Die oft festgestellte Diskrepanz zwischen erwarteten und erzielten Erfolg von Unternehmensuebernahmen ist Ausgangspunkt einer Vielzahl von Untersuchungen, welche die Gruende fuer diese Differenz zu identifizieren versuchen. Der Fokus der aktuellen Diskussion liegt auf der Integrationsphase des...

A variety of analogical literature is reviewed to ascertain oscillations in the collected works to determine a symphonic solution that is emancipatory of all incentives to conduct unethical manipulations of financial disclosures. The etymological question is how to structure an incentive plan...

In four studies (S1-S4; N = 320) we investigated whether moral hypocrisy (MH) is motivated by conscious impression management concerns or whether it is self-deceptive. In a dictator game, MH occurred both within participants (saying one thing, doing another; S1) and between participants (doing...

We study a two-period supply chain in which a manufacturer produces a product, learns to reduce cost, and sells it through a retailer with a price-dependent demand. The manufacturer's second-period production cost declines linearly in the first-period production with a random learning rate. The...

This paper investigates a decentralized assembly system that consists of one manufacturer and multiple suppliers who produce the complementary components. In a single selling season, the manufacturer initially sets a vendor inventory liability period (VILP) to control the suppliers' delivery...

Dynamic Stackelberg game models have been used to study sequential decision making in noncooperative games in various fields. In this paper we give relevant dynamic Stackelberg game models, and review their applications to operations management and marketing channels. A common feature of these...

We obtain optimal emission levels and abatement expenditures in a finite-horizon transboundary pollution game with emission trading between two regions.We show that emission trading has significant impact on the optimal strategies and profits of the two regions. We find that cooperation between...

This study investigates the strategic effect of return policies in a dual-channel supply chain, in which a manufacturer can sell products directly to end customers and indirectly via an independent retailer. The manufacturer decides whether to implement a return policy in either the direct or...

A nearly explicit feedback Stackelberg-Nash equilibrium is obtained in a dynamic distribution channel consisting of a manufacturer and two competing asymmetric retailers engaged in promoting the manufacturer's product to be sold through the retailers. The manufacturer decides on its support for...