...Dyess Air Force Base, Texas is formally known as a military hub for the famous B-1 and C-130 aircraft and for being an active part of the Global War on Terrorism. From December 2003 until April 2013, the base was a vital part of Operation Enduring Freedom as well as Operation Iraqi Freedom and was deployed consistently for almost 3,400 days during that time. Dyess Air Force Base, located 4 miles west of Abilene, has valued and contributed to the community of Abilene throughout its history. Formerly named Tye Army Air Field, Abilene Army Air Base, and Abilene Army Air Field, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas has been “dropping warheads on foreheads” in the name of freedom for over seventy years. Although only remnants of Tye Army Air Field exist...
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...1800’s were a turbulent time for Texas and Mexico. That time period was known as the Spanish Colonization. It was full of building missions, establishing capitals, slavery, fighting for independence, and ever-lasting effects. The most significant dates during that brutal time period were 1718 and 1821. In 1718, San Antonio de Valero was founded and in 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain. Those events helped shape Texas and Mexico into the regions we know today. The reason 1718 is a significant date during the Spanish Colonization is because the mission, San Antonio de Valero, was created on May 1st. A mission is a settlement that is part of the mission system. The mission system was an easy way to help the...
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...industry plays a major role in the economic advancement in Texas. This industry provides Texans with great paying jobs, 15.7 billion dollars of taxes and royalties used for funds such as education and highways. The benefits are not only seen in Texas but also nationwide with the production of plastics, medicines, computers, life-saving devices and much more. Unfortunately, the Oil and Gas industry poses a great threat on the environment and human health. In 2015, 68 million pounds of illegal air pollution were reported from the Oil and Gas industry alone; surpassing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) level of concern standard. The pollutants associated with this industry were detected in air and water in many...
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...Southwest Airlines in 1966 started off as a small commuter air service owned by an entrepreneur named Rollin King. After over hearing business men complain about there routine drive between San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston Texas. After overhearing these complaints in 1967 King filed papers to incorporate the new airline and submitted an application to the Texas Aeronautics Commission for the new company to begin serving Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. After several years of legal problems from rival airlines by 1971 Lamar Muse was bought in as the CEO of the small commuter air service to get operations underway. Muse was a self confident veteran of the airline business that had the skill needed to send the small service in the right direction. In a short time Muse raised $7 million in new capital which was used to purchase planes and equipment. Below I will discuss the corporate culture at Southwest Airlines and how it leverages its culture to achieve a competitive advantage, evaluate the company’s financial performance by calculating and interpreting the profitability ratios. Describe the characteristics of company’s culture and how you think it affects company performance. Given the strategic decisions in the case, I will recommend actions that management should take to sustain/strengthen the culture (or implement a change), based on the situation given. Given the strategic decisions in the case, I will also identify three leadership actions that the company would need to...
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...Southwest identified an opportunity within Texas for short distance air service between Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio. These Texas cities were often referred to as one single market area, although they were some of the fasted growing in the nation. Southwest recognized that Pacific Southwest Airlines had a similar business plan in California servicing Los Angeles to San Francisco, so they took this similar concept, and set their goals to provide quick, reliable service that local passengers sought to utilize. Within this Texas market included two other airlines, Braniff and TI. Both did not originally specialize in short distance air travel, and most short distance flights started at a larger location such as New York and traveled through the Texas cities as a multiple stop trip. Southwest’s choice to enter the market initiated a quick process to implement their strategy. Within 4 months, they would implement a marketing strategy and begin servicing the area. The problem with the Texas market was as soon as Southwest implanted a strategy and promotion, Braniff and TI would closely follow and form a very similar strategy. Southwest’s third phase of their advertising campaign led to Braniff once again matching the promotion that they are offering, and Southwest’s response to Braniff’s move would help establish southwest as a successful company. Within the Texas market, Southwest has created many strengths that will help set them apart from the current brand...
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...People were fleeing Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas to avoid any other future problems there. Moving to California was the dream of many people, for the opportunity of a new job and environment. The Dust Bowl created major economic downfalls. People could not afford to buy goods that farmers were producing, making them lower prices to be able to sell anything. Farm families made a lower income then the average American family at this time. During the Dust Bowl, chickens were laying eggs in the middle of the day because the dust storms made it so dark. Vehicles would move from where they were parked. Seeds would come out from the ground. It was nearly impossible to keep your house clean. Dust covered food and clothes. These were just some of the mishaps of the Dust Bowl. Now that the Dust Bowl is over, the air is more clear. There were people who suffocated from all the dust. Survivors of the Dust Bowl now have bad long term health conditions from inhaling the dust. There are reports of people having sinus and lung issues. A disease called dust pneumonia formed where people would not be able to stop coughing. This has caused...
