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- October 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- HBS Case Collection
"Friendly Skies, The": Welfare-to-Work at United Airlines
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
Abstract
In 1997 United CEO Gerald Greenwald was appointed chairman of the national Welfare-to-Work Partnership by President Clinton and committed United to hiring from the welfare rolls. A welfare-to-work recruitment program was rapidly established and soon followed by a mentoring program. These programs were successful--United surpassed its welfare-to-work hiring targets and attained higher retention rates. With a decreasing supply of employable welfare recipients, however, the question was whether Greenwald and United could continue to provide corporate leadership in the welfare-to-work arena.
Keywords
Programs; Selection and Staffing; Retention; Employees; Recruitment; Welfare; Air Transportation Industry
Citation
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Friendly Skies, The": Welfare-to-Work at United Airlines. Harvard Business School Case 399-013, October 1998. (Revised May 1999.)