Compensating an employee for work performed or services rendered constitutes an important aspect of personnel management. The question of determining and establishing appropriate wages and salaries for comparable, different and varied jobs in an organization is one that raises complex, thorny and even nebulous issues such as "equity." The eight-week intensive training of the intern was a considerable concentration on the basic and specific methods of determining the relative ranks of jobs on the basis of their contents as judged by certain defined job characteristics or factors. In the early part of the internship program, the intern was acquainted with the basic philosophy and fundamental methods of job evaluation. The intern was subsequently introduced to the actual job evaluation methods as applied in TWA. Actual case problems and situations were studied; job descriptions were reviewed, audit of jobs were conducted; the intern had the opportunity of observing and participating in actual information collecting, verifying and recording process. The intern was acquainted with the techniques of compiling salary surveys and applying such information as a method of comparing internal salary structures with external market conditions. The latter part of the program was largely a concentration on and analysis of job descriptions and organizational structures of Ethiopian Airlines. The study basically involved the understanding of the salary structures of management personnel of Ethiopian Airlines, the investigation of the possibilities of translating TWA job evaluation methods, and the subsequent application of the methods employed by TWA to that of Ethiopian Airlines.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND AERO. / Bibliography: leaves 105-108. / by Herve J-M Duchesne de Lamotte. / M.S.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND AERO. / Bibliography: leaves 175-176. / by Bruce Curtis Lubow. / M.S.

Keywords. Hub-to-hub network, bid-price control, certainty equivalent control, combinatorial optimization, structures, primal-dual, revenue management, airline network, monotone thresholds, supermodularity/submodularity, L♮ concavity, Lagrange dual. / The subject of this study is the revenue management problem in hub-to-hub airline networks. The network consists of two hubs and a connecting flight between them with spoke cities expanding outwards. The airline produces various itineraries within the network, and its flights compete with each other for limited flight capacities during a fixed booking period. Although stochastic dynamic network revenue management has been theoretically established, in reality its implementation is still heavily dependent on linear programming-based heuristics. Simpson (1989) and Williamson (1992) proposed bid price control, which is now widely adopted by major airlines. Bertsimas and de Boer (2003) proposed certainty equivalent control, which has been little studied by RM researchers. In this thesis, bid price control is first explained, and then the structural properties of the hub-to-hub network are investigated. Using the Lagrange dual-function and the primal-dual relationship, it is shown that the threshold values used in bid price control have some monotone properties in the network's capacity states. The certainty equivalent control is then applied to the hub-to-hub network. By linking the network revenue management problem with a maximum-weight circulation problem in network flow, the optimal value function is shown to be supermodular in certain capacity dimensions, and submodular in other dimensions. This leads to the monotonicity of CEC thresholds on some short-haul itineraries. The notion of L ♮ concavity developed by Murota and Shioura (2005) is applied to this work, and it is shown that even the CEC thresholds on some two-leg or three-leg long-haul itineraries are monotonically increasing or decreasing in certain legs' capacities. It is hoped that the new structural properties found in this thesis can lead to a reduction of the computational work in the implementation of both the bid price control and the certainty equivalent control in the hub-to-hub airline network. / He, Hongzhi. / Adviser: Zhang Shuzhong. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-04, Section: B, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-118). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

by Biala, Winnie Lata, Cheng Ka Lar, Cara. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 57). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES --- p.v / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- EVOLUTION OF AIR TRANSPORT --- p.3 / Chapter III. --- KEY FACTORS IN THE AIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRY --- p.5 / Economy --- p.5 / Aircraft --- p.6 / Airlines --- p.7 / North America --- p.7 / Europe --- p.7 / Asia-Pacific --- p.8 / Chapter IV. --- CURRENT ISSUES IN THE AIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRY --- p.9 / Downturn --- p.9 / Consolidation --- p.10 / Price --- p.11 / Jet Fuel --- p.11 / New Generation Airlines --- p.12 / Chapter V. --- CHINA'S AVIATION INDUSTRY --- p.14 / Overview --- p.14 / The CAAC and the Aviation Market in China --- p.15 / Underlying Problems of China's Aviation Industry --- p.17 / "Small Pie, Many Players" --- p.17 / Industry Still Regulated --- p.17 / Lagging Behind International Standards --- p.19 / Lack of Corporate Governance Within Airlines --- p.20 / Heavy Losses and Debts --- p.20 / The Civil Aviation Reform --- p.21 / The Post-WTO Era --- p.24 / Chapter VI. --- CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES --- p.26 / Company Background --- p.26 / Routes --- p.27 / Fleet --- p.27 / Performance --- p.28 / Finance --- p.28 / Operations --- p.29 / Chapter VII. --- COMPETITORS ANALYSIS --- p.31 / China Eastern Airlines --- p.31 / Air China --- p.33 / Hainan Airlines Group --- p.34 / China Sky Enterprises Group --- p.35 / Chapter VIII. --- TAKING CSA TO THE NEXT STAGE: MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES --- p.37 / Building the Brand --- p.37 / Improving Service Quality --- p.38 / Enhancing Corporate Governance --- p.39 / Smoothing Up Consolidation --- p.40 / Dealing with Losses and Debts --- p.41 / Chapter IX. --- CONCLUSION --- p.43 / APPENDIX --- p.45 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.57

