Lesser Antilles Lines: The Island of San Huberto (A)

Abstract

In this case, the situation is a classic duopoly. Two shipping firms are in a price war over the market for containerized shipping to and from a small Caribbean island. The case presents a table of contributions to both firms as a function of their prices. This table serves as a basis by which the class can explore the concepts of Nash equilibrium, price leadership, and prisoner’s dilemma. It is also available with the case as a student spreadsheet (QA-0355X). See also “Lesser Antilles Lines (B)” (UVA-QA-0641) and “Lesser Antilles Lines (C)” (UVA-QA-0670).

Citation

Gelly, J.V. and Pfeifer, P.E. (2010), "Lesser Antilles Lines: The Island of San Huberto (A)", . https://doi.org/10.1108/case.darden.2021.000067