Emerging trends in retail pricing practice: implications for research

Emerging Themes, Implications for Practice and Directions for Research

The conclusion summarizes the key findings presented within each section of the book. identifying the emerging patterns and themes across the conceptual contributions and empirical studies. These are considered in relation to our two initial questions, First, is there a universally applicable model of trust and trust development [etic], or do people from varying cultures understand and enact tr...

Building technology research in architectural practice: emerging trends

This paper discusses relationships between research, architectural design and technology, with particular focus on the descriptions and activities of a practice-oriented architectural research program. The objectives of the program are to advance the performance of project designs, improve decision-making process, and to inspire innovation through systematic investigations of building performan...

Fictitious Pricing in Retail

Prices in a wide variety of contexts come in three parts: an “original” or “suggested” price, a discount off that price, and the final price. Little empirical evidence is available that speaks to how each pricing component affects purchase behavior, even as theories abound. This paper outlines the main theories of fictitious pricing with their corresponding predictions and examines their releva...

Perspectives on emerging trends in cancer research.

Cancer poses enormous personal, clinical, and societal challenges, but it is exciting to consider prospects for historic progress in treatment this decade based on developments emerging in many areas of the field. Here, I offer a personal perspective on core problems, emerging developments, and responses which investigators and their advocates may benefit from considering. This is the first of ...

Implications for Practice and Research