Much of the empirical research on competitive reactions describes how or why rivals react to a firm's past actions, but stops short of examining whether managers attempt to such reactions, which we call strategic competitive reasoning. In three exploratory studies, we find evidence of managers'...

The article analyzes the evolution of product life-cycle policies of main carmakers in the three main European markets (Germany, Italy and France). Sales data regarding 212 models of 13 major carmakers are taken into consideration for the period 1970-2006. A sub-sample including more detailed...

Se trata de presentar la etapa cualitativa de un procedimiento para determinar el ValorPercibido por el Cliente (VPC) de un producto industrial. El resultado de este estudio es ladeterminación de los atributos que los usuarios finales tienen en cuenta para seleccionar susproveedores. El examen...

Este artículo trata del uso del Valor Percibido por el Cliente como herramienta para el análisis competitivo por parte de ensambladoras y concesionarios de Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV). Se muestra cómo se determinan la importancia relativa de los atributos que los compradores tienen en...

Social network markets appear to be very interesting to the eyes of the business world. This is due to the fast growth of the number of users. The paper investigates this market and the competition among the main companies. It studies also the behavior of consumers, when using social network and...

We investigate a single-leg airline revenue management problem where an airline has limited demand information and uncensored no-show information. To use such hybrid information for simultaneous overbooking and booking control decisions, we combine expected overbooking cost with revenue. Then we...

The thrift store market in the United States is thriving, driven in part by hard economic times but also by changing perceptions and habits. As a result some nonprofits are considering expanding their thrift store operations, often with the hope that earnings from new or expanded thrift stores...

В работе с помощью эконометрических методов проанализированы стратегические аспекты строительной деятельности. Сделан вывод о том, что важным этапом анализа...

В работе с помощью эконометрических методов проанализированы стратегические аспекты строительной деятельности. Сделан вывод о том, что важным этапом анализа...

Purpose – The competitive pressures of the past several years and the ongoing financial meltdown has driven most tanker owners and operators to rethink their business strategy. In addition, new green technologies are providing opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of the shipping...