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Krikke, Hans Ronald. "Recovery strategies and reverse network design /." Online version, 1998. http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/29821.
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Losito, Vincenzo. "Disintermediating the supply chain of consumer durable goods." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10495.
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Kim, Young Chan. "Quality choice games in durable goods industries." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185947.
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This dissertation is concerned with strategic decision processes in markets where products are both durable and differentiated in quality. Thus, a commodity is differentiated in a two dimensional space (a) its consumption time location, and (b) its quality characteristics. Consumers "self-select" a product among various differentiated products. There exists a one-to-one correspondence between a consumer group and a product with a certain quality in a certain period. A monopolist seller, a monopolist lessor, and a sequential entry duopoly seller market are studied in the framework of a two-period, two-quality model. When product diversification is feasible, the monopoly power of the seller is greatly increased. A seller adopts strategic quality introduction sequence so that the amount of competition from the second-hand market is endogenously selected by the seller. Hence, a seller is able to discriminate among consumers in both intertemporal and contemporaneous fashion. Equilibria are sensitive to the speed of technological advancement. If technology develops slowly, a seller adopts a strategic quality introduction sequence such that it introduces high quality first and low quality later, so that the creation of second-hand market is eliminated. When technology advancement is significant over time, a seller introduces low quality first and high quality later, so that a group of consumers will update the quality of the product they consume over time.
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Abdul-Hadi, Ahmad Ibrahim Malawi. "The impact of monetary policy on consumer durable goods : empirical study by using vector autoregression (VAR) models /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9953841.
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Rånman, Cecilia, and Axel Bendes. "To Gift or not to Gift? : Reciprocity at a Durable Goods Retailer." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158518.
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Due to intense competition, retail stores are today forced to come up with exciting new sales promotional ideas to remain a relevant choice for customers. Gift giving is a sales promotional tool which has previously demonstrated to increase customer satisfaction and spending - an ideal situation for any retailer. However, gift giving has only been researched and confirmed for retailers that offer consumable goods. It has yet to be measured in a context where it is of greater difficulty for the customer to spend more than planned. This research fills that void by conducting a field experiment at a retail store offering durable shopping products.The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect gift giving has on gratitude, obligation, satisfaction, impulsive buying, and spending at a retail store offering durable shopping products. Through a field experiment, the study tests the effect on these variables of both small and large gifts and explore whether customer spending increases alongside the gift’s monetary worth.To complete the purpose of the study, a case company representing a durable shopping products retailer was selected. A field experiment was setup with two experimental groups and one control group. The results from the manipulation were collected through questionnaires which included questions pertaining to the study’s five variables. The collected data was then analysed through the statistics program SPSS.The only emotion that is affected from providing gifts in this retail environment is obligation, a negative emotion, which in turn decreases customer satisfaction. Since giving a gift only evokes negative emotions, it is concluded that a durable goods retailer should not use gift giving as a sales promotional tool. Additionally, when given a large gift, customer spending decreases considerably. This could imply that gift giving does not work in this retail environment, or that an extraneous variable affected the experiment’s outcome.
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Ellis, Seth Robert. "A psychometric investigation of a scale for the evaluation of the aesthetic element in consumer durable goods." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186560.
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A psychometric scale to measure consumer perceptions of the aesthetic dimensions of consumer durable goods is developed in this dissertation. The scale contributes an approach to measuring how a consumer durable is perceived along various aesthetic dimensions of judgment, an approach to comparing alternative product designs along these dimensions, and a basis for segmenting markets based on consumer responses to aesthetic criteria. The scale development process followed here established the feasibility of a psychometric approach to measuring the perception and evaluation of the aesthetic qualities in the case of common consumer durables. Although there was evidence of reliability problems, the scale generally performed satisfactorily in terms of unidimensionality and discriminant validity. Further, it offered satisfactory discrimination among products that were a priori judged to be of different aesthetic quality. This scale represents an initial effort to calibrate consumption stimuli in terms of qualities apart from those that contribute to their functional value. It provides a way to go beyond uncalibrated consumer utterances and to circumvent the problems surrounding the comprehension of obtuse jargon used in the design literature. Although the present effort focused on consumer durables, the role of aesthetic qualities in core product design, primary and secondary packaging, and in promotional augmentation extends beyond the product categories studied.
