Create unforgettable family holiday memories in Dubai

Brimming with an ever-growing repertoire of activities to suit every taste and budget, create memorable year-end holiday moments with these things to do and places to go, according to Dubai Tourism.

RIDE INTO A FASCINATING WORLD OF ADVENTURE AT DUBAI'S THEME PARKS

Few things can compare with a world-class amusement park for an unforgettable family outing.

With more than 100 incredible indoor and outdoor rides and attractions across Motiongate Dubai, Bollywood Parks Dubai, Legoland Dubai and Legoland Water Park, the Dubai Parks and Resorts is a must-go.

Bringing imagination to life 365 days a year, IMG Worlds of Adventure lets visitors live their favourite animations.

Designed for families with children, the world's largest indoor theme park is built around four exciting zones (Cartoon Network, Marvel, IMG Boulevard and the Lost Valley - Dinosaurs Adventure).

A theme park for all ages, the Aquaventure Waterpark is the largest of several waterparks in Dubai and is also home to record-breaking rides and attractions.

With rides like the 27.5m Leap of Faith plunge and the region's longest zipline, Aquaventure Waterpark promises an adrenaline-pumping experience.

Visitors can also swim with sharks, hand-feed cownose rays, play with dolphins, splash around in the lazy river or relax at the spa.

Offering a variety of pulsating water rides, slides and activities, Wild Wadi Waterpark is themed around the classic Arabian folk character Juha.

Featuring 30 rides and attractions, including the popular Jumeirah Sceirah, Burj Surj, Tantrum Alley and Wipeout and Riptide Flowriders, you are guaranteed a wet and wild time under the sun.

GLAMP IN THE DESERT

Love camping but also fancy the comfort of resorts? Try the desert safari tours from Platinum Heritage and Arabian Adventures.

Dubai's beautiful and cosy desert camps offer families a new way to travel, see nature, immerse in the destination's culture and bond with each other.

Ride a camel, go dune bashing, board a hot air balloon, sand surf from dune to dune on a wakeboard and savour classic Emirati fare and drinks over traditional music and dance.

ENJOY AN ENCOUNTER WITH WILDLIFE

Whether you are a first-time visitor or intrepid explorer, Dubai has plenty in store for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Home to the city's most exotic wildlife, Dubai Safari Park is the best place to be.

It is divided into sections - Asian Village, African Village and Open Safari Village - and recreates the different habitats suitable for its varied and unique wildlife, including 2,500 animals from over 250 different species from around the world.

See the oryx, gazelle and Gordon's wildcat up close - you won't find these animals anywhere else except in Arabia.

Transport yourself into the enchanting rainforest when you set foot in The Green Planet. Filled with flora, fauna, animals and reptiles, this bio-dome takes visitors through four storeys of immersive discovery, starting with the flooded forest tunnel.

At the Canopy or Tree House level, revel in the rainforest's resplendent beauty.

Wildlife species like the sugar glider, sloth, toucan and rainbow boa are waiting for you to meet and greet them.

BASK IN GLORIOUS RAYS AT DUBAI'S BEACHES

Boasting laid-back beachside charm, La Mer is the city's latest must-see beachfront district.

Replete with views of the city skyline and the Arabian Gulf, it is a great place for pure relaxation.

For a picture-perfect shot of the iconic Burj Al Arab, head to Sunset Beach, where the view of the luxurious hotel is a favourite for photos.

Other beautiful beaches that are great for families include The Beach at JBR, a chill place to enjoy the sun on cabanas or enjoy a camel ride; Black Palace Beach, located next to several royal palaces; Al Mamzar Beach Park, an oasis of fun with landscaped playgrounds and lush barbecue areas; and Kite Beach, named after the many kite surfers that have made this stretch of sand their own.

Source : The New Paper

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Business (or Strategic) management is the art, science, and craft of formulating, implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that will enable an organization to achieve its long-term objectives. It is the process of specifying the organization's mission, vision and objectives, developing policies and plans, often in terms of projects and programs, which are designed to achieve these objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans, projects and programs. Strategic management seeks to coordinate and integrate the activities of the various functional areas of a business in order to achieve long-term organizational objectives. A balanced scorecard is often used to evaluate the overall performance of the business and its progress towards objectives. Strategic management is the highest level of managerial activity.

