Analyze the key elements of organizational behavior pertaining to Southwest Airlines
Begin with a brief background of the company and its industry.
? What are the types of groups that are common in your organization? Create recommendations for successful facilitation of the groups.
? Describe some of the strengths and weaknesses that you have observed in group decision making. What are your recommendations for improving group decision making in your organization?
? Discuss the types of teams found in your organization.
? Describe and explain the goals of the team
? Discuss potential decision-making pitfalls this team might encounter
? Recommend methods this team might use to avoid decision- making problems.
I have attached some aggregate case study material and an analysis my team and I did on Southwest Airlines a few years back.
On team decision-making, you might consider looking at The Abilene Paradox and Group Think, they are opposite sides of ...
Solution Summary
The solution provides a case analysis of Southwest with particular attention to its optimization of human capital and organizational culture. Several attachments provide support for the analysis including a 26 page team paper completed in concert with the author, with four pages of references (APA format).
... paper includes a strategic analysis of Southwest Airlines in SWOT ... should build a solid picture of Southwest Airline's corporate culture, and some of ...
... The reason for Southwest's success is that they do things differently from other large airlines. It sees the potential market for low cost airline. ...
1) Assess how Southwest Airlines' culture is different from other ... downturn; upon recovery of the airline industry, Southwest Airlines once again had a ...
... of communication and trust, something not very common in the Airline industry. ...Southwest is offering substantial raises while other airlines are laying ...
... helps- In May of 2011, Southwest Airlines Company completed ... that also provides low-cost airline service, Southwest...Southwest also has a unique culture, which ...
... Consumers have proven A culture of ethical customer Remaining ... threat unique to a low cost airline industryone ... Something Special About Southwest Airlines. ...
...Southwest Airlines found that job candidates willing to change ... more likely to succeed in Southwest's quirky culture. ... that are valuable to its culture and help ...
... and intangibles like corporate culture to determine ... at the time of deregulation, Southwest Airlines had far ... combined with federal airline deregulation resulted ...
... authors are Wal-Mart, Southwest Airlines and Federal ... execution failure namely, the people, cultural and ... a top-down, control-oriented culture, would likely ...
