Incentive Alignment and Effort Provision in Multitask Contracts: A Basic Test of the Theory.

Authors: Nuño-Ledesma, José G.¹ (AUTHOR) jnuno@uoguelph.ca

Source: Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization. Dec2025, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p83-105. 23p.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *MONETARY incentives, *EMPIRICAL research, *PERFORMANCE standards, INCENTIVE (Psychology), REWARD (Psychology)

Robust Contracting Under Distributional Uncertainty.

Authors: Li, Jiangtao¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Kexin² (AUTHOR) kexinwang202@gmail.com

Source: International Economic Review. Oct2025, Vol. 66 Issue 4, p1733-1748. 16p.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory), *CONTRACTS, *UNCERTAINTY (Information theory), ROBUST optimization, INTERPRETATION & construction of contracts

A Privacy-Preserving Incentive Scheme for UAV-Aided Federated Learning: A Contract Method With Prospect Theory

Authors: Xie, L., Su, Z., Wang, Y., Chen, N., Liu, Y., Wang, R., Liu, X., Liu, D., Zhang, H.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing IEEE Trans. Dependable and Secure Comput. Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Transactions on. 22(6):6698-6713 Jan, 2025

Distributionally Robust Contract Theory for Edge AIGC Services in Teleoperation

Authors: Zhan, Z., Dong, Y., Doe, D.M., Hu, Y., Li, S., Cao, S., Fan, L., Han, Z.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing IEEE Trans. on Mobile Comput. Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on. 24(11):12567-12579 Nov, 2025

Dynamic agency and investment theory with model ambiguity.

Authors: Wang, Ying¹ (AUTHOR), Huang, Wenli² (AUTHOR), Liu, Wenqiong³ (AUTHOR) 02169@zjhu.edu.cn

Source: Applied Economics. Aug2025, p1-15. 15p. 10 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *PRODUCTION methods, *ECONOMIC shock, *DECISION making in investments, INCENTIVE (Psychology)

Dynamic Contract Design in the Presence of Double Moral Hazard.

Authors: Tian, Feng¹ (AUTHOR) fengtian@hku.hk, Astashkina, Ekaterina² (AUTHOR) astash@umich.edu, Duenyas, Izak² (AUTHOR) duenyas@umich.edu

Source: Management Science. Aug2025, Vol. 71 Issue 8, p6475-6494. 20p.

Subject Terms: *MORAL hazard, *CONTRACT theory, *REVENUE management, *PERFORMANCE management, INCENTIVE (Psychology), STOCHASTIC control theory, APPLIED sciences

Determining the Relational Potential of Public–Private Partnership Surface Transportation Contracts.

Authors: Khurana, Mayank¹ (AUTHOR) mayank89@vt.edu, Garvin, Michael J.² (AUTHOR) garvin@vt.edu

Source: Journal of Management in Engineering. Jul2025, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *NATURAL language processing, *CONTRACT theory, *PUBLIC transit, *TRANSPORTATION agencies, SEMI-structured interviews

Should supplier utilise a private direct channel? A contract mechanism.

Authors: Januardi, Januardi¹ (AUTHOR) januardi@unpad.ac.id, Widhastika, Espreilla Harin² (AUTHOR) espreilla@unpad.ac.id, Fasa, Nadia³ (AUTHOR) nadia.fasa@ft.unsika.ac.id

Source: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management. 2025, Vol. 53 Issue 8, p717-738. 22p.

Subject Terms: *INFORMATION asymmetry, *CONTRACT theory, *RETAIL industry, *MARKETING channels, *SUPPLIERS, INTERPRETATION & construction of contracts

Proactive Contract Theory-Based Resilience Framework Development for Public–Private Partnerships.

Authors: Dolla, Tharun¹ tdolla@gitam.edu, Thounaojam, Nicola² nicola@iitg.ac.in, Devkar, Ganesh³ ganesh.devkar@cept.ac.in, Laishram, Boeing² boeing@iitg.ac.in

Source: Construction Economics & Building. Jul2025, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p253-275. 23p.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *CRISIS management, *RISK sharing, *SUSTAINABLE development, *PUBLIC-private sector cooperation, ORGANIZATIONAL aims & objectives

Incentive Mechanism Design for Privacy-Aware Energy Theft Detection Based on Contract Theory.

Authors: Liu, Endong^1,2 (AUTHOR), Sun, Wang^2,3 (AUTHOR), Huang, Yuwen^3,4 (AUTHOR), Li, Mingcong^1,4 (AUTHOR), Zhou, Jinglei¹ (AUTHOR) zhjl1531@hezeu.edu.cn

Source: Energies (19961073). Nov2025, Vol. 18 Issue 22, p6059. 21p.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *PRIVACY, *INCENTIVE (Psychology), *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *STAKEHOLDER analysis, *SMART power grids, *ENERGY dissipation, *DATA privacy

Justifying Contract: Coherence, Changes of Mind, and the Authority of Consideration.

