of Southwest’s competitive advantage? Southwest Airlines’ successful and profitable business model has been driven by several strategies: high aircraft utilization; standard fleet; charismatic leadership; low fare carrier; excellent customer service practice; attractive frequent flier program; innovative and creative marketing program; performance focused organizational culture; strategic human resources management and a lean operations. Southwest fleet is made up of mainly Boeing 737 fuel
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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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Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper A value is a principle‚ a standard‚ or a quality considered worthwhile or desirable. Ethics is a system of moral values that govern a person’s conduct. Values and ethics‚ together‚ define a person. Just as individuals subscribe to values‚ so do organizations and businesses; an examination of any successful company would lead to the conclusion that their subscribing to a value system was the key to their success. Conversely‚ the examination of any unsuccessful
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Project Proposal: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines brings innovation and creativity to an otherwise stable industry. In contrast to competing airlines in the industry‚ the low fares‚ convenience‚ and technologically-innovative methods introduced by Southwest such as early check-in‚ automated boarding passes (user-friendly kiosks) have created customer value‚ leading to customer loyalty. Additionally‚ the company is known for positive recognition and empowerment of employees‚ who are consistently
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Weaknesses of Southwest Airlines Company Overview Southwest Airlines began operations in 1971‚ with the company’s initial service taking place between Dallas‚ Texas‚ Houston‚ Texas‚ and San Antonio‚ Texas (Southwest Airlines‚ 2006). Rollin King and Herb Kelleher started the company with a simple mission focused on being different than other airlines; their chief focus was to provide on time flights at a low cost‚ along with a bit of fun (Southwest Airlines). As Welch (2005) argued‚ Southwest Airlines
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Filipino cultural values are centered around family and the Roman Catholic Church. Filipinos’ home life centers around family. Elders in the family are highly respected and generally live in the homes of the adult children. Children often reside in their parents’ home until marriage. Many social activities are based around family. Filipinos are known to be devout Roman Catholics. Their Good Friday processions are world-famous for including re-enactments of the Crucifixion. All major religious
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Airline industry value chain Inbound logistics Primary activites Stock control airlines must store and handle fuel‚ food‚ and drinks. Stock is managed to ensure reductions in stock turnover‚ thus reducing costs and wastage. Route selection airlines must choose their flight routes. These will be selected upon desired routes‚ and deals negotiated with the airports. Airports are selected for their prime location‚ to allow consumers to get to their desired location. This then entails the
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caribou appears in the Denesųłiné adaptive cycle. A Denesųłiné adaptive cycle in Figure 8.1 illustrates cultural practices that show respect for caribou. Figure 8.1. Cultural Practices that show Respect for Caribou in the Denesųłiné Adaptive Cycle. Cultural practices that show respect for caribou in the α-state are interventions to re-organize culture in times of stress. Teaching wise hunting practices reinforces ways to show respect for caribou. Ritual and ceremony evidences the spiritual connection
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Harms (2007) mentions five core practice values to consider when working with others in a change process. These values are respecting the human person‚ promoting social justice and people’s right to a good life‚ empowerment and autonomy‚valuing people’s strengths and resilience; and being authentic. In regards to respecting the human person‚ Harms describes four dimensions of respect these are “to regard‚ consider‚taking into account‚ pay attention to; second‚ treat or regard with deferential esteem;
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