Table 5

Description of selected units of analysis under study

Unit of analysisDesignatorDescription
Organic/Government owned operated engine“a” or “E-O”An aerospace manufacturer of aircraft engines and systems with >10 K < 50 K employees and ≈25% of its market portfolio dedicated to military engines, and roughly 35% by volume of engines
Performance-Based Logistic contract managed engine“b” or “E-PBL”An aerospace manufacturer of aircraft engines and systems with >10 K < 50 K employees, with most of its revenue from US sales and ≈15% of its market portfolio dedicated to military engines
Public Private Partnership managed engine“c” or “E-PPP”A manufacturer of aerospace and other industrial power systems with >50 K < 75 K employees and 55% military engines by volume of engines
Legacy Heavy/Large body aircraft“d” or “A-HL”An aerospace and defense manufacturer with >10 K < 50 K with most of its revenue from US sales and ≈45% of the company’s income from military
New Heavy/Large body aircraft“e” or “A-HN”An aerospace and defense manufacturer with >10 K < 50 K with most of its revenue from US sales and ≈45% of the company’s income from military
Legacy Fighter aircraft“f” “A-FL”An aerospace and defense manufacturer with >10 K < 50 K with most of its revenue from US sales and ≈45% of the company’s income from military
New Fighter aircraft“g” or “A-FN”An aerospace and defense manufacturer with >100 K employees with the preponderance of the company’s portfolio dedicated to the military and most of the company’s income coming from military sales, especially from the US

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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