Quality Improvement Incentives and Product Recall Cost Sharing Contracts

Gary H. Chao
Gary H. Chao
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College of Business, Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania 19530
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Seyed M. R. Iravani
Seyed M. R. Iravani
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Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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R. Canan Savaskan
R. Canan Savaskan
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Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Gary H. Chao

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College of Business, Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania 19530

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Seyed M. R. Iravani

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Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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R. Canan Savaskan

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Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Published Online:14 May 2009https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1090.1008

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Received:June 13, 2006
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Published Online:May 14, 2009

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