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Incentive Compatibility and Efficiency in the Contractual Insurer-Provider Relationship - Economic Theory and Practical Implications: The Case of North Carolina
Schmid, Andreas - 2007
Situation in North Carolina, USA, gegen?bergestellt, welche sich durch die dort vorliegende Rahmenordnung als Referenzpunkt … eignet. Ein Exkurs zum amerikanischen Gesundheitswesen vermittelt dem Leser den n?tigen Hintergrund. Eine kritische … in North Carolina, USA. Due to the implemented regulation, this state is well suited to serve as a reference. An excursus …
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies
Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009
Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...
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Internet Exchanges for Used Goods: An Empirical Analysis of TradePatterns and Adverse Selection
Ghose, Anindya - 2008
The past few years have witnessed the increasing ubiquity ofuser-generated content on seller reputation and product condition inInternet based used-good markets. Recent theoretical models of tradingand sorting in used-good markets provide testable predictions to use toexamine the presence of...
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Rice Miller Cluster in Ghana and Its Effects on Efficiency and Quality Improvement
Sakurai, Takeshi; Furuya, Jun; Futakuchi, Koichi - 2006
This paper investigates the roles of industrial cluster on the efficiency of rice milling and the improvement of milled rice quality. The data were obtained in Kumasi area, central Ghana because the enhancement of domestic rice production is a urgent policy issue in this country, but little...
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Explaining Quality Differences at the Procurement Stage in the Polish Milk Sector
Pieniadz, Agata; Hockmann, Heinrich - 2006
The challenge of implementing EU quality and safety standards for food production and trading is one of the driving forces behind the restructuring of the agrofood chains in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC). The progress made in the compliance process not only varies amongst sectors...
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Reputations, Market Structure, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems in the Food Industry
Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Babcock, Bruce A. - 2005
A repeated-purchases model is developed to explore the fundamental economic factors that lie behind the choice of different quality assurance systems and their associated degrees of stringency by firms. Differences in the quality discoverability of a sought-after attribute, market structure,...
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REPUTATION, QUALITY OBSERVABILITY, AND THE CHOICE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS
Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Babcock, Bruce A. - 2004
Participants in a supply chain of agricultural value-added products face significant challenges. Many of the costly distinctive traits desired by consumers are difficult (if not impossible) to observe even after consumption. A complicating factor, addressed here, is that in some circumstances...
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The role of Producer Organizations in supply concentration and marketing: a comparison between European Countries in the fruit and vegetables sector
Camanzi, Luca; Malorgio, Giulio; Garcia Azcarate, T. - 2009
The Fruit and Vegetables (FV) sector has a relevant and increasing economic value in the EU, accountingfor about 20% of the total value of agricultural production; the Countries with higher significance are Greece, Spainand Italy (from 25% to 35%). Nevertheless the producers are negatively...
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