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background information and applying a number of theories to explain the way in which the industry operates. This will be useful in...
in the months following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, for example, people forsook air travel and focused on vacations and travel tha...
out to the target audience is important, and SWA has relied on a variety of creative ways in which this is done. It advertises a g...
at employees or offer a tangible reward at the end of a given year (typically some kind of catalogue from which employees can choo...
move forward it is necessary to look at the company and its position. A useful approach is the resource based view (RBV). With...
an airline which offered the lowest possible fares and would get people to their desired destinations. The idea was that if could ...
has been trading for more than 40 years, with a business that has expanded to cover much of the US, flying domestic routes and kee...
with a variety of governmental rules and regulations. In the United States, for example, airline companies operate under the auspi...
income of $178 million and a net margin of 1.6% (2007 net income was $645 million, with a net margin of 6.5%) (Annual Report, 2009...
been asked to discuss Southwest Airlines internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and stren...
Details a leadership development program to be put in place at Southwest Airlines. There are 10 sources listed in the bibliography...
(Southwest Airlines Co., 2009a). Southwest acquired Morris Air in 1993. This gave Southwest an opening in the Pacific Northwest...
37th consecutive year of profitability (Southwest Airlines, Fact Sheet, 2010). Meanwhile, other airlines are struggling. Net incom...
trying to expand domestically, both through organic growth and acquisitions (Gilmer, 2010). SWA today is under the directi...
airline has faced some challenged, such as the fine in 2003 for failure to deal fairly with disabled customers. To assess the wa...
maintain perspective and balance and to have fun (Culture, 2010). Values shared. This particular question is a very person...
Discusses Southwest Airlines and its relationship with the labor unions. There are 3 sources listed in the bibliography of this 7-...
Using a two share portfolio as an example, the paper presents a number of assessments and calculations that are often used by inv...
(and still knows) how to keep their employees happy. Rather than focusing on customer service, SWAs motto is employee first. The b...
for the Dallas-based airlines. As a direct result, not only are his passengers happy to fly his airline, but his "passionate, ded...
experiencing the economic downturns like other businesses are these days, its still considered a company worth working for, and on...
delivering good service, such as the Time 2008 Friendliest Airline award, and Forbes 2008 award for being the most reliable US air...
fuel surcharges and look for ways increasing income, such as charging for checked luggage. Southwest are managing this financial r...
if the employees are happy and content, that happiness and contentment will trickle down to the customers. This is in direct contr...
paper, well attempt to answer these questions by focusing on other companies. The two weve selected are Southwest Airlines and Toy...
the appropriate technology requires planning and proper implementation of the technology (Spafford, 2003). Lacking either of these...
has to do with your TPS Writers opinion. You should use your own opinion. For example, you might not believe in Maslows or Vrooms...
a performance management system that assesses processes and efficiency enroute to arriving at the bottom line. Measuring Performan...
Southwest Airlines has had problems dealing with disabled passengers. This 11 page paper examined the company, considers how and w...
solves. The Chubb Group of Insurance companies follows only industry average, or slightly higher compensation that base ave...