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Generic Advertising, Brand Advertising and Price Competition: An Analysis of Free-Riding Effects and Coordination Mechanisms
2010
The main purpose of generic advertising is to enlarge the total market demand rather than capturing further slices from competitors. Several studies point out emergence of free-riding behavior under independent contribution and suggest use of coordination mechanism. However, existing literature does not shed light on the conditions under which generic advertising can be detrimental (beneficial) to stronger firms weakening (strengthening) their competitive advantage. Also, under a setting including both price and brand advertising competition, coordination in generic advertising has not been unraveled. In order to deal with such issues, we consider a one-stage duopoly game in which two firms…
Treating the crowd fairly: increasing the solvers’ self-selection in idea innovation contests
2020
Abstract The success of idea crowdsourcing contests depends on the wideness of the number of solvers that voluntarily self-select to solve the problem broadcast by the seeker and previous research has started to highlight the role of fairness in the self-selection process of solvers. This study aims at deepening the understanding concerning how fairness can influence the solvers’ self-selection. By applying a netnographic research design, we identify possible unexplored facets of fairness in the crowdsourcing context, i.e., prize award, award guaranteed, and non-blind contest. Theoretically, we drew from the organizational justice and fairness literature to develop hypotheses about how the …
How risk influences the choice of governance mode in biopharmaceutical inter-firm relationships
2013
Abstract This paper proposes a new theoretical framework for assessing the influence of risk in shaping the governance form in biopharmaceutical inter-firm relationships. In particular, we propose a multidimensional operationalization of relational and performance risk and, by following Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and Real Options (RO) theory constructs, we hypothesize a relation between the aforementioned risk components and the choice of governance form. Specifically, following TCE reasoning, we hypothesize that a high level of relational risk leads towards more hierarchical governance forms, while, following RO theory, we hypothesize that a high level of performance risk leads towar…
Supply chain of innovation and new product development
2015
This paper conceptualizes the supply chain of innovation of a company as its supply chain not related to physical goods exchanges but to R&D commodities exchanges. R&D commodities, being the outcomes of research activities, are for example patents, technologies, research services, studies, projects, etc. Spe- cifically, we focus on the relationship between the activities of purchasing/selling R&D commodities and the propensity of the firm to develop new products; we examine how the position of the firm within its innovation network moderates this relationship. The empirical setting of the research consists of a cross- sectional dataset of 544 biopharmaceutical companies that hav…
An appraisal of Piero Sraffa's 'The Laws of Returns under Competitive Conditions'
2001
The paper proposes a new interpretation of Sraffa's 1926 Economic Journal article, ‘The Laws of Returns under Competitive Conditions’, according to which the latter derives from the same strategy of research which underlies its 1925 Italian precursor, ‘Sulle relazioni fra costo e quantità prodotta’. Sraffa tested the explanatory power of a Marshallian monopolistic partial equilibrium model and concluded that that model is able to treat one source of variable returns (firm-internal economies); but this articulation of Marshall‘s theory does not substantially improve on the trade-off between logical consistency and empirical relevance which afflicted the theory in its whole. © 2001, Taylor & …
Methodological Approach to Studying the dynamics of production networks: a Discrete Event Simulation Model
2013
This paper shows how discrete-event simulation represents an appropriate tool for approaching the dynamics of production networks. Three important factors influencing production network dynamics, specifically finite production capacity, manufacturing lead time, and its variability are discussed and a basic discrete-event simulation model is presented. Such model, which in its basic form represents a simple retail/distribution two-stage supply chain, is then extended in order to take into account those factors that can not be included in a classical control theoretical model.
La vessatorietà della provvigione del mediatore in caso di recesso del venditore
2021
La Corte di Cassazione conferma il precedente orientamento favorevole a qualificare come vessatorie le clausole, pattuite nei contratti di mediazione, con le quali le agenzie immobiliari si assicurano il diritto alla provvigione anche in caso di mancata conclusione dell’affare. La soluzione avallata dalla Corte – che nello specifico, per il caso di recesso del venditore, commina la nullita` consumeristica alla clausola con cui il mediatore ottenga un compenso, a prescindere da una commisurazione all’attivita` svolta – si espone, tuttavia, al rischio di traghettare il giudizio di vessatorieta` sulla sponda di un inammissibile sindacato sull’equilibrio economico dello scambio.
Comparative study of the environmental footprints of marinas on European Islands
2021
AbstractPorts have been key elements in Europe's economic development. This situation is even more relevant on islands, which are highly dependent on the maritime sector. Consequently, over the years, ports with diverse functionalities have been established both in mainland Europe and on its outlying islands. This article discusses the environmental impact of leisure marinas on European islands, especially as they are closely linked to economic development through tourism. The aim is to study the environmental impact of these infrastructures by determining the carbon and water footprints of marinas on European islands in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The results obtained enable the au…
Autonomie migranti a Palermo: una riflessione
2017
This paper aims to show the results on exploratory research, which tried to describe a little-known phenomenon that is the start up of business by foreigners in the territory of the Municipality of Palermo. The presence of entrepreneurial activities has been studied considering many variables, as the market types, the effect of the replacement of abandoned activities by indigenous people, the presence of new service demand niches, the subcontracting activities in some specific sectors like agriculture and construction. In summary, analysing this phenomenon in the territory of Palermo, in relation also to what is happening at European level, we can notice the absence of “ethnic markets”, of …
Conflitto e scelta della destinazione migratoria. Un caso siciliano
2017
In questo lavoro si prenderà in considerazione il caso della scelta della destinazione migratoria operata dalle due principali etnie dello Sri Lanka, ovvero singalesi (o cingalesi) e tamil, etnie che dal 1983 al 2009 sono state le principali protagoniste di una delle guerre civili più cruente della storia. In particolare si proporrà il caso della scelta della destinazione migratoria in Sicilia.