British Airways: Flight-Path to Profit?
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Colin Marshall sees to the day-to-day operations of running British Airways. Great changes have reduced costs. A combination of staff reductions and route eliminations has made the airline company lean and trim. His company's management style has undergone considerable changes. He traces his education, development and working experience in the interview. The move toward privatization and its consequences are discussed. Four important factors in the running of a successful airline are revealed.
Publication Name: The Director
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0012-3242
Year: 1984
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Free Enterprise on the Political Tightrope
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Business in Hong Kong is as brisk as ever, even with the atmosphere of uncertainty over its future when Great Britain's treaty with China ends in 1997. Exports in the world's third largest port have been soaring and China has been creating Special Economic Zones nearby. Foreign investment continues to grow.
Publication Name: The Director
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0012-3242
Year: 1984
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Feeling for Business in Hong Kong's Boardrooms
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Hong Kong is now Britain's biggest export market in the Far East including Japan. Disposable income of the populace is rising. Business continues to boom despite its uncertain future with China. A main reason is the many ambitious, shrewd entrepreneurs. There are profiles of of them.
Publication Name: The Director
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0012-3242
Year: 1984
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