This paper explores how value-chain governance affects the innovation performance of suppliers of intermediate products. We take advantage of a unique dataset of Italian firms to identify governance regimes along suppliers’ technological capabilities and the level of explicit coordination in...

Die europäische Lebensmittelwirtschaft hat in den letzten 10 Jahren eine Reihe kleinerer und größerer Krisen durchgemacht, die das Qualitätsverständnis der Branche entscheidend verändert haben. Es wurden zahlreiche Food-Safety-Initiativen gestartet, die u. a. zu einer immer stärkeren...

The optimal design of two-part tariffs is investigated in a dynamic model where two firms belonging to the same supply chain invest in R&D activities to increase the quality of the final product. It is shown that the replication of the vertically integrated monopolist's performance can be...