网络营销与信息经济战略——2010年秋季学期双学位课程介绍

发布日期:2010-08-24 12:23    来源:北京大学国家发展研究院

Internet Marketing and Information Economy Strategy

Teaching Syllabus

 

(subject to adjustment and customization upon the class feedback)

 

Professor            : Tang Fang Fang            

      

Course Objective  : The objectives of this course are:

(1)   To provide a general, but sound understanding of the Internet marketing concepts and comparison to conventional marketing terms.

(2)   To develop an appreciation of the Internet marketing environment and its relationship to marketing problems and decisions.

(3)   To facilitate the development of decision making and written communication skills in an Internet marketing context.

(4)   To solve Internet marketing problems in a team setting by collaborating with fellow classmates recognizing the synergy possible through group effort and realizing the importance of team spirit.

 

Course format     : This class is intended to be an interactive learning experience.

  Class participation and discussion are indispensable to the 

  learning experience. The course material will be covered via a mixture of lectures, discussion, readings, case analysis, group project and in-class exercises. Supplemental materials will be provided during the term.

 

Textbook      : Ward Hansen, Principles of Internet Marketing.

  Thompson Learning, latest version if possible.

Supplementary text   :  Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian, Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy.

   Harvard Business School Press, 1999.

 

Grading Scheme    : Students in this class will be assessed according to the following

  scheme –                 (100%)

Group Project                  60%

Presentation                20%

Participation               20%

 

Week                  Topics

 

Part 1.           Information Economy Strategy

        Course introduction;

The Information Economy        S&V Ch. 1

 

           Pricing Information

Versioning Information         S&V Ch. 2, 3

 

           Rights Management   

Recognizing Lock-in            S&V Ch. 4, 5

 

           Managing Lock-in

Network Effect              S&V Ch. 6, 7

 

           Co-opetition

Standards War               S&V Ch. 8, 9     

 

Part 2.           Internet Marketing and Pricing

 

           Digital World               Hansen Ch. 2

Individuals Online             Hansen Ch. 4 

 

Web Business Models            Hansen Ch. 5

         Customer Support                            Hansen Ch. 6

 

Personalization                          Hansen Ch. 7

           New Product Development and the Net    Hansen Ch. 8

 

Traffic and Brand Building                Hansen Ch. 9

                     Online Pricing                                   Hansen Ch. 11

 

Special topic: Internet Development in China & Pricing issues

Optional reading:

 

1)      Tang, F.F., “ Internet Development in China”, invited book chapter, in: New Engine for Global Growth: China’s Twenty-fifth Years of Reform, Ross Garnaut and Ligang Song (eds.),  Asia Pacific Press, September 2003.

2)      Liu, Y. and F.F. Tang (2005), “An Empirical Analysis on Pricing Patterns in China’s Online Book Market”, Journal of International Consumer Marketing, forthcoming.

3)      Tang, F.F. and X. Xing, “Will the growth of multi-channel retailing diminish pricing efficiency on the Web?”, Journal of Retailing, 2001 (vol.77) 319-333.

4)      Tang, F. F., Thom, M., Wang, L.T., Chow, W.Y., Tan, J. C. and Tang, X (2003), “Using Insurance to Create Trust on the Internet”, Communications of the ACM, volume 46, No. 12 (December 2003), 337-344.

5)      Tang, F.F (2004),  “Hybrids versus DotComs: Online Pricing Patterns in the South Korean Book Market”, International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, ), vol. 1, No. 3, pp.316-328.

6)      Xing, X., F.-F. Tang and  Z. Yang  (2004), “Pricing Dynamics in the Online Consumer Electronics Market”, Journal of Product & Brand Management , vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 429-441.

7)      Tang, F.F. and Gan, L. (2004), “Pricing Convergence between Dot Coms and Hybrids: Empirical Evidence from the Online Toy Market”, Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketin), volume 12, No. 4, 340-352.

8)      Xing, X. and F.-F. Tang (2004), “Pricing Online: The Case of Consumer Electronics”, International Journal of Commerce and Management, volume 14, No. 3 & 4, 28-40.

9) Xing, X., Yang, Z. and F.-F. Tang (2006), “A Comparison of Time-Varying Online Price and Price-Dispersion between Multichannel and Dotcom DVD Retailers”, Journal of Interactive Marketing, vol. 20, No. 2, 3-20 (*lead article).

10)  Zong, J., Tang, F.F., Huang W. and Ma J., (2008), “Online Pricing Dispersion and Dynamics in Mainland Chinese Hotels”, the Journal of China Tourism Research (the Haworth Press),  vol. 4, 248-260.

11). Tang, