Southwest Airlines Case Analysis Problem As a fledgling operation‚ how does a startup company compete within an established market in terms of price‚ performance and promotion Issues On February 1‚ 1973 Braniff airlines announced a half-price “Get Acquainted Sale” on all flights between Dallas and Houston. This was Southwest Airlines most profitable route. Southwest had to decide how to respond to Braniff Airlines move. Southwest Airlines is a startup business * They faced barriers to
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Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies Deanna Williams Dr. Antony Jacob Contemporary Business July 21‚ 2014 Social and ethical responsibility is how a company will use all its resources in a way that will benefit people and society not only physically but also socially. Social responsibility is defined as “The idea that businesses should not function amorally‚ but instead should contribute to the welfare of their communities”. Social responsibility covers not only shareholders but
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Preliminary Draft - Comments Welcome CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD?* RAY FISMAN GEOFFREY HEAL VINAY B. NAIR# Abstract We provide a framework for analyzing corporate social responsibility (CSR). Our model of CSR in this paper has two important ingredients – CSR is at least in part a profit motivated decision; and different CSR activities are aimed at different audiences. We examine the implications of our framework using a ‘visible’ CSR index that captures
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Case Study 1 – Southwest Airlines 1. To what do you attribute the success of Southwest Airlines? The success of Southwest Airlines was mainly attributed to their innovative high-volume‚ low-margin business model‚ which included cutting flight prices dramatically‚ using their fleet at maximum capacity‚ and entertaining marketing gimmicks. Southwest’s flight structure took advantage of low-density airports and underserved areas and was comprised of a two-tiered pricing structure that books
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LOGO Southwest Airlines In a Different World Provided by: Razie Dehghani Mahsa Ghanbari Shima Effatpanahi Background • The most U.S. customers with the most flights and seats • To only 64 cities • Outstanding‚ passionate‚ caring Customer Service combined with an efficient‚ simple‚ low-fare Customer experience provided with high reliability and operating expertise.” • The most consistently profitable record in the world’s airline industry • Changed the rules with many imitators following such as:
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The global financial meltdown uncovered many social norms previously unimagined. The number of people who lost their jobs due to the financial situation is appalling. Interestingly‚ this does not mean that multi-national corporations are necessarily suffering. Most of the established companies with branches all over the world took the excuse of the financial breakdown to benefit. All of a sudden‚ it was okay to lay off people on the pretext of financial gloom. This means that a few people were benefiting
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What is corporate social responsibility? Give arguments for and against social responsibility? Ans. Social Responsibility Social responsibility can be defined as: “A business’s obligation to follow goals that are good for both organization and society in the long-term‚ and are not required by law.” Corporate Social Responsibility The term "corporate social responsibility" came in to common use in the early 1970s. It means the duty of an organization towards society in order to prove itself
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WS5A4 Southwest Airlines - Case Study Operating under an intensely competitive environment‚ Southwest Airlines carefully projects its image so customers can differentiate its product from its competitors. Southwest positions itself in all its marketing communications as the only low-fare‚ short-haul‚ high-frequency‚ point-to-point carrier in America that is fun to fly (Cheng‚ 2010). Its low-priced fares are a brand equity which it "owns" in the mathematical sense of being the only major airline with
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the Pack: A Review of Southwest Airlines Innovative Fuel Strategy While many airlines suffer from rising fuel costs‚ Southwest Airlines continues to emerge victorious in the aeronautical landscape. Other carriers now forced to increase prices to compensate for fuel costs‚ are now subject to the new mindsets of consumers who are opting for longer bus and car rides‚ or simply not traveling at all. The woes of the airlines industry have many posing the question if airline travel is fast becoming
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Southwest Airlines Executive Summary “The U.S. airline industry had lost money in 14 of the 28 years from 1980 through 2007‚ with combined annual losses exceeding combined annual profits by $15 billion. Yet in July 2008‚ Southwest reported record quarterly revenues‚ its 69th consecutive quarter of profitability‚ rising passenger traffic on its flights‚ and a record load factor.”5 With a brilliant strategy of ‘low cost/low fare/no frills’ Rollin King‚ along with Herb Kelleher‚ launched the
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