Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson

Reykjavik University

Professor/Chair Department Business Administration

Menntavegur 1

Reykjavik, 102

Iceland

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Scholarly Papers (27)

1.

Mergers vs. Alliances: The Air France-KLM Story

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 09 May 2019
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Teaching case, business case, strategy case, mergers case, airlines, finance, mergers, alliances, multilateral alliances, Air France, KLM, AF-KLM, performance

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Blue Origin: Riding the Wave of Disruption in the Space Industry

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 May 2018
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Teaching Case, Blue Origin, Space Industry, Disruption, Amazon, Rockets, Strategy, Alliances

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Cognitive Biases, Organization, and Entrepreneurial Firm Survival

Reference: Gudmundsson, S. and Lechner, C. (2013). Cognitive Biases, Organization, and Entrepreneurial Firm Survival. European Management Journal, 31(3), 278-294.
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 07 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 09 May 2019
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Christian Lechner
Reykjavik University and École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) de Toulouse - Economics and Finance
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cognition bias, entrepreneurship, optimism bias, distrust, overconfidence, organization, firm survival, firm performance, opportunity orientation, delegation

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Global Partnering: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Beyond

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Boeing, 787, partnering, alliances, trust, suppliers, project delays, cost overruns, globalization, risk sharing, market acces

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Multilevel Embeddedness in Multilateral Alliances: A Conceptual Framework

In: Das, T.K. Research in Strategic Alliances Series: Interpartner Dynamics in Strategic Alliances. Information Age Publishing, USA, 2013, pp. 131-147
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2013
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson, Christian Lechner and Hans van Kranenburg
Reykjavik University, École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) de Toulouse - Economics and Finance and Radboud University Nijmegen - Nijmegen School of Management
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alliance processes, embeddedness, multilateral alliance, horizontal alliance, inter-partner dynamics, tensions perspective

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Forecasting Temporal World Recovery in Air Transport Markets in the Presence of Large Economic Shocks: The Case of COVID-19

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2020
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson, Mattia Cattaneo and Renato Redondi
Reykjavik University, University of Bergamo and University of Brescia - Department of Industrial Engineering
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COVID-19, air transport, recovery time, demand, passengers, freight, regional

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WOW Air: The Low Cost Long Haul Challenge

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 May 2019
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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low cost airlines, low cost long haul, airlines, success and failure, growth, wow

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Limits to the Low-Cost Niche? Finding Sustainable Strategies for Low-Cost Long-Haul Airlines

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Jun 2015
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Low cost long haul airlines, low cost airlines, strategy, airlines, network airlines, business models, business failure

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European Air Transport Regulation: Achievements and Future Challenges

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 24 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2018
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Barroso, Air transport, European Union, ETS, Sustainability, Regulation, Future

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Thriving on Strategic Alliances: The Competitive Positioning of MTU in the Aircraft Engine Business

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Teaching case, strategy case, alliances case, case, strategic management, MTU, aero engines, KKR, GE, Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney, alliances, risk-sharing, business diversification, risk management

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Which Types of Resources are Necessary to Achieve Competitive Advantage?

Reference: Lechner, C. and Gudmundsson, S. V. (2012). Superior Value Creation in SportsTteams: Resources, Managerial Experience and Moderating Effects, M@n@gement, 15(3), 283-312
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 02 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 09 May 2019
Christian Lechner and Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) de Toulouse - Economics and Finance and Reykjavik University
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resource based view, RBV, football, PLS, sports, competitive advantage, group routines, teams

12.

Liberalization of Air Transport

Gudmundsson, S., 2011. Liberalization of Air Transport. In: (Eds.) Finger, M. and Künneke, R. International Handbook on the Liberalization of Infrastructures. Edward Elgar Pub., pp. 234-251.
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Deregulation, liberalization, open skies, open aviation area, airline failures, airline market entry, air transport economics, air transport regulation, incumbent airlines, European Union, industry stability, regulatory reform, aviation, air transportation

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Airline Performance Prediction

Gudmundsson, S. V. 2011. Airline Performance Prediction. In: Macario, R., Van De Voorde, E. Critical issues in air transport economics & business (Studies in the modern world economy). Routledge, September 2011, pp. 75-97.
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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performance prediction, bankruptcy prediction, neural network, airline performance, air transport

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Spillover Effects of the Development Constraints in London Heathrow Airport

Spillover effects of the development constraints in London Heathrow Airport. Gudmundsson, Sveinn; Paleari, Stefano; Redondi, Renato. Journal of Transport Geography vol. 35 February, 2014. p. 64-74
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson, Stefano Paleari and Renato Redondi
Reykjavik University, University of Bergamo - SIGE Sezione di Ingegneria Gestionale and University of Brescia - Department of Industrial Engineering
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Spillover effects, regional development, airport congestion, air transport, networks, transport, public policy, airport management, foresight

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Oligopolization of Markets

Gudmundsson, S.V. (2017). Oligopolization of markets. In: (eds.) Finger, M. and Button K. Air Transport Liberalization: A critical assessment, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham (Forthcoming).
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Feb 2017
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, HHI, US, Air Transport, Aviation, Oligopoly, concentration, mergers, low cost airlines, legacy airlines, network carriers, M&A

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Aerospace Hardware Exchange (AHX): Bringing a Supply Chain Solution to the Aerospace Hardware Market

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 08 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Teaching case, business case, strategy case, case, e-commerce case, Electronic markets, aerospace, value creation, institutionalized practices

17.

