Varieties of contrast: a review of incentive relativity by charles f. Flaherty.

Supply Chain Coordination using Different Modes of Transportation Considering Stochastic Price-Dependent Demand and Periodic Review Replenishment Policy

In this paper, an incentive scheme based on crashing lead time is proposed to coordinate a supplier-retailer supply chain (SC). In the investigated SC, the supplier applies a lot-for-lot replenishment policy to replenish its stock and determines the replenishment multiplier. Moreover, the transportation lead time is considered under the control of the supplier. The retailer as downstream member...

Microbiol . and Charles P . Woloshuk Joseph E . Flaherty

Phytochemistry and pharmacology of Ferula persica Boiss.: A review

Ferula persica, is the well-known species of the genus Ferula in Iran and has two varieties: persica and latisecta. They have both been extensively used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments. A great number of chemical compounds including sesquiterpene coumarins and polysulfides have been isolated from this plant. Fresh plant materials, crude extracts and isolated components of F...

Incentive Relativity

Helen saw a picture of an attractive man in an online dating page and is happy that he accepted to meet her in a coffee house. As he arrives, Helen feels disappointed because the picture posted online does not reflect the current looks of the person. Is Helen’s disappointment caused by his current looks or by the expectation she developed after seeing his picture? Tom used to like sweets, but a...

An Experimental Study of Incentive Reversal in Sequential and Simultaneous Games

I t is commonly held that increasing monetary rewards enhance work effort. This study, however, argues that this will not ineludibly occur in team activities. Incentive Reversal may occur in sequential team productions featuring positive external impacts on agents. This seemingly paradoxical event is explained through two experiments in this article. The first experiment involves a sample ...