mixed material bibliography Chicago American Marketing Association July 2014

p. 59 - 79 Industrial component suppliers (CSs) work to enhance profitability by building brand differentiation with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and indirect industrial buyers (IIBs) through their marketing investments to each member. However, as a CS increases its marketing investments to its IIB, the OEM’s profit position is threatened, motivating the OEM to respond with aligning or opposing behavior. The results from a three-study, multimethod design indicate that a CS’s strategy of allocating its marketing investments between its OEM and IIB increases its brand differentiation, which allows it to capture increased profits subject to conditions of uncertainty. However, the results also demonstrate that the OEM does not sit idly by as its CS invests in building brand differentiation with the IIB; rather, it reacts with both aligning and opposing behaviors to benefit from the CS’s investments as well as offset the CS’s gains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] <br> 00222429 Perpustakaan - Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen PPM Pusat Informasi Manajemen 44374 2014-10-02 00:00:00 2014-10-02 00:00:00 machine generated