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Southwest Airlines. Team Members :Krystal Brown, Jasmine Cooley Aretas Coleman, Jeremy Lewis, Terry Kerr. External Environment. High Uncertainty Opportunities Threats Resource availability. Task Environment. High Uncertainty 4 major competitors are: Delta Air Lines Inc.
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Southwest Airlines Team Members :Krystal Brown, Jasmine Cooley Aretas Coleman, Jeremy Lewis, Terry Kerr
External Environment • High Uncertainty • Opportunities • Threats • Resource availability
Task Environment High Uncertainty • 4 major competitors are: Delta Air Lines Inc. United Continental Holdings Inc. AMR Corporation US Airways Group Inc.
Mission • The mission of SWA is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and Company spirit • To Employees: • We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer
Goals • Low cost leadership • High customer service
strategies • Internal process approach • Defender Strategy • Low cost leadership • Chart on pg 73 • http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/business/21south.html • http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-27/southwest-airlines-agrees-to-buy-airtran-for-1-4-billion-in-cash-shares.html
Culture Clan control • Values
Life cycle • nearly 35,000 Employees in 35 states,and growing
Management • Size:nearly 35,000 Employees in 35 states,and growing
Interorganizational Relationships • Population Ecology • Variation->selection->retention • ecosystem