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    Culture at Southwest Airlines on the Eve of Merger with AirTran In looking at Southwest’s values and norms‚ it’s helpful to examine how the company’s culture is described by all stakeholders (internal – employees‚ management; external – investors‚ customers). Five key values emerge that guide the company at all levels. 1. Zealous passion for customer satisfaction Southwest’s relentless commitment goes beyond the lip service most companies uphold. From line level to the C-suite‚ everyone

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    Dallas Texas‚ Southwest Airlines stands out as a company willing to do things differently and wanting to be the best Airline in America‚ and last year it was rated America’s best airline‚ both in the quality of its flights and the being the most profitable. With such admirable past and what seemed like a future cast in success‚ one would not expect Southwest to be confronted with problems which could potentially derail it from its destination as the premier carrier in the US Airline industries. The

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    Southwest Airlines‚ Key Facts: Niche strategy. Concept: • Concentrate in underutilized airports • 1 type of aircraft – fuel-efficient 737 (1994 – more that 200 planes) • Frequent‚ on-time departures • Low cost fares‚ only 2 types of fares per root • No seats assigned‚ no meals • Point-to-point roots • Higher equipment initialization‚ shorter turn-around times Competitive advantage: • Cost structure • "The workforce is dedicated to the company. They’re Moonies basically. That’s the way

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    Batna for Soutwest Airlines and Muse/Transtar Realistically negotiating from a less powerful position 1. Know your and their source of power. 2. A Good BATNA 3. Access and Mobilization of Resources 4. Collection of Information 5. Strategy Development 6. Power Tactics Elaboration 1. Introduction - Know your and their source of power – Analyze By identifying yours and their sources of power. But in order to do this‚ you need to know what gives one negotiator more power than another

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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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    SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Executive Summary Southwest Airlines is the largest low cost airline carrier in the United States. Southwest is headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. The airline was established in 1967. It carries the most domestic passengers of any US airline‚ as of June 5‚ 2011. Southwest uses only Boeing 737’s‚ except for a short time during the 1970’s and 1980’s when they used Boeing 727’s. As of August 2012‚ Southwest is the largest domestic passenger airline operator of the Boeing

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    Managing Project End-Date and Resource Allocation Cheryl Lewis-Bonner Successful Project Management (PM 586) Professor Durgin November 19‚ 2012 Successful Project Management Managing Project End-Date and Resource Allocation Project management is one of the most effective means by which to manage and control just about any project. Construction management‚ Information Technology‚ Engineering are just a few of the many fields that are positively complimented and capable

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    Keller Business School of 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

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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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    www.hbrreprints.org The cumulative impact of the allocation of resources by managers at any level has more real-world effect on strategy than any plans developed at headquarters. How Managers’ Everyday Decisions Create—or Destroy— Your Company’s Strategy by Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 How Managers’ Everyday Decisions Create—or

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