This study addresses the lack of knowledge about inter‐organizational activity coordination
in the contemporary economy. Existing understanding of economic coordination within inter …

Online service platforms that enable customers to connect with a large population of
independent servers have been successfully developed in many sectors, including …

Online service platforms enable customers to connect with a large population of
independent servers and operate successfully in many sectors, including transportation …

We analyze a decentralized newsvendor production problem subject to agency issues. A
principal provides funds and contracts with an agent for capacity planning. However, the …

In recent years, new regulations have been proposed in different parts of the world to re-
define the relationship between online service platforms and their workers. These …

A firm faces random demand for a service it delivers on a given future date. To boost
demand, the firm hires a sales agent who exerts unobservable effort continuously over time …