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Introduction The aviation industry is increasingly becoming competitive and airline companies are struggling to find ways of remaining profitable despite the existing challenges. Turkish Airline is currently one of the global players in the aviation industry. Once a small regional player, the top management of this firm made ambitious investments to help expand the fleet size and destinations of this airline company. The ambitious strategy helped this firm to not only increase its revenues but also become one of the dominant airline companies in the world. The firm intends to increase its fleet size further and to open new routes across the world. However, such an expansion strategy will bring about several challenges. As Fleisher and Bensoussan (2015) say, as a firm increases in size, it encounters new challenges that may affect its sustainability. If not managed properly, these challenges may affect a firm’s sustainability in the market. The top management of Turkish Airline must understand how to deal with the new challenges the firm is likely to encounter as it expands its operations. In this paper, the focus is to analyze the current and future environment of Turkish Airline and come up with a 5-year plan that will help it achieve sustainable growth in the global market. Objectives As a consultant, it is important to come up with clear objectives that should be achieved in this report. The following are the specific objectives that the researcher seeks to achieve by the end of this report.   * To determine how the Turkish Airline will keep growing without jeopardizing profitability within the next five years.   * To come up with ways in which the airline will manage operational complexities and other external factors.   * To determine how Turkish Airline can recruit and retain top talents in the aviation industry.   * To develop strategies that Turkish Airline can use to differentiate itself in the fiercely competitive industry. Strategic Analysis Current Situation of Turkish Airline Turkish Airline is currently ranked as one of the top ten global airlines in the world in terms of the number of passengers and destinations across the globe. According to Alcacer (2015), following the 2008 global economic recession that massively affected the aviation industry, many airlines considered contracting their operations as a way of lowering the losses. However, in a very unique move, Turkish Airline ordered more planes and increased its destinations at a time when other airlines were reducing the same. In this section, the analysis will focus on the current situation at Turkish Airline by looking at the external and internal environment of the firm. The aviation industry is very sensitive to the extern
This episode of “ this American life” speaks of how the entire American housing system went into deep mess to a point of almost crumpling. It begins with what can be seen from the narrations by the people involved as a desperate measure by mortgage firms to make huge profits. This makes these firms start giving loans to anyone in need regardless of their financial status. The desperation causes extremely devastating effect as at some point we see 23 dead individuals being approved of mortgages. What props out surprisingly from this episode, is how an officer with one of the lending institutions speaks of knowing and fully understanding the kind of lending they were undertaking at his organization as being extremely risky but since everyone else was pursuing the same, making it a hugely viable idea. This clearly indicates that there was no research on the part of these institutions concerning the feasibility of the new venture in lending. The main aim of going into this line of lending was because the risks involved were low and there would be high profits. These firms though appear to have made very many critical assumptions prior to beginning this line of venture (Zandi, 2009). First, it was assumed that any individual who was willing to own a home would be able to repay his mortgage without getting to the point of foreclosure. This led in to poor lending formulas which were thought to be able to bring in large profits. Secondly, the institutions assume that even if these individuals were unable to service the mortgages, the houses would now belong to the firms. This is thought as an advantage to the firm as prices of houses never go down thus the firm would own a house with more value than what they purchased. It turns to be disastrous in the end when the government intervenes and slashes the interest rates in order to save its citizens from bankruptcy. One thing that comes out very clearly from this episode is that mortgage firms are only concerned with their own profitability and are in no way interested in people owning homes. Giving mortgages to individuals without a proof of financial security was meant to lure many people in to the scheme. Since the firms get paid their fees in percentage of the sales, this was a good move as large volumes translated to large fees. Most of the people who had been lured into these mortgages realized too late that what had initially appeared to be the perfect plan into home ownership was actually a scheme that had plunged many of them into high debt. The government acted appropriately upon realizing that those loans could not be serviced through the original terms that had been agreed up
