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Airlines Co., 2008) Threats * Uncertainty in fuel prices * Intense competition and competitors concessions gained in bankruptcy * ...
2005). Even more interesting is that the "customer is always right" concept isnt true at Southwest Airlines (Taylor, 2005). "We ma...
In eight pages this paper considers former CIA director William Casey's unsuccessful leadership compared with Southwest Airlines' ...
retaliated by matching the $13 fare and offering a free bottle of liquor to anyone who paid full fare ($26) instead of the bargain...
management absolutely needed to convey to employees "that what they do matters. Thats why we share with employees the letters we g...
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...
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 seven pages the importance of ethics in business are considered and ways in which it does not have to be compromised in the nam...
In eleven pages this research paper examines Southwest Airlines in an overview that includes corporate history, management philoso...
is so important to this case is because it does not follow a normal path. Vilcassim & Kadiyali (1999) explain that a company react...
policy to be honest with its employees, that "through effective people management, the company had created the right type of cultu...
won it again in February 1989, February 1990, March 1990, December 1991, March 1992, and May 1992 (Quick, 1992). No other airline ...
working with the Economic Development Foundation and the city of San Antonio in order to find a suitable location. The plan may be...
to examine Southwests approach to marketing, finance, management and human resource management. Marketing The marketing mix...
nuts and drinks instead) and even a change in clothing. Rather than uniforms, SWA attendants and pilots dress casually, in polo sh...
Wireless and mobile devices have become part of everyone's life even if they do not own a smart phone. This paper defines these te...
fly, thereby saving time and energy they would have to expend to drive for three or four hours (Robinson, 2000). Organizational a...
genius; keeping them, however, is often a much more difficult equation. "We market ourselves based on the personality and spirit ...
serving America Wests chosen markets were more varied in their equipment use, and therefore in their need to ensure various qualif...
Since the deregulation of the U.S. airline industry in the late 1970s, there have been a number of air carriers that have come and...
for individuals backgrounds, abilities or even commitment to the company. At present there has been one meeting of most of the gr...
need to have a great deal of specific knowledge (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007). Some pilots are recruited from the military fo...
a positive impact in terms of supporting or even creating a competitive advantage (Huczynski and Buchanan, 2007). There is a gre...
which bills itself as no-frills, but with frequent flights to various locations. SWA earned its fame for being a "fun" airline and...
rather than predominantly reactive to market forces influencing prices (Dognais, 2010). Marketing in terms of promotion and abil...
even if airlines are leased tends to be high (Belobaba et al, 2009). The high level of concentration and use of existing brands al...
strategic choices and how it is aligned with the vision and mission statements. 2. The Strategy of Southwest Airlines Michael P...
of US airlines, supported by an efficient operating model with aircraft turned round quickly to maximise the revenue generating ti...