Why is a change of company pricing policy so hard to implement? [Summary]

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2018-01
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Virginia Tech
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This paper analyzes the process of changing a competition-oriented room rate pricing approach into a company-wide value-based pricing process from the perspective of the resource-based view. From a sample of 33 hotels in 16 countries it evaluates data from 55 open-ended interviews, documentation and archival records. Employing systems methodology the study illustrates that pricing is an intra/inter-organizational activity involving cross-disciplinary processes at various hierarchical levels. It finds that changing to value-based pricing involves a remarkable level of especially intangible resources.

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Resource-based view, Capability, Value-based, Pricing, Sales, Revenue management
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