An Empirical Analysis of Scarcity Strategies in the Automobile Industry

Subramanian Balachander
Subramanian Balachander
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Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Yan Liu
Yan Liu
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Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Axel Stock
Axel Stock
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College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816
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Subramanian Balachander

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Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

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Yan Liu

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Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

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Axel Stock

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College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816

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Published Online:27 Jul 2009https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1090.1056

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Received:August 24, 2006
Accepted:May 24, 2009
Published Online:July 27, 2009

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