Work Motivation -Studies of its Determinants and Outcomes Christina Bjorklund AKADEMISK AVHANDLING Som for avlaggande av filosofie doktorsexamen vid Handelshogskolan i Stockholm framlaggs for offentlig granskning fredagen den 27 april 2001‚ kIlO.I5 i Aulan‚ Handelshogskolan‚ Sveavagen 65. Work Motivation -Studies of its Determinants and Outcomes tJl\ STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS EFI‚ THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE ~~‚- ’ EFIMission EFI‚ the Economic Research Institute at
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typically created unconsciously‚ based on the values of the top management or the founders of an organization. Southwest Airlines expends a lot of energy in maintaining its workplace culture. Southwest is the only major airline in the U.S. that has been profitable in each of the last five years. It also has a good reputation as an employer. Herb Kelleher‚ Southwest’s CEO‚ indicated how Southwest maintained its culture: "Well‚ first of all‚ it starts with hiring. We are zealous about hiring. We are looking
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that it has the right number & kind of people at the right place and at the right time‚ capable of effectively and efficiently completing those tasks that help the organisation achieve its overall objectives.. ADVANTAGES OF HR PLANNING Importance of HR PLANNING • 1) Each Organisation needs personnel with necessary qualifications‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ experience & aptitude . • 2) Need for Replacement of Personnel - Replacing old‚ retired or disabled personnel. • 3) Meet manpower
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MGMT 3110 Case – Southwest Airlines FUNG Ngan Ling 2010 0064 What is SWA’s competitive strategy? What does it take to execute the competitive strategy? From the case‚ we can notify that Southwest Airlines is generally using two competitive strategies. They apply not only the strategy of low costs‚ low fares and frequent flights to form their cost structure‚ but also the “People” strategy‚ Southwest Airlines differentiate themselves by offering affordable
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Nowadays‚ businesses are not only requires to operate at lower cost to compete‚ it must also develop its only competencies to differentiate itself from competitors. Supply Chain management plays an important role in determining operation effectiveness in an organization. Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the provision of product and service packages required by
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Southwest Airlines and the 3 Horizon Model Southwest Airlines was founded over 45 years ago in 1971 and there was major expansion of the company which flew passengers between Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio which was inside Texas. The company successfully has many passengers which makes the airline company to have strong emerging position among the masses. The company is successfully engaged in different operations while the official website of Southwest provides the details that there are strong
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Introduction: Southwest Airlines was incorporated on June 18‚ 1971‚ serving three cities‚ Dallas‚ Houston‚ and San Antonio. It has been a successful business that has grown into a powerful force in the airline industry. The reason Southwest has remained financially viable is their commitment through point-to-point service with a quick turnaround time. The more planes in the air and the less time on the ground is a profitably business model. Although‚ there are some areas where Southwest struggled
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Instructor Case: Southwest Airlines in 2010 Dr. Deb Sircar University of Greenwich Business School http://create.mcgraw-hill.com Copyright 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976‚ no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means‚ or stored in a database or retrieval system‚ without prior written permission of the publisher
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A Financial Analysis of Southwest Airlines Co. Accounting for Financial Decisions BA812 Professor Wayne Drake May 20‚ 1998 Gillian Ainsworth Jennifer Goidell Christine Ledoux Tarak Modi Gerald Owens Robin Walters Southwest Airlines: Twenty-Six Years of “LUV” Twenty-six years ago‚ Rollin W. King scribbled three lines on a cocktail napkin‚ leaned across the table‚ and muttered to his longtime friend: “Herb‚ lets start our own airline”. Herbert D. Kelleher loosened his tie and knitted
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_______________________________________________________________ 28 October 2014 ProQuest Table of contents 1. Southwest Airlines Renovates Benefits System........................................................................................... 1 28 October 2014 ii ProQuest Document 1 of 1 Southwest Airlines Renovates Benefits System Author: Hitchcock‚ Joy E ProQuest document link Abstract: When Southwest Airlines was founded in 1971‚ company executives decided it had to be different if they wanted to set
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