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On modeling the advertising-operations interface under asymmetric competition

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  • Mesak, Hani I.
  • Bari, Abdullahel
  • Luehlfing, Michael S.
  • Han, Fei

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Using a market share attraction structure of advertising competition and following a supermodular game approach, this article demonstrates for an asymmetric oligopoly, the directional impact of changes in model parameters on the marketing controlled variables of all rivals (advertising budgets) and the operations controlled variables of all rivals (ordered quantities). Importantly, the various changes are examined analytically, empirically and numerically in both non-dominated and dominated asymmetric oligopolies.

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  • Mesak, Hani I. & Bari, Abdullahel & Luehlfing, Michael S. & Han, Fei, 2015. "On modeling the advertising-operations interface under asymmetric competition," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 240(1), pages 278-291.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:240:y:2015:i:1:p:278-291
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.07.009
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