The quality of output is of great concern to firms, consumers and regulators and yet firms' decisions concerning … quality receive far less attention from economists than quantity or pricing decisions. There is a substantial management … literature on product quality which, to some extent, discusses the costs and benefits of various approaches to product quality …

According to the quality signaling theory, firms are motivated to invest more advertising in high-quality products … method to measure consumer willingness-to-pay for a fictitious cell phone market of varying quality before and after … advertising. The results show that advertising effectively influences consumer awareness of perceived quality and enhance their …

often decide on the implementation of the quality management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 17020, ISO 17025). In this article it is … the analysis of the state of the quality management systems implementation in Poland is presented. Since the … be implemented in the food inspection bodies in order to improve the quality of the duties realized by them. …

often decide on the implementation of the quality management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 17020, ISO 17025). In this article it is … the analysis of the state of the quality management systems implementation in Poland is presented. Since the … be implemented in the food inspection bodies in order to improve the quality of the duties realized by them. …

Generally it is assumed that quality improvements are important tools for companies to gain a sustainable competitive … advantage. The result of product quality improvements depends, for example on the reaction of competitors. If competitors react … intensively and quickly, the outcome of a product quality improvement might be different from what was expected. From an empirical …