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Collective Consuming: Consumers as Subcontractors on Electronic Markets

Dolfsma, W.A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2005

will become dependent subcontractors on electronic markets. Consumers invest time and effort building up a relation with a …In this article, contrary to popular belief, it is argued on the basis of Transaction Cost Economics that consumers … discriminate prices. As subcontractors consumers face high switching costs and are thus dependent on producers or e …

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The Strategic Determinants of Tardy Entry: Is Timeliness Next to Godliness?

Berchicci, Berchicci, L.; King, King, A.A.; Tucci, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2008

Previous research has considered extensively the causes and effects of market entry order and timing. It has neglected, however, the timeliness of such entry — the degree to which a firm delivered a new product on the date it had set for its release. In this article, we begin to fill the need...

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Peer Influence in Network Markets: An Empirical Investigation

Block, Joern H.; Koellinger, Philipp - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007

We analyze the effect of peer influence on the diffusion of an innovative network good. We argue that the adopters of a network good have an incentive to convince others to purchase the same product because their utility depends on the number of other users. This peer-effect influences...

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Institutional Forecasting: The Performance of Thin Virtual Stock Markets

van Bruggen, van Bruggen, G.H.; Spann, Spann, M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006

We study the performance of Virtual Stock Markets (VSMs) in an institutional forecasting environment. We compare VSMs to the Combined Judgmental Forecast (CJF) and the Key Informant (KI) approach. We find that VSMs can be effectively applied in an environment with a small number of knowledgeable...

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The impact of brand and category characteristics on consumer stock-out reactions

Verhoef, Peter; Franses, Philip Hans; Sloot, Sloot, L.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

-out responses. Our empirical results show that both characteristics are important determinants. Consumers are more product loyal in … hedonic product groups than in utilitarian product groups and consumers are more brand loyal to high equity brands than to low …

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Service Processes as a Sequence of Events

Verhoef, Peter; Antonides, Antonides, G.; de Hoog, A.N. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

In this paper the service process is considered as a sequence of events. Using theory from economics and psychology a model is formulated that explains how the utility of each event affects the overall evaluation of the service process. In this model we especially account for the peak-and-end...

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The Effect of Members' Satisfaction with a Virtual Community on Member Participation

Verhoef, Peter; Langerak, Langerak, F.; Verlegh, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

The authors develop a four-dimensional scale to measure members' satisfaction with virtual communities. The dimensions consist of members' satisfaction with member-member interactions, organizer-member interactions, organizer-community interactions, and the community's site. Using a sample of...

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Explaining Choice and Share of Category Requirements of Biologic Meat

Verhoef, Peter; Vlagsma-Brangule, Vlagsma-Brangule, K. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

the effect of socio-demographics. Using a sample of 269 Dutch consumers we estimate a Tobit (2) model explaining choice …

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Pooling, Access, and Countervailing Power in Channel Governance

Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2011

Fruit and vegetable marketing organization The Greenery has experienced various governance structure changes, like horizontal merger, forward integration, and the emergence of grower associations. A multilateral incomplete contracting model is presented to account for these changes by analysing...

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Going, Going, Gone. Innovation and Exit in Manufacturing Firms

Cefis, Cefis, E.; Marsili, Marsili, O. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007

This paper examines the effect of innovation on the risk of exit of a firm, distinguishing between different modes of exits. Innovation represents a resource and a capability that helps a firm to build competitive advantage and remain in the market. At the same time, the resources and...

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