This paper examines consumers’ reactions to the provision of direct access to uncensored competitor price information within an electronic store. Based on notions derived from signaling theory, prior research on trust, and attribution theory, we propose that the facilitation of such access may have a positive impact on consumer preference for an online retailer. Furthermore, we predict that thi...

F A L L 2 0 1 6 · 8 3 lude or just public statements that do not seek explicit assent. While the FTC has for at least 30 years taken the position that signaling is unlawful, the agencies recently have stepped up enforcement efforts. Antitrust enforcement actions targeted at signaling conduct historically were limited to “invitations to collude,” whereby one firm solicits a horizontal competitor...

This paper investigates competitive tension, or the strain between a focal firm and a given rival that is likely to result in the firm taking action against the rival. Drawing on the awareness-motivation-capability perspective, we show how perceived competitive tension, as constructed from managers’ and industry stakeholders’ competitor assessments, is influenced by the independent and interact...

Interference competition can force inferior competitors to change their distribution patterns. It is, however, possible that the dominant competitor poses a higher threat during certain times of the year, for example during reproduction. In such cases, the inferior competitor is expected to change its distribution accordingly. We used a molecular species identification method on faeces to inves...