This study proposes a novel option-revenue sharing coordination contract framework. In the proposed model, the retailer determines the number of order sales effort. The manufacturer sets the price of products for the wholesale strategy. The investigated supply chain problem analyzes the results of different strategies. In the proposed coordination contract problem, two types of games including ...

T here's quite a debate in the popular press right now on the topic of how women are faring in the academic STEM fields. On one hand, we have a Nobel Laureate unapologetically calling for single sex laboratories 1 because " girls " distract male scientists, and on the other hand, we have a group of human ecology researchers claiming a significant hiring preference for women over men in STEM fac...

INTRODUCTION The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) endorses emergency medicine (EM) residency training as the only legitimate pathway to practicing EM, yet the economic reality of Iowa's rural population will continue to require the hiring of non-EM trained physicians. The objective of our study is to better understand the current staffing practices of Iowa emergency departments (...

a contractual relationship is commonly based on statements, expectations, acts and omissions out of which some will, and others will not, give rise to contractual obligations. to avoid uncertainty as to what is agreed, the contract parties often enter into a written contract that is supposed to express the final agreement between them and prevent the parties from relying on rights and obligatio...

when the parties enter into a contract, they are obliged to implement its obligations, but sometimes events occur that make it impossible to execute the contract or runtime status than the time of conclusion of the contract is fundamentally different. these events are referred to as legal excuses if eligible, the parties are exempt from the obligations and responsibilities. the most important l...

the study of rights of obligee in any commercial contract, particularly contract of sale, is very important for the theoretical and practical reasons, in case that the other party performs part of contract only and is not able or ready to perform the other part; because, on the one hand, the obligor wants to know whether he entitles to expect from the obligee to accept the executed part of cont...

A growing number of IT professionals believe that being certified will give them advantages when looking for jobs and many managers use IT certification as a selection tool when hiring. However, some managers have questioned the value of certifications or of some certifications in particular. The purpose of this research is to determine the factors that predict managers’ intentions to use IT ce...