Incentive profit-sharing rules joined with open-book accounting in SME networks

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 508-517

  Jarimo, T ^a   Kulmala, H I ^b  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Continuous innovation; Game theory; Incentives; Open book accounting; Profit sharing; Subcontractor network

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); COSTS; DYNAMIC MODELS; EARNINGS; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; PROFITABILITY; WAGES;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; APPLIED (CO); CASE STUDIES; COMBINATION RULES; DYNAMIC GAMES; GENERAL (CO); IN ORDER; PROFIT SHARING;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 45849096102     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280802185950     Document Type: Article

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