Willingness to pay for “green skiing”

Journal Article Social Desirability Bias and the Validity of Indirect Questioning Get access Robert J. Fisher Robert J. Fisher Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 20, Issue 2, September 1993, Pages 303–315, https://doi.org/10.1086/209351 Published: 01 September 1993 Article history Received: 01 August 1992 Revision received: 01 February 1993 Published: 01 September 1993

Manufacturers are increasingly producing and promoting sustainable products (i.e., products that have a positive social and/or environmental impact). However, relatively little is known about how product sustainability affects consumers’ preferences. The authors propose that sustainability may not always be an asset, even if most consumers care about social and environmental issues. The degree to which sustainability enhances preference depends on the type of benefit consumers most value for the...

Manufacturers are increasingly producing and promoting sustainable products (i.e., products that have a positive social and/or environmental impact). However, relatively little is known about how product sustainability affects consumers’ preferences. The authors propose that sustainability may not always be an asset, even if most consumers care about social and environmental issues. The degree to which sustainability enhances preference depends on the type of benefit consumers most value for the...

Contents Preface 1 Background and Introduction 2 Introduction to Pricing and Revenue Optimization 3 Basic Price Optimization 4 Price Differentiation 5 Pricing with Constrained Supply 6 Revenue Management 7 Capacity Allocation 8 Network Management 9 Overbooking 10 Markdown Management 11 Customized Pricing 12 PRO and Customer Acceptance Appendix Bibliography Index

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