Administrative Management Of A U.s. Airline

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...of which "administrative management" is only one. This paper discusses what administrative management is, and how it can be used to manage a major air carrier; in this case, Southwest Airlines.
The Principles of Administrative Management
Management goes all the way back to 3000 BC and the ancient civilizations, but it didn't really become a discipline until large organizations such as corporations came into being (The evolution of management). Some of the early pioneers in management theory include Robert Owen, Charles Babbage and Andrew Ure; Owen was "one of the first managers to show respect and dignity to workers in his factory. He implemented better working conditions, raised the minimum age for child labor, reduced hours, and supplied meals" (The evolution of management). Babbage approached management via mathematics, using mathematical principles "to find ways to make the most efficient use of facilities and materials. He also advocated profit-sharing plans": Ure was an early professor of...

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