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Hellstedt, Anna, and Erica Stors. "Kundinvolvering vid utveckling av tjänster : En studie om franchisetagare och kontorschefers syn på kundinvolvering inom fastighetsmäklarbranschen." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21751.
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Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur existerande NSD-teori kan bidra till förståelse av kundinvolvering av sällanköpsvaror i säljande organisationer. Metod: Vid genomförandet av denna studie har en kvantitativ forskningsmetod tillämpats med ett deduktivt tillvägagångsätt. Den empiriska undersökningen genomfördes via en webbaserad enkätundersökning som sändes ut till 598 franchisetagare och kontorschefer inom fem av de åtta största fastighetsmäklarföretagen i Sverige. Erhållen data analyserades därefter med hjälp av statistikprogrammet SPSS där en faktoranalys, klusteranalys samt korrelationsanalys genomfördes. Resultat & Analys: Vi kan konstatera att det finns både en positiv och en negativ syn till att arbeta och ta fram tjänster i samspel med kunden. Studiens resultat visar dock på att majoriteten innehar en positiv inställning till detta tillvägagångssätt och att detta skulle generera fördelar för företaget. Resultatet visar på både skillnader och likheter jämfört med tidigare befintliga modeller inom NSD och vi kan konstatera att fastighetsmäklarbranschen inte följer NSDmodellen likande andra tjänsteföretag men att den till viss del är applicerbar även inom denna bransch. Uppsatsens bidrag: Denna uppsats ger ett bidrag till fastighetsmäklarbranschen genom att indikera på betydelsen av att involvera kunden i tjänsten samt i utvecklingen av dessa och visar på att det finns en positiv syn till detta. Resultatet pekar på att kundinvolvering skulle generera fördelar för företag inom denna typ av bransch. Det teoretiska bidraget visar dock på att existerande NSD-modeller bör modifieras för tillämpning inom branscher med sällanköpsvaror i säljande organisationer. I och med att tidigare forskning inom NSD inte visar på skillnader mellan olika branscher med olika kundstruktur pekar detta på att vår studie utgör ett bidrag till forskningsdiskursen. Förslag till vidare forskning: Då vi fann att det finns en positiv syn till kundinvolvering hos chefer inom fastighetsmäklarbranschen skulle det vara intressant att genomföra studien ur ett omvänt perspektiv och då istället undersöka hur kunder ser på att involveras i tjänstens utveckling. Med anledning av att studien berör en bransch med engångskunder skulle det dessutom vara intressant att undersöka om befintliga NSD-modeller överensstämmer i en bransch med en annan kundstruktur. Vi tror att resultatet med sannolikhet skulle bli annorlunda i en sådan studie. Med anledning av att detta är en övergripande studie inom fastighetmäklarbranschen skulle det dessutom vara intressant att genomföra en mer djupgående och detaljerad undersökning
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Puig, Gabau Jordi. "Demand Analysis of Non-durable Goods. Relaxing Separability Assumptions." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7359.
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En la tesis se analiza empíricamente el consumo en bienes no duraderos para la economía española mediante la construcción de unas preferencias que permiten relajar los supuestos de separabilidad débil y separabilidad débil intertemporal. Inicialmente, especificamos y estimamos un sistema completo de demanda usando datos de panel a nivel microeconómico. El objetivo es el análisis de los efectos de heterogeneidad observable y no observable sobre los patrones de demanda de los agentes. Controlando estos efectos individuales, describimos la estructura del sesgo implicado sobre efectos precio y efectos renta. A partir de un sistema estático bien comportado,relajamos el supuesto de separabilidad débil en preferencias mediante el concepto de separabilidad latente. Este concepto permite agrupar categorías de gasto mediante la identificación de bienes exclusivos y bienes no exclusivos. Los primeros entran en un solo agregado mientras que los segundos pueden entrar en más de un agregado. La caracterización como exclusivos o no exclusivos es un procedimiento intuitivo pero la selección de los primeros resulta crucial al derivar efectos precio y efectos renta. Finalmente, modelamos consumo en un entorno de Ciclo Vital de manera que las preferencias incluyen hábitos. Trabajando con datos de panel a nivel individual, podemos controlar también la heterogeneidad observable y la no observable. Una vez la hipótesis de Ciclo Vital se acepta, podemos contrastar separabilidad intertemporal en diferentes bienes no duraderos.
