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Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Commerce Michael Mainelli. How Can You Have Too Much Choice?. Outline. Multiple choice A man buys … Opportunity guilt … choice regrets Evolution through choice Public choice Buyer, user, shopper, chooser Immortal markets?.
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Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of CommerceMichael Mainelli How Can You Have Too Much Choice?
Outline • Multiple choice • A man buys … • Opportunity guilt … choice regrets • Evolution through choice • Public choice • Buyer, user, shopper, chooser • Immortal markets? “Get a detailed grip on the big picture.”Chao Kli Ning
Evolution through ChoiceFour Competitive Strategies Product System High MERCHANDISE Low Commodity Service Low High SUPPORT Source: Mathur, 1988
Four Decision Archetypes Voter Shopper High PERSONAL STAKE Low Spectator Dictator Low High DECISIVENESS Source: Boudreaux and Crampton, 2003
Who’s The Key Decision-Maker? User Buyer High CONTROL Low Shopper Chooser Low High CHOICE
Critical Systems Heuristics (Source: Ulrich, W., 1983, page 258)
Immortal Markets or Ancient Democracy? “Se un’idea è più moderna di un’altra, è segno che non sono immortali né l’una né l’altra.” “If one idea is more modern than another, it is a sign that neither one nor the other is timeless.” Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893 – 1973)
Discussion • What makes a hard choice hard - complexity, impact, learning costs? • Can any choice be bad at the time you make it? “Get a big picture grip on the details.”Chao Kli Ning
How Can You Have Too Much Choice? Thank you!