Benefits and uncertainties of performance-based contracting in manufacturing industries: An agency theory perspective

Journal of Service Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 460-489

  Hypko, Phillipp ^a   Tilebein, Meike ^b   Gleich, Ronald ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Manufacturing industries; Performance contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956089816     PISSN: 17575818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564231011066114     Document Type: Article

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