In a typical retailer-manufacturer outsourcing relationship, retailers are gaining greater control over strategic activities and locus of power, which were formerly the remit of manufacturers. The objectives of this research are: (1) to test the relationship between the level of power of a...

We investigate the incentives of manufacturers to use resale price maintenance (RPM) when selling products through common retailers. In our model retailers provide product specific pre-sales services. If the competitive retail margins are low, each manufacturer fixes a minimum price to induce...

This paper analyses the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies by small and medium manufacturers which are involved in supplying relationships with large retailers. The purpose of the paper is to examine CSR drivers within large retailers' supply chains. A quantitative...

Manufacturers increasingly are introducing online direct channels, creating conflicts with retailers that market the manufacturer's brand. Research on horizontal channel entry suggests incumbent retailers protect their sales from new competitors by increasing assortment and decreasing price....

Using quantitative data on sectoral productivity and labor force shares, this paper assesses distribution's contribution to growth in aggregate output per worker between 1869 and 1992, speculates about performance during the prior two decades, and explores the implications and determinants of...

When is having no previous contract better than having one, if ever? When should a manufacturer/retailer take over part (or all) of the other party's operation, instead of considering just a contract? How about the opposite situation? This paper responds these questions in the context of a...

This paper analyses the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies by small and medium manufacturers which are involved in supplying relationships with large retailers. The purpose of the paper is to examine CSR drivers within large retailers' supply chains. A quantitative...

Purpose - The objectives of this research is to propose and test an effective conceptual model using selected behavioural constructs: "coercive power sources," "non-coercive power sources," "economic satisfaction," "non-economic satisfaction," "trust," "cooperation," "switching costs," and...