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作者：Nicolaou, N; Birley, S
作者单位：Imperial College London
摘要：This paper aims to ascertain the influence of social networks in the university spinout phenomenon. With respect to the instrumental role of social networks, it adopts a content contingency perspective pertaining to the role of closure and structural holes, and examines the interaction between relational and structural embeddedness in the academics' network structure. With respect to spinout outcomes, this paper distinguishes between academic exodus and stasis, and differentiates between types...
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作者：Schmittlein, DC; Morrison, DG
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要：Many clinics that offer in vitro fertilization (IVF) have begun to market the following options to couples: (1) an a la carte program where the couple pays $7,500 per attempt regardless of the outcome; or (2) a money-back-guarantee program where the couple pays a $15,000 fee that covers up to three attempts, however, if after three cycles there is no live-birth delivery, then the full $15,000 is refunded. We assess the a la carte versus the money-back-guarantee programs, and find the surprisin...
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作者：Jap, SD; Anderson, E
作者单位：Emory University; INSEAD Business School
摘要：Opportunism is a central construct in exchange theory. Economists contend that despite the firm's best efforts to erect governance structures that reduce opportunism and preserve outcomes, there is always some opportunism that remains once the transaction is in,place. Despite this, there are few studies that systematically investigate the safeguarding efficacy of relationship attributes in the presence of such ex post opportunism. In this research, we develop a theoretical framework and provid...
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作者：Phelps, S; Köksalan, M
作者单位：Middle East Technical University
摘要：We propose an evolutionary metaheuristic for multiobjective combinatorial optimization problems that interacts with the decision maker (DM) to guide the search effort toward his or her preferred solutions. Solutions are presented to the DM, whose pairwise comparisons are then used to estimate the desirability or fitness of newly generated solutions. The evolutionary algorithm comprising the skeleton of the metaheuristic makes use of selection strategies specifically designed to address the mul...
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作者：Gopal, A; Sivaramakrishnan, K; Krishnan, MS; Mukhopadhyay, T
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Houston System; University of Houston; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Carnegie Mellon University
摘要：We study the determinants of contract choice in offshore software development projects and examine how the choice of contract and other factors in the project affect project profits accruing to the software vendor. Using data collected on 93 offshore projects from a leading Indian software vendor, we provide evidence that specific vendor-, client-, and project-related characteristics such as requirement uncertainty, project team size, and resource shortage significantly explain contract choice...
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作者：Stiving, M
摘要：Although the comment provides some additional insight, it in no way diminishes the contribution of the original paper. That paper is the first and only theoretical explanation for why firms behave as though they use round prices to signal quality. Further, the paper provides empirical evidence in support of this explanation.
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作者：Shoemaker, R; Mitra, D; Chen, YX; Essegaier, S
作者单位：New York University; State University System of Florida; University of Florida; University of Pennsylvania
摘要：Stiving (2000) proposes an interesting model to explain price-endings. His analysis shows that even when customer demand increases at 9-ending price points, certain firms that use high prices to signal quality are more likely to set those prices at round numbers. This comment raises two issues about the model. First, it appears that the original paper imposes a condition that has the effect of eliminating a broad range of legitimate separating equilibria from the analyses. Second, it appears t...
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作者：Cohen, MA; Ho, TH; Ren, ZJ; Terwiesch, C
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania; University of California System; University of California Berkeley; Boston University
摘要：We consider the order-fulfillment process of a supplier producing a customized capital good, such as production equipment, commercial aircraft, medical devices, or defense systems. As is common in these industries, prior to receiving a firm purchase order from the customer, the supplier receives a series of shared forecasts, which are called soft orders. Facing a stochastic internal manufacturing lead time, the supplier must decide at what time to begin the fulfillment of the order. This decis...