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Nejedlá, Jana. "Planned obsolescence: Understanding the reality of durable goods obsolescence and consumers' disposal behaviour." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-71875.
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Planned obsolescence is the term used to describe incentives of companies to make durable goods faster obsolete. The aim of the study is to make a big picture and real situation about planned obsolescence practising and consumer disposal behaviour. First part addresses the theoretical background and provides comprehensive overview through different aspects of the good's durability issue and planned obsolescence characteristics and influences. Second part in further reference to the information provided in theoretical part examines the situation of specific durable products - laptops. From survey's results on consumer attitudes towards durability of laptops and real case study on Apple Inc. and its reliance to planned obsolescence, recommendations to the more sustainable consumption of consumer electronics are presented.
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Jardim, Eduardo Ferreira. "Programas de estabilização e o consumo de bens duráveis." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-28072010-151057/.
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Este trabalho desenvolve um modelo para explicar a expansão de consumo que freqüentemente sucede planos de estabilização baseados em congelamento de preços ou câmbio. A perspectiva adotada centra no consumo de bens duráveis e na dificuldade dos domicílios de proteger seus ativos da inflação. Uma redução repentina da inflação leva a uma queda do preço efetivo do bem de consumo durável, o que gera a expansão de consumo. O modelo é calibrado para o Brasil do período do plano Cruzado e são realizadas simulações supondo uma estabilização de preços permanente, uma com duração de 10 meses e outra de 3 meses. As duas primeiras apresentam uma expansão próxima, mas superior ao observado nos dados. A terceira simulação, porém, mostra uma expansão em torno de um quarto do observado. Também são discutidas variações no tempo médio de poupança para aquisição do bem durável e no consumo de bens não-duráveis.This thesis presents a model to explain consumption booms after inflation stabilization plans centered on price and exchange rate controls. The focus is directed to durable goods and the difficulty for households to protect themselves from inflation. A sudden decrease in the inflation rate reduces durable goods effective price of consumption, leading to a boom. The model is then calibrated for mid-80s Brazil and three simulations are presented: one for a permanent stabilization of inflation and two temporary stabilizations, with a length of 10 and 3 months each. The first two present an expansion in the ownership of consumer durables that is slightly higher than what is shown in the data. The third simulation, on the other hand, presents a growth in ownership that is a quarter of the total seen in the data. Changes in the average savings period and in non-durables consumption are also discussed.
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Dutra, Lúbia Gonzaga. "Trabalho e consumo: uma análise sociológica do serviço de venda no varejo de bens duráveis." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2012. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/7404.
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The expansion and increase of jobs in the service sector are relevant phenomena that contributed to changing the labor scape. Trade is one of the traditional sub-sectors in the Brazilian economy, which absorbs a considerable portion of the labor force. However, the retail industry experiences a structural change that opens the possibility of becoming an eminent producer of new identities related to consumption. This study aims to analyze the durable goods retail sale service, addressing the following issues: retail, the current configuration of labor and consumer society, identity at work, interactions in service sale, and gender relations in durable goods retail. Considering the scarce studies on the service sector in Brazilian scientific production, this analysis aims to contribute to the debate on changes in the world of labor, as well as to provide a perspective to sales work field through a sociological approach. This research applies a triangulation methodology, and includes descriptive analysis of official databases produced by national research institutions coupled with qualitative fieldwork in two retail service companies, using the techniques of systematic observation and semi-structured interviews.
