Technological advances are preparing consumers to plan their purchases strategically.
Selling to strategic consumers at a fixed price forgoes the profit from salvaging inventory …

In the context of omnichannel retailing, this paper intends to investigate how conspicuous
behavior and concerns of stock availability influence a luxury firm's operational decisions …

With the growing demand of individuality, conspicuous consumption has gradually become
a common phenomenon. This study focuses on how conspicuous consumption affects firm's …

An extensive body of literature argues for the benefits of planned obsolescence, the strategy
of designing products with low durability to induce repeat purchases from the consumers …

Luxury rental operations are increasingly popular nowadays. In this study, we develop game-
theoretical models to examine the optimal renter's integration strategies (RISs) in a luxury …

Non-advertising-based mobile apps face several critical challenges when trying to monetize
their free services—among them, the choice of pricing strategies (hard landing vs. soft …

In the virtual world, whether or not to spend money on in-game items distinguishes paying
players from non-paying players. Due to the existence of conspicuous psychology, paying …

As a natural psychological tendency of human beings, social comparison is pervasive
among consumers. However, while plenty of literature studied the role of social comparison …

Nowadays, e-commerce becomes more and more important for multi-channel operations
with the rapid development of sophisticated information technologies. As a result, multi …

This paper uses a multi-stage game-theoretical model to examine the strategic interplay
between research and development (R&D), licensing, and product strategies in competitive …