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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-, et al.
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Content Curatorship and Collaborative Filtering: : A Symbolic Interactionist Approach
- 2018
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Ingår i: Back to the Future. - Cham : Springer Nature. ; , s. 705-715, s. 705-715
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper explores the premise whether sophisticated algorithms that drive curatorship of content for consumers consider a symbolic interactionist perspective on consumer desire for content and whether content offerings, personalisation and the consequent shaping of curatorship algorithms can be based on such an understanding. Curatorship of online content, whether this be product or information based, drives value, consumer engagement and profitability. Curatorship and recommender systems also deliver a personalised experience of the product or services. A review of the reasoning behind such systems reveals that most follow an empirical perspective, namely, the use of statistical tools and information systems algorithms on a behavioural dataset. A theoretically driven approach appears to be lacking. This paper seeks a theoretical approach to online content curatorship embedded in symbolic interactionism. In addition, it seeks to tease out the approach to one that embraces both notions of content curation based on similarity but also on a desire for difference and change. The paper looks at symbolic interactionism in the context of social and individual selves, its role in collaborative filtering, advances a set of propositions for a curation and collaborative filtering model and ends with the possible implications for marketing.
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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-
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Deconstructing value : The role of resource access in determining value processes and value outcomes at different stages of the consumption journey
- 2019
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Defining value has been an ongoing task for marketing scholars. Some researchers assert that the difficulty of gaining consensus on value is because value is multidimensional while the discipline attempts to view it holistically. Value has been deconstructed into a three spheres and occasions, namely the provider sphere, the joint sphere and the customer sphere. The current research sought to build on their model. Here it is posited that different value outcomes occur at different stages of the consumption process. The central question is therefore: is value better understood as a series of outcomes across the consumption journey than one holistic evaluation?Extant literature has increasingly sought to formalise how context shapes value. Value is created by integrating resources, and resources are not evenly distributed in any society. The current research has incorporated resource access and individual agency as the processes of value creation that shape value outcomes. The following research questions emerged: RQ1: How does resource access affect consumer agency and power?RQ2: How can resource networks be used to design a value proposition?RQ3: How does differential access to resources impact value during the acquisition process?RQ4: How can active resource destruction provide value outcomes? The empirical part of this research covered four papers, one of which was a conceptual paper. Two followed the interpretivist paradigm and a qualitative approach. Such an approach is strongly advocated in the literature on value. A fourth utilised the objective paradigm and followed a quantitative approach. Each approach was deemed best to suit the research question.The contribution to the body of knowledge is to establish how resources influence value creation processes and outcomes in three separate stages of the consumption lifecycle: value proposition development, value-in-acquisition and value-in-disposal. An additional sphere, termed the consumer sphere, was added to Grönroos and Voima’s existing three spheres (producer, joint and customer).The document is organised as an overall introduction to the research narrative of four related published papers. The document opens with a chapter providing an overview, followed by a chapter on the literature review, a methods chapter and a chapter of findings. The four papers follow under Chapter 5 at the end. Three of these papers have been published; one is being revised to be resubmitted.
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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-, et al.
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Overcoming African institutional voids : Market entry with networks
- 2019
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - London : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 31:3, s. 304-316
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PurposeLiterature on modes of entry has focussed on firm-level strategies. The predominant theories used are Institutional Theory and the resource based view. Using an alternate approach, network theory, the paper demonstrates an additional mode of entry: multiple firms entering together as an extension of an existing loose network, known as a bridging network. The extension of an external network across borders is an appropriate mode of entry in emerging markets with no pre-existing networks or existing networks within a market that are weak, immature or missing.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual review, which develops four propositions, demonstrating that market entry with bridging networks may be the preferred mode of entry in the presence of institutional voids. Alternative modes may not be viable due to costs and risks associated with overcoming such voidsFindingsExisting theory and case examples supports the contention that market conditions facilitate firms to enter as networks rather than as singular entities. These conditions are found in markets with institutional voids and explain the dominant form of business groups in many countries and the operation of loose strategic alliances in emerging markets. Network entry facilitates market access speed may allow for local ties to remain undeveloped or be a first step in building in-country networks.Originality/valueThis paper heeds to the call for a network ecosystem approach to market entry, arguing that firms may enter as a collective in subsistence and emerging markets which would explain the preponderance of business groups and loose alliances found.
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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-, et al.
