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- 2007
- Working Paper
Extremeness Seeking: When and Why Consumers Prefer the Extremes
By: John T. Gourville and Dilip Soman
- May 2007
- Article
The Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in Orthopaedics
By: Kevin J. Bozic, Amanda R. Smith, Sanaz Hariri, Sanjo Adeoye, John T. Gourville, William J. Maloney, Brian Parsley and Harry E. Rubash
- January 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2006)
One of the critical tasks in the marketing of new innovations is predicting demand and rates of diffusion for those products. Focuses on four innovative products from different domains. Although one can speculate on the scope and rate of diffusion for each of these... View Details
- January 2006
- Teaching Note
Microsoft: Launching the Smart Watch (TN)
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
- October 2005
- Module Note
The Marketing of Innovations Module III: Going to Market
- September 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Angels and Devils: Best Buy's New Customer Approach (A)
In November 2004, The Wall Street Journal reported that consumer electronics retailer Best Buy's new customer approach was to shun the "devils" among its customers. The "customer centricity" initiative, which was led by Best Buy's CEO Brad Anderson, was based on an... View Details
- September 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Supplement
Angels and Devils: Best Buy's New Customer Approach (B)
- September 2005 (Revised April 2009)
- Background Note
Principles of Pricing
By: Robert J. Dolan and John T. Gourville
Presents the basic principles of pricing, including value pricing, price sensitivity, and price customization/discrimination. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
- September 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Module Note
The Marketing of Innovations Module I: The Risk of Innovation
Aids classroom instructors in teaching the first module of the Marketing of Innovations course. View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management
- September 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Module Note
The Marketing of Innovations: Module II: The Psychology of Innovations
- summer 2005
- Journal Article
Overchoice and Assortment Type: When and Why Variety Backfires
By: John T. Gourville and Dilip Soman
- May 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Background Note
Note on Innovation Diffusion: Rogers' Five Factors
Reviews Everett Rogers' Five Factors of product adoption. These factors help explain why some products diffuse rapidly and some slowly or not at all. View Details
- April 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Teaching Note