History of the Company Southwest Airlines was founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and was incorporated in 1967. The airline launched its first route in 1971‚ servicing Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. By 1975 Southwest went public on the American stock exchange. By 1979‚ the airline was flying outside of Texas to New Orleans and expanded its service to the West Coast in 1982. Beginning in 1990‚ Southwest’s revenues exceeded one billion dollars‚ making it a major airline company. On May 2‚ 2011
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Procter & Gamble and Disposable Diapers Introduction Post‚ Lawrence & Weber (2002‚ p.15) argue that business do not operate in a social or political vacuum. In fact most companies operate in a swirl of social‚ economic‚ technological and political changes that produces both opportunities. Coronado (2007) states that business is in fact part of society. Coronado further explains that business is an institution of society that affects and is affected by governments and other social actors. Therefore
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to mold its image‚ communicate with internal and external stakeholders and sustain a long-term positive reputation. For example‚ on July 22‚ 2013‚ Southwest Airlines Flight 345 suffered a collapse of its front landing gear while landing. Their PR team did a great job on how to handle crisis through social media. After the accident happened‚ Southwest comes out and response
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Case Study – Magic Carpet Airlines Week 4 September 22‚ 2013 1. What did the union do to prepare for negotiations? What additional sources of information might it have used? What were the union’s primary objectives? The union began preparing by doing research to find out what other similar airline carriers were supplying for their flight attendants (i.e. average working conditions‚ benefits‚ and wage rates). They used government sources to compare wage‚ unemployment
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Southwest Airlines in 2010: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices * Problem statement: Southwest Airlines has high growth and high profitability. However‚ its cost advantage is not as big as in prior years. * Scenario: Southwest Airlines based in Dallas was founded in 1967 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. It is one of the major domestic airliners which provides carrier and transportation service. Southwest primarily provides short haul‚ high frequency‚ point- to point‚ low fare service
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Southwest Airlines: Using Human Resources for Competitive Advantage Executive Summary Southwest was founded in 1971 with a fleet of three Boeing 737 aircraft. Headquartered at Love Field in Dallas‚ the airline followed a strategy of low fares‚ few frills‚ and excellent customer service. Early on‚ the airline faced many political and regulatory challenges including the Wright Amendment‚ which prohibited the carrier from offering direct service into Love Field from any state other than Texas
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Management HRM 594 Staffing Organizations Professor Burnell Carden August 24‚ 2013 Introduction The intent of this paper it to define critical concepts of strategic planning with Southwest Airlines (SWA) top management and how their organization pursued choices and different strategies to run the business by using superior performance employees that gave them a competitive advantage over their competitors. I will concentrate on the thirteen strategic staffing decisions that are critical
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LO3 Public Relations Southwest Airlines and its strategies for customer care. Methods used to deal with internal and external public . 1) Customer complaints and its impact on organisation. Customer service policies. Page 1. 2) The impact of customer satisfaction and customer dissatisfaction on an organisation Page 2. 3) The ways in which an organisation’s customer care policies and procedures can impact on reputation and profitability. Page
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Gary Kelly High Profile CEO of Southwest Airlines Stephanie Bleam October 19‚ 2011 Mr. Gregory Haughton Introduction Gary Kelly serves as the Chairman of the board‚ President‚ and Chief Executive Officer at Southwest Airlines. A 23-year veteran who becomes CEO in 1989‚ Gary has worked closely with southwest legendary cofounder and Chairman Emeritus Herb Keller and
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TURKISH AIRLINES MARKETING STRATEGY 1. Airline Overview Turkish Airlines‚ Turkey’s national flag carrier‚ was founded in Ankara on 20 May 1933 as “State Airlines Administration‚” under the direction of the Ministry of Defence. In 1955‚ it was restructured into “Turkish Airlines”. 25% of the company was sold via an SPO under a privatisation programme in 2005. Today 50.9% of the company shares are public‚ while the rest remain state-owned. In 2008‚ Turkish Airlines has kept its position ranked
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