Automobile Leasing - Problems and Solutions

Competition in Durable Goods Markets: The Strategic Consequences of Leasing and Selling

In marketing durable goods, manufacturers use varying degrees of leasing and selling to consumers, e.g., cars, photocopiers, personal computers, airplanes, etc. The question that this raises is whether the distinction between leases and sales is simply one of price, or whether the proportion of leases and sales effects a firm’s ability to compete in the market. In this paper we use two approach...

Credit Constraints, Consumer Leasing and the Automobile Replacement Decision

شناسایی ابعاد کیفیت خدمات در صنعت لیزینگ خودرو (مطالعه موردی)

Nowadays, one of the emergent industries in local market of our coun-try is leasing industry, particularly automotive leasing industry. The recognition of dimensions of service quality and evaluation of cus-tomers' satisfaction as the most important index is a vital need of leas-ing organizations for enhancing performance.So far, researchers and theorists have presented diverse models for de-te...

An exploratory analysis of automobile leasing by US households

The share of new automobiles leased in the United States increased from 3% in 1984 to 30% by 1998. This paper explores the motivations behind consumers’ preference for leasing by developing a model of vehicle acquisition decisions, including the type of vehicle to drive and whether to lease or purchase it. We find that leasing’s recent popularity is largely attributable to its role in facilitat...

Organizational Structure and the Limits of Knowledge Exploitation: Evidence from Consumer Automobile Leasing

This paper explores the impact of vertical integration on knowledge exploitation and coordination. Vertically integrating one activity with another improves the capacity to transfer between them knowledge that is important for solving complex problems. This improved information transfer is facilitated by governance and incentives that focus on corporate profit considerations. The imposition of ...