Several associations also serve niches within HR.

The Institute of Recruiters (IOR) is a recruitment professional association, offering members education, support and training. !"# $orldat$or% focuses on &total rewards& (i.e., compensation, benefits, wor% life, performance, recognition, and career development), offering several certifications and training programs dealing with remuneration and wor%'life balance. Other niche associations include the (merican Societ) for Training * +evelopment and Recognition ,rofessionals International. ,ublications (cademic and practitioner publications dealing e-clusivel) with HR. /ornell HR Review HR 0aga1ine (SHR0) Human Resource 0anagement (2ohn $ile) * Sons) Human Resource 0anagement Review (3lsevier) International 2ournal of Human Resource 0anagement (Ta)lor * 4rancis) ,erspectives on $or% (53R() Related publications. (cadem) of 0anagement 2ournal (cadem) of 0anagement Review (dministrative Science 6uarterl) (Samuel /urtis 2ohnson 7raduate School of 0anagement) Organi1ation Science (I84OR0S) See also $i%imedia /ommons has media related to. Human resources management (spiration 0anagement Organi1ational behavior Organi1ational theor) References 5ibrar) resources (bout Human resource management Resources in )our librar) Resources in other libraries 9 0er%le, 2udith (. 0anagement and Ideolog). :niversit) of /alifornia ,ress. IS;8 <'=!<'<>?>?'=.

9 0a)o, 3lton ("@A=). &Hawthorne and the $estern 3lectric /ompan)&. Harvard ;usiness School. Retrieved !B +ecember !<"". 9 &(bout /I,+&. /hartered Institute of ,ersonnel and +evelopment. Retrieved !! +ecember !<"". 9 &(bout /ornell I5R&. /ornell :niversit) School of Industrial and 5abor Relations. Retrieved !<"<'<"'!@. 9 a b &(bout SHR0&. Societ) for Human Resource 0anagement. Retrieved !! +ecember !<"". 9 OC;rien, 0ichael (October B, !<<@). &HRCs Ta%e on The Office&. Human Resource 3-ecutive Online. (rchived from the original on "B +ecember !<"". Retrieved !B +ecember !<"". 9 &/atbert shows tougher side to human resources&. ,ersonnel Toda). (ugust ><, !<<?. Retrieved !B +ecember !<"". 9 :lrich, +ave ("@@D). Human Resource /hampions. The ne-t agenda for adding value and delivering results. ;oston, 0ass.. Harvard ;usiness School ,ress. IS;8 <' B?=BA'?"@'D. O/5/ >A?<A@<A. 9 Towers, +avid. &Human Resource 0anagement essa)s&. Retrieved !<<?'"<'"?. 9 a b 2onathan 3. +e7raff (!" 4ebruar) !<"<). &The /hanging 3nvironment of ,rofessional HR (ssociations&. /ornell HR Review. Retrieved !" +ecember !<"". 9 $right, ,atric%. &The !<"" /HRO /hallenge. ;uilding Organi1ational, 4unctional, and ,ersonal Talent&. /ornell /enter for (dvanced Human Resource Studies (/(HRS). Retrieved > September !<"". 9 /onat), ;ill, and Ram /haran (!<""). The Talent 0asters. $h) Smart 5eaders ,ut ,eople ;efore 8umbers. /rown ,ublishing 7roup. IS;8 @?B'<'><?'AD<!D'A. 9 &Human Resources, Training, and 5abor Relations 0anagers and Specialists&. :.S. ;ureau of 5abor Statistics. !<"". Retrieved !> +ecember !<"". 9 &Human Resources 0anager&. /88 0one). !<<D. Retrieved !> +ecember !<"". 9 &Human Resources 0anager&. /88 0one). !<<@. Retrieved !> +ecember !<"". 9 &Towers $atson 3-ecutives See 7rowth (head 4or 0erged 4irms&. $or%force 0anagement. !<<?. Retrieved 2anuar) ">, !<"<. 9 &HR consultant&. /88 0one). Retrieved !> +ecember !<"". 9 &(bout /ornell I5R&. /ornell :niversit) School of Industrial and 5abor Relations. Retrieved !> (ugust !<<@. 9 &HR 7raduate ,rogram Ran%ings&. HR ,atriot. !<<@'<A'!D. Retrieved !<"<' <?'<=. 9 SHR0 $ebsite. (bout SHR0 9 &(bout IOR&. Institute of Recruiters (IOR). Retrieved !! +ecember !<"". hide# v t e

