Target market SW: low-cost airline; short-haul flights (US); offers about 3‚400 daily flights to 78 destinations in 39 states RYN: low-cost airline; short-haul flights(Europe); offers over 1‚500 scheduled short-haul flights per day serving approximately 160 airports. SIA: full-service airline; international travel‚ flies to 62 international destinations in 35 countries on six continents from its primary hub in Singapore. KFA: full-service - adding low-cost model(Kingfisher Red) during poor financial
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CASE 13 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: HOW HERB KELLEHER LED THE WAY The U.S. airline industry experienced problems in the early 1990s. From 1989 through 1993‚ the largest airlines‚ including American‚ United‚ Delta‚ and USAIR‚ lost billions of dollars. Only Southwest Airlines remained profitable throughout that period. Herb Kelleher‚ cofounder of Southwest Airlines in 1971 and until recently its CEO‚ pointed out that “We didn’t make much for a while there. It was like being the tallest guy in a tribe
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Generic Competitive Strategies A firm’s relative position within its industry determines whether a firm’s profitability is above or below the industry average. The fundamental basis of above average profitability in the long run is sustainable competitive advantage. Q: Definition of Generic Competitive Strategy-02 Basic approaches to strategic planning that can be adopted by any firm in any market or industry to improve its competitive performance. More precisely‚ generic strategies are approaches
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• The Porter Generic Strategy framework enables an organisation to check the logic of its current competitive strategy and if necessary- the organisation can look for a new strategy • COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE- the ability for a company to add more value for its customers than its rivals (therefore hold a position of relative advantage)….. The key drivers of competitive advantage are cost leadership and differentiation product • COMPETITIVE STRATEGY- the means by which an organisation seeks to achieve
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Southwest Airlines Perhaps the main reason why Southwest Airlines was able to remain profitable following the 9/11 attacks was that it stuck to its strategy. In a time where industries (and many other parts of the world) were desperate and scrambling to adapt‚ Southwest simply vowed to stick to what made them a successful company to begin with. Ironically‚ this was how they had always garnered success – by positioning themselves differently from the competition – and this is exactly what they were
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1. Threat of New Entrants - The easier it is for new companies to enter the industry‚ the more cutthroat competition there will be. Factors that can limit the threat of new entrants are known as barriers to entry. Some examples include: • Existing loyalty to major brands • Incentives for using a particular buyer (such as frequent shopper programs) • High fixed costs • Scarcity of resources • High costs of switching companies • Government restrictions or legislation Power of Suppliers
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Alternatives to Generic Typologies in SHRM 1 ALTERNATIVES TO GENERIC STRATEGY TYPOLOGIES IN STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Clint Chadwick Peter Cappelli Management Department The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk‚ Suite 2000 SH-DH Philadelphia‚ PA 19104 phone: (215) 898-6598 fax: (215) 898-0401 Forthcoming in Wright‚ Dyer‚ Boudreau‚ and Milkovich (eds.)‚ Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management‚ Greenwich‚ CT: JAI Press. Alternatives to Generic Typologies
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Southwest Airlines Internal Analysis Introduction This internal business analysis is on Southwest Airlines‚ which was founded in 1967 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. The main focus for Southwest Airlines was to provide low cost flights for their customers‚ and also have exceptional customer satisfaction. Southwest is a leading airline company that continues to do well in an industry that has been historically challenging. For instance‚ in the span of two years (2005-2007) five major airlines
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Business SWOT Analysis Abstract As a mutual fund manager‚ I have decided to conduct some research on Southwest Airlines. I will provide an overview of the company’s history‚ and an analysis of their strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats (SWOT). While there wasn’t any rhyme or reasoning behind my selection‚ I do feel that Southwest Airlines is one of the leading airlines in the United States. Conducting a SWOT analysis will help me understand what the company’s strengths and weaknesses
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The use of androcentric generic man‚ together with its compounds(such as chairman‚ manpower)‚ has become a potential problem for effective communication in the language of English and its usage should be avoided. In general‚ when a particular person’s gender is unknown‚ people are willing to use nouns that are gender-neutral to refer to that person‚ among which generic man is often used. What has been raised as a feminist issue is that since man can act both as a epicene and masculine noun‚ the usage
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