How Do Pre-Alliance Motives and Strategies Affect Post-Alliance Performance in the Airline Industry?

2015 ◽  
pp. 332-358
Author(s):  
Raphaël K. Akamavi ◽  
Yue Xu ◽  
Hrisa Mitreva
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Airline Industry ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Alliance Performance ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Terrorist Events

The global airline industry has currently experienced major changes toward cooperation, where competitive advantages can be built via alliance memberships. The pressure of forming an appropriate alliance strategy is increasing because the airline industry has currently experienced uppermost shifts: intensive rivalry, rapid growth of technological explosion, environmental and terrorist events, etc. Despite positive pre-alliance motivations as recognized in most cases, after certain alliances strategies are formed and implemented, the post-alliance performance is not always satisfactory. Thus, the question of: how do pre-alliance motives and strategies affect post-alliance performance in the airline industry seems under explored. This study therefore looks into the triple relationships among: motives, strategy and performance. This study employs a systematic literature review method for this research topic. The review explores the main factors consisting of each triple dimension and then the linkages between them. Subsequently, it identifies theoretical gaps which indicate areas of further investigations.

How Do Pre-Alliance Motives and Strategies Affect Post-Alliance Performance in the Airline Industry?

2018 ◽  
pp. 1461-1488
Author(s):  
Raphaël K. Akamavi ◽  
Yue Xu ◽  
Hrisa Mitreva
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Airline Industry ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Alliance Performance ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Terrorist Events

The global airline industry has currently experienced major changes toward cooperation, where competitive advantages can be built via alliance memberships. The pressure of forming an appropriate alliance strategy is increasing because the airline industry has currently experienced uppermost shifts: intensive rivalry, rapid growth of technological explosion, environmental and terrorist events, etc. Despite positive pre-alliance motivations as recognized in most cases, after certain alliances strategies are formed and implemented, the post-alliance performance is not always satisfactory. Thus, the question of: how do pre-alliance motives and strategies affect post-alliance performance in the airline industry seems under explored. This study therefore looks into the triple relationships among: motives, strategy and performance. This study employs a systematic literature review method for this research topic. The review explores the main factors consisting of each triple dimension and then the linkages between them. Subsequently, it identifies theoretical gaps which indicate areas of further investigations.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 244
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Bueno ◽  
Antonio Augusto de Paula Xavier ◽  
Evandro Eduardo Broday
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Combination Of Methods

The thermal environment is one of the main factors that influence thermal comfort and, consequently, the productivity of occupants inside buildings. Throughout the years, research has described the connection between thermal comfort and productivity. Mathematical models have been established in the attempt to predict changes in productivity according to thermal variations in the environment. Some of these models have failed for a number of reasons, including the understanding of the effect that several environment variables have had on performance. From this context, a systematic literature review was carried out with the aim of verifying the connection between thermal comfort and productivity and the combinations of different thermal and personal factors that can have an effect on productivity. A hundred and twenty-eight articles were found which show a connection between productivity and some thermal comfort variables. By means of specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, 60 articles were selected for a final analysis. The main conclusions found in this study were: (i) the vast majority of research uses subjective measures and/or a combination of methods to evaluate productivity; (ii) performance/productivity can be attained within an ampler temperature range; (iii) few studies present ways of calculating productivity.

scholarly journals Privatization in State-Owned Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Salma Shofia Rosyda ◽  
Sam'un Jaja Raharja
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Personal Benefit ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Role Of The Government

One of the effective ways to improve the governance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is through privatization. A common problem that occurs at present in SOEs is that state-owned companies are inefficient in the use of resources, especially labor. The purpose of this research is to comprehend what is important in privatization, using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. Some things that are important in the privatization of State-Owned Enterprises include privatization performance based on privatization activities, success factors, CSR in privatized SOEs, and performance after reducing government ownership. An improvement of performance both in terms of attainment and income along with a decrease in CSR were likely experienced by SOEs when privatizing. In addition, this research was also conducted to find out whether there were parts that had become worse after privatization. The privatization of SOEs was carried out by modernizing the economy. The decrease in performance of CSR could be minimized by social activities carried out by the company. The role of the government was very important in the supervision of SOEs so no one was able to gain personal benefit. The involvement of stakeholders was very important in this process because it could increase the trust of shareholders. During privatization, cooperating partners had to guarantee that there would be no termination of workers. In fact, it was hoped that more workers were to be added.

