In vier Kapiteln beschreibe ich, wie Qualitätssignale die Wahrnehmung der Produkte im Kaufentscheidungsprozess beeinflussen. Aus meinen Ergebnissen leite ich Managementimplikationen und Vorschläge für die weitere Forschung ab. Ich konzentriere mich bei meinen Studien auf die Analyse und den...

The impact of product ratings is significant in the experience goods market, whose intangible products are difficult to evaluate before consumption. Product ratings can reduce information asymmetries because they represent a credible signal of quality and thus positively affect product sales. In...

The objective of this study is the analysis of movie success mechanisms in a genre-specific context. Instead of the examination of all time box office champions, we focus on the two film genres of computer animated and comic book based films. By introducing the concept of the motion-picture...