Skywest Case
What are the Company's Vision/Mission and Objectives?
Corporate Strategy
Business (Or Competitive) Strategy
Industry Analysis
Competition from Rival Sellers
Competition from Potential New Entrants to the Industry
Competition from Producers of Substitute Products
Supplier Bargaining Power
Customer Bargaining Power
Company Situation Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
What are the Company's Vision/Mission and Objectives?
The company was founded with a vision to be able to connect passengers to smaller airports and smaller routes. It objectives were to maintain a high level of customer service, develop and maintain a strong safety image, maximize on-time arrivals and acquire new aircraft in order to service their customers without compromising their 'scope' contracts.
The company sought to achieve this vision by using strategies, and having alliances and partnerships with other major airlines, and to this end was successful in doing so. Currently, the company envisions itself serving emerging markets such as China, Brazil and Mexico.
Corporate Strategy
The company, SkyWest has been looking at a variety of strategies concerning with how the business environment has been. Initially with the set up of the business in 1972 the company was looking at stability and expansion in terms of alliances, increasing internal capabilities at the same time. The initial step it took was to acquire a company by the name of Sun Aire, which was an external expansion, followed by an alliance with Western Airlines, and then internal expansion by going public and expanding its ownership strength.
Corporate culture tends to plat a very important role in the implementation of strategies, as it is the human resources of any organization that play the most important role in running the company. If the culture is friendly with employees being satisfied, there is a greater...
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