000760865 000__ 04505cam\a2200481Ii\4500 000760865 001__ 760865 000760865 005__ 20230306142128.0 000760865 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000760865 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000760865 008__ 160524s2016\\\\si\a\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000760865 019__ $$a951221825 000760865 020__ $$a9789811010170$$q(electronic book) 000760865 020__ $$a981101017X$$q(electronic book) 000760865 020__ $$z9789811010156 000760865 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)ocn950459514 000760865 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)950459514$$z(OCoLC)951221825 000760865 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dYDXCP$$dIDEBK$$dN$T$$dEBLCP$$dOCLCF$$dCOO 000760865 049__ $$aISEA 000760865 050_4 $$aHE9761.1 000760865 08204 $$a387.705$$223 000760865 1001_ $$aHeshmati, Almas,$$eauthor. 000760865 24510 $$aEfficiency and competitiveness of international airlines /$$cAlmas Heshmati, Jungsuk Kim. 000760865 264_1 $$aSingapore :$$bSpringer Science and Business Media,$$c2016. 000760865 300__ $$a1 online resource :$$billustrations 000760865 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000760865 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000760865 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000760865 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000760865 5050_ $$aPreface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction to Efficiency and Competitiveness of International Airlines; Abstract; 1.1 Overview of the Airline Industry; 1.2 Background to Airlines' Competitiveness; 1.3 The Conceptual Framework; 1.4 The Objectives; 1.5 Data and Methodology; Appendix 1.1: US Carrier Exit and Entry Dates; Sec7; References; 2 Survey of Studies on Airlines and Their Efficiencies; Abstract; 2.1 Efficiency, Productivity, and Factor Use; 2.1.1 Stochastic Frontier Production and Cost Functions 000760865 5058_ $$a2.1.2 Nonparametric Approaches2.1.3 Malmquist Productivity Analysis; 2.1.4 Other Performance Measurement Methods; 2.2 Alliance Formation and Market Liberalization; 2.3 Market Concentration, Market Power and Competition; 2.4 Other Issues; 2.5 The Conclusion; Appendix 2.1: Summary of Productivity and Efficiency Studies; References; 3 A Review of the Airline Industry; Abstract; 3.1 Terms Related to Air Transportation; 3.2 Industry Status; 3.3 Growth of the Airline Industry; 3.4 Cost Reduction; 3.5 Airline Industry's Central Role in Globalization; 3.6 Airlines' Impact on Related Industries 000760865 5058_ $$a3.7 Issues of the Airline Industry3.8 Airlines' Performance; 3.8.1 The Factors Influencing Airlines' Performance; 3.8.2 Improving Performance Despite Difficult Conditions; 3.8.3 Productivity Enhancement; 3.8.4 Liberalization; 3.9 Other Issues; 3.10 Market Structure, Liberalization and Access; 3.10.1 Current Restrictions and Barriers; 3.11 Summary of the Airline Industry and Its Evolution; Appendix 3.1: The Chicago Convention; Appendix 3.2: Freedoms of the Air; Appendix 3.3: Abbreviations and Their Definitions; References 000760865 5058_ $$a4 Stochastic Frontier Production Function Model Specification and Estimation ResultsAbstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Stochastic Frontier Production Function; 4.3 Model Specification; 4.3.1 The Error Components Specification; 4.3.2 The Technical Efficiency Effects Specification; 4.4 Data and Variables; 4.5 Estimation and Analysis of Results; 4.5.1 Analysis of the Estimation Results; 4.5.2 Airline Efficiency; 4.6 Summary and Conclusion; Appendix 4.1: Development of Different International Airline Production Efficiency, 1998-2012 (EC Model) 000760865 5058_ $$aAppendix 4.2: Development of Different International Airline Production Efficiency, 1998-2012 (EE Model)Appendix 4.3: Alliance Memberships and Market Data; Appendix 4.4: Correlation Matrix of Production Frontier Model Variables; References; 5 Stochastic Frontier Cost Function Model Specification and Estimation Results; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Model Specification; 5.3 Data and Variables; 5.3.1 Operating Costs; 5.3.2 Explanatory Variables; 5.3.3 Airlines' Characteristics; 5.4 Estimation and Analysis of Results; 5.4.1 Analysis of the Estimation Results; 5.4.2 Airline Efficiency 000760865 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000760865 650_0 $$aAirlines. 000760865 650_0 $$aAirlines$$xManagement. 000760865 650_0 $$aAirplanes$$xMarkings. 000760865 7001_ $$aKim, Jungsuk,$$eauthor. 000760865 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aHeshmati, Almas$$tEfficiency and Competitiveness of International Airlines$$dSingapore : Springer Singapore,c2016$$z9789811010156 000760865 852__ $$bebk 000760865 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-1017-0$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000760865 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:760865$$pGLOBAL_SET 000760865 980__ $$aEBOOK 000760865 980__ $$aBIB 000760865 982__ $$aEbook 000760865 983__ $$aOnline 000760865 994__ $$a92$$bISE