Business Strategy – BAD 4013 – SUMMER 1999 Case Study Southwest Airlines I. Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Purpose The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and company spirit. Twenty-seven years ago‚ Rolling King‚ owner of floundering commuter airline‚ and Herb Kelleher‚ King’s lawyer‚ got together and decided to start a different kind of airline that would provide a short-haul
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Corporate Strategy Southwest Airlines faced many barriers to entry from the fierce competition of other airlines in the industry. Though competition was fierce‚ Southwest Airlines managed to succeed by doing things differently. Their mission was to provide affordable air travel to those who would not normally fly. Contradictory to the rest of the airline industry‚ Southwest maintained a profit while keeping its fares low. Southwest was unique to the industry in two ways. They focused on the short
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Chapter 5 Business Level Strategy Successful business model is the product of successful business level strategies. A successful business model can give a company competitive advantage over rivals. To craft a successful business model‚ strategic managers must determine three issues stated below: 1. What to be satisfied-customer’s needs: Customer needs are the wants that can be satisfied by the means of attributes of the products. Customers choose a product based on: A. Product differentiation
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Levels of strategy • Corporate strategy (eg. Virgin‚ Nestle) Strategic Management Business‐level strategy Different ways of competing at the level of the individual Business Unit (SBU) How can competitive advantage be sustained? Hyper‐competition – Which industries/markets should we be in? – How is the corporate portfolio managed? • Business strategy (eg. Virgin Atlantic‚ Nestle babyfood) – Tactics used by an SBU to compete in the market • Generic strategies and how to sustain these
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MGT 550: Strategic Management Chapter 04: Business Level Strategy Instructor M. Moinul Haque Notable Quotes Alice said‚ “Would you please tell me which way to go from here?” The cat said‚ “That depends on where you want to get to.” Lewis Carroll Even if you are on the right track‚ you will get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers 2 M. Moinul Haque‚ Premier University‚ Chittagong Business Level Strategy Core Competency The resources and capabilities that
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Running Head: Business Level and Corporate Level Strategies Business Level and Corporate Level Strategies Geri E. Shaffer Professor: Luke White Business Admin Capstone (BUS 499) Strayer University‚ Charleston Campus 7 September 2014 1 Business Level and Corporate Level Strategies 2 Business Level and Corporate Level Strategies Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the businesslevel strategy you think is most important to the long-term
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BUSINESS LEVEL STRATEGIES Business strategies are the course of action adopted by an organization for each of its businesses separately‚ to serve identified customer groups and provide value to the customer by satisfaction of their needs. *Business level strategies can be classified into the following types:*- Cost leadership Differentiation strategy Focus strategy Integration strategy COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY Benefits associated with cost leadership strategy:
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your business-level and corporate-level strategy can maximize the life of your organization. The business-level strategy focus on creating a value offering that is appealing to consumers while also being cost-effective. The business-level strategies determine who they will serve‚ what product or service will meet the needs of their targeted customers‚ and how they will keep their customers satisfied (Harvard‚ 2012). Corporate-level strategies help drive an organization and help determine what types
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SouthWest Airlines A company’s differentiation in resources and capabilities makes it difficult for competitors to copy. We know that Southwest is successful because of the number of awards the company has won. It is the most onetime airline; it has fewer lost bags‚ most satisfied customers etc. These awards represent Southwest’s unique capabilities. How is the company able to differentiate? Let’ take a look at its cost drivers. Firstly‚ They redesigned their processes such as:
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Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies Tammie Bennett Professor Melissa Ekberg BUS499 Business Administration Capstone May 15‚ 2013 In this paper I will discuss Macy’s Incorporated by analyzing their business level strategies to determine which I think is the most important to their long term success and if I think it is a good choice. I will analyze their corporate level strategies to determine which I think is the most important and whether or not I believe it is a good choice.
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