The internal tensions perspective of alliances is rooted in the dialectic process theory that views relations as collisions of contradictory ideas that compete for domination: the interaction of these competing ideas being aimed at unity or wholeness. However, alliances are at the outset a...

The case portrays a situation that can be encountered in any electronic market set up to match buyers with sellers. The company AHX operates in the aerospace hardware market for fasteners and similar small items. The case demonstrates most of the elements to be considered in a market of...

This teaching case recites the history of KLM's, the merging process with Air France and post-merger developments. The case, written from the orientation of KLM, takes place since before the merger until today with full financial details. The case recites the complex web of alliances KLM was...

Logistics integration through market systems is the coming revolution in supply chain management. A number of systems have been attempted facilitating documentation exchange, matching of supply and demand, and providing other essential links and information. However, such systems have had...

This paper analyses the unit cost effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) using linear, quadratic, and translog cost functions. In addition to a basic unit cost model we specify separate models for distress, profit, relative size, and cost difference, among the merging firms. We use a sample...

Entrepreneurs taking advantage of air transport liberalization have searched for ways to challenge the network airlines using the low cost carrier (LCC) model cloned on Southwest Airlines. Low-cost long-haul flights (LCLH) is an extension of this model gaining increased attention around the...

In this research an uncertainty perspective is suggested to explain intent to adopt inter-organizational systems (IOS) over the Internet among small businesses. IOS adoption poses uncertainty for small businesses that cannot be certain about value generated unless such systems are widely adopted...

The case describes how WOW air (WOW) evolved from a struggling point-to-point low-cost airline to a hub-and-spoke low-cost long-haul airline (LCLH). In the process the airline rewrote the business model for LCLH and transformed itself from a fringe operator to a fully-fledged airline operating a...