Lump-sum rebates can protect price-discriminators against reselling. Large customers, however, can bargain for a larger rebate. This paper shows how sellers can make a credible commitment to not bargain: a price discriminating formula is published as a Most-Favoured-Customer (MFC) contract: if...

Provides an analysis of current collaborative environments while introducing limitations and opportunities for improvement. Offering an enriched reference source of authoritative international research within this field of study, this collection contains the latest frameworks and methodologies...

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