Authors: Tokawa, Rob (AUTHOR) ret46@cantab.ac.uk

Source: Ratio Juris. Nov2025, p1. 24p.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACTS, *CONTRACT theory, *COHERENCE (Philosophy), *OBLIGATIONS (Law)

Vision Language Model-Empowered Contract Theory for AIGC Task Allocation in Teleoperation

Authors: Zhan, Z., Dong, Y., Doe, D.M., Hu, Y., Li, S., Cao, S., Han, Z.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing IEEE Trans. on Mobile Comput. Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on. 24(8):7742-7756 Aug, 2025

A Contract-based Incentive Mechanism for Optimal Pricing and Allocation in Shared AVPC

Authors: Chen, Kehan, Boateng, Gordon Owusu, Si, Haonan, Guo, Xiansheng, Ansari, Nirwan

Source: IEEE INFOCOM 2025 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS) Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), IEEE INFOCOM 2025 - IEEE Conference on. :1-6 May, 2025

Relation: IEEE INFOCOM 2025 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS)

Sourcing Trust From Peers with Physical Unclonable Functions

Authors: Siraj, Md Sadman, Rahman, Aisha B, Minwalla, Cyrus, Tsiropoulou, Eirini Eleni, Plusquellic, Jim

Source: 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST) Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST), 2025 IEEE International Symposium on. :268-278 May, 2025

Relation: 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST)

INCENTIVES FOR RESEARCH INNOVATION IN INTERTEMPORAL CONTRACTS.

Authors: JI, ZHENG¹ (AUTHOR) jz0429@163.com, LIANG, HAN² (AUTHOR) hanliang1@whu.edu.cn, HUA, SHENG¹ (AUTHOR) 101011711@seu.edu.cn, FU, JIE³ (AUTHOR) fjliumangtu@163.com

Source: Singapore Economic Review. May2025, p1-36. 36p. 2 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *CONTRACTS, *SCHOLARLY peer review, *MONETARY incentives, ACADEMIC tenure, UNIVERSITY research, DELAY of gratification, MOTIVATION (Psychology)

Estudo mostra que empresas que adotam governança baseada em confiança, cooperação e objetivos compartilhados apresentam resultados melhores com a jornada reduzida do que aquelas com regras e metas rígidas de produtividade.

Alternate Title: Study shows that companies adopting governance based on trust, cooperation, and shared goals achieve better results with a reduced workweek than those with rigid productivity rules and targets.

Authors: Domingos, Fernando D.¹ fernando.domingos@fgv.br, Gomes, Pedro² p.gomes@bbk.ac.uk

Source: GV-executivo. abr-jun2025, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *EMPLOYEE well-being, *WORKING hours, *JOB involvement, *WORKWEEK, WELL-being

Stakeholder ethics: Defining the ethical responsibilities of stakeholders to and for companies¹.

Authors: Kaptein, Muel¹ (AUTHOR) mkaptein@rsm.nl

Source: Business & Society Review (00453609). Jun2025, Vol. 130 Issue 2, p209-232. 24p.

Subject Terms: *BUSINESS ethics, *CONTRACT theory, *STAKEHOLDER theory, SOCIAL ethics, SOCIAL contract, DUTY

Contracting for Coordination.

Authors: Halac, Marina¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of the European Economic Association. Jun2025, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p815-844. 30p.

Subject Terms: *CONTRACT theory, *CONTRACTS, *SUBCONTRACTING, *ORGANIZATION, AGENCY (Law)

Procurement contract design for distributed photovoltaic project considering output risk under asymmetric production effort information.

Authors: Bai, Lian¹ (AUTHOR) 220220913690@lzu.edu.cn, Cai, Dong¹ (AUTHOR) caid@lzu.edu.cn

Source: Kybernetes. 2025, Vol. 54 Issue 10, p5508-5528. 21p.

Subject Terms: *INFORMATION asymmetry, *CONTRACT theory, *SOLAR energy, *SUPERVISION, *SALES contracts, *GOVERNMENT purchasing, *RISK assessment

A Moral Hazard Detection Framework: Reinforcing Trust in ORAN

Authors: Ibrahim, Khalid, Chraiti, Mohaned, Ghrayeb, Ali

Source: 2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2025 IEEE. :1-6 Mar, 2025

Relation: 2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)