DocumentCode :
3167997
Title :
A study on the relationship between reputation effect and the optimal contract of library e-literature procurement
Author :
Zhang Xin
Author_Institution :
Libr., Jimei Univ., Xiamen, China
fYear :
2010
fDate :
29-30 Oct. 2010
Firstpage :
312
Lastpage :
315
Abstract :
This paper discusses the relationship between reputation and the optimal contract of library e-literature procurement. First, based on the principal-agent theory, a principal-agent model between a library and an e-literature provider is established. Second, we take hidden incentives of reputation as a constraint for the utility function of e-literature provider. With the study on the relationship between reputation effect and the optimal contract of library e-literature procurement, we find that reputation effect is a factor of the utility function of e-literature provider. This paper concludes that the library, in designing compensation contract of e-literature procurement, can use the reputation effect of e-literature provider to reduce their appropriate commission coefficients, and hence increase the expected utility of library.
Keywords :
contracts; libraries; procurement; commission coefficient; compensation contract; e-literature provider; library e-literature procurement; optimal contract; principal-agent model; principal-agent theory; reputation effect; utility function; E-literature procurement; Optimal contract; Reputation effect;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Artificial Intelligence and Education (ICAIE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6935-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICAIE.2010.5641046
Filename :
5641046
Link To Document :
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