Wei, C.; Chen, H.; Kang, Y. Effects of Revenue-Sharing Contracts and Overconfidence on Innovation for Key Components. J. Risk Financial Manag.2023, 16, 459.
Wei, C.; Chen, H.; Kang, Y. Effects of Revenue-Sharing Contracts and Overconfidence on Innovation for Key Components. J. Risk Financial Manag. 2023, 16, 459.
Wei, C.; Chen, H.; Kang, Y. Effects of Revenue-Sharing Contracts and Overconfidence on Innovation for Key Components. J. Risk Financial Manag.2023, 16, 459.
Wei, C.; Chen, H.; Kang, Y. Effects of Revenue-Sharing Contracts and Overconfidence on Innovation for Key Components. J. Risk Financial Manag. 2023, 16, 459.
Abstract
Revenue-sharing (RS) contracts are a common approach to incentivize innovation of upstream suppliers by addressing the uneven profit distribution between upstream and downstream firms. Considering the possible overconfidence characterizing decision makers in the supply chain, we investigate the effect of the RS contract and the tendency of overconfidence of supply chain members on the investment in R&D of key components of products in the context of an upstream supplier that is the leader in the R&D and production of key components. We find that regardless of the bargaining power of either party, a RS contract can increase the R&D investment in key components. Regarding the effects of overconfidence of either downstream manufacturer or up-stream supplier, it can increase the R&D investment in key components. Supplier (manufacturer) overconfidence can harm their own profits but increase the profits of the manufacturer (supplier), and when the level of overconfidence is below a certain threshold, the damage to their own profits is less than the increase in each other's profits, thus benefiting the whole supply chain. In addition, we also find a joint effect of RS contracts and overconfidence: when the bargaining power of the supplier is low, the RS contract has a certain compensatory effect on the loss of their own profits caused by overconfidence.
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
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