Abstract
Airlines in the mid eighties are experiencing a number of changes in organization and management in common with other commercial enterprises. The most important are:
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* The need for greater strategic awareness in management thinking.
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* The more precise definition of individual accountabilities.
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* A more rigorous assessment of performance.
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* Fewer and slimmer service departments.
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* Greater flexibility in manpower.
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* More openess in communication.
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© 1984 James J. Lynch
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Lynch, J.J. (1984). Airline Management — The Changing Pattern of Competences. In: Airline Organization in the 1980s. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07630-7_12
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