A expansão das atividades e o aumento da oferta de emprego no setor de serviços são fenômenos relevantes que contribuíram para as transformações no mundo do trabalho. O comércio é um subsetor tradicional na economia brasileira e absorve uma considerável parcela da mão de obra. Contudo, o ramo de varejo está sofrendo transformações estruturais, que abrem a possibilidade de convertê-lo em um importante produtor de novas identidades ligadas ao consumo. Portanto, este estudo objetiva analisar o serviço de venda no varejo de bens duráveis, principalmente, as seguintes questões: a atual configuração do trabalho e a sociedade de consumo, a identidade no trabalho, as interações no serviço de venda e a relação de gênero no varejo de bens duráveis. Esta pesquisa justifica-se, pois no Brasil encontramos poucos estudos sobre o trabalho no setor de serviços, isto é, em atividades que não estão diretamente relacionadas ao setor industrial - produtivo. Nesse sentido, este estudo busca contribuir com o debate sobre as transformações no mundo do trabalho, como também visibilizar a atividade de venda de bens duráveis sob o olhar sociológico. A metodologia, que orienta a pesquisa, é a triangulação, que contempla as técnicas de pesquisa quantitativas, assim como as qualitativas. Algumas informações foram retiradas de bancos de dados de instituições de pesquisas nacionais, além disso, foi realizado o trabalho de campo em duas empresas (Empresa A e Empresa B) que vendem produtos como: eletrodomésticos, eletroportáteis, móveis e aparelhos de áudio e vídeo, utilizando as técnicas de observação sistemática e de entrevista semiestruturada. Abstract:
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Bjellerup, Mårten. "Essays on Consumption : - Aggregation, Asymmetry and Asset Distributions." Doctoral thesis, Växjö universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, EHV, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-406.
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The dissertation consists of four self-contained essays on consumption. Essays 1 and 2 consider different measures of aggregate consumption, and Essays 3 and 4 consider how the distributions of income and wealth affect consumption from a macro and micro perspective, respectively. Essay 1 considers the empirical practice of seemingly interchangeable use of two measures of consumption; total consumption expenditure and consumption expenditure on nondurable goods and services. Using data from Sweden and the US in an error correction model, it is shown that consumption functions based on the two measures exhibit significant differences in several aspects of econometric modelling. Essay 2, coauthored with Thomas Holgersson, considers derivation of a univariate and a multivariate version of a test for asymmetry, based on the third central moment. The logic behind the test is that the dependent variable should correspond to the specification of the econometric model; symmetric with linear models and asymmetric with non-linear models. The main result in the empirical application of the test is that orthodox theory seems to be supported for consumption of both nondurable and durable consumption. The consumption of durables shows little deviation from symmetry in the four-country sample, while the consumption of nondurables is shown to be asymmetric in two out of four cases, the UK and the US. Essay 3 departs from the observation that introducing income uncertainty makes the consumption function concave, implying that the distributions of wealth and income are omitted variables in aggregate Euler equations. This implication is tested through estimation of the distributions over time and augmentation of consumption functions, using Swedish data for 1963-2000. The results show that only the dispersion of wealth is significant, the explanation of which is found in the marked changes of the group of households with negative wealth; a group that according to a concave consumption function has the highest marginal propensity to consume. Essay 4 attempts to empirically specify the nature of the alleged concavity of the consumption function. Using grouped household level Swedish data for 1999-2001, it is shown that the marginal propensity to consume out of current resources, i.e. current income and net wealth, is strictly decreasing in current resources and net wealth, but approximately constant in income. Also, an empirical reciprocal to the stylized theoretical consumption function is estimated, and shown to bear a close resemblance to the theoretical version.
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Flores, Dalva Regina. "Modelo de mensuração de mercado para bens duráveis: o caso de condicionadores de ar para uso residencial." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/4543.