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...It was January 1901. A blast of black gold shot 100 ft into the air, making the prospectors who harvested it millionaires. Anthony F. Lucas was drilling at Spindletop hill. Although others have drilled and failed, he was determined that there was oil in the area. He drilled for 3 months and pretty soon oil gushed out of the hill at a rate of 100,000 barrels a day for 9 days straight. An ordinary man has became a millionaire and soon others got that same idea. This kickstarted the Texas oil boom and brought vast income and social change. Texas was changing. Whether they liked it or not. The change that should get the most amount of time should be the jobs that allowed African americans and other minorities Thanks to the oil the more wealthy people were able to afford to allow a lower class citizen to clean the house for a dollar an hour, as opposed to a working in East Texas: “Ten dollars a week was a good wage back in east Texas.”(Doc C) The increased wage allow the less wealthy people to become able to afford to go to college and soon enough, more immigrants and african Americans were getting college tuition....
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...are honored to introduce the next governor of the Red Lone State that is Texas, Ms. Jane "Bitzi" Johnson Miller. She is a Conservative Republican with humble beginnings born and raised on a ranch in West Texas. She has profound origins in Texas as she comes from generations of proud Texans. The prosperous entrepreneur is the granddaughter of former governor Joe "Big Daddy" Johnson who was the Texas governor in 1954-1958. As a highly educated individual that knows what it is to work hard and strive for what she wants, being a pro-business individual she started her own software company in Dallas back in 1993 and later sold to Dell Company in 2014 for $2.5 million dollars. She is a recently divorced with two grown children who support her and can attest of what great mother she has been as they grew up admiring of what a hard worker she was to provide for her family. She strived to be a role model to her children and show them that with perseverance and dedication you can achieve anything you set your mind to. This make her very passionate about mothers and children as she knows firsthand how tough it is to be a working mother. Jane “Bitzi” is the example of a strong woman in politics in today’s society, she is conservative in her ways, compassionate in her actions and has a vison of what she beliefs Texas needs and wants, making her the best candidate for the job. Culture and Regional Support Texas is known to be composed of a combination of traditionalistic and individualistic...
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...company has made an international footprint on the earth by extracting billions of gallons of oil and petroleum products worldwide. Oxy was founded in California in 1920, but did not make its first major discovery until 1961. It began operations in the Middle East over 40 years ago, which now accounts for more than one third of its production. In 1983, Oxy opened additional operations in Latin America. Since then, more than one billion barrels of oil have been produced at its Caño Limón location in Columbia. Today, nearly two-thirds of its production comes from the United States, with specific operations located in California, Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas (Occidental Highlights, 2013). Valero was created in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. In 1997, it began adding more refineries and today stands at a total of 16. Valero expanded into the retail and wholesale markets and now supplies 7,300 outlets, to include the brands of Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock and Beacon, Ultramar, and Texaco in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland (Valero History, 2013). Occidental Petroleum and Valero Energy Corporations Like many petroleum companies, Oxy and Valero both are committed to protecting the environment, maintaining high safety standards, and being socially responsible to its worldwide communities (Occidental Overview, 2013, Valero Commitment, 2013). Valero goes one step further and encourages its...
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...The Dust Bowl SWOOSH! BOOM! The rocks are hittin houses banging on windows.What is happening? The year of 1930 there this storm that killed mostly about 7 thousand people. This storm was called the “The Dust Bowl”.The dust bowl was a serious storm it affected a lot of people especially children. This storm had spread all over a good section of the great plains of the united states that had also extended over Southern Colorado,Southwestern Kansas the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma,and now New Mexico. The Dust bowl was known as the “Dirty Thirties”, because it happened in the 1930’s and its main supporter was the dirt so it was basically a storm made mostly of dirt. In 1932 there was about 14 storms on the great plains. Some reasons that may have caused the dust bowl were over-farming, livestock overgrazing, droughts, and poor-farming practices. More than 100 million acres was destroyed while this storm was happening. The Dust gots it’s name after the black Sunday that was on April 14, 1935....
