Executive Summary The strategy of Southwest Airlines (SWA) has remained the same‚ which is to give customers low-cost‚ point-to-point airfare‚ with excellent customer service. This simple strategy has resulted in SWA posting profits for 30 consecutive years. While other airlines are downsizing‚ SWA is showing slow steady growth. This performance is evident throughout their SEC Filings. First we will look at SWA’s ROI and ROE compared to the rest of the industry. Two thousand and one and 2002 were
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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. This paper discusses the importance of effectively worded vision statement and the impact of a company’s mission statement. However‚ the vision statement is noted as their purpose which simply says‚ “To connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly‚ reliable‚ and low-cost air travel.” My viewing of this
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ENG 101 (30) Mr. Clifford 20 March 2013 What You See‚ Is Not Always What You Get When you hear the word janitor‚ obviously nothing glamorous comes to mind. All we think about is scrubbing toilets or mopping floors‚ basically cleaning up after other people who most of the time show no appreciation. When asked what comes to mind when you hear the word janitor‚ some people would say someone who is poor and not well educated. Not very many
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Southwest Airlines: A Corporate Cultural Assessment University of X September 17‚ 2005 Southwest Airlines: A Corporate Cultural Assessment Southwest Airlines (Southwest) is a domestic US airline that provides short haul‚ high frequency‚ point-to-point‚ and low-fare service to and from 60 airports in 59 cities across 31 US states. From humble beginnings in 1971‚ this airline with only four passengers per flight‚ and airhostesses wearing hot pants and white go-go boots‚ has evolved into a leader
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As with any company‚ Southwest Airlines has risks that have to deal with. For starters‚ co-founder and visionary leader Kelleher will soon be less involved in the firm ’s operations. Mr. Kelleher is responsible for the decision making of Southwest Airlines so it is going to be interesting to say the least when he takes a lesser role in the daily business of Southwest. Perhaps a more important risk‚ though‚ is the simple fact that Southwest is an airline. Past financial indicators have shown that
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Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is one of the most successful airlines in the United States. There has never been layoffs or strikes in the history of the company‚ although there were several times when layoffs could have been justified‚ including the months following the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks. However‚ Southwest’s Mission statement says “Above all‚ Employees will be provided the same concern‚ respect‚ and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share
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Strategic HRM Presentation Topic: Southwest Airlines: A Case Study Linking Employee Needs Satisfaction and Organizational Capabilities to Competitive Advantage written by Roger Hallowell Reference: Human Resource Management‚ 1996‚ Vol. 35(4)‚ p. 513-534 Presented by: M. Shahnawaz Adil Dated: Tuesday‚ March 01‚ 2011 Course Facilitator: Mr. Ahsan Durrani Abstract (as written by Roger Hallowell): This article analyzes the sources of Southwest Airlines’ competitive advantage using an integrative
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Background: Southwest Airlines is the largest airline measured by number of passengers carried each year within the United States. It is also known as a ‘discount airline’ compared with its large rivals in the industry. Rollin King and Herb Kelleher founded Southwest Airlines on June 18‚ 1971. Its first flights were from Love Field in Dallas to Houston and San Antonio‚ short hops with no-frills service and a simple fare structure. The airline began with one simple strategy: “If you get your passengers
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The airline industry is a tough place to make money because of its price sensitive customers‚ too many competitors‚ high capital intensity and boom-or-bust cyclicality. Even though with all these factors‚ Herb Kelleher‚ the cofounder and chairman of Southwest Airlines‚ created the sort of value that any company leader would envy. Herb Kelleher embraced servant-leadership as his style. Servant-leaders put their people above themselves‚ care about their employees‚ humble and empower their people. These
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Discussion Questions 1. To what do you attribute the success of Southwest Airlines? 2. How significant is the 10 to 15 minutes turnaround time of Southwest’s aircraft in terms of savings in investment and utilization of its aircraft compared to competitors? 3. What challenges is Southwest facing in the future and how should they meet those challenges? 4. What should their business and operations strategy be for the future? 5. Has Gary Kelly‚ the new Southwest CEO since 2004‚ been able to maintain
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