The Competitive Advantage Of Fedex

Virgin Australia’s has a decentralised system. There is a free flow of communication. Therefore, problems arising within the organisation get their solution coming from within the organisation somewhere. In fact, the employees are provided with the authority to make unsupervised decisions based on their intuition rather than following a chain of command. This leads to the employees having more confidence in them and in the management. Interaction among all the levels of the hierarchy is spontaneous, so it increases effective communication. John Borghetti the CEO of Virgin Australia, himself personally interacts with employees on a regular basis discussing ideas and receiving feedback. Virgin Australia promotes self-sufficiency and effective communication within the organisation and believes that the employees are the backbone of the company. Hence they have been given enough involvement and authority in decision making. Since Virgin Australia comprise of many different departments, it is also necessary to have organizational bureaucracy in it. But, since Sir Richard Branson has always ensured minimum bureaucracy as much possible since the beginning of the business. So, Virgin group and so thus Virgin Australia has a formal structure but only limited to the top levels of the company and changes to informal as climbing down the

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a leading global financial services firm and one of the oldest in the United States with a 200-year history. It operates in more than 60 countries and has over 240, 000 employees. ("About Us", n.d.) One of the company 's business goals is on employing the most talented people that is not limited by gender, ethnicity or physical disability. ("Frequently Asked Questions", n.d.) JPMorgan Chase also prides itself in actively encouraging its employees to communicate with others in the workplace through annual forums, business resource groups, open discussions with senior leaders and seeking input from its employees. ("Diversity & Inclusion", n.d.) With this diversity in culture, there is bound to be miscommunication and conflict.

The United States Postal Service has been used for many years, sending mail far and near. It is still being used today. Dating back to the colonial times of America, mail was delivered by the Pony Express, today mail is being sent by cars, airplanes, and ships. Our country is long overdue for restructuring the USPS. The USPS should be restructured so they can gain revenue, still have convenience, and to keep up to date with developing technology.

A company’s success is measured by how well it is structured and organized in order to adapt to the changes in environment as well as the changes within itself such as the company’s scale, employees, product scope, etc. Having a suitable, well-structured organizational frame will not only increase the chance of being success but also prolong the company’s lifespan compared to an un-structured one. It is important to note that an organization’s structure needs to fit in with the current situation and does not necessarily required remain unchanged over time. Taking Dynacorp as an example, even though its functional structure contributed to the vast growth of the company at the start, its limitation in dealing with the changes within

As the leader, I facilitated the whole work process to enhance group effectiveness, solve problems and achieve the shared goals. I notice that each member has a different characteristic that shapes the team dynamic, which is the unseen forces that strongly influence how a team reacts, performs, or solve problems (William, 2013). Learning from the extensive interaction in the CP course and my professional experiences as HR Professional, I know that a leader should understand her team members’ characteristics, particularly their strengths, weaknesses, personalities, and build a same perspective/vision to facilitate team effectiveness. This initiative will enable each member to contribute their talent, develop a collective agreement to solve problems and achieve the team’s goal effectively. Having an effective work group is very critical for solving the challenge/problems, particularly on how we could deliver a robust recommendation for the client by applying diverse knowledge gained from the MBA course and how we could get reliable data/information from Greenwich Library and multiple

I am a HNC business student. I am writing this report as part of my course. This assessment covers outcome 4 of the Managing People and Organizations' class. Unit F84T 34

I am a HNC business student. I am writing this report as part of my course. This assessment covers outcome 4 of the Managing People and Organizations' class. Unit F84T 34

To determine the best strategic position, it would be essential to understand the landscape of UPS is situated in. Hence, Porter’s five forces analysis is performed to comprehensively discuss the logistics industry in the European Union.

Porter’s five forces interact to shape the competitive landscape facing port authorities and port service providers. The 5 forces are stated below;

What are the two types of core competencies that drive a firm’s competitive advantage? Which firms demonstrate a clear competitive advantage because of (a) major value-creating skills/core capabilities and/or (b) superior assets or resources? Which firms have demonstrated sustainable sources of competitive advantage?

In order to stay flourishing in the time of unprecedented change the company should state clearly its problems and implement organizational development techniques. The following are some major obstacles encountered by the company “UPS” throughout its

Amazon’s culture is based on employees’ competiveness, hard work and innovation. This corporate culture however brings a really stressful environment among the organization. For the past years, the company lessened the impact of a negative culture whereas the financial reports as well as the innovation were reported as the most important things. Nevertheless, organizational culture is nowadays becoming really important. It was for example seen in the Harvard Business Review when the CEO of Amazon went from one of the top ranked CEO in 2014 to the 87th position in only twelve months. One of the main reason of that is that would be that (they? Who?) are not just looking at the financial success, but also at the social responsibility criteria.

Analyze Amazon.com using the competitive forces and value chain models. How has it responded to pressures from its competitive environment? How does it provide value to its customers?

Porter’s 5 forces model below describes the competition and the relationship among the different players. (IATA, Profitability and the air transport value chain, 2013)

We use SWOT analysis to determine the performance of Nestle in Malaysia and 7Eleven. SWOT stand for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The companies that under our observations received their Halal certificate from Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM). Nestle had full filled Malaysian standard and this document had undergone the process required by International Standardization Organization (ISO). Nestle branches in Malaysia also received Grad B in sanitary premise from local authority. According to the Ministry of Welfare, Housing and Local government in Guidelines in Grading System of food premises, there are 4 grads. The range for grad A is 80-100 percent, grad B for 71-85 percent, grad C for 51-70 percent and the worst