We investigate how mentioning the price paid to others (which we refer to as price-dropping) can be used to the negative experience that occurs when consumers realize they unintentionally overpaid for a product. Specifically, we show that by engaging in price-dropping, consumers re-appropriate...

Spanish Abstract: Este documento, es el último de los trabajos de la serie, propuesta por la autora, que tiene como finalidad integrar la aplicación de técnicas de Análisis Multivariante a distintos procesos de marketing desarrollados al interior de estudios de caso en el ámbito...

La versión española de este documento se puede encontrar en 'http://ssrn.com/abstract=2661808' http://ssrn.com/abstract=2661808The aim of this paper is to identify the different market segments inside financial institutions in the metropolitan area of Puebla, Mexico; checking the variables...

Spanish Abstract: Este estudio tiene como objetivo la realización de un estudio de mercado para determinar la factibilidad de implementar una escuela para la enseñanza del idioma inglés en la ciudad de Villahermosa, Tabasco. Esta investigación surgió a raíz del bajo nivel de dominio del...

Marketers have paid a huge price for their inability to decipher which trend has come to stay and which one is a fad. Such a challenge has jeopardized the survival of blue-chip brands, as marketers anticipated in vain the end of existing red ocean strategies. Essentially, the traditional...

Marketing products globally is challenging due to the diverse nature of markets. We use market heterogeneity, unbranded competition, resource and infrastructure availability, and sociopolitical governance as country-market characteristics that distinguish between developed and emerging...

The consumer's approach towards buying Packaged, Labeled and Open shelf vegetables varies due to many reasons and affects the market and the suppliers. This aspect gets magnified in a country like the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which boasts of a multicultural facet with more than 200...

Portuguese Abstract: O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar os atributos específicos de qualidade de serviços na percepção dos clientes de empresas de manutenção e equipamentos odontológicos, e mensurar os impactos da qualidade geral percebida e da satisfação na intenção de...

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of Facebook and Instagram on consumer buying behaviour in the retail fashion market in Rhodes, Greece. We look at the extent to which the two social media influence Rhodian consumer preferences toward certain stores and at whether Rhodians...

Firms of varying size can produce the same product. Do consumers make inferences about products based on firm size? We focus on perceptions of product naturalness and show, in four studies, that products made by smaller firms are perceived to be more natural — whether they are directly...