Competition and contracting in service industries
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Competition and contracting in service industries
In service industries with congestion effects, two very different contractual structures are commonly observed, depending on whether or not firms choose to offer a guaranteed service level. We analyze the impact of these choices onmarket outcomes in oligopolistic industries. Our results highlight howdifferent contractual agreements change the intensity of price competition in service industries...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Operations Research Letters
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0167-6377
DOI: 10.1016/j.orl.2011.06.011