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Southwest Airlines in 2002 faced a serious of i !ortant ana"e ent decisions after the 9#11 tra"ed$ in order to continue the record %rea&in" co !an$ "rowth that Southwest had e'!erienced since the 19(0)s* Southwest Airlines revolutioni+ed the airline industr$ with what is &nown as the Southwest ,ffect: low cost fares- !oint-to-!oint service- .10 inute turnaround/ and an en0o$a%le friendl$ at os!here* After the Airline 1ere"ulation Act of 19(8- Southwest ado!ted a !olit$ that irre"ardless of the !rofita%ilit$ of e'!ansion o!!ortunities- the co !an$ wanted to co it to a ana"ea%le annual "rowth rate of a%out 10-152* 3he followin" 4uestions and discussion will address the historical challen"es of Southwest airlines- the direction the co !an$ conte !lated in 2002- and a %rief loo& at the challen"es of toda$* "). $hat is the competitive business environment 3he airline industr$ has alwa$s %een co !etitive* 5n an anal$sis of the ost !rofita%l$ invest ents as !er our class discussion- sur!risin"l$- airlines co e in at the lowest return on each dollar invested at around 2*52* Southwest Airlines e'!erienced 30 consecutive $ears of !rofit a ere two $ears after it)s foundin" in 19(1* 6an$ air!orts %e"an re4uestin" Southwest service for their !assen"ers- %ut throu"hout Southwest)s e'!ansion- the co !an$ ai ed to aintain a ana"ea%le "rowth rate and focus on their core co !etencies of low !rice fares that would co !ete with the cost of drivin" to the destination* 5n the id 1990)s- the a0or carriers entered into !rice wars to undercut co !etition* Althou"h- these dealin"s did affect Southwest)s %otto line- Southwest still ana"e to continue to turn a !rofit and e'!and due to their e'!ansion into a reservation s$ste and their co it ent to a culture and e'!erience that !assen"ers were drawn to* !). $hat is the competitive advantage that the compan) obtained as discussed in the caseJ Southwest Airlines co !etitive advanta"es are their !oint-to-!oint services which are "enerall$ tar"etin" the fre4uent %usiness traveler* 7ith several re"ular fli"hts !er da$- if a !assen"er ha!!ens to iss their fli"ht- the$ will %e auto aticall$ %oo&ed onto another fli"ht* Secondl$- Southwest strate"icall$ secured routes throu"h secondar$ air!orts which "enerall$ had lower fi'ed costs for the airlines and less con"estions for !assen"ers ease* 8inall$- Southwest focused on 4uic&- relia%le turnaround ti e usin" onl$ one version of aircraft- allowin" for fa iliarit$ a on" staff and "reater efficienc$ in turnaround* 9assen"ers were not assi"ned seats- si !l$ %oardin" sections- which allowed for !assen"er loadin" to %e conducted ore efficientl$* 3he traditional airline odel is the Hu% and S!o&e odel- which in essence ta&es ost !assen"ers fro the ori"ination- throu"h the hu%- and then transfers the to their destination* Southwest)s !oint to !oint s$ste was ore relia%le %ecause it did not de!end on the on ti e arrival of an earlier fli"ht for de!arture* Southwest also i !le ented the first and ost si !listic fre4uent-flier !ro"ra : !urchase ei"ht fli"hts and "et one free* Southwest)s initiall$ connected with four co !uter reservation and tic&etin" s$ste s and also the !owerful SAB:, s$ste * 3his

allowed travel a"ents to view fli"ht infor ation and even !rint tic&ets* 5n 1994Southwest was onl$ connected throu"h the SAB:, s$ste s which !ushed Southwest to develo! the .tic&etless/ travel !ro"ra as well as Southwest*co * >). $hat strateg) andEor model was used or implemented in this caseJ ;argaining power of bu)ers 9orter)s 5 =o !etitive 8orces 6odel Threa ts Southwest vs. (ll other (irlines Threat of substitute

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Southwest airlines does stru""le a"ainst the threat of su%stitutes uch li&e an$ other airline and in this case the threat of su%stitutes is the decision to use an alternate for of travel- such as drivin" or ta&in" a train* 3he airline industr$ is sensitive to .tra"ed$/ such as when there is a !lane crash or an event li&e 9#11< consu ers tend to switch to a su%stitute or chose not to travel in the first !lace* Southwest)s %est defense is a stron" 9: ca !ai"n- which we saw after 9#11 when the co !an$ launched ads sa$in" that when A erica is read$ to fl$ a"ain- Southwest will %e there*