The impact of internal reference pricing on price willingness to pay across vertical extensions: the moderating effect of self-selected product options
(A2019-7967)

AUTHORS

Jean Boisvert, American University of Sharjah; Alexander Buoye, Fordham University

KEYWORDS

pricing; WTP; extension

ABSTRACT

The goal if this study was to investigate the extent to which a memory-referred price paid for current vehicle (IRP) impacts price willingness to pay for the next vehicle (WTP) as moderated by the effect of self-selected product options across vertical extensions. Based on a survey sample of 2474 participants and latent class regressions analyses, findings show that consumers IRP formed from price information a consumer gained on past purchase significantly impacts how much they are willing to pay (WTP) for their ideal vehicle after self-selecting product options. Thus, inducing consumers to select the product options of their next vehicle triggers an acquisition-utility mechanism after enticing their attention towards IRP and tends to maximize WTP at different relative intensity across vertical line extension segments. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided.

REFERENCES

I want to thank the American University of Sharjah and Fordham University for allowing this research project to be carried out