Strategic alliances as a competitive strategy: How domestic airlines use alliances for improving performance

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-114

  Rajasekar, James ^a   Fouts, Paul ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airlines; Competitive strategy; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650262875     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10569210910967860     Document Type: Article

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