Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Incentive-driven Information Dissemination in Two-tier Supply Chains 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The model 2.3 Information flow in supply chains 2.3.1 Bilateral monopoly (Setting B) 2.3.2 Upstream supplier competition (System SC) 2.3.3 Downstream retailer competition (System RC) 2.3.4 Chain-to-chain competition (System SRC) 2.4 Comparative analysis and managerial insights 2.5 Concluding remarks Chapter III On Strategic Demand Information Dissemination 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Model preliminaries 3.3 Information structure 3.3.1 Analytical procedure 3.3.2 Signal acquisition by the supplier 3.3.3 Equilibrium characterization 3.4 Concluding remarks Chapter IV Strategic Demand Information Dissemination under Unintentional Information Leakage 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Information structure 4.2.1 Analysis 4.2.2 Signal acquisition by the supplier 4.2.3 Strategic interplay 4.2.4 Information structure 4.3 Concluding remarks Chapter V Summary and Future Research References Appendix A Proofs for Chapter II Appendix B Proofs for Chapter III Appendix C Proofs for Chapter IV List of Figures List of Tables