Introduction In today’s competitive job market and turbulent economic environment, personal development is a critical component in job retention, career progression and enhancing employability levels. Employees must strive to improve on their employability skills or career competencies in order to remain relevant in the job market. According to the University of London (2010), employability skills are “…abilities, aptitudes and qualities developed in any context that can be applied to an occupation or career” (Pg.1). Bills (1995) opine that the modern working environment has evolved into models of skills upgrading and learning centres. At the core of this “skills upgrading and learning centres” is personal development plans. Personal development plan (PDP) is a “… structured and supported process undertaken by a learner to reflect upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development” (University of London 2010, Pg 1). The need for a personal development plan can’t be over emphasized. The tough economic times has the net result of making the job market extremely competitive. Companies are folding up, merging departments, consolidating job roles, restructuring systems and cutting on jobs, in order to survive the prevailing economic situation (Block, 2009). Consequently, relatively fewer job opportunities are becoming available. With a large pool of skilled manpower, companies are recruiting candidates with more than average qualifications for the given job (Cottrel, 2010). The tendency is take ‘over qualified’ candidates for the task at hand. With this scenario in mind, employees must continually strive to learn new skills, adapt faster to the changing technology and skills demands, and be up to date with the changing contexts of their careers (Smith, 2006; Armstrong, 2008; Grit, 2009). This is the only why that they can remain competitive and desirable in the job market. Working in the operations department of a bank as a vault custodian, I have increasingly felt the need to develop skills aligned to a sales-based job. In my current job role I have developed key skills that would also be beneficial in a sales job including team management, time management, and workflow management, amongst other skills. These are skills that have enabled me progress from a junior clerk to the current role. While they have served me well in the past, and they will continue to do so, nevertheless there has been need to continually seek to learn new skills. My current job is a ‘process oriented’ job in the sense that it only requires compliance with a set group of rules and processes. On the other hand , a sales job is a ‘people oriented’ job as it involves meeting with potential clients, negotiation of product and service features, and follow up on sales leads through various means such as emails, phones etc. Some of the general skills suitable for a sales job include leadership skil
Executive Summary The current research is based on an understanding of the importance of external business environment analysis. The PESTEL framework as an effective industrial tool is also credibly explored and incorporated in the discussion of the current study in the evaluation of the research. Concerning the framework’s use, the issue of conducting an external environment analysis and how it helps firms like Ashtead PLC efficiently identify their business strengths and threats and work on them accordingly. The current study also supports in the identification of effective strategies for the organization to conduct legitimate business, as well as how the corporation may get a competitive advantage by better understanding market variations, client changes, and business transitions. The current study, which gives real-life examples of the efficient application of the PESTEL components into the corporation, is critical in determining how organizations like Ashtead PLC could theoretically respond to those changes utilizing the PESTEL tool. Introduction This business research aims to look at Ashtead PLC’s external business environment, which is one of the leading industrial equipment companies in the UK. This report seeks to describe the internal characteristics of the firm, including how the company is contro
Introduction The San Francisco Bay Area is the second densest area in the United States after New York City. Poor urban planning, and outdated housing infrastructure that has been driven by construction regulations to preserve the cultural landscape of the city, have resulted in a gradual increase in housing prices. This report will investigate the crisis in San Francisco and an innovative approach to developing a social housing project that shares characteristics of sustainable urban design with construction in Singapore. Figure 1. San Francisco Home Price Index (Weinberger, 2017). The technology boom of the 21st century, which saw many large corporations expand their presence in the San Francisco metropolitan area, led to an influx of a well-paid workforce to the area. The city maintains a density of almost 19,000 people per square mile (Weinberger, 2017). A lack of physical housing, along with the abuse of prices by real estate developers, has led to an exponential increase in the Home Price Index. According to Figure 1, housing prices in San Francisco are vastly disproportionate, rising to five times the national median, with San Francisco becoming the most expensive city for rental rates as well. Project Design Table 1. Distribution of Units by Type Unit Type                               Total Public Housing                          267   50% AMI Rental                          83    80% AMI-for-sale                        59    Habitat for Humanity                    17    Market For-Sale                         315   Hunters View Associates LP, 2014, p. 2  The housing crisis in San Francisco is partially attributed to the city government’s poor housing development policy. It has been unable to respond to the population growth adequately, and construction permits are not being approved at an appropriate rate. The rise of housing prices for both purchase and rent has resulted in increased eviction and homelessness rates as the city’s core population struggles to keep up with prices that technology industry professionals find manageable. In recent years, the municipal government, along with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, has begun inves
