Osman Karatepe Ghazal Adel Fahmideh 115120 Tour 504 Introduction Southwest Airlines Co. is the largest low-cost carrier in the United States‚ and is headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. The airline was established in 1967‚ by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. Southwest begins flying within the state of Texas (between Dallas‚ Houston‚ and San Antonio) with three Boeing 737 aircraft. Today Southwest operates nearly 400 Boeing 737 aircraft to 59 U.S. cities. Southwest has the lowest operating cost structure
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coast-to-coast flights. Kelleher‚ who is the president‚ chairman and CEO of Southwest Airlines is the companies single biggest asset and driving force. Kelleher runs the company very tightly and makes all the major decisions through a very centralized decision making process. This brings to light two potential problems. Firstly‚ how can a company such as Southwest airlines maintain such a centralized organization in the face of growth. Secondly‚ how is this company going to survive once Kelleher is no longer
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Southwest Airlines in 2008 - 2009: Analysis and Recommendations Analysis Performed By: American Consulting Group‚ LLC CEO: Michael A. Evans Table of Contents Letter of Appreciation to Gary Kelly‚ CEO ……………………………...3 Executive Summary ……………………………………………..........4 Appendix 1 ……………………………………………………………….10 Appendix 2 ……………………………………………………………….11 Appendix 3 ……………………………………………………………….12 Appendix 4 ……………………………………………………………….13 Appendix 5 ……………………………………………………………….15 Appendix
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Organizational Behavior Andrea Benjamin February 10‚ 2008 "You are now free to move about the country." -- SWA Introduction Southwest Airlines was founded more than 36 years ago by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher who decided to create a different type of airline. Rollin King and Herb Kelleher started with the simple idea: “If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a good time doing it‚ people
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Executive Summary Southwest Airlines has been a strong growth company over the last 35 years. Using its low-cost‚ passenger friendly‚ point-to-point operational strategy‚ Southwest has been able to sustain considerable growth year after year and remain profitable for 33 straight years. While Southwest has gained market share in recent years‚ legacy carriers have struggled due to depressed market conditions. The entire airline industry has endured expensive labor contracts‚ soaring energy costs and
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Question 1: A reflective account – Compare and contrast your own experience‚ skills and behaviours with those valued by graduate employers Question 2: Identify typical graduate selection processes and evaluate your own strengths and weaknesses in the process of applying for a job The ancients said; “Heaven has endowed me with talents for eventual use”. This is to develop individual character and knowing own strengths and weaknesses.
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Airlines become the best. (2005). Strategic Direction‚ 21(4)‚ 16-19. Robbins‚ S. P.‚ & Judge‚ T. A. (2007). Organizational behavior (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall. Schnoberger‚ W. A. (1992). Crafting an organization culture: Herb ’s hand at Southwest Airlines. Organizational Dynamics‚ 21(2)‚ 45-56. Southwest Airlines. (2010). The Mission of Southwest Airlines. Retrieved from http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/mission.html
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Wilkins BUS 508: Contemporary Business – Assignment #2 May 17‚ 2014 Mergers and Acquisitions Southwest Airlines Acquires Air Trans Airways In 1966‚ while sitting in a small diner‚ Rollin King‚ a Texas businessman presented his attorney‚ Herb Kelleher with an idea. The idea entailed creating a new airline‚ one that would offer low fares to passengers and would fly quickly between three cities: Dallas‚ Houston‚ and San Antonio. Together‚ they formed Southwest Airlines. Initially‚ the airline
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Rollin Kig and Herb Kelleher started the company with a simple notion: “If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a good time doing it‚ people will fly your airline” (We
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