Southwest Airlines Is an Airline Industry Leader

question 132

Multiple Choice

Southwest Airlines is an airline industry leader. It has protected its competitive advantage by ________.

• A) paying its workers higher than average wages
• B) patenting specific aeronautical technologies
• C) configuring its value-chain activities in an inimitable way
• D) eliminating activities to the value chain that are unique

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Definitions:

Fermentation

A metabolic process that converts sugar to acids, gases, or alcohol in the absence of oxygen, utilized in food production and biofuel generation.

Efficient Process

A procedure characterized by minimal waste and maximum productivity, effectively achieving its intended result with the least amount of time and resources.

Chemiosmosis

The movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane, down their electrochemical gradient, which is used by cells to generate ATP during processes like photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Glycolysis

The metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, releasing energy and pyruvic acid, the first step in cellular respiration.