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The Economic Optimality of Sanction Mechanisms in Interorganizational Ego Networks – A Game Theoretical Analysis –
Kudic, Muhamed; Banaszak, Marc - 2009
efficiency analysis sensibilizes for discretionary elements in governance structures and demonstrates that not one single … sensibilisiert für Problematiken, die mit diskretionären Elementen in Governance-Strukturen verbunden sind, und zeigt, dass nicht ein …
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The economic optimality of sanction mechanisms in interorganizational ego networks : a game theoretical analysis
Kudic, Muhamed; Banaszak, Marc - 2009
perspective, a still widely underemphasized topic in the literature. -- alliance portfolio ; ego network ; governance ; sanctions … efficiency analysis sensibilizes for discretionary elements in governance structures and demonstrates that not one single … erfüllen. Die Effizienzanalyse sensibilisiert für Problematiken, die mit diskretionären Elementen in Governance …
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Strategic outsourcing revisited
Bühler, Stefan (contributor); Haucap, Justus (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
This paper analyzes a sequential game where firms decide about outsourcing the production of a non-specific input good to an imperfectly competitive input market. We apply the taxonomy of business strategies introduced by Fudenberg and Tirole (1984) to characterize the different equilibria. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001783571
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Formal contracts, relational contracts, and the threat-point effect
Itoh, Hideshi; Morita, Hodaka - 2011
Can formal contracts help resolving the holdup problem? We address this important question by studying the holdup problem in repeated transactions between a seller and a buyer in which the seller can make relation-specific investments in each period. In contrast to previous findings, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277359
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Formal contracts, relational contracts, and the threat-point effect
Itō, Hideshi; Morita, Hodaka - 2011
Can formal contracts help resolving the holdup problem? We address this important question by studying the holdup problem in repeated transactions between a seller and a buyer in which the seller can make relation-specific investments in each period. In contrast to previous findings, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240848
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Transactions Costs, Innovation and Learning
Nooteboom, Bart - 2014
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Backward Versus Forward Integration of Firms in Global Value Chains
Egger, Peter; Erhardt, Katharina; Masllorens, Gerard - 2021
Production processes are increasingly organized in international value-chain networks. The involved firms can be operating at arm’s length or be vertically integrated. Both the incidence and the direction of integration (backward or forward in the value chain) depend on specific...
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When Sharing Platforms Fix Sellers' Prices
Nowag, Julian - 2018
While price-fixing on platforms can attract severe enforcement action, as shown by the Amazon poster case, a more nuanced picture emerges regarding the fixing of prices for sellers by sharing economy platforms. This paper explores possible antitrust responses to such centralised platform-driven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012914371
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Managing Behavioural Risks in Logistics-Based Networks - A Project Finance Approach
Schaefer, Henry - 2013
Purpose – Logistic service providers (LSPs) are increasingly required to take over the ownership of network-specific inventories and to finance related working capital. The paper examines the nature of associated uncertainties, especially behavioural risks and illustrates the mechanisms of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073143
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The Dynamic Limits of Specialization : Vertical Re-Integration Reconsidered
Cacciatori, Eugenia; Jacobides, Michael G. - 2005
Existing studies, largely based in the transaction cost economics tradition, approach the issue of vertical scope from the point of view of the decision faced by the individual firm about whether to make or buy, given a set of existing markets and well-defined vertical segments. However, recent...
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