What are some theories offered to explain aspects of your field of business? The field of business I am engaged in includes accounting and human resources. The aspects of accounting are reflected in the theory of ethics and social responsibility that explain the aspects of accounting related to ethical behavior and corporate culture as an integral part f human resource management. The aspects of human resources include leadership, cooperation, and training which can be explained by theories in the field of human resources related to corporate culture, development of leadership skills, motivation, and other useful theoretical frameworks. How do propositions and hypotheses differ? As a rule, propositions and hypotheses appear in the same context of the research paper, a research question, and the area to be investigated. However, there is a slight difference between these two concepts of the research because a hypothesis is an assumption introduced at the beginning of the research process which should be either refuted or supported at the end. As suggested in the study by Kumar (2008), “a hypothesis is tentative generalizations the validity of which remains to be tested” (p. 25) while a descriptive hypothesis is a proposition “that typically state the existence, size, form or distribution of the variable” (Kumar, 2008, p. 26). In this respect, a proposition has a descriptive nature and refers more to the types of variables, and assumes the existence of variables instead of examining the relationship between variables. How do concepts differ from variables? The research consists of a great number of different components that should be adequately applied to the stages of the research process to optimize it most effectively. As such, concepts are not the same as variables because they appear at different stages of the research process. For instance, when investigating the concept of job satisfaction, a researcher uses different variables to measure this concept quantitatively and
Research & Facts Job Title: Police officer for the state of Florida Training The occupation in question may or may not need specific qualifications. The minimum requirement for a successful applicant is as follows: the candidate should be a high school graduate or the candidate should have a GED Certificate. However, a successful candidate should preferably have a college degree (for example, a two or four-year college degree). A successful candidate should also have a valid driving license. Applicants should also preferably have military service experience. Apart from this, applicants should pass the Civil Service Exam, Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test, Physical Agility Test, Polygraph Examination, medical examination, psychological exam. Applicants should also have an oral interview. Personal & Professional Skills Police officers should have specific traits of character, such as commitment, responsibility, and fortitude. Police officers should also be intelligent, responsive, honest, diligent. They should be able to work in teams, and at the same time than should possess some leadership skills. Police officers should be keen to self-develop and to help the community develop. Duties & Nature of Work Police officers take part in criminal investigations, respond to emergencies, patrol areas, maintain public safety, respond to traffic accidents, arrest and question suspects, collect evidence, interview victims and witnesses, etc. Police officers are supervised by sergeants and inspectors. A novice police officer is supervised by a more experienced police officer. Notably, there is also psychological support available for police officers. Working Conditions & Environment Police officers have to work in quite a stressful environment. The pace is fast and dead-line oriented as all emergencies should be responded to immediately. Sometimes the work of police officers involves travel (though these cases are rather rare). All expenses are paid by the state. It is also necessary to note that the environment is highly structured where subordination is crucial. However, the atmosphere in the police departments is friendly as police officers are supportive and cooperative as these qualities are extremely important in solving numerous cases and emergencies. Police officers are guided by the following motto: Courage, Pride, and Commitment. For many police departments, these words are more than just a motto as police officers are committed to guarding the order in the community. Earnings Salaries range from $40,000 up to $72,000. The salary depends on the experience, education incentives, longevity. Police officers can obtain promotion to higher ranks depending on their longevity and their professional achievements. The benefits include health and life insurance, retirement programs, equipment, 12 paid holidays, no state or local income tax, various discounts, etc. Employment Outlook Notably, there will always be a need for police officers or organizations like the police. This entity is a part of contemporary society. Some traits and services provided ca
