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

Journal

Customer Needs and Solutions

Subject

Marketing

Publishing details

Customer Needs and Solutions 2018 Vol 5:1-2 p 121-136

Authors / Editors

Spann M;Zeithammer R;Bertini M;Haruvy E;Jap S D;Koenigsberg O;Mak V;Leszczyc P P;Skiera B;Thomas M

Biographies

Oded Koenigsberg

Publication Year

2018

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.

Keywords

Auction; Name-your-own-price; Pay-what-you-want; Bargaining; Outcome and process utility; Taxonomy

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