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100 1 _aGuerzoni, Marco.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aProduct Variety in Automotive Industry
_h[electronic resource] :
_bUnderstanding Niche Markets in America /
_cby Marco Guerzoni.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aXI, 63 p. 1 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Business,
_x2191-5482
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Chapter 1: Variety in the Automobile Industry -- Chapter2: The Economics of Variety -- Chapter3: Empirical Analysis -- Conclusion.
520 _aThis book is about the history of product variety in the US automotive industry from the black Ford-T to hot-rodders and easy-riders up to latest trends. It focuses on the dual structure of automotive industry in the United States: on one hand, relatively few and large companies producing cars that apparently achieve a degree of market power through product differentiation, and on the other hand, a relatively small niche market with distinct and smaller producers offering specialty equipment to enhance the performance, appearance, and handling of vehicles. The book presents novel results from an in-depth study with implications for both economic theory and the management of product variety.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 0 _aEngineering.
650 0 _aIndustrial organization (Economic theory).
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aInnovation/Technology Management.
650 2 4 _aIndustrial Organization.
650 2 4 _aAutomotive Engineering.
650 2 4 _aMarket Research.
650 2 4 _aProduction/Logistics/Supply Chain Management.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Business,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01907-9
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