Introduction Iditarod is a race pitting man and animal against nature. It is held annually in the state of Alaska, United States. The race starts from Anchorage, South Central Alaska, to Nome on the western sea coast, where musher and a team of between twelve to sixteen dogs cover a total of 1150 miles through Ice covered mountain ranges, dense forest, frozen rivers, windswept coast, and isolated tundra. Most of the participants are Alaskans, but the number of foreign participants has increased in the recent past, with past winners like Martin Buser, from Switzerland who won the 1992 Iditarod race. History Iditarod Trail is a Historic National trail used as a supply and mail delivery route between the late 1880s to early 1920s from the coastal town of Seward to the interior mining town of Elim and Golovin. The 1898 Alaska Gold Rush brought miners to the Nome region and Kuskokwim Mountain. The steamship was used as the primary link of these two regions to the rest of the world, but during summer, the region was inaccessible by steamship as the river becomes frozen. This prompted the use of dogs sled to deliver mails, gold, firewood, and mining equipment in and out of this region. With the introduction of small aircraft and snowmobiles in the late 1920s, the use of the dog as the main supply carrier was reduced significantly. Adverse weather in some periods made these areas inaccessible by aircraft, and in such cases, the dogs were used to deliver supplies and mails. The first official Iditarod race started in 1967 as a commemorative event honoring the great men and women who used the original trail as a highway to deliver medicines and supplies to the Epidemic Stricken Nome, which experienced the Diphtheria outbreak in 1925. Intrepid dogs were used to deliver serum and other medical supplies to this area as there were no other means available at the time. Dorothy G. Page and Joe Redington have considered the brain child’s behind the Iditarod race; they are referred to as the mother and the father of Iditarod, respectively. They helped organize and sponsor the first race in 1967, in honor of Reinhard Seppala, who covered the longest, and the roughest distance in 1925, life-saving Serum delivery race. On the Trail The Iditarod trail has remained relatively constant, with no major changes to the route. It is a very demanding trail, composed of the Northern and Southern routes, which are used interchangeably, covering a total of 1150 miles. Both r
Introduction The principles of democracy have been an integral part of the American political system for quite a while. Being based on the key tenets of the U.S. Constitution, the American governmental system is supposed to represent people and their interests; however, because of the flaws thereof, the execution of the laws in question may need improvement. Because of the lack of cohesion between certain elements of the American political system, particularly, the lack of congruence between the representatives of different political parties, the numerous interpretations of some of the statements in the U.S. Constitution, etc., the current political system may need a more rigid set of principles to be guided by and a more elaborate strategy to facilitate the coexistence of different political parties. The Constitution Created in 1767 and ratified in 1788, the U.S. Constitution serves as the basis for the promotion of equality and justice in the United States. Though being the foundation for the political and legal systems of the United States, the Constitution has problems along with it numerous strengths. As far as the issues regarding the U.S. Constitution are concerned, the fact that some of the statements listed in it have a very high ambiguity value; thus, the threat of misinterpreting them either unwillingly or purposefully emerges. Indeed, the misuse of the statements provided in the Constitution may lead to drastic effects; for instance, these principles can be taken out of their context, including the era when the document was written, to produce societal tension and spawn numerous conflicts between various denizens of the U.S. population (Azevedo, 2015). The Constitution, however, serves as a very solid foundation for the further development of equality-based relations in the U.S. society. The Constitution, therefore, allows for the creation of the society, in which relationships are based on the principles of equality, and in which no instances of discrimination occur. In other words, it is the protection of rights, which the U.S. Constitution guarantees that makes the document in question so important to the development of the American society and the evolution of the U.S. political system as well as the principles of justice that the society is based on ( 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , n. d.). In other words, the American Constitution can be viewed as the tool for creating the environment, in which the relationships based on transparency and equity may be possible (Dom, 2014). Federalism Addressing the reforms made by the agencies of the U.S. federal bureaucracy over the past few decades, one must mention the policies regarding t