Essays about: "significance of the study in online reservation"

Found 2 essays containing the words significance of the study in online reservation.

1. 1. Learner Control, Willingness to Pay and Reservation Wages

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kenechi Okolo; [2014]
   Keywords : willingness-to-pay for learning; minimally; discovery learning; control; valuation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates whether increasing the amount of control a learner has in his/ her learning increases his/her willingness to pay for that learning, or his/her reservation wage for a topic related task. Using a small scale online experiment, separating participants into two groups, each corresponding to a different treatment; one with control and one without, this paper found no significant difference between the two groups in their willingness to pay for learning how to play chess. READ MORE

3. 2. Spreading the Online Word-of-Mouth - A Study on the Impact of Feedback in the Online Hotel Reservation Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Möller; [2009]
   Keywords : reputation; online feedback; hotels; feedback mechanism; behaviour; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this paper we empirically analyse if feedback systems at online hotel booking websites affect the behaviour of partner hotels by providing them with an incentive to invest in better quality to please their customers. This is done by creating a model to forecast the expected behaviour of partner hotels and thereafter performing a number of statistical tests on review data from the online hotel reservation agency Booking. READ MORE