A Systematic Literature Review for Personnel Scheduling Problems

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 1695-1735
Author(s):  
Emir Hüseyin Özder ◽  
Evrencan Özcan ◽  
Tamer Eren
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Profit Maximization ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Personnel Scheduling ◽  
Scheduling Problems ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Activity Groups ◽  
Model Structures

Organizations need to focus on many parameters to reach their goals such as personnel satisfaction at the top level, profit maximization, increasing system efficiency and minimizing costs. By carefully examining the significant effect of personnel scheduling on the production of goods and services, achieving a fair distribution of work among the employees paves the way for higher motivation and performance of the employees, particularly, in production and service industries. In this paper, a systematic literature review (SLR) approach is used to demonstrate the necessity of scheduling studies in order to overcome the deficiencies in auxiliary activity groups. It sheds light on a new and very important areas such as examining the model structures of sector differences, and guiding researchers. New trends and approaches are presented for the personnel scheduling problems. Different classification perspectives are displayed.

Towards cloud-based supply chain processes

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Jede ◽  
Frank Teuteberg
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Current State

Purpose – There are cloud computing (CC) services available for various applications within the supply chain management (SCM). These services offer, for example, consistent global networking platforms and enable quick decision making, which may strengthen competitive advantages. The specification of the single-related elements and the coordination mechanisms between actors and information flows is complex. In this paper, the authors argue that reference models can accelerate understanding these processes. The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of the current state of the underlying research field and to present a reference model that supports theory and practice in adopting CC services at SCM. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides a cross-discipline systematic literature review from the research perspectives of information systems and SCM. Based on 102 papers, the authors designed a reference model showing the interrelations between various elements of CC and SCM. Findings – The authors discover the most important chances and risks for CC implementations in supply chain (SC) processes and pay special attention to SC sustainability aspects of CC. Until now, SCM research in the realm of CC usage is still in its infancy both in theory and practice. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no systematic literature review that consistently focusses CC usage within SC processes while integrating specific aspects of strategic theory. The obtained insights lead to the first SCM-related reference model for CC usage.

A systematic literature review on total quality management critical success factors and the identification of new avenues of research

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Aquilani ◽  
Cecilia Silvestri ◽  
Alessandro Ruggieri ◽  
Corrado Gatti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
And Performance ◽  
New Research

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic literature review to identify new avenues of research in line with the ongoing changes in quality and management required to firms, especially regarding customers. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a systematic review of the literature contained in the three databases Ebsco, JSTOR, and Springerlink and on the search engine Google Scholar. Findings An analysis of the literature identifies three different clusters of papers: “identification” papers, which show that customer focus has gained importance in recent times; “implementation” papers, which highlight that a general or shared model or scale to successfully implement total quality management (TQM) does not yet exist; and “impact-on-performance” papers, which show that few studies have considered the relationship between TQM and the issues of both marketing and performance, underlining the most significant gap in the TQM literature. Research limitations/implications This study is limited by the small number of databases and search engines used and by the restricted number of keywords used in searching these sources. Practical implications This work highlights a gap in the existing research and thus an incomplete consideration of the interplay between management, marketing, and quality issues, all centered on customers and other stakeholders. Researchers and firms are thus advised to adopt a wider view that considers the role of the quality process to support the firm’s engagement of customers in activities that enhance both the customer role and customer satisfaction. Originality/value This study uses a systematic literature review to review all critical factors of TQM and identifies new research avenues and different approaches to implementing TQM, focusing on the central role that customers play in achieving firm success.

scholarly journals Addressing Sustainability within Public Procurement of Food: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13395
Author(s):  
Elvira Molin ◽  
Michael Martin ◽  
Anna Björklund
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Dominant Focus ◽  
Large Share ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
And Performance

Public procurement has been recognized as a tool to promote more sustainable production and consumption practices. As such, an increasing body of literature has become available in recent years focusing on the sustainable public procurement of food. This article reviews the literature on the sustainable public procurement of food with the aim to analyze how sustainability is framed. This is done by analyzing what aspects of sustainability are emphasized and what practices are identified as sustainable. A systematic literature review was conducted between the years 2000 and 2020, identifying 103 articles. Results from the literature review indicate that the focus has primarily been on studies to evaluate and explore policy and good practices for procuring sustainable foods. A dominant focus on specific foods types and origins, e.g., those locally sourced and organic foods, is highlighted by a large share of the literature to address all three sustainability pillars. We observed that most articles focus on all three pillars of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic), addressing different aspects and types of foods, although the focus varied depending upon geographic location. Despite many studies identifying opportunities and potential, few articles assess the sustainability or outcomes of procurement processes through quantitative or qualitative methods or how actors in the procurement process can improve procurement toward more sustainable foods. This indicates a need for further case studies and guidelines to measure the development, progress, and performance of public food procurement.

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