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A note on strategic delegation: the market share case
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Abstract
We consider a two-stage market share delegation game with two competing firms. Each owner delegates the production decision to a manager. Each manager's remuneration is a weighted sum of profits and market share. The market share delegation game results in higher duopoly profits than the sales delegation game. Both output delegation models lead to more aggressive managerial behavior than the standard Cournot case, implying lower profitability and higher social welfare: similar results are obtained for the Bertrand version of the delegation model. Market share delegation is the dominant strategy in a game in which owners can choose not to hire a manager or, if they do so, to pay their manager a bonus based on profits and sales or market share.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International journal of industrial organization. - Amsterdam, 1983, currens
Publication
Amsterdam : North Holland , 2007
ISSN
0167-7187 [print]
1873-7986 [online]
DOI
10.1016/J.IJINDORG.2006.04.017
Volume/pages
25 :3 (2007) , p. 531-539
ISI
000246231900006
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