A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Experience Goods, Umbrella Branding, and Reputation
Authors: Niinimäki Juha-Pekka
Publisher: Springer
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Review of Industrial Organization
eISSN: 0889-938X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-022-09885-8
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-022-09885-8
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176864939
This paper examines umbrella brands—brand stretching or brand extension—in a model of experience goods and an infinite number of periods. A monopoly firm has short-run incentives to compromise on product quality so as to save costs, as buyers can observe quality only ex post. The paper shows that the overlapping structure of product launching strengthens umbrella branding, mitigates moral hazard, and makes easier the building of a good reputation and its maintenance. The overlapping structure generates switching costs between strategies.
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