1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449782303321

Autore

Anderson Alison

Titolo

The Changing Consumer [[electronic resource] ] : Markets and Meanings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2001

ISBN

1-280-10714-6

0-203-99448-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Studies in consumption and markets The changing consumer

Altri autori (Persone)

MeethanKevin

MilesR Steven

MilesSteven

Disciplina

381.3

658.8/3

Soggetti

Consumers

Consumption (Economics)

Business & Economics

Economic History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the scene: changing conceptions of consumption; 3 Consuming women: winning women?; 4 Consuming men: producing loaded; 5 Producing TV: consuming TV; 6 Consuming advertising: consuming cultural history; 7 Consuming design: consuming retro; 8 Consuming alcohol: consuming symbolic meaning; 9 Consuming home technology: consuming home computers; 10 Consuming youth: consuming lifestyles; 11 Changing consumer: changing disciplinarity; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a world undergoing rapid change, this essential collection discusses why consumption has become so important, and what role, if any, it plays in underpinning social, economic and political transformation.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910137095403321

Autore

Blau Benjamin Sebastian

Titolo

Coordination in service value networks [[electronic resource] ] : a mechanism design approach / / by Benjamin Sebastian Blau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

KIT Scientific Publishing, 2011

Karlsruhe, Germany : , : KIT Scientific Publishing, , 2011

ISBN

1000023975

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Studies on eOrganisation and market engineering ; ; 13

Disciplina

338.47

Soggetti

Business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

I. Foundations --II. Design & implementation --III. Evaluation --IV. Finale.

Sommario/riassunto

The fundamental paradigm shift from traditional value chains to agile service value networks (SVN) implies new economic and organizational challenges. This work provides an auction-based coordination mechanism that enables the allocation and pricing of service compositions in SVNs. The mechanism is multidimensional incentive compatible and implements an ex-post service level enforcement. Further extensions of the mechanism are evaluated following analytical and numerical research methods.