Case Analysis WestJet is a Canadian low-cost carrier that provides scheduled and charter air service. Beddoe‚ Bell‚ Hill Morgan and David Neelman believed that there was not only a market for a low-fare carrier in Canada‚ but that they could succeed at bringing this service to the country. They became the founding team of the concept that became WestJet Airlines. WestJet has been very successful with their low-fare strategy. They believe that their culture was the key that helps their
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Unit 1 Case Study: 3. The dilemma I face now is to inform all the investors of the inaccurate information the accountant provided and that in fact‚ the team is losing money. The biggest problem is that no one should be receiving a check for their investments. The team is surprisingly operating with a loss yet investors are getting paid. The season ticket revenue does not provide reliable information to an outsider because revenue would not be placed until 2009. The $100‚000 advertising revenue
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assets? If so‚ how‚ if not‚ why not? On the one hand‚ the circumstances of the sale make me less willing to buy. In particular‚ both Universal and the federal government think that American’s acquisition creates antitrust issues. If this is the case‚ American could use its market power to change the nature of the market and make Dixon’s new plant unprofitable by setting lower prices for sodium chlorate in its other plants. On the other hand‚ the circumstances make me more willing to buy the assets
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What Is an Organization’s Culture? What’s Culture? Definition by Edgar Schein: a property of an independently defined social unit A unit whose members have a significant number of common experiences in successfully addressing external and internal problems Common experience -> shared view on world view and problem solving Shared view -> basic assumptions on responses to external and internal problems that the group have collectively tackled Culture is only found where there is a definable
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The Organization: WestJet Competitors: AMR Corporation (American Airlines)‚ Air Canada‚ Alaska Air Group‚ Inc. Markets: Vacation goers who would prefer flying instead of driving long hours and business travelers where they can get a faster service because they have to be somewhere in a specific time. Industry (or sector): Airline Industry The Macro-environment: Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological‚ Environmental and Legal POLITICAL: Transport Canada regulates the pre-board security
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HAMLINE UNIVERSITY Individual Case Study: JetBlue Airways Corp‚ WestJet Airlines Ltd‚ and others: The Difficult Path to Software Upgrades Introduction I would argue that any organization undergoing system upgrades should ensure that the end result of such an upgrade must align with its business process
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November 15‚ 2011 Company Overview Westjet‚ established in1996‚ is a low-cost Canadian airline company specializing in flights to various destinations in Canada‚ the United States‚ the Caribbean and Mexico. It is a non-union‚ self-run employee organization that focuses on world-class guest experience at an affordable rate. Westjet prides itself on a corporate culture that blends devoted employees with efficient service. Westjet’s business plan‚ since day one‚ has been focused on a distinct
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of Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada‚ with its headquarters located in Montreal‚ Quebec. Formally named Trans-Canada Airlines‚ the airline was established in 1936 by Canadian federal government. However‚ in 1988‚ Air Canada was privatized due to the deregulation of the Canadian airline market. Air Canada serves over 38 million passengers annually and provides direct passenger service to more than 190 destinations on five continents. WestJet is the second largest
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52 • CASES IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR revisited the vision statement. The upcoming weeks would be crucial because Matthew wondered if the still-nascent state of OP4.com ’s culture at its Vancouver head office would survive this restructuring. NOTE 1. Source: Jupiter Communications‚ 2000. WESTjET AIRLINES (A): THE CULTURE THAT BREEDS A PASSION To SuccEED Prepared by Ken Mark under the supervision of Professor Gerard Seijts Copyright© 2001‚ lvey Management Services INTRODUCTION It was April 17
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JetBlue and WestJet: A Tale of Two IS Projects How important is the reservation system at airlines such as West Jet and JetBlue. How does it impact operational activities and decision making? Over the past years‚ it seems customers have heavily relied on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets‚ and check-in-online. This has been very convenient for customers to plan their trips. These systems have also allowed the airlines to manage their whole flight
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