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Previous issue date: 1997-03-24T00:00:00ZIt discusses a model to measure durable goods market by cities. The modeling process assumes that the function must be established by analyzing the stage of the product i n the diffusion process, each city i s a unit represented by secondary data, and the secondary data are determined by knowing the characteristics of the consumer behavior o f the product In the model the residuals are presented as strategic marketing tools. I t is exposed an application to air conditioning market.
Trata de uma proposta de mensuração de mercado de bens duráveis em nível municipal. O processo de modelagem assume que: a função deve ser determinada a partir do análise do estágio do produto em seu processo de difusão n o mercado, cada município é uma unidade representada p o r variáveis obtidas através d e dados secundários e os dados secundários a serem coletados podem determinados através d o conhecimento d o comportamento de compra do produto. No modelo, os resíduos sã o tratados como ferramenta estratégica mercadológica. É apresentada uma aplicação do modelo para condicionadores de ar
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"The value priority hypotheses for purchases of consumer durable goods." Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/2100.
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Lin, Jack, and 林宜德. "A Study of Consumer Accepting Intention for Used Durable Goods." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13472724610420193431.
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There appears to be increasing openness to second-hand goods in general, with environmental concern and internet second-hand market booming. The character of second-hand goods are different from the new goods. Through the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and individual fundamental varieties, the major purpose of this study is trying to figure out the factors which are important in contributing to a consumer’s intention to accept, use and purchase, used durable goods, such as clothes, books and electrical equipment. Participants in this study were general citizen lived in Taipei and Hlalien who were over 15 years of age. In total, 669 usable responses were obtained. The conclusions are as follows: 1. Consumer has relatively positive attitude for used books than used clothes and electrical equipment. 2. Thrift is a near-universal motivation. Consumer agree to the environmental conservation value of clothes and books, at the same time, worry the cleaning of clothes and safety of electrical equipment. 3. That Attitude toward the act has much more predictive power to Accepting Intention than Subjective Norm. 4. By the crossover effects, normative beliefs evidently influence Attitude and Accepting Intention. 5. For TRA model, the overall fit is acceptable at this study, the paths were considered significant. 6. The belief structures are better predicting factors than individual fundamental varieties. Keywords: Second-hand, Used, Belief, Theory of Reasoned Action
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"A study of the effect of the green movement on consumers' purchasing behaviour towards non-durable goods." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5886665.
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by Tong Ka Hung, Edwin.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991.
Bibliography: leaf 90.
ABSTRACT --- p.ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii
LIST OF TABLES --- p.v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vii
Chapter
Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1
The Earth's Environment --- p.2
The Green Movement in the West --- p.4
The Green Movement in Hong Kong --- p.6
The Attitude of the Government --- p.6
The Attitudes of Consumers and Businessmen --- p.7
Green Consumption and Non-durable Green Products --- p.8
Objective and Significance of the Research --- p.9
Hypotheses --- p.10
Chapter II . --- METHODOLOGY --- p.15
Research Design --- p.15
Survey Method --- p.15
Population Frame --- p.16
Sampling Method and Sample Size --- p.17
Design of the Questionnaire --- p.18
Chapter III. --- SURVEY FINDINGS --- p.19
Response Rate --- p.19
Low Response Rate --- p.19
Questionnaire Validation --- p.20
Data Analysis --- p.20
Demographics of the Respondents --- p.20
General Shopping Pattern --- p.22
Testing of Hypothesis 1 --- p.23
Testing of Hypothesis 2 --- p.27
Testing of Hypothesis 3 --- p.29
Testing of Hypothesis 4 --- p.30
Testing of Hypothesis 5 --- p.32
Testing of Hypothesis 6 --- p.34
Testing of Hypothesis 7 --- p.35
Chapter IV. --- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.36
Conclusions --- p.36
Recommendations --- p.38
Appendix
Chapter A. --- Questionnaire --- p.40
Chapter B. --- Tabulation of Survey Data and Statistical Analysis --- p.46
BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.90
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Sandfort, Michael T. "An analysis of consumer holdings of durable goods, with and without transaction costs." 1998. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/42699224.html.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1998.Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-194).
