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    The Differences of Strategic Positioning Between Southwest Airlines Corporation and Continental Airlines Nowadays‚ Porter’s 5 Rules of Strategic Positioning as a most common business theory plays a significant role in operating companies and planning business activities. Southwest Airlines Corporation (Southwest) proves that clearly by its success. And the year-end results of Southwest marked 29 consecutive years of making profit (Govindarajan and Lang‚ 2002). I will elaborate how the Porter’s 5

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    Southwest Airlines: Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper Communications for Accountants COM/530 Southwest Airlines: Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper   Southwest Airlines’ strong organizational culture is reflected in its mission as shown in its website: “dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and Company Spirit.” Southwest is a company that not only excels in customer service

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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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    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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    strategies can be executed efficiently and effectively (Cile‚ 2014 ). Southwest Airlines utilizes its functional level to explore and answer the following question to access how the company is progressing in the industry. How are we utilizing human resources‚ information technology‚ finance/accounting‚ marketing‚ or other functional areas to gain a competitive advantage? The primary marketing strategy for Southwest Airlines is to target business travelers because they are the most frequent buyers

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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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    Analyzing Southwest Airlines using the Congruence Model Company’s Strategy: Southwest’s strategy is to improve efficiency in its operations and pass cost saving to its customers by offering them low and competitive prices. Southwest Airlines is dedicated to providing the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and company Spirit. Analyze each key element of the company separately based on the congruence Model Organization Structure

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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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