4. Markets
Perfect Competition:
no barriers to entry, an unlimited number of producers and consumers, and a perfectly elastic
demand curve. Only theoretical.
18. Characteristics of oligopoly
Profit maximization conditions
Ability to set price
High entry barriers
Low number of companies
19. Characteristics of oligopoly
Profit maximization conditions
Ability to set price
High entry barriers
Low number of companies
Homogenous offering
20. Characteristics of oligopoly
Profit maximization conditions
Ability to set price
High entry barriers
Low number of companies
Homogenous offering
Non-price competition
21. Characteristics of oligopoly
Profit maximization conditions
Ability to set price
High entry barriers
Low number of companies
Homogenous offering
Non-price competition
Interdependence
22. Theory of product development and
customer satisfaction developed in the
‘80s by Professor Noriaki Kano
addressing commoditization of features
over time by classifying customer
preferences into five categories.
Kano model
24. Must-be Quality
attributes that taken for granted when fulfilled but result in dissatisfaction when not fulfilled.
Since customers expect these attributes and view them as basic, it is unlikely that they are
going to tell the company about them when asked about quality attributes.
Categories of customer
preferences
26. Categories of customer
preferences
One-dimensional Quality
attributes that result in satisfaction when fulfilled and dissatisfaction when not fulfilled. These
are attributes that are spoken of and ones which companies compete for.
28. Categories of customer
preferences
Attractive Quality
provide satisfaction when achieved fully, but do not cause dissatisfaction when not fulfilled.
These are attributes that are not normally expected.
30. Categories of customer
preferences
Indifferent Quality
attributes that refer to aspects that are neither good nor bad, and they do not result in either
customer satisfaction or customer dissatisfaction.
32. Categories of customer
preferences
Reverse Quality
attributes that refer to a high degree of achievement resulting in dissatisfaction and to the
fact that not all customers are alike.