Derek Brown Professor Janet Smith Employment Law BA370 1 August 2011 BACHELDER V. AMERICAN WEST AIRLINES The legal issue in this case is Penny Bachelder claims her employer‚ America West Airlines‚ violated the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA" or "the Act") when it terminated her in 1996 for poor attendance. Bachelder countered that according to the regulations implementing the FMLA‚ she was entitled to have her leave eligibility calculated by the method most favorable to her. Under
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F . WARREN MCFARLAN Tale of Two Airlines in The Network Age: Or Why The Spirit of King George III Is Alive and Well! As Professor Roger McPherson’s wait to go through the security process a second time dragged on into its third hour on this Spring day in 2002‚ (all passengers had to be rescreened upon the discovery that one of the airport screening machines was unplugged) he was reminded of another delayed business trip and the role that information technology played in the story. At 5:30pm
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Southwest Airlines – Ethics of Compliance Embry-Riddle University The purpose of this paper is to present‚ discuss‚ and examine the topic of ethical and social responsibility. It will discuss Southwest Airlines ’ failure to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration ’s rules on inspecting aircraft and what violations occurred. On March 6‚ 2008‚ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors submitted documents to the United States Congress‚ alleging that Southwest allowed 117 of its
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Case Analysis on the Article‚ ¡§Competitive Turbulence in the Airline Industry¡¨ (Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Airline industry has 4 sectors identified: Full-service‚ Budget‚ Limited-service‚ Premium-service Segmentation and Targeting: Psychographic‚ Behavioral‚ Geographic and Demographic Positioning: Value proposition matrix (more for more‚ less for less‚ etc.) Conclusion and Recommendations: « SIA in marginal value proposition
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Harvard Concept (Fisher and Urgy) "Getting to Yes" (also called the Harvard concept) describes a method called principled negotiation to reach an agreement whose success is judged by three criteria: 1. It should produce a wise agreement if agreement is possible. 2. It should be efficient. 3. It should improve or at least not damage the relationship between the parties. The authors argue that their method can be used in virtually any negotiation. Issues are decided upon by their merits
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Strategy and Leadership The following assignment is based on the Case Study below “Ryanair: the low fares airline- future destinations?” By Elanor O’Higgins Questions to be discussed: I. Critically Review the leadership style of Michael O’Leary. II. Review the concept of value chains and core competences and explain how knowledge of these concepts might assist Ryanair in its strategic development. III. Consider using suitable models the competitive position of Ryanair. [Note:
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Negotiations between Airline Company Qantas and Unions groups‚ Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) Task1 Both Trade unions TWU and AIPA both identify their main Substantive issues as an increase in pay. AIPA negotiate with Qantas over pay‚ pilots have been offered a 2.5% pay increase. AIPA argues that this increase does not match the inflation rates and in real terms the pilots will be going backwards not forwards. Although AIPA is confident
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Harvard Simulation Synopsis – Week 6 Assignment Finance 571 February 8‚ 2015 Faith Walker Eric Hohl Abstract Through the study of the chapters of the Fundamentals of Corporate Finance‚ it has allowed the reader to review possible investments and projects that business management takes to make capital budgeting decisions and improve income and rate of return. This paper discusses the findings of the simulation completed for Sunflower Nutraceuticals‚ which was completed as a part of the Harvard Business
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Singapore Airlines – Case Analysis Situational Analysis Singapore Airlines (SIA) began with the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) in October 1947.The incorporated companies were the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool‚ the Straits Steamship Company of Singapore and Imperial Airways. The airline’s first flight was chartered from the British Straits Settlement of Singapore to Kuala Lumpur in April 1947 using an Airspeed Consul twin-engine airplane. SIA has remained competitive
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