Beyond posted prices: the past, present, and future of participative pricing mechanisms

Spann, M, Zeithammer, R, Bertini, M, Haruvy, E, Jap, S D, Koenigsberg, O, Mak, V, Leszczyc, P P, Skiera, B and Thomas, M (2018) Beyond posted prices: the past, present, and future of participative pricing mechanisms. Customer Needs and Solutions, 5 (1-2). pp. 121-136. ISSN 2196-291X

Abstract

Driven by the low transaction costs and interactive nature of the internet, customer participation in the price-setting process has increased. Today, platforms such as eBay have popularized online auctions on a global scale, Priceline has made headlines with its name-your-own-price (NYOP) business model, and Humble Bundle has enabled independent musicians and game developers to market their works through pay-what-you-want (PWYW) pricing. Advertising exchanges conduct several hundred million individual auctions per day to sell online advertising slots. The present paper contributes to the literature on participative pricing in three ways. First, we propose a definition of participative pricing mechanisms, as well as a useful taxonomy. Second, we discuss the current understanding by synthesizing conceptual and empirical academic literature. Third, we outline promising research questions with a key focus on the related behavioral aspects of buyers and sellers.

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Item Type: Article
Subject Areas: Marketing
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedited version of an article published in 'Customer Needs and Solutions'. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40547-017-0082-y A free-to-read Accepted Manuscript version is available at: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/271618

Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2019 13:41
Subjects: Auction theory
Bargaining theory
Last Modified: 29 Mar 2024 02:24
URI: https://lbsresearch.london.edu/id/eprint/1026
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