCIATION :- It is a fundamental Right given in the Constitution Of India under Article 19 (1)(c) , It proclaims that all citizens shall have the freedom to form...
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...region, including Israel. The drone named Fotros has an operational range of 2000 kilometres and has a capability to fly at an altitude of 25000 feet, with a flight time of 16 to 30 hours. The drone is capable of carrying out reconnaissance missions or launch air-to-surface missile strikes. India and Vietnam signed eight agreements on 20 November 2013 in areas of defence and security, oil exploration, civil aviation and scientific research. India will also assist Vietnam in the modernization and training of the defence and security forces of Vietnam and agreed to give a 100 million dollar line of credit to Vietnam for defence purchases. The agreements were signed by Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong in New Delhi after delegation level talks. India and Australia on 18 November 2013 signed two agreements in New Delhi during the visit of Foreign Minister of Australia, Julie Bishop to India. She was on four days visit to India for a 3 day trip, from 15 November to 18 November 2013. India and Russia on 18 November 2013 agreed to expand the range of strategic partnership in a significant manner in Moscow. The two countries are also going to hold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in 2014. A Sri Lankan Buddhist nationalist group today staged a protest against British Prime Minister David Cameron’s warning to institute an international inquiry into the alleged human rights violations during the war...
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...Pakistan (later joined by India) against West Pakistan, and lasted over a duration of nine months. It witnessed large-scale atrocities, the exodus of 10 million refugees and the displacement of 30 million people.[14] The war broke out on 26 March 1971, when the Pakistani Army launched a military operation called Operation Searchlight against Bengali civilians, students, intelligentsia and armed personnel, who were demanding that the Pakistani military junta accept the results of the 1970 first democratic elections of Pakistan, which were won by an eastern party, or to allow separation between East and West Pakistan. Bengali politicians and army officers announced the declaration of Bangladesh's independence in response to Operation Searchlight. Bengali military, paramilitary and civilians formed the Mukti Bahini (Bengali: মুক্তি বাহিনী "Liberation Army"), which engaged in guerrilla warfare against Pakistani forces. The Pakistan Army, in collusion with religious extremist[15][16] militias (the Razakars, Al-Badr and Al-Shams), engaged in the systematic genocide and atrocities of Bengali civilians, particularly nationalists, intellectuals, youth and religious minorities.[17][18][19][20][21] Neighbouring India provided economic, military and diplomatic support to Bengali nationalists, and the Bangladesh government-in-exile was set up in Calcutta. India entered the war on 3 December 1971, after Pakistan launched pre-emptive air strikes on northern India. Overwhelmed by two war...
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...The name Kingfisher is a household name in India, it’s a refreshing beer and we can call it the Budweiser of India. Making some good profits in the brewery Industry, the CEO, Vijay Mallya ventured into the Airline Industry and launched Kingfisher Airlines commencing operations in 2005. Ever since that company has been running on a loss and right now, it’s almost in bankruptcy. Exhibit 1: Profit/Loss: Courtesy Wikipedia, Numbers in Indian Rupees (X 10 million), EPS in Rs A lot of things have gone wrong with the operations of this airline which has resulted in a big crisis for all its stake holders, not limited to its employees, its lenders, airline partners, stock holders and its flight leasers. Kingfisher Airlines has more than 80000 Million Rs in debt with very little cashflow. So what went wrong? 1) Addressed the wrong market initially? It targeted the business class initially with fewer economy seats in its planes. Result: Empty business class seats and mounting losses. Under current economic conditions in India, there was more demand for economy coaches and lower cost airline tickets. He failed to understand the mentality of the mass. 2) Acquiring Air Deccan: In order to rectify its position, king fisher acquired a low cost/profitable economy carrier named Air Deccan and re-launched it as Kingfisher Red. This acquisition came at a heavy cost and besides, the CEO of Air Deccan Lt Gopi was set aside and the operating principles/philosophies were...
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...1. Understand the relationship between strategic management and leadership 1.1 Air India comes directly under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. The Board of directors and CMD have to work under the guidance of bureaucrats and politicians. What in your opinion have been the influence and effect of such a leadership and the strategic management and decisions taken on Air India over a period of time? (Criteria 1.1 Explain the link between strategic management and leadership) Next page 1.1.1 The Initial Surge • The airline made a net profit of US$2 million and increased revenue by 15% in the 2005 financial year. This success initially showed how Air India was flourishing in the earlier years under the Indian Government. • They were following the Trait Theory and the leaders are characterized with some specific activities. 1.1.2 The Influence • To ensure its business and technical staff could maintain and use the system, the company sent 40 employees to Oracle University. They were more employee oriented leaders, but when gradually, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had to work under the guidance of bureaucrats and politicians, they became more product oriented leaders the amount of losses were huge. • With this drastic change we could sum it up as follows With reference to Behavioral Theory, within the managerial grid , we can observe a shift from A to C With reference...
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...‘The employment relations system in India is undermined by the large proportion of workers employed in the unofficial economy’. Discuss. BACKGROUND Capital: New Delhi Population: 1.3 milliard Currency: Indian Rupee GDP Value: 3.33% of the world economy Political system: Federal parliamentary democratic republic – President (head of state), prime minister (head of government) Became independent in 1947 * Major economic reforms in the 1990s paved the way for high economic growth in India and involved the considerable liberalisation of the expansive labour laws. * There is a large rural sector and a large ‘informal’ sector in which unions and collective bargaining are rare. Trade union membership overall is low but membership and collective bargaining coverage is higher in the public sector and large enterprises. There are weak laws regarding trade union recognition and representation and poor enforcement of labour laws and collective agreement provisions. Current concerns include lack of protection for workers who have been made worse-off by the market-based labour reforms, poor growth prospects in key parts of the labour market, high rates of contract and casual workers, increasing downsizing and a low-value added IT sector. The Indian industrial relations system is rooted in British common law * The unionisation rate is low at 5% of the total workforce due in part to large rural and informal sectors, which are not unionised. Most union are concentrated...
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