TY - BOOK AU - Bamber,Greg J. AU - Gittell,Jody Hoffer AU - Kochan,Thomas A. AU - Von Nordenflycht,Andrew TI - Up in the Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging Their Employees SN - 9780801458330 AV - HD8039 U1 - 387.7068/3 PY - 2009/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Airlines -- United States -- Employees KW - Airlines -- United States -- Personnel management KW - Airlines -- Employees -- Labor unions -- United States KW - Industrial relations -- United States KW - Airlines -- Employees KW - Airlines -- Personnel management KW - Airlines -- Employees -- Labor unions KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3137995 ER -