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Northwest Airlines, Inc. (often abbreviated NWA), was a major United States[1] airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Northwest has merged into Delta Air Lines. Northwest had three major hubs in the United States: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, and Memphis International Airport. Northwest also operated flights from its Asian hub at Narita International Airport (Tokyo). Transatlantic flights were operated from its European hub at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in cooperation with its partner airline KLM.
As of 2006, Northwest was the world's sixth largest airline in terms of domestic and international scheduled passenger miles flown and the U.S.'s sixth largest airline in terms of domestic passenger miles flown.[2] In addition to operating one of the largest domestic route networks in the U.S., Northwest carried more passengers across the Pacific Ocean (5.1 million in 2004) than any other U.S. carrier, and carried more domestic air cargo than any other American passenger airline.[3] It was the only U.S. combination carrier (passenger and cargo service) operating dedicated Boeing 747 freighters. The airline, along with its then-parent company, Northwest Airlines Corporation and subsidiaries, operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection which, in the United States, allows continued operation during the reorganization effort, not cessation of flights as in the case in some countries. Northwest emerged from bankruptcy protection on May 31, 2007.
CEO
Edward Bastian
Director
David Brandon
Director
Michael Durham
Director
James Postl
Director
Rodney Slater
Director
William Zoller
Director
Jeffrey Katz
Director
Mickey Foret
Director
Robert Friedman
Director
John Engler
Director
Roy Bostock
Director
Doris Goodwin
Accounting
AS
COO
Michael Becker
Northwest Airlines Cargo
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Ground Operations & Customer...
CK
Inflight Services
JS
International
LL
Safety & Engineering
KH
Technical
KB
Flight & System Operations ...
BL
CFO
Terry Mackenthun
Corporate Affairs
TLS
This was done in order for the company to focus in a given classification of their product. It can also help every division to act autonomously; therefore any change from other division will not affect the performance and productivity of the other division. It is also the main strategy of the company in gaining competitive advantage for them to be able to be ahead against their competitors in terms of taking advantage of globalization. This separation helps the company to attain its success throughout the countries that they are operating (, 1996, ). The use of divisional structure enables easy flow of innovation throughout the company around the world (, 2004, ). It also helps the company to learn and analyze the needs and demands of the consumers as well as commercialize their ideas and innovations in a profitable and in the quickest way (, 2004, ).
Organic organizations are characterized by a set of structural arrangements, such as a low degree of formalization when specifying work responsibilities, a nearly complete lack of division of the activities to be performed, few rules, a significant lateral communication with few hierarchical distinctions and finally, a decentralization of the decision making process.
Comparisons can be made with Mintzberg's adhocracy. The flat and organic structures of post-bureaucracies make them creative and capable of molding themselves to the variety of new problems they face.
Typically to date we have seen various government agencies in the UK try to become more organic organizations. However with many reported cases of lost sensitive information, such as personal bank details, residence and other personal information which has been stored on government databases, shows a lack of procedure and strict operating procedures. This more formal mechanistic organizational structure is still best suited to government agencies and other areas of the public sector. This is especially important for agencies that deal with sensitive personal information.
Other public sector organizations such as PR or tourism bodies can deploy a more organic structure that will allow the business to be flexible and reduce the number of levels in the organizations structure. In this case the role of managers becomes one of empowerment, providing workers with the information, training, authority and accountability to excel.
As of 2006, Northwest was the world's sixth largest airline in terms of domestic and international scheduled passenger miles flown and the U.S.'s sixth largest airline in terms of domestic passenger miles flown.[2] In addition to operating one of the largest domestic route networks in the U.S., Northwest carried more passengers across the Pacific Ocean (5.1 million in 2004) than any other U.S. carrier, and carried more domestic air cargo than any other American passenger airline.[3] It was the only U.S. combination carrier (passenger and cargo service) operating dedicated Boeing 747 freighters. The airline, along with its then-parent company, Northwest Airlines Corporation and subsidiaries, operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection which, in the United States, allows continued operation during the reorganization effort, not cessation of flights as in the case in some countries. Northwest emerged from bankruptcy protection on May 31, 2007.
CEO
Edward Bastian
Director
David Brandon
Director
Michael Durham
Director
James Postl
Director
Rodney Slater
Director
William Zoller
Director
Jeffrey Katz
Director
Mickey Foret
Director
Robert Friedman
Director
John Engler
Director
Roy Bostock
Director
Doris Goodwin
Accounting
AS
COO
Michael Becker
Northwest Airlines Cargo
TB
Ground Operations & Customer...
CK
Inflight Services
JS
International
LL
Safety & Engineering
KH
Technical
KB
Flight & System Operations ...
BL
CFO
Terry Mackenthun
Corporate Affairs
TLS
This was done in order for the company to focus in a given classification of their product. It can also help every division to act autonomously; therefore any change from other division will not affect the performance and productivity of the other division. It is also the main strategy of the company in gaining competitive advantage for them to be able to be ahead against their competitors in terms of taking advantage of globalization. This separation helps the company to attain its success throughout the countries that they are operating (, 1996, ). The use of divisional structure enables easy flow of innovation throughout the company around the world (, 2004, ). It also helps the company to learn and analyze the needs and demands of the consumers as well as commercialize their ideas and innovations in a profitable and in the quickest way (, 2004, ).
Organic organizations are characterized by a set of structural arrangements, such as a low degree of formalization when specifying work responsibilities, a nearly complete lack of division of the activities to be performed, few rules, a significant lateral communication with few hierarchical distinctions and finally, a decentralization of the decision making process.
Comparisons can be made with Mintzberg's adhocracy. The flat and organic structures of post-bureaucracies make them creative and capable of molding themselves to the variety of new problems they face.
Typically to date we have seen various government agencies in the UK try to become more organic organizations. However with many reported cases of lost sensitive information, such as personal bank details, residence and other personal information which has been stored on government databases, shows a lack of procedure and strict operating procedures. This more formal mechanistic organizational structure is still best suited to government agencies and other areas of the public sector. This is especially important for agencies that deal with sensitive personal information.
Other public sector organizations such as PR or tourism bodies can deploy a more organic structure that will allow the business to be flexible and reduce the number of levels in the organizations structure. In this case the role of managers becomes one of empowerment, providing workers with the information, training, authority and accountability to excel.
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