Southwest Airlines

Paper Summary:

The paper focuses on the role of decision-making, internal communications and the insightful and wise use of internal power and politics in terms of their impact on the long-term financial performance of Southwest Airlines. A five year analysis of key financial ratios and a five year net income analysis for Southwest Airlines are included in the appendix of this paper.

Outline:
Introduction
Decision-Making at Southwest Airlines Fuels a Unique Culture
Southwest Internal Communication
Southwest Airlines Power and Politics
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"There is a significant impact decision making, communications practices and strategies, and the effecting managing of power and politics within any company has on long-term financial performance. Organizational behavior strategies for attaining higher levels of effectiveness in decision making and leadership, clarity of internal communication, and insightful managing of internal power and politics are correlated to the ability of any organization to attain increasingly higher levels of revenues and profits. Southwest Airlines is an organization that illustrates the strength of the correlation between decision making, effective internal communications, and effective control of internal power and politics and long-term income and profitability."

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