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of US airlines, supported by an efficient operating model with aircraft turned round quickly to maximise the revenue generating ti...
and basic underlying assumptions (Leading Teams into the Future, 2003). Artifacts are visible organizational structures. Espouse...
all senior level managers and executives are expected to get out in the field to talk with employees. Added to all of this,...
really belong at this company. The only problem with the strategy is this - that not all employees like the idea of being "empower...
SWA works toward creating value for its employees, then converting some of that value to customer service, while encouraging behav...
Airlines Co., 2008) Threats * Uncertainty in fuel prices * Intense competition and competitors concessions gained in bankruptcy * ...
As management gurus were espousing customer satisfaction and approval as the end goals of all business activity at the height of t...
holidays - and giving kudos and thanks to the schedulers who made it happen. The blog includes various routes that will see some e...
socks and stockings, they have delivered the pre-flight safety information to a rap beat. One pilot reportedly told passengers, "...
2005). Even more interesting is that the "customer is always right" concept isnt true at Southwest Airlines (Taylor, 2005). "We ma...
won it again in February 1989, February 1990, March 1990, December 1991, March 1992, and May 1992 (Quick, 1992). No other airline ...
policy to be honest with its employees, that "through effective people management, the company had created the right type of cultu...
relations school of management, where motivation is directly related to the quality of the employment relationship. Furthermore, t...
target market profile is reflected in the way that the organization prices and markets its product. The secondary market or leisur...
seen as a maturing industry, and can intensify competition among the largest remaining firms (Hooley et al.,, 2007). The airline i...
Southwest is one of the US airline success stories, at a time when there is consolidation the airline industry Southwest may have ...
management absolutely needed to convey to employees "that what they do matters. Thats why we share with employees the letters we g...
for individuals backgrounds, abilities or even commitment to the company. At present there has been one meeting of most of the gr...
which bills itself as no-frills, but with frequent flights to various locations. SWA earned its fame for being a "fun" airline and...
the date of September 2: Fly out of Miami on United, rebook a flight on another airline through United or request a refund (Tweh, ...
to a destination (though there may be two or three changes in the meantime) rather than to a major city "hub," which then branches...
a positive impact in terms of supporting or even creating a competitive advantage (Huczynski and Buchanan, 2007). There is a gre...
nuts and drinks instead) and even a change in clothing. Rather than uniforms, SWA attendants and pilots dress casually, in polo sh...
airline has faced some challenged, such as the fine in 2003 for failure to deal fairly with disabled customers. To assess the wa...
best of both worlds in times of strong growth. Ireland has immensely favorable policies designed to encourage business inve...
paper recommends several strategies for the future, but the first recommendation is for change in Southwests mission statement. T...
job into its smallest pieces" and selecting the most qualified employees for the job and training them to do it (The evolution of ...
Mintzberg et al, 1998). Successful and effective risk management may even be the source of a competitive advantage (Rose, 2001, P...
In twelve pages this case study examines the components of success employed by Southwest Airlines in a consideration of its mark...
Worth Regional Airport Board files a suit against Southwest to stop them from operating out of Love Field, which was the downtown ...