Research Article

An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model

Volume: 7 Number: 2 June 19, 2021
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An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model

Abstract

Studies in the air transportation industry generally consider either financial performance or operational performance regardless of the inevitable correlation between them. Sustaining a higher return on investment is achieved through higher efficiency and effective use of available resources. Thus, the investigation of operational factors as components of ROIC can help assessing the strengths and weaknesses of operations of a company. In this study, ROIC tree model has been identified. Within the model, operational performance factors of capacity utilization, passenger yield, labor cost, labor efficiency and fuel cost are considered and their effect on the profitability of a company is revealed. The assessment of the air transportation industry shows that improvement in capacity utilization and passenger yield can dramatically boost ROIC. However, policy improvements in labor cost, labor efficiency, and fuel cost are exceedingly achievable. This study presents a convenient and effective model for the airlines companies and offers handy directions for improving operational and financial performance. The suggested model enables the linkage of efficiency factors as profitability drivers and helps assessing sources of competitive advantage.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Finance, Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 19, 2021

Submission Date

July 19, 2020

Acceptance Date

May 3, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Sarsour, N., & Aldalou, E. (2021). An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, 7(2), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.2.001
AMA
1.Sarsour N, Aldalou E. An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2021;7(2):95-103. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.2.001
Chicago
Sarsour, Nada, and Eyad Aldalou. 2021. “An Operational Performance Assessment of Turkish Airline Companies Based on Return on Invested Capital Tree Model”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi 7 (2): 95-103. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.2.001.
EndNote
Sarsour N, Aldalou E (June 1, 2021) An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 7 2 95–103.
IEEE
[1]N. Sarsour and E. Aldalou, “An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model”, Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 95–103, June 2021, doi: 10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.2.001.
ISNAD
Sarsour, Nada - Aldalou, Eyad. “An Operational Performance Assessment of Turkish Airline Companies Based on Return on Invested Capital Tree Model”. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 7/2 (June 1, 2021): 95-103. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.2.001.
JAMA
1.Sarsour N, Aldalou E. An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2021;7:95–103.
MLA
Sarsour, Nada, and Eyad Aldalou. “An Operational Performance Assessment of Turkish Airline Companies Based on Return on Invested Capital Tree Model”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2021, pp. 95-103, doi:10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.2.001.
Vancouver
1.Nada Sarsour, Eyad Aldalou. An operational performance assessment of Turkish airline companies based on return on invested capital tree model. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2021 Jun. 1;7(2):95-103. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.2.001