Uncertain product quality, optimal pricing and product development

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 83-103

  Creane, Anthony ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk; Uncertainty; Vertical differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036429873     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021054001562     Document Type: Article

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