The Study on the On-line Sales Fitness of Small-sized Companies' Product Categories by the Integration of SEC and FCB Framework

被引:2
|
作者
Park, Seong Yong [1 ]
机构
[1] Seoul Natl Univ Technol, Seoul, South Korea
关键词
SEC(search goods; experience goods; credence goods); FCB Grid; Purchase Risk; Brand; On-line/Off-line;
D O I
10.1080/12297119.2006.9707376
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The product categories that can be sold on-line are expanding. It is interesting to see which product categories have more sales possibilities on internet. Small-sized firms' products have low distribution coverage, low brand recognition, bigger dispersion in the perception on the values which consist of quality vs. price, and higher possibilities of perceived purchase risks. Since on-line shopping is supposed to provide oppatunities to small-sized firms that have low distribution and brand power, it is quite necessary. to evaluate the fitness of on-line sales for small-sized firms' product categories. There are virtually no research studies on the on-line sales for small-sized firms' product categories. In this study, based on the integration of SEC, FCB, and related concepts, we develop new theoretical framework and test the fitness of on-line sales for small-sized firms' product categories by conducting empirical analysis. The empirical results on 17 product categories show that SEC, FCB, purchase risks, brand factors are somewhat related. Unlike previous studies, since the fitness of SEC and on-line sales are not clearly shown, we need to consider those problems within inter-related multiple frameworks. That is, it is necessary to evaluate the fitness of on-line sales after defining the product categories within the integrated multiple frameworks rather than within the single framework
引用
收藏
页码:169 / 189
页数:21
相关论文
共 2 条