Cost Functions and Determinants of Unit Cost Effects in Horizontal Airline M&As

Forthcoming, Transportation Research A
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Feb 2017
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson, Rico Merkert and Renato Redondi
Reykjavik University, The University of Sydney and University of Brescia - Department of Industrial Engineering
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Unit cost effects, M&A, mergers,airlines, cost functions, horizontal mergers

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Financial Influences on Export Status of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in an Emerging Economy

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Aug 2014
Abu Ayob, Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Mohd Yaacob
National University of Malaysia (UKM) - Faculty of Economics and Management, Reykjavik University and National University of Malaysia (UKM)
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SME exports, export costs, perceived costs, cost sensitivity, internal resources, financial constraint

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Uncertainty perspective and the adoption of internet-based inter-organizational systems (IOS) in small businesses

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 20 May 2018
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Uncertainty Perspective, Internet, IOS, SME, Small Business, Technology Adoption, IT-Enabled Supply Chains, Electronic Commerce

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Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Scenarios for Aviation Derived from IPCC Storylines: A Meta-Analysis

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 17, pp. 61-65, 2012
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Annela Anger
Reykjavik University and University of Cambridge
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Aviation emissions Aviation sustainability, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scenarios, Meta-analysis

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An Empirical Test of the Internal Tensions Perspective of Strategic Alliances

In: Das, T.K. (Ed.), 2011. Research in Strategic Alliances Series: Behavioral Perspectives on Strategic Alliances, pp. 157-174. Information Age Publishing: Charlotte, NC.
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University
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Internal tensions perspective, strategic alliances, dialectic process theory, Cox regression, airlines

22.

Airline Alliance Survival Analysis: Typology, Strategy and Duration

GUDMUNDSSON, S.V. and RHOADES, D. (2001) Airline alliance survival analysis: typology, strategy and duration, Transport Policy, 8(3), 209-218
Posted: 14 Jul 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Dawna L Rhoades
Reykjavik University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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airline alliances, alliance survival, alliance termination, alliance typologies, strategy effect, resource commitment, strategy, airline industry

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The Development of Electronic Markets in Logistics

GUDMUNDSSON, S.V. and WALCZUCH, R. (1999). The development of electronic markets in logistics, International Journal of Logistics Management, 10(2), 99-113
Posted: 14 Jul 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Rita M. Walczuch
Reykjavik University and Maastricht University

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Logistics Brokerage System, supply-chain management, logistics brokerage, logistics integration

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New Airline Entry Rates in Deregulated Air Transport Markets

Gudmundsson, S. V. and Van Kranenburg, H., New Airline Entry Rates in Deregulated Air Transport Markets (2002). Transportation Research E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 38 (3-4), 205-219
Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Hans van Kranenburg
Reykjavik University and Radboud University Nijmegen - Nijmegen School of Management

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Market entry; Deregulation; Industry ecology; Political signaling; Airline, Low cost airlines; Airline certification;Industry stability; Airline entry rates

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Entrepreneurial Orientation, Firm Strategy and Small Firm Performance

Reference: Lechner, C. and Gudmundsson, S.V. (2014). Entrepreneurial Orientation, Firms Strategy and Small Firm Performance. International Small Business Journal, 32(1), 36-60.
Posted: 07 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 09 May 2019
Christian Lechner and Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) de Toulouse - Economics and Finance and Reykjavik University

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Competitive strategy, entrepreneurial orientation, firm survival, firm performance

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Multilateral Airline Alliances: The Fallacy of the Alliances to Mergers Proposition

In: O'Connell, F. and Williams, G. (Eds.). AIR TRANSPORT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: KEY STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS, pp. 75-97. Ashgate: Farnham, 2011
Posted: 08 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 24 May 2012
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson and Christian Lechner
Reykjavik University and École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) de Toulouse - Economics and Finance

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multilateral alliance, alliance constellation, stuctural holes, network closure, airlines

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Management Emphasis and Performance in the Airline Industry: An Exploratory Multilevel Analysis

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol. 40, No. 6, 2004
Posted: 23 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2013
Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson
Reykjavik University

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Multilevel analysis, Business performance, Business distress, Airlines, Business success, Airline strategy, Airline performance