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Conflict and Corporate Social Responsibility in Duopoly

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  • Vrankić Ilko

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Croatia)

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Background: Recent scientific research explains corporate social responsibility as an economic activity. This paper interprets social responsibility as a means of power to increase firms’ market share in a duopoly.

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  • Vrankić Ilko, 2022. "Conflict and Corporate Social Responsibility in Duopoly," Business Systems Research, Sciendo, vol. 13(3), pages 36-46, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bit:bsrysr:v:13:y:2022:i:3:p:36-46:n:10
    DOI: 10.2478/bsrj-2022-0023
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    Keywords

    conflict; corporate social responsibility; contest success functions; mass effect parameter; game theory;
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games

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