A municipal airport is
considering letting larger planes land at its facilities which will bring added
tourism. It will cause more noise and pollution. In this case the internal
stakeholders would be the municipality, owners of the airline those who will
use the airport, employees of that airline, employees of the airport.
External stakeholders
would be the tourists/customers of those airlines. People living in that
municipal area, government as they will collect tax and overall responsible for
regulations, society at large, local businesses included. Shareholders of those
airlines.
There are few points to
consider before we decide that the municipal airport should be open to larger
planes. The noise and the pollution as the planes will take off and land and
the pollution would be from planes and the tourists might litter the area too.
So, the two committees we
would need should represent the airlines' industry, who would use the airport
and in the second committee, we would need a representative from the municipality, the representative who takes care of regulations, a representative from society who
can speak for people who will suffer from pollution and noise.
The opportunities are to
boost tourism, boost the local economy, increase tax collection for government and
create jobs.
But the issues we would
have controlling noise and pollution. If the tax amount would be enough to
plant trees and employ workers to remove garbage so the environment is not harmed.
If airlines can do something about the airplanes whey would fly, if they can
find newer models which make less noise and if they can use biofuels so the
pollution would be less, these are few points the committees would have to
decide.
Integrating the
external stakeholders into the strategic management process
In long term external
stakeholders will be the group who will be benefited or affected. And if we
decide to open this airport for bigger planes then making this sustainable in
long term would need active participation from external stakeholders.
Shareholders need to see
a profit in the long term which will generate wealth for them
The society needs to see tax
revenue collection which the government would put in good use, building
infrastructure, schools etc. People would want to make sure that there is no
flight late in the evening or night and the pollution and noise would be in
check.
Municipal will employ
people to remove garbage and they will try to offset the pollution with
planting more trees. The airlines would need to find a way to use airplane
which makes less noise and if possible they would need to use biofuel.
The external stakeholders
need to see their interest, how this project would benefit them, and yes, they
should understand the tradeoff too. That what is at stake, but we can convince
them if only we can establish that the upside is way more than the downside and
the authorities will do enough to minimize the risks of pollution and noise.
Keeping stakeholders
informed
Authorities need to work
hard to measure noise and pollution. Setting standards and maintain them.
In case of violation fining the airlines. The airline's owners, shareholder an
be communicated using emails. The society can be informed using report of local
newspaper or local news, sending flyers will information to each home. Local
authorities should be responsible and accountable for this communication.
Proposed
Optimal Solution
My proposal is there
should be an oversight committee where we would have representatives from
citizens, businesses, municipality and authorities to hold up regulations.
They should strictly
regulate the timing of flights and push for usage of airplanes which make less
noise and fly with biofuels.
Municipal representative
should make sure that this project is generating enough revenue in tax that is
being used to employ more people keep the area clean. Infrastructure is being
built to promote tourism. And better schools are also being built.
Representative of
citizens need to make sure the airlines are not violating any regulations.
Locals are being able to use the airport to fly out. Municipality is still
keeping the area clean and infrastructure and other things are being built with
the tax money.
Regulatory body should
make sure there is no violation of law, and what are the implications of the
noise and pollution created by the airlines and how can those be reduced
further. They should not impose anything so strict that the business becomes
unviable.
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