NDLI: A Mixed-Initiative Model for Quality-Based E-Services Pricing

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Wei-Lun Chang Chia-Yun Ho
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	E-service pricing has become an important issue for the era of service economy. In this study, we propose a novel pricing approach for e-services which considers perceived e-service premium. Profit (from provider perspective) and perceived value (from customer perspective) are two major components in the model. Our method is an extended cost-plus pricing approach that includes variable cost, fixed cost, profit goal, and e-service premium as the added value in pricing process. Conversely, this work utilizes multi-attribute utility theory to estimate customer utility based on perceived quality. The perceived quality is measured by a simple survey based on the concept of E-S-QUAL and E-RecS-QUAL (2005). The proposed pricing approach decreases pricing complexity by quantifying and converting perceived quality to perceived utility. In sum, this work makes three major contributions: (1) considering profits and utility simultaneously, (2) quantifying e-service premium characteristics, and (3) generating a personalized e-service price. This research is the first attempt for contributing e-service pricing approach and considers e-service characteristics premium in the pricing process.
Starting Page	574
Ending Page	579
File Size	269896
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424462704
e-ISBN	9781424462711
DOI	10.1109/ITNG.2010.169
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-04-12
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Costs Estimation theory Product design multi-attribute utility theory Information technology Environmental economics E-service quality Analytical models Utility theory e-service pricing Character generation Pricing e-service premium Internet
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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