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Through the Pyramid : Implications of interconnectedness in Africa
- 2019
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 31:3, s. 289-303
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: Many markets are conceptualized as a stratified low- and middle-income “pyramid” of consumers. Emerging markets are sites of rapid consumer mobility, and thus the middle class there is connected to, and often supports, low-income relatives and employees. Therefore, this paper aims to establish that African income groups are not insular, but rather interrelated and have strong social ties reinforced with longstanding communal values, such as ubuntu.Design/methodology/approach: Using a between-subjects experimental vignette design, the propensity of the middle class to cover low-income individuals on an insurance product was assessed.Findings: Income strata are interrelated and can inform value propositions, which is demonstrated in this paper with insurance, where the middle class are willing to include others, depending on their social proximity, on their insurance cover.Research limitations/implications: The context for this study was personal home insurance; hence, the generalisability of the results is circumscribed. Other more tangible forms of cover, such as medical, funeral or educational insurance, may engender far stronger effects.Practical implications: Marketers tend to view low- and middle-income consumers as independent. A view of their interrelation will change the design of many products and services, such as a service catered to the poor but targeted at their support networks. An example of such a service is insurance, which is traditionally hard to sell to the poor. A less atomistic approach to income strata could have implications for vicarious consumption, as well as a reconsideration of the disposable income of both groups.Originality/value: The pyramid is an interconnected network of social and economic ties.
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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-, et al.
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Ukukhothana : Conspicuous consumption and destruction in an emerging economy
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Research. - London. - 0148-2963 .- 1873-7978.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigates “ukukhothana” as a form of conspicuous consumption and destruction among poor black youth in South Africa. In highly-stylized public displays, competing crews gather to flaunt and taunt: they parade their wealth—typically luxury brands, but also cash—while boasting of their superiority. The displays culminate with acts of conspicuous destruction during which the luxury products are ripped, smashed, or burned. Based on qualitative research conducted in several townships, including depth interviews and observation, this study yields insights into the main features of ukukhothana as well as the drivers for engaging in this behavior. We identify three drivers: costly signaling, sexual signaling, and elements of power and powerlessness. Ukukhothana diverges from other forms of conspicuous consumption as it is both a stylized art form and a subversive form of power and resistance to the conditions of structural poverty.
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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-, et al.
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Value-in-Acquisition : An institutional view
- 2019
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Ingår i: European Journal of Marketing. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0309-0566 .- 1758-7123. ; 55:11, s. 2373-2396
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AbstractPurposeBy combining consumer culture theory and service dominant logic, this study proposes that value might be understood as value-in-acquisition, such that value outcomes result from the acquisition process in which broader social forces shape the exchange process.Design/methodology/approachThis study addresses low-income consumers, for whom societal arrangements strongly determine service interactions. Qualitative interviews reveal service value processes and outcomes for low-income consumers during acquisition processes.FindingsFor low-income consumers, inclusion, status, resource access and emotional relief represent key value outcomes. Important value processes shape those value outcomes, reflecting broader societal arrangements at macro, meso and micro levels. Marketing constitutes an institutional arrangement that establishes an empowered “consumer” role. Value processes are hindered if consumers sense that their agency in this role is diminished, because marketing interactions give precedence to other social roles.Research limitations/implicationsMarketing should be studied as an institutional arrangement that shapes value creation processes during acquisition. Micro-level value processes have important implications for service quality and service value. Value outcomes thus might be designed in the acquisition process, not just for the offering.Practical implicationsThe acquisition process for any good or service should be designed with its own value proposition, separate to the core product or service. Careful design of value processes during acquisition could mitigate conflict between social roles and those of consumption.Originality/valueThere is value in the acquisition process, independent of the value embedded in the goods and services.
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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-, et al.
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When elephants fight: South African washing powder wars
- 2019
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Ingår i: Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies. - London : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 2045-0621.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Learning outcomesAn understanding of the competitive landscape and consumer dynamics of an emerging market, especially how a small local company learns to take on and deal with global players. Similarly, embeddedness within a market leads to increasing the competitiveness of local brands as they understand local consumers better than international ones. Local brands are also more likely to use home-based and innovative marketing strategies.Case overview/synopsisBliss Chemicals, through their flagship brand, MAQ washing powder, captured market share from global multinationals during a price war. Nevertheless, their competitive landscape and their customer base are dynamic; the company cannot afford to rest on its laurels for long. The case provides insight into the marketing activities of both large and medium enterprises in an emerging market. It also demonstrates the type of marketing activation that engenders strong consumers’ response.Complexity academic levelThe case can be used in undergraduate, MBA and executive education courses on marketing, consumer behaviour, bottom of the pyramid or international marketing courses. It could also be used in business strategy courses on market entry, dealing with stronger competitors, price wars and doing business in Africa.
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- Chipp, Kerry, 1973-
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When is your call important to us?
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Ingår i: Journal of Service Management. - 1757-5818 .- 1757-5826.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose:A widespread narrative is that consumers are empowered, a condition attained from technology. Empirical results have been mixed. Despite a growing interest in consumer power, service dominant logic only addresses agency, not power. The current paper reviews how SD-logic can accommodate power. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual paper Findings:Different conceptions of power are reviewed, amongst which discursive power is argued as the most compatible with SD-logic. The relationship between agency, power and the institutional context is discussed. Power is then argued as accessed at three levels: macro, meso and micro. Originality/value:The paper demonstrates how SD-logic can incorporate discursive notions of power. Three concepts of resourceness are developed: resource assets, resource deficits and resource compensation. Seven propositions are put forward.
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