Site safety is one critical factor affecting the sustainability of skyscrapers and decoration, repair, and maintenance projects. Many newly-built skyscrapers exceed 50 storeys in Hong Kong and decoration, repair, and maintenance projects are widely performed to extend the lifespans of buildings....

I study a model that looks at causes, characteristics and consequences of loyalty schemes in a market with consumers who suffer from self-control problems (Gul and Pesendorfer, 2001). While the literature has mostly focused on loyalty schemes as tools used by firms to compete (Caminal and...

Nowadays, when we speak about the economic performance of a firm, region or country, at the regional or world level, we always mention their state in economy of knowledge as well their competitive advantage and how their risk for doing business is being improved.This article tries to establish...

New technologies such as product simulators and virtual reality now allow firms to provide realistic product usage experiences and reduce buyer uncertainty about product quality. We argue that today's firms should view product design and investments to reduce buyer uncertainty as an integrated...

The paper considers theoretical aspects of the applied strategic customer analysis based on the on the balanced scorecard customer element developed by the author to be applied in the research process of the strategic organization distribution activity aspects and its sales management. The...

This paper incorporates publication uncertainty in a game between researchers and journal editors and examines its effects on quantity and quality of published research. A stylized differential Stackelberg game between journal editors and academic authors is considered, where authors seek to...

This paper examines effects of academic networks in a Stackelberg differential game between journal editors and authors. Authors choose research papers to maximize satisfaction, while editors determine research quality to maximize journal reputation. Verifying the system for stability, results...

Product information websites have become ubiquitous in supporting B2C E-Commerce. This paper explores their impact on firm profitability, consumer surplus, and social welfare. Using an analytical model, we show that firms take advantage of such infomediaries and reduce their own information...

Las pequeñas empresas generalmente no cuentan con los recursos económicos para pagar una consultoría en logística. Esto implica que el manejo de sus procesos al interior de la organización se convierta en un problema para el empresario o en una oportunidad de mejoramiento. En este trabajo...

Spanish Abstract: Esta investigación descriptiva analiza con un diseño cuantitativo la influencia de los valores organizacionales en el desempeño organizacional de las Mipymes. Para el análisis de la información un análisis de correlación de Pearson y un análisis jerárquico fueron...