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A Game-Theoretic Analysis Of Social Responsibility Conduct In Two-Echelon Supply Chains, Debing Ni, Kevin W. Li Dr.
A Game-Theoretic Analysis Of Social Responsibility Conduct In Two-Echelon Supply Chains, Debing Ni, Kevin W. Li Dr.
Odette School of Business Publications
This research investigates how two supply chain members, a downstream firm (F) and an upstream supplier (S), interact with each other with respect to corporate social responsibility (CSR) behavior and what impact exogenous parameters may have on this interaction. A game-theoretic analysis is conducted to obtain equilibriums for both simultaneous-move and sequential-move CSR games. Under certain assumptions, it is concluded that (1) there exists a mutual incentive between their CSR behavior, whereby a win–win performance in terms of both CSR and profitability is achieved as long as exogenous parameters exceed certain critical thresholds; (2) a higher consumer marginal social-benefit potential …
Social Responsibility Allocation In Two-Echelon Supply Chains: Insights From Wholesale Price Contracts, Debing Ni, Kevin W. Li Dr., Xiaowo Tang
Social Responsibility Allocation In Two-Echelon Supply Chains: Insights From Wholesale Price Contracts, Debing Ni, Kevin W. Li Dr., Xiaowo Tang
Odette School of Business Publications
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is considered in a two-echelon supply chain consisting of an upstream supplier and a downstream firm that are bound by a wholesale price contract. CSR performance (the outcome of CSR conduct) of the whole supply chain is gauged by a global variable and the associated cost of achieving this CSR performance is only incurred by the supplier with an expectation of being shared with the downstream firm via the wholesale price contract. As such, the key issue is to determine who should be allocated as the responsibility holder with the right of offering the contract and …