Up in the Air : How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging Their Employees.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (236 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Low- Cost Competition in the Airline Industry -- 2 Developments in the U.S. Airline Industry -- 3 Developments in the Airline Industry in Other Countries -- 4 Industry Trends in Costs, Productivity, Quality, and Morale -- 5 Alternative Strategies for New Entrants: Southwest vs. Ryanair -- 6 The Legacy Responses: Alternative Approaches -- 7 Building a More Balanced Airline Industry -- Notes -- Index.
Using a mix of quantitative evidence and qualitative studies of airlines from North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Up in the Air provides clear and realistic strategies for achieving a better, more equitable balance competing interests.
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