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"The theory of durable monopolist in the presence of technological improvement, second-hand market, and trade-in." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5888812.
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Au Chun Chung.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-85).
List of Figures --- p.iii
List of Symbols and Abbreviations --- p.iv
Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1
Chapter 1.1 --- Characteristics of the Monopolistic Durable Market --- p.4
Chapter 1.2 --- Technological Improvement in Production --- p.6
Chapter 1.3 --- Expectation and Commitment Power --- p.7
Chapter 1.4 --- The Second-Hand Market of Durable Goods --- p.9
Chapter 1.5 --- Trade-In --- p.11
Chapter 1.6 --- Valuation vs. Willingness-to-Pay --- p.12
Chapter Chapter II --- An Overview of the Literature --- p.15
Chapter 2.1 --- Coase Conjecture --- p.15
Chapter 2.2 --- Dynamic Pricing and Sales Strategy --- p.16
Chapter 2.3 --- Durability and Planned Obsolescence --- p.19
Chapter 2.4 --- Models of Second-Hand Market --- p.21
Chapter 2.5 --- Other Papers of Interest --- p.23
Chapter Chapter III --- The Models --- p.25
Chapter 3.1 --- Basic Setup and the General Method --- p.25
Chapter 3.2 --- "Model 1 - The Basic Model (M,C and NC)" --- p.29
Chapter 3.3 --- Model 2 - A Model with Second-Hand Market (S) --- p.45
Chapter 3.4 --- Model 3 - A Model with Trade-In (T) --- p.62
Chapter Chapter IV --- Conclusions --- p.81
Chapter 4.1 --- Conclusions --- p.81
Chapter 4.2 --- Further Research Directions --- p.82
References --- p.84
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Viard, Victor Brian. "Two essays : "Trading-up" and "trading-in" durable goods ; Version and competitive upgrades in the software industry /." 2000. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:9978083.
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Sun, Haoying. "Exploring the impact of consumer heterogeneity and information asymmetry upon operating policies." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4691.
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In this dissertation, we show how the firm can improve its revenue and competitiveness through segmenting the market by exploring consumer heterogeneity. In the first essay, we show that asymmetric assortment breadth among two competing retailers can emerge as an equilibrium when consumers differ in their prior knowledge about their product preferences and their shopping costs. Under this equilibrium, the full line retailer expands the market demand by attracting the uninformed consumers with large shopping costs and the single product retailer passes on the savings from a streamlined assortment to the informed consumers by setting a lower price. Therefore, the two retailers soften the competition between them and both achieve higher profits. In the second essay, we consider a setting in which consumers experience distinct instances of need for a durable product at random intervals and derive random amount of utility from each instance. Consumers are differentiated according to the frequency with which they experience instances of need. For a firm that provides a durable product to such a market, we consider the implications of selling versus renting on a per-usage basis. Selling minimizes transaction costs, but may result in inefficient utilization of units that are produced. Alternatively, per-usage rentals allow more utility to be generated per unit of product that is produced. Focusing on these trade-offs, we identify conditions under which the firm should sell, offer per-usage rentals, or offer a combination of the two. In the third essay, we continue to use the durable good framework to study how various forms of government subsidy programs shift consumer's demand patterns and thus generate different magnitude of additional savings in resource consumption. We give the conditions under which each type of cash rebate programs does the best in generating resource savings per dollar spent.text
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Chen, Zi-shiuan, and 陳姿璇. "Effects of Buying Green Durable Goods on Consumer''s Purchase Intention--Taking the Hybrid Vehicles as an Example." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95856150171563111862.
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This study probes the customer behavior of green durables. We take hybrid vehicles as an example, construct a structured model to discuss the relations between variables affect customers’ purchasing, such as product image、product knowledge、willingness to pay、perceived quality、price acceptability、perceived value and purchase intention. A survey is conducted through ordinary car owners to verify the validation of the model. We find the product image、product knowledge and willingness to pay will influence the purchasing intension of the customer directly, and product image、product knowledge have the same effects except they works indirectly, most of all, willingness to pay has the greatest influence on the customers’ purchasing intension among those variables. Generally speaking, the proposed structured model is proper to state the relations of customer behavior of green durables.
