US Case Study Research Articles

The Management of Currency Risk: Case Studies of US and UK Multinationals

Abstract This paper presents a case study analysis of currency risk management practice in large British and American multinational companies undertaken to extend findings obtained in a preliminary survey of 51 British multinational companies. The extension examines the behaviour of American as well as British companies, not just in terms of transaction risk but with reference to translation risk as well, and focuses upon the extent of risk neutrality. Case study analysis allows interviewers to evaluate differences in behaviour which may help to explain policies adopted.

U. S. Airline Deregulation: Its Effects on Passengers, Capital, and Labor

HIS paper presents an analysis of the effects of airline deregulation on passengers-business and personal, first class and coach-and explores how capital and labor have fared in a free market. The evidence corroborates many benefits that proponents of deregulation predicted, but it has not worked perfectly. Prices are not fully competitive, and for certain dimensions service quality is down. Furthermore, the contestability hypothesis as applied to the airline industry does not withstand statistical examination.

Absorption Capacity for Foreign Assistance in Nepal (A case study of US Assisted Development Projects)

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Global and Regional Modeling of Long-Range Strategies in Large-Scale Energy Systems

The set of energy models used in the Energy Systems Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is discussed. The set of models is designed for studying the long-term, dynamic and global aspects of large-scale energy systems. In particular, the models serve as a means of synthesis for the energy work at IIASA, in developing energy strategies and in evaluating their impacts in terms of the economy and the environment. The critical question considered in the modeling is whether economies can afford, in terms of time and capital, the required energy strategies during the long-term transition to sustainable energy systems. Several of the models used in the set are described in terms of logic, structure, and coefficients. A US case study, the first application of the full set of models is presented. Finally, the intended future work is described, including the plan to have a comprehensive global set of models on the basis of seven world regions with first results by the end of 1978.

The Sociology of Conflict. I

The Sociology of Conflict. I