Seeking information about a product has always remained the most important element before purchase a product. The drive behind this study is to look in detail at the mediums where consumers land up to seek information about a product on the World Wide Web. The most common sources a consumer can...

Given varied consumer perceptions of inventory information, online retailers' presentation of such information influences purchase behavior. We investigate an online retailer's optimal inventory disclosure policy assuming two distinct consumer segments: savvy (or, experienced) consumers, who can...

In dem vorliegenden Buch zeigt Philipp Hoberg, dass die Ausspielung individualisierter Informationsangebote Unternehmen im E-Commerce ein großes Potenzial zur Generierung strategischer Wettbewerbsvorteile in einem hoch-kompetitiven Umfeld eröffnet. Zudem beschreibt der Autor die Möglichkeiten...

An important aspect of consumer behaviour in today’s electronic environments is the search habits consumers adopt when gathering information before making a purchase decision. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of how consumers search for product information online. More...

Online review aggregators, such as TripAdvisor, HotelClub and OpenTable help consumers identify the products and services that best match their preferences. The goal of this study is to understand the impact of online review aggregators on firms and consumers. We adopt Salop's circular city...

While many consumers rely heavily on online reviews during their purchases, it is unrealistic to expect a consumer to read every online review and make an informed decision. Many online review systems provide summary views in the form of overall sentiment scores or rating distributions (e.g.,...