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...PEOPLE Our People make Southwest Airlines one of the world’s most admired companies. As our greatest asset, our People create a FUN travel experience; respond with compassion when travel plans change; generate innovative ideas that enhance the Customer Experience; and donate their time and LUV to those who need it. At Southwest Airlines, we’re a Family dedicated to our Employees, our Customers, and the communities we serve. Our unique corporate Culture, commitment to giving back, and putting Employees first contributes to our being recognized as a best place to work. Southwest Airlines offers our Employees the freedom to pursue good health, create financial security, travel, make a positive difference, learn and grow, create and innovate, work hard and have FUN, and stay connected. In return, our Employees respond with passion, commitment, and a rich diversity of perspectives that translate into better Customer Service and a dedication to doing the right thing. Our Customers fly Southwest Airlines not only for programs like Bags Fly Free,® but because they like us. Together, as the hometown carrier that cares, we aspire to make a positive difference by giving back to the communities we serve. Our commitment to giving back gives our Employees a sense of pride and purpose that Southwest Airlines does the right thing. With a Warrior Spirit, a Servant’s Heart, and Fun-LUVing Attitude, we strive to do what’s right by our stakeholders and each other. It’s the Southwest...
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...McGraw-Hill Higher Education | SouthwestCEO As the big oil companies are reporting big profits, lately airlines are facing some very big bills. The soaring price of fuel has forced the hand of some discount carriers who's business model is based on low fares. JetBlue, AirTran, Spirit, and Southwest Airlines have all up their fairs. In some instances, even making them higher than the major carriers on some of those roots. In this week's destination CEO, Jeff Flock, sat down to talk with the man of the controls of Southwest Airlines, Gary Kelly, to find out how in these turbulent times he's able to keep his company at a safe cruising altitude and as the most profitable airline in the country. Thank you, Gary. How are you doing, Kevin? Gary Kelly may not know the names of all 32,000 Southwest employees-See you, Troy. --but walk with him through the airlines, Love Field home base in Dallas. Althea, I'm Gary Kelly. And you get the impression he knows most of them. Jimmy, how you doing man? The 51-year-old Kelly and wife Carol are headed to their ranch near Austin for some rare R&R. Kelly always sits in the noisiest most cramped back row of the plane. The paying customers get the good seats and when he flies he likes to talk to them. I'm not a flight attendant. I'm just a guy that works in the office. The 6'3 former high school star quarterback was an Arthur Young accountant in 15 years as Southwest CFO he never sought the big job. I've never had any aspiration...
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...Importance of alignment [300 words]: The role of incentives in securing execution Employees are the agents of the firm’s owners since they take actions or make decisions that impact the payoff to the owners. The difficulties in the agent-principal relationships arise when the objectives of principal and agent are different and the actions taken by the agent or the information possessed by the agent are hard to observe. Employees care about the job in terms of the value the job generates for themselves. Thus providing the right incentives to employees would secure execution of the firm’s plans to meet the firm’s objectives. There are financial and non-financial incentives. Non- financial incentives are social and moral incentives. Which incentives are appropriate depends on the objective of the company. Since motivation comes from within the employees, the personality, needs and interest of each employee determine the right incentives that will influence employees to self motivate and produce the best work possible that will contribute to the firm meeting its objectives. Reward and recognition is concerned with the range of practices an organisation undertakes (financial and non-financial) to compensate employees, maximise employee engagement and encourage behaviours that lead to organisational success. A good reward and recognition system should motivate employees while aligning their goals with those of the organisation. Such a system involves balancing employee remuneration...
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...GUIDEBOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 1 of 14 WHY HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA? Houston was ranked #1, “Coolest Cities to Live In,” by Forbes, July 2012. Houston is the #1 city for job creation. Houston serves as corporate headquarters for 23 companies listed on the 2012 Fortune 500, the second-greatest number of any U.S. city. The Port of Houston has ranked first in the United States in volume of foreign tonnage for 17 consecutive years, and is expected to become the premier port once the Panama Canal expansion is complete. Houston is home to the country’s third-largest consular corps, and more than 90 languages other than English are spoken. No racial or ethnic group constitutes a majority of Houston’s population. The 17-acre downtown Theater District is home to nine performing arts organizations and second only to Manhattan in number of seats concentrated in one geographic area. The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is one of the nation’s ten largest art museums. Houston has 52,700 acres of parkland including 550 parks, public green spaces, and open water. Houston’s two major airports offer nonstop service to 186 cities worldwide. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is served by 18 airlines, and five airlines operate out of William P. Hobby Airport. 2 of 14 WHY NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY? Safe and responsible environment - North American University (NAU) administration, faculty, and staff are committed to providing a safe and responsible...
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...Table of Contents Company and Background....................................................................................................................................4 Rationale..................................................................................................................................................................4 Target Audience.......................................................................................................................................................4 Company History.....................................................................................................................................................5 Legal Status..............................................................................................................................................................5 Company Issues.......................................................................................................................................................5 Vision Statement......................................................................................................................................................6 Mission Statement....................................................................................................................................................6 Ethics.....................................................................................................................................
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