Reputation Transfer to Enter New B-to-B Markets Measuring and Modelling Approaches /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Falkenreck, Christine (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2010.
• Σειρά: Contributions to Management Science,
• Θέματα: Business.; Marketing.; E-commerce.; Business and Management.; e-Commerce/e-business.

This book focuses on the development and cross-cultural testing of a construct of reputation rooted in resource-based theories. No study has ever asked organizational customers to rate the importance of a supplier’s positive reputation on their buying decision. The results of the survey contribute s...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Definition of Research Problem. - Introduction;Structure of Work; Objective Targets of Thesis. - Theoretical Framework
• Commitment-Trust Theory and the Nature of Commitment; Resource-Based and Knowledge-Based View; Reputation as a Resource, an Intangible Asset and a Barrier. - Perspectives on Corporate Reputation and Reputation Transfer.-Perspectives of Relationship Marketing; Defining Corporate Reputation in B-to-B Relationships; A Standard Construct of Reputation–Useful and Appropriate?; The Concept of Reputation Transfer; The Relevance of Direct Marketing Media to Build CR; Defining and Quantifying Culture. - Development of Constructs and Related Hypotheses
• The C-OAR-SE Procedure for Scale Development; Formative versus Reflective Measurement Models; Moderating and Mediating Effects in Causal Models; Applying the Bonferroni-Holm’s Procedure; Development of Constructs; Related Hypotheses;Structural Model of Reputation and Reputation Transfer. - Empirical Survey
• Markets Under Consideration; The Measurement Model. - Results and Findings. - Synopsis of Measurement Criteria;Model Validation; Assessment of Research Hypotheses; Findings related to Countries and Stakeholder Groups; Discussion of Research Questions. - Conclusions, Implications and Research Suggestions. - Scientific Implications; Managerial Implications; Conclusions and Outlook. - References. - Annex.