Strategies are typically planned, crafted or guided by the Chief Executive Officer, approved or authorized by the Board of directors, and then implemented under the supervision of the organization's top management team or senior executives. Strategic management provides overall direction to the enterprise and is closely related to the field of Organization Studies.

In the field of business administration it is useful to talk about "strategic alignment" between the organization and its environment or "strategic consistency". According to Arieu , "there is strategic consistency when the actions of an organization are consistent with the expectations of management, and these in turn are with the market and the context." Before reading the rest, it is recommended that An Overview of Strategic Planning be read. General Business Management The Three Processes of Strategy Approaches to Strategic Management History of Business Management until the 1970s The Japanese Challenge Gaining Competitive Advantage Strategic Change in the 1990s Information- and Technology-Driven Strategy The Psychology of Business Management Failure of Strategy Limitations of Business Management Business Planning Business Plans Marketing Plans and Strategies The content of this Wikibook was originally found on Wikipedia, but moved due to various requests and because Wikibooks is a better location for the information. Theunixgeek (talk) 20:45, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

There are at least three basic kinds of strategy with which people must concern themselves in the world of business: just plain strategy or strategy in general, corporate strategy, and competitive strategy. The purposes of this article are to clarify the differences between and among these three kinds of strategy and to provide some questions useful in thinking about all three.

Business Strategy from Wharton: Competitive Advantage | edX

First, I recommend “Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy“ by Joan Magretta. It covers all the strategy essentials developed by Michael Porter. And, you have all the great ideas from Porter (types of business strategy, 5 forces, competitive advantage example, ….) in one book that reads easy. (Although some of the strategy content will be challenging if you don’t have a background in business strategy)

Once the strategy is determined, various goals and measures may be established to chart a course for the organization, measure performance and control implementation of the strategy. Tools such as the balanced scorecard and strategy maps help crystallize the strategy, by relating key measures of success and performance to the strategy. These tools measure financial, marketing, production, organizational development, and innovation measures to achieve a 'balanced' perspective. Advances in information technology and data availability enable the gathering of more information about performance, allowing managers to take a much more analytical view of their business than before.

Three Kinds of Business Strategy

Corporate strategy defines the markets and the businesses in which a company will operate. Competitive or business strategy defines for a given business the basis on which it will compete. Corporate strategy is typically decided in the context of defining the company's mission and vision, that is, saying what the company does, why it exists, and what it is intended to become. Competitive strategy hinges on a company's capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses in relation to market characteristics and the corresponding capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses of its competitors.

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Strategy, in general, refers to how a given objective will be achieved. Consequently, strategy in general is concerned with the relationships between ends and means, between the results we seek and the resources at our disposal. Strategy and tactics are both concerned with conceiving and then carrying out courses of action intended to attain particular objectives. For the most part, strategy is concerned with how you deploy or allocate the resources at your disposal whereas tactics is concerned with how you employ or make use of them. Together, strategy and tactics bridge the gap between ends and means.

In the 1980s business strategists realized that there was a vast knowledge base stretching back thousands of years that they had barely examined. They turned to military strategy for guidance. Military strategy books such as The Art of War by Sun Tzu, On War by von Clausewitz, and The Red Book by Mao Zedong became business classics. From Sun Tzu, they learned the tactical side of military strategy and specific tactical prescriptions. From von Clausewitz, they learned the dynamic and unpredictable nature of military action. From Mao, they learned the principles of guerrilla warfare. Important marketing warfare books include Business War Games by Barrie James, Marketing Warfare by Al Ries and Jack Trout and Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun by Wess Roberts.

Alfred Chandler recognized the importance of coordinating management activity under an all-encompassing strategy. Interactions between functions were typically handled by managers who relayed information back and forth between departments. Chandler stressed the importance of taking a long term perspective when looking to the future. In his 1962 ground breaking work Strategy and Structure, Chandler showed that a long-term coordinated strategy was necessary to give a company structure, direction and focus. He says it concisely, "structure follows strategy." Chandler wrote that:

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