Horizontal partial shareholding, dual purpose concern, and mixed duopoly competition

Abstract

This paper investigates the combined effect of horizontal partial shareholding and dual purpose concern on quantity competition. We identify the type of acquiring firm on production quantity, consumer surplus, and social welfare. The results show that the combined effect may accelerate competition or mitigate competition, which depends on the trade‐off between the competition‐softening effect of horizontal partial shareholding and competition‐intensifying effect of dual purpose concern. Whether the consumer and society benefit from the combined effect also depends on the magnitude of horizontal shareholding and socialresponsibility preference.

Impacts of platform coupons and power structure on an e‐commerce supply chain

“…Different power structures in the vertical supply chain (Li & Zhou, 2019) and the horizontal business partner/competitor relationships (Chen et al, 2023; Li et al, 2019; Zhou & Hong, 2022) have been extensively investigated in the literature. Shi et al (2013) considered the impacts of power structure and demand model on the supply chain performance.…”