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Abstract This study explores a supply chain with one finance‐constrained upstream startup supplier that invests in quality innovation and one downstream manufacturer that sells to consumers under demand uncertainty. The survival and profit‐seeking cases are investigated for the startup supplier. The manufacturer supports quality innovation by the startup supplier via an investment‐sharing contract. The results show that when making quality investment decisions, the survival‐seeking supplier focuses on financial constraints, whereby large constraints pressure the firm to invest more in quality innovation. By contrast, profit‐seeking suppliers are encouraged by a large potential market. Investment‐sharing contracts are proven to facilitate "win‐win" vertical R&D cooperation in the supply chain. Last, by introducing a revenue‐sharing contract and comparing it with an investment‐sharing contract, our numerical analyses show how the manufacturer should select the appropriate contract as key parameters change.
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