SAA and LOT, as well as opportunities and risks.
As the Hunter Strategy had been developed, few key performance indicators (KPIs) were set in order to avoid diverging strategic decision-making. These consisted of primary objectives, intending to overcome SAirGroup’s disadvantage in the small domestic market by acquiring minority stakes of other airlines (E & Y, 2002, pp. 19-20).
The overall aims of SAirGroup with respect to the Hunter Strategy were, firstly to achieve 12% returns of the total capital invested, thus to utilize the group synergies for further evolvement in aviation-related businesses (E & Y, 2002, p. 39). The table below illustrates the extent of purchases of stake in Air Liberté, SAA and LOT, in conjunction with the occurred losses and conformity with the strategic objectives. Air Liberté SAA LOT
Stake Acquired 49% 20% 37.6%
Investment in CHF 237M 355M 278M
Synergies Synergies from fleet and staff reduction Possible synergies amounting to 20.5M USD Synergies up to 189M CHF from improvements
Risk of Failure 100% Undetermined
(loss of 297.4M) Undetermined
Compliance
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Despite the fact that the crucial elements and criteria for targets were set, the actual purchases were made elsewhere, far from the necessary objectives. The stake acquisition of Air Liberté essentially did not correspond to the underlying purposes on account of the matter that the airline was part of the third market, which was to be explicitly excluded from the targets. With reference to the SAA, it also contravened the preeminent aims concerning the European territory. Whereas for LOT, it was concluded as the only acquisition, which was in unison with the concept of strengthening the domestic market. Furthermore, SAirGroup’s investments proved to have deviated from the strategic goals and thus resulted in massive losses (E & Y, 2002, pp.
In preparation to negotiate a merger between AAA HotelCo and Lambert Hotels, my team and I determined that both party’s interests complemented one another. For example, Lambert desired a presence in Brazil and AAA wished to gain access to the lucrative tourist market in the United States. Therefore, we were confident we could strike a deal and achieve these interests. However, due to the significant risks associated with the investment, both parties had several issues they wanted to settle in their favor. As a result, my team and I determined not only AAA’s principal interests, but also our secondary interests, so that we could successfully negotiate a win-win with Lambert. Despite our confidence in striking an integrative negotiation, we next determined our BATNA; AAA HotelCo would not merge with Lambert Hotels, but instead purchase a U.S.-based franchise, Excellent Hotels. Then, accounting for each issue, my team and I determined our reservation point as 300, our target point as 500, and our aspiration point as 750. Next, as suggested by the case, we decided to make an aggressive f...
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