In der Literatur gibt es bislang nur eine sehr geringe Anzahl von Ausarbeitungen, die sich mit dem Thema Promotioneffizienz beschäftigen, die darüber hinaus größtenteils auch nur von geringer Aktualität ist. Daher liegt neben der theoretischen Einleitung in das Thema Verkaufsförderung der...

Comparing groups with respect to hypothetical constructs requires that the measurement models are equal across groups. Otherwise conclusions drawn from the observed indicators regarding differences at the latent level (mean differences, differences in the structural relations) might be severly...

The importance of users as a source of information for company innovation activity was raised in the 1980s by von Hippel. Today, a concept of a similar basis is known and developed in Europe under the name of User-Driven Innovation (UDI). The UDI is based on the belief that enterprises which are...

Most of the studies that have examined management accounting practices have done so irrespective of the nature and characteristics of organizations. Little is known about the impact of the difference in the nature of organization on management accounting practices. Hence, this study investigates...

Co-branding provides a possible way to create brand associations and to reinforce the images of partnering brands. At the same time, important associations can be transferred from the partnering brands to a new, unknown co-brand. However, no prior study has investigated in detail which...

Many content-based recommendation approaches are based on a dissimilarity measure based on the product attributes. In this paper, we evaluate four dissimilarity measures for product recommendation using an online survey. In this survey, we asked users to specify which products they considered to...

It is accepted that service quality is important to the success of all service industries. In order to remain competitive businesses are increasing and improving their online service. With the popularity of the internet, innovation in technology and the changing needs of customers, online...

In 2003, Pamp;G rolled out a new proprietary brand tracking system based on Keller's (2003) consumer-based brand equity framework. This system produces a brand equity score for all brands in the categories in which Pamp;G competes. In this short period of time, Pamp;G has fully embraced this new...

An increasing interest in the continuous evaluation of brand performance has been observed in both managers and academics over recent past using metrics approach. This paper discusses the essential components of a brand metrics strategy and application of brand scorecard as an integrated...

This paper aims to present the abridged guidelines for the usage of various measurement scales in social research. Selection of measurement scales play a pivotal role in social science research and most of statistical techniques and tests require a specific measurement scales to be employed in...