A game-theoretic analysis of social responsibility conduct in two-echelon supply chains

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-313

  Ni, Debing ^a,b   Li, Kevin W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commitment; Corporate social responsibility; Game theory; Mutual incentive; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COMMITMENT; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); CRITICAL THRESHOLD; GAME-THEORETIC; MUTUAL INCENTIVE; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; TWO-ECHELON SUPPLY CHAIN; WIN-WIN;

BUDGET CONTROL; GAME THEORY; PROFITABILITY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84861816828     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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