Essay on management styles

The bigger easy

“The bigger easy” states the headline on the EasyJet article in People Management Magazine of 22 March 2001. The article critically analysis the management style and concept of Easy-Jet.

The airline EasyJet started business 5 years ago, offering low-cost, no ticket flights, which could be booked informally via phone and now as well the Internet.
The young founder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, eliminated paperwork and made use of the new technologies. But the real success of EasyJet is due to its people, the way they are seen in the organization. The EasyJet concept is similar to the one of SouthWest Airlines (US airline company based in Dallas, Texas), which is since 30 years also successful with the low-cost model.
Chris Gascomb, head of People and Organisational Development at EasyJet, stresses the im-portance of the learning and culture building process, which helped the airline to its success and which, according to Gascomb will ensure successful survival. ...