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Candeias, Virgílio Paulo Fernandes. "Exploratory study about "Planned obsolescence": a tool for business plans and strategic decisions." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/17249.
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With the consumption reaching maximum numbers and the technological sector being
responsible for the introduction of new products every week consumers are starting to be
much more concerns with several aspects of durable good and not only the price and its
purpose. Producers are forced to push new models and versions of their products to the
market to continue to operate on an evolution and progress basis for fighting and maintaining
their market share. Although that so called technological progress is forced and does not
correspond to an actual evolution in the performance of the good.
Companies, mainly durable goods producers, have been using one business practice
that always has been observable to the eyes of the consumer but never noticed. That concept
is the key aspect of this work and it is called Planned Obsolescence. That basically
corresponds to the deliberate manufacturing of a certain good with the objective of stop
working or becoming obsolete after a certain period of time, normally a small period.
Following the literature review, this work has as an objective to explore this concept,
its ramifications and implications for the economy and the society. Also has the objective to
study the behaviour of consumers when purchasing durable goods and which attributes they
value the most. The key objective of this work in a preliminary phase and in a critical way, is
to obtain a first understanding about the thematic and their implications not only for the
consumers but also for the companies. This work represents a different approach about
Planned Obsolescence, embracing not only how companies take decisions based on it but also
how consumers react, relate themselves with the goods that have it and see the companies that
apply it. Concluding, this work tries to explain not only the ramifications of the concept but
also how it is seen by the society.Com o consumo a bater recordes históricos e o sector tecnológico a ser responsável pela introdução de novos produtos todas as semanas, os consumidores estão a começar a ficar muito mais preocupados com várias aspectos relacionados com os bens duradouros. Os produtores estão a ser forçados, pelas características competitivas do mercado, a lançar cada vez mais novos upgrades e modelos dos seus produtos para o mercado. Isto faz com que operem numa base de evolução e progresso tecnológico para manter a sua cota de mercado. No entanto “o tão chamado” progresso tecnológico é considerado forçado e não está a corresponder ás necessidades de mercado e à actual evolução de performance dos bens. Isto significa que as evoluções tecnológicas não estão a ser eficientes e não alteram drasticamente a tecnologia inerente aos bens. Empresas que normalmente sejam produtoras de bens duradouros, têm vindo a utilizar uma táctica de negócio que sempre foi observável aos olhos dos consumidores mas poucos a identificaram. Esse conceito é o aspecto chave deste trabalho e é chamado Obsolescência Planeada. Este conceito significa muito basicamente que um certo bem é deliberadamente desenhado para que depois de um pre-determinado periodo de tempo deixe de funcionar ou fique obsoleto. Seguindo a revisão literária, este trabalho tem com objectivo explorar este conceito, as suas ramificações e implicações para a economia e a sociedade. Tem também o objectivo de estudar o comportamento dos consumidores quando compram bens duradouros e que atributos mais valorizam nestes mesmos. O objectivo fulcral deste trabalho é numa fase preliminar e de forma crítica, obter um primeiro entendimento sobre a temática e as suas implicações não só para os consumidores como também para as empresas. Este trabalho representa um "approach" diferente sobre a Obsolescência Planeada, englobando não só como as empresas tomam decisões baseadas no conceito mas também como os consumidores reagem, se relacionam com os bens que a detenham e vêm as empresas que a aplicam. Isto significa que este trabalho tenta explicar não só as ramificações do conceito mas também como ele é visto pela sociedade.
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Church, Nancy J. "A computer protocol of consumers in a simulated search/purchase task : sequential patterns of prepurchase information-seeking for a durable good." Thesis, 1986. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/4490/1/NL35553.pdf.
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