doubling of fuel prices during the GolfWar in 1991‚ and excess capacity in the industry.” (Southwest Airlines Case Study‚ page 467) Additionally‚ macroenvironmental forces such as the “economic environment and disparate income distribution” (Marketing Management‚ page 79) among Americans during the recession helped create opportunity for smaller airlines to enter the market as “low-fare‚ low-frill” (Southwest Airlines Case Study‚ page 467) carriers‚ thus
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BibliographyKernin‚ Roger A. and Peterson‚ Robert A. Strategic Marketing Problems: Cases and Comments. 11th Edition. Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines employees came together in late January 1995 for their weekly Tuesday meeting. A main topic of discussion was the competitions between Southwest airlines and "Continental Lite" and "Shuttle By United". As they were beginning the meeting a staff member advised the team of two changes "Shuttle By United" made to its service and pricing. First was
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the cost‚ Southwest does not have a first-class section and not provide passengers with baggage transfer services to other carriers‚ which causes the inconvenience of customers. Besides‚ heavily advertising can increase company’s
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The Element Argon Argon Argon was originally named after the Greek word “Argos‚” meaning inactive. Argon’s chemical symbol was just A before it was changed to Ar in 1957. It has an atomic number of 18‚ and is in Period 3‚ Group 18. Argon contains 18 protons and 18 electrons with 22 neutrons. It has an atomic mass of 39.948. Suspected to be present in the atmosphere in 1785 by Henry Cavendish‚ Argon
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Nosich’s “The Elements of Reasoning” and Elder’s “The Standards for Thinking” both focus on various techniques people can adopt to become better critical thinkers. According to Nosich‚ two conditions must exist to be considered critical thinking: the thinking must be reflective and it must meet high standards. These two conditions lead us into the eights elements of reasoning presented in the readings. The first element focused on is “Purpose‚” which includes objectives‚ goals‚ your desired outcome
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1. What are the prefatory elements for a report? * Letter of Transmittal * Submission Page * Summary/Abstract * Title Page * Table of Contents * Glossary 2. Why are abstracts and summaries the most important prefatory elements? * The abstract and the summary are a crucial part of a report as they may be the only section read by people at the executive or managerial level who must make decisions based on what they read in the abstract or the summary. 3. How does
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On-Boarding Approach Southwest Airline There are a few companies out there that truly understand the importance of On-boarding. Southwest airline has taken an approach that resonates with all employees new and old. Their understanding of human culture and how people absorb information is vital to their process. Human beings are emotional creatures‚ thus learning from this they have produced an effective on-boarding procedure. Stimulating a positive emotion has been the Idea behind a successful
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Southwest Airlines Fuel Hedging and Relations to Profitability Abstract In order to stay airborne‚ a passenger airline has to consistently generate profits. Profits come only from paying passengers‚ hence all stratagems must be customer oriented. In a scenario where there are many airlines competing with each other‚ one way of attracting passengers is to keep the cost of flying low‚ while providing value for money. On the other hand‚ expenses must tightly controlled to reach and stay at the
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According to Hofstede‚ culture is the collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from others (Hofstede and Hofstede‚ 2005‚ 4). However‚ human beings are not programmed same way as the computers are‚ they have reflective ability and may deviate based on unforeseen event. More so‚ culture has strong impact on the way a person act on certain situation. Between 1994 and 2005 over half the U.S. work force was made up of minorities. Currently‚ one
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The Fifties was a time of the nuclear family‚ "I Love Lucy"‚ and things like the hula hoop. People dressed the same‚ talked the same‚ and acted the same. It was also a time of the Red Scare and Korean War. The government used fear tactics and were mostly unquestioned. When addressing the Fifties more often then not will you hear that it was a time of Conformity. The majority of the fifties was a time of cultural and social conformity with small deviants popping up every once in a while. The majority
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