The company I chose to research is Southwest airlines. It has been one of the most successful airlines in the US‚ and with very high customer service ratings. This is very impressive to attain by such a small company in a very tough industry. Southwest is able to achieve such levels by having a clear mission of providing low-fare travel using a point-to-point system and not having a hub-based system. The company operates in relatively shorter routes and only maintains one plane type‚ its famous Boing
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Southwest Airlines in 2010: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices Assignment Questions 1. Is there anything that you find particularly impressive about Southwest Airlines? 2. What grade would you give Southwest management for the job it has done in crafting the company’s strategy? What is it that you like or dislike about the strategy? Does Southwest have a winning strategy? 3. What are the key policies‚ procedures‚ operating practices‚ and core values underlying Southwest’s efforts to implement
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Superficial STEEP and Porter’s Six Forces analyses for the US airline industry. STEEP ANALYSIS 1. Technological • Internet Availability: The availability of internet to the general public gave the airline industry a lot of competition. Before there was much more price control from the airlines themselves and prices could be raised or lowered whenever they felt necessary. Only travel agencies had this information available other than the airlines themselves. Internet availability has regulated a lot
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Introduction to Hospitality Industry The hospitality industry is part of a larger enterprise known as the travel and tourism industry. It is one of the oldest industries in the world. In early days‚ traders‚ explorers‚ missionaries and pilgrims needed a break in their journeys requiring food‚ shelter and rest. People opened their homes and kitchens to these weary travellers‚ and an industry was born. Although accommodation today is varied and their services have changed and expanded over the
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proceeds from the Virgin transport companies‚ including Virgin Atlantic‚ in biofuels research and development and projects to tackle global warming. We want our customers to feel sure that we are making every effort to become the most sustainable airline in the world and to reduce the impacts of aviation on our environment. regards Steve The aim of this policy is to communicate our key environmental policies and targets. We will provide twice yearly updates on our progress against these targets
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increases‚ wages‚ work rules and work patterns‚ chapter 11 bankruptcy airlines‚ excess capacity‚ a very capital intensive business and too many years as regulated airlines. In fact‚ during the Gulf war and recession in 1990-92‚ it took them four years to return to profit‚ even though traffic recovered within a year. The industry experienced a profit slump. From 1994 to 1997‚ airlines have had to recognize the need for radical change to ensure their survival and prosperity‚ after what happened last
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Southwest Airlines - Company Motivation Profile Sam George Daher‚ BUS 6351 Business and Society Professor Fernando Garza Wednesday‚ May 2nd‚ 2006 Abstract Southwest Airlines is one of the most desired employers. The company ’s unique corporate culture has been established since Southwest Airlines first started. In addition‚ Southwest Airline ’s mission statement‚ organizational structure‚ and decision-making strategies are also important to Southwest ’s culture. Southwest Airline uses many
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Corporate Strategy---European Airlines 1993-1997 ⇨ Back ground and PEST analysis For many years‚ European Airlines are considered to be feed by the government. Before 1990s‚ the introduction of deregulation‚ this market was highly controlled by the government. Automatically‚ the result is high price as well as poor management and service. Consumers‚ of course‚ complained about the bad perform of them. Like most of the state-owned businesses‚ although some of the airlines intended to lower their price
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IndiGo Airlines – A Case study in International Business Strategy The right thing to do is also the smart thing to do The success of Indigo is a mix of a clear brand promise of "on time" and supported with slick branding and signage‚ smart technology support and a passionate and young work force who multi-task. About Indigo IndiGo is India’s largest airline with a market share of 29.5 per cent as of June‚2013 as well as the country’s largest low fare carrier. IndiGo is the fastest growing
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and most profitable airlines in the world. Yet the secret of its success is largely unknown outside the Arab world. Donald N. Sull‚ Sumantra Ghoshal and Felipe Monteiro unveil some of the mystery that shrouds a national carrier that enjoys no state handouts – and treats its employees as a giant family. The ess than two decades after its foundation‚ Emirates placed the biggest order in civil aviation history‚ for $19 billion worth of aircraft. This at a time when the industry was facing a global
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