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The Costs of Loyalty. On Loyalty Rewards and Consumer Welfare

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
Loyalty rewards are pervasive. Airlines offer frequent flyer programs; credit cards provide miles, points, and cash-back; and groceries stores and pharmacies offer points to redeem “free” products. Despite their framing, however, “rewards” can harm consumers. Academics have recently argued that while rewards lock-in consumers and increase the prices of
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Short‐Term Response to Biologic Therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis Is Not Influenced by Disease Duration at Initiation of Therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to determine whether the short‐term response to biologics in biologic‐naive psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is better in patients initiating biologic treatment early in the disease course. Methods Patients with PsA who started on biologic therapy from the year 2000 to 2025 were included for analysis.
Sung Min Cho, Shangyi Gao, Daniel Pereira, Richard J. Cook, Dafna D. Gladman   +4 more
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The effects of experience in loyalty card adoption on the importance of the attributes of loyalty schemes [PDF]

, 2010
The popularity of loyalty programs worldwide shows that this is one of the most efficient marketing tools in highly competitive markets to retain customers.
Gyulavári, Tamás
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LOYALITAS KONSUMEN DITINJAU DARI PERSEPSI TERHADAP CITRA PERUSAHAAN

Jurnal Psikologi Undip, 2012
This research aims to empirically examine the relationship between perception of corporate image and consumer loyalty. The hypothesis accompanying this research was a positive relationship between perception of corporate image and customer loyalty ...
Retno Putri Sayekti, George Hardjanta, Anna Dian Savitri   +2 more
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Automated Hand Flexor Tendon–Thickness Measurement in Systemic Sclerosis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) can affect flexor tendons, contributing to hand function problems and reduced quality of life. Tendon changes are currently assessed with ultrasonography and measured manually, a time‐consuming process prone to interobserver variability.
Mark Greveling, Ties van het Erve, Yvette van de Berg, Simon Mastbergen, Julia Spierings   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of guest loyalty in the hotel industry in New Zealand: The role of staff loyalty, service quality, guest satisfaction and commitment, and the influence of loyalty programmes [PDF]

, 2012
This study focused on investigating the drivers of guest loyalty in the hotel industry. Specifically, the study further explored the role of staff loyalty, service quality, guest satisfaction and commitment, and the influence of loyalty programmes.
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Elebiary, Elebiary, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan   +1 more
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Elevated Liver Enzymes Is Not an Impediment to Allopurinol Dose Escalation: An Observational Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Routine liver enzyme monitoring is advocated for while on allopurinol, but supporting guidance is lacking. We assessed the incidence and factors associated with elevated liver enzyme levels in patients with gout commenced on allopurinol. Methods One hundred and fifty patients with gout and normal baseline serum aminotransferases initiated on ...
May Shuen Tang, Qai Ven Yap, Peter Pak Moon Cheung, Amelia Santosa, Gim Gee Teng   +4 more
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Observer‐Based Adaptive Event‐Triggered Tracking Control for Fuzzy TS Systems With Premise Mismatch

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
This paper presents an adaptive logistic event‐triggered observer‐based tracking controller for Takagi‐Sugeno fuzzy systems under constrained inputs and network delays. Leveraging a hybrid LMI and Secretary Bird Optimization approach, this strategy significantly minimizes communication overhead and computational burden while ensuring optimal reference ...
Oussama Djadane, Salama Makni, Mourad Kchaou, Ahmed El Hajjaji   +3 more
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The Role of Broadcasters and Brand Image in Improving Consumer Loyalty—Evidence From Live Streaming on Chinese Social Platforms

SAGE Open
Consumer loyalty is crucial to a company’s performance and significantly influences its development trends. Customer trust and satisfaction form the foundation for establishing consumer loyalty, with perceived value, perceived quality, and service ...
Jinying Li, Gukseong Lee
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Retailer Choice and Loyalty Schemes - Evidence from Sweden [PDF]

From economic theory, it is known that consumer loyalty schemes can have lock-in effects resulting in entry barriers and higher prices. This paper concerns consumer loyalty schemes where the main issue is to test the hypothesis that loyalty scheme ...
Lundberg, Sofia, Lundberg, Johan
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