Purpose This paper focuses on how the producer inspires his cooperative research partner to reduce carbon emission, by developing a menu of incentive contracts both in research and development (R&D) stage and recycling stage. Design/methodology/approach The proposed mechanism combines the...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

Purpose – It is hard to accurately price a merger or acquisition, primarily as there are psychological factors that impact such pricing. As a result, it is hard for traditional financial models to accurately undertake valuations for merger or acquisition transactions. The purpose of this paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the tournament hypothesis in the UK mutual fund market. Based on a previous US study, fund managers were expected to alter risk‐taking behaviour in response to their performance relative to competing fund managers. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to provide an analytical conceptual framework to help business marketers to identify the effect of consumer's online purchase cost on a firm's performance in a dual‐channel competitive market. Design/methodology/approach – A structural model...

The electricity grid includes multiple network areas managed by different operators, with transmission system operators (TSOs) handling high-voltage areas and distribution system operators managing midto low-voltage areas. These areas are interconnected and synchronized, creating classical...