This paper develops a theoretical model to investigate the effect of airline alliances on market outcome for fairly general demand and cost specifications. Two typical alliance types are examined: complementary and parallel alliances. The complementary alliance refers to the case where two firms...

This paper has three main objectives: (a) to identify the major factors that multinational companies (MNCs) consider important when they decide the locations of their regional distribution centers, and (b) to understand how European and North American MNCs assess Korean cities (Seoul/Incheon;...

This paper describes the current status of and the government policy towards airline alliances, discusses the effects of intercontinental alliances, and makes some predictions on the future direction of alliance network formation. It also presents the areas of collaboration and joint activities...