Optimal transfer pricing schemes for work averse division managers with private information

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 138-153

  Li, Shu Hsing ^a   Balachandran, Kashi R ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Moral hazard; Private information; Transfer price

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

TRANSFER PRICING SCHEMES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 0031118741     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(95)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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