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Thesis (Ph.D)--Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Pritchett, Amy R.; Committee Member: Clarke, John-Paul; Committee Member: Cross, Stephen; Committee Member: Endsley, Mica; Committee Member: Goldsman, David. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Most industries are confronted with increasingly volatile environments that consist of rapid change and unpredictable dynamics. These factors require a particular leadership style that is capable of dealing with complexity. The suggested alternative leadership paradigm is based on the ideas of quantum mechanics, complexity theory and relativity theory; thus referred to as Einsteinian-Quantum leadership paradigm. To establish whether such leadership paradigm is emerging in volatile environments, semi-structured interviews and multiple surveys were distributed to managers and leaders in the international airline industry. Based on the results, a Quantum Leadership Matrix (QLM) was established to test for the level of quantum leadership behaviour in the selected industry and assist in identifying gaps between Newtonian-Cartesian and Einsteinian-Quantum characteristics in order to develop sustainable leadership models. The QLM and surveys indicated that managers and leaders still resist in a transition phase where both Newtonian-Cartesian and Einsteinian-Quantum leadership characteristics can be observed simultaneously. / Business Management / M. Com. (Business Management)

This thesis reports on research into the applicability of intelligent agents in the airline scheduling environment. The methodology employed was to look at intelligent agent research and then, based on this, to build models that can be used to solve some of the airline scheduling problems. The following was done: · An agent-based model was developed that can assist airline schedulers in the maintenance of a disrupted schedule. The agent model consists of a hybrid approach combining elements of machine learning and expert systems. · A multiagent model was developed that can generate a profitable and flyable schedule. The multiagent model developed extends the traditional control structures of the hierarchical agent organisation to a matrix structure. This new model can be extended to any problem domain that deals with resource allocation and capacity management. To guide the thinking behind this research, a few questions were posed regarding the problem to be solved: Q1. Can intelligent agents play a role in the airline industry, with specific focus on the scheduling creation and maintenance process? Q2. What will the design of the agent models be if the scheduling needs of an airline have to be addressed? Q3. If the models as envisioned in question 2 can be created, what will the practical implications be? At a conceptual level the research produced three results: R1. No references were found to multiagent technology in the production or maintenance of airline schedules. This theoretical research into agent systems shows that there is applicability in the scheduling environment, with specific reference to schedule maintenance and generation. R2. An agent model was created that combines declarative knowledge with empirical learning to assist human schedulers in the day-to-day maintenanceof the schedule. Multiple solutions to a scheduling problem are generated by the agent using embedded scheduling rules. The agent then uses the Qlearning algorithm to learn the preferences of the human scheduler. This approach combines the best of expert systems and machine learning. To solve the problem of schedule generation, a multiagent system with a matrix governance model was introduced. Aircraft and airports were modelled as buying and selling agents. The business manager agent that assigns individual aircrafts to specific routes was defined. This was accomplished by matching individual aircraft capacity to origin-destination demand. The agent model was then expanded to show how the inclusion of a resource manager agent can handle system capacity management. This is a matrix governance model, as an aircraft agent is managed by a business manager agent, as well as by a resource manager agent. The initial results from the prototype show that this model can generate profitable and flyable schedules. The multiagent model developed extends the traditional hierarchical agent organisation to that of a matrix structure. The contract net protocol used for typical multiagent coordination was adapted to work in this new control structure. This new model can be extended to any problem domain that deals with resource allocation and capacity management. R3. A few airlines use expert systems to handle schedule disruptions. By introducing machine learning, a flexibility is achieved that is currently not available. The approach proposed for schedule generation is not guaranteed to provide optimal results like traditional operations research techniques, but it is useful for high-level analysis, long-term planning, new hub or alliance planning and research. It also has potential as a catalyst for integrated planning. Keywords: Multiagent systems, airline scheduling / Ehlers, E.M., Prof.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Mordechai Porath. / M.S.