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Beteiligte: Israeli, Ayelet
In: Marketing Science, 37, 2018, 5, S. 710-732
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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
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Umfang: 710-732
ISSN: 0732-2399
1526-548X
DOI: 10.1287/mksc.2018.1092
veröffentlicht in: Marketing Science
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> This paper investigates a manufacturer’s ability to influence compliance rates among its authorized online retailers by exploiting changes in the minimum advertised price (MAP) policy and in dealer agreements. MAP is a pricing policy widely used by manufacturers to influence prices set by their downstream partners. A MAP policy imposes a lower bound on advertised prices, subjecting violating retailers to punishments such as termination of distribution agreements. Despite this threat, violations are common. I uncover two key elements to improve compliance: customization to the online environment and credible monitoring and punishments. I analyze the pricing, enforcement, and channel management policies of a manufacturer over several years. During this period, new channel policies take effect, providing a quasi-experiment. The new policies lead to substantially fewer violations. With improved compliance, channel prices increase by 2% without loss in volume. The reduction in violations is particularly stark among authorized retailers with lower sales volume, those that previously operated unapproved websites, and those that have received violation notifications for the specific product before. Moreover, low service providers improve their service. At the same time, there is an increase in opportunistic behavior among top retailers, or retailers that received notifications for other products, and for less popular products via deep discounting. </jats:p><jats:p> Data and the online appendix are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2018.1092 . </jats:p>