As franchising provides several benefits to both corporations and small business owners, a growing number of contracts have been written through which corporations offer the right to use their brand name and business model, and small business owners pay fees for accepting the offers. In this...

Prices have a leverage effect on firm profits. Prices, however, have also an impact on customer's perceived price fairness and thus indirectly on firm's bottom line. A growing body of literature shows this. Papers on the level of the fair price, however, are rather scarce. Based on different...

"The Elgar Encyclopedia of Pricing presents a holistic view of cutting-edge topics, practical insights, and global perspectives on pricing. In-depth entries cover everything from behavioral pricing and artificial intelligence to sustainability pricing strategies and dynamic online pricing. This...

This book provides business owners and practitioners with a comprehensive and pragmatic guide to pricing, which lays out the essential steps to professionalizing pricing from day one all the way to a more mature stage. It not only details the key activities leading to result-driven pricing...