Based on a new institutional economy framework, this study examines the formation and economic consequences of social networks (guanxi) from the perspective of key suppliers and customers in China. Results show that commercial activities which depend on networks are determined by the...

The purpose of this research is to compare the integration of the supply chain of international family businesses with the integration of the supply chain of non-international family businesses in the food sector of Michoacán, Mexico, in order to analyze whether there are differences between...

Die IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) gilt heute als weltweit führender De-facto-Standard für das IT-Servicemanagement (ITSM). Obwohl der Standard mittlerweile in der in 2007 veröffentlichten dritten Version vorliegt, haben Datenschutzbelange bis heute kaum Eingang gefunden. Das Arbeitspapier...

Cartel detection is usually viewed as a key task of either competition authorities or compliance officials in firms with an elevated risk of cartelization. We argue that customers of hard core cartels can have both incentives and possibilities to detect such agreements on their own initiative...

Fragmentation of production into more and more complex supply chains is a prominent feature of globalisation. It implies that transaction costs as part of total costs of ownership carry a large weight in procurement decisions. An analysis of the various types of transaction costs is also...

If an upstream manufacturer can use coupons to price discriminate, the downstream retailer can also use coupons to price discriminate. In doing so, the retailer takes a share of the price discrimination profit from the manufacturer. To gain a larger profit share, the retailer has an incentive to...

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of relevant variables related to strategic sources of financial resources — in our case, suppliers' trade credit and use of financial institutions — over performance among Spanish construction firms. By analyzing a large dataset...

This paper presents a typology and classifies the literature on inventory models with multiple sourcing options. The categories for classification include the number of considered echelons, the source of uncertainty, the model structure, as well as the general research approach. By means of the...

This study assesses how top-tier suppliers market their capabilities to ensure a responsible upstream supply chain to their downstream buyers, and how the marketing of corporate social responsibility (CSR)-related supply management practices affects the reputation of top-tier suppliers in...

Economic theory implies that research and development (R&D) efforts increase firm productivity and ultimately profits. In particular, R&D expenses lead to the development of intellectual property (IP) and IP commands a return that increases overall profits of the firm.This hypothesis is...