This study empirically investigates the incentive-action-performance chain on cross-sectional plant data in the context of a Just-in-time (JIT) plant manufacturing environment. Incentives in this study are of the soft goal-oriented variety rather than direct compensation. The empirical analysis...

The Iska is a joint venture involving a silent partner who provides financing and an active partner who provides labor services and who may or may not participate in the financing. Most of the discussion surrounding the contractual features of the Iska in Talmudic and medieval post-Talmudic...