When contracting with an agent who is a worker of non-contractible quality, a principal considers mechanisms with an informed third party, a manager. To induce the manager with limited liability to report worker quality truthfully, the principal devises the first-order alignment, an incentive...

This study assessed the TQM of public elementary school principals in relation to school performance in terms of quality instruction, staffing, facilities, and operations funding. The results showed that the school principals' TQM practices, except operational funding, had the lowest average...

Roads are vital to support the transportation of people, goods, and services, among others. Toyield their optimal socioeconomic impact, proper maintenance of existing roads is required;however, this is typically underfunded. Since detecting road quality is both labor and capitalintensive,...

This paper is based on a survey conducted in the Western Balkan and Turkey between June and November 2019. The survey focused on sectors deemed suitable for participation in the modern supply chain (MSC) and covers 1-3 sectors for each country. Based on data retrieved from national statistical...

As one of the most popular drinks in the world, coffee has limitations in its complex and opaque supply chain. Consumers have difficulty verifying coffee quality according to the price they pay. However, innovative technologies such as blockchain emerge with the potential to support the coffee...