Strategic alliances are extensively employed in the automotive, electronics, computer telecommunications, airlines and hi-technology network-oriented industries. The airline industry has become one of the most competitive industries lately. Considerable works have been dedicated to studying airline alliances. Having said that, existing studies
The social change, with Internet as one of its innovations, is changing the way business is conducted. The main objective is to study and get a better understanding of the use of Internet as a new sales channel when there already exist
The invention of the airplane is one of few inventions that have changed how people live and experience the world. The airline industry of today functions in a very intense and competitive market and is also very sensitive to change. Over the
This dissertation is comprised of two essays related, broadly, to themes of competitive dynamics and economic consequences. In Essay One, “Many Fields of Battle: How Cost Structure Affects Competition across Multiple Markets,” a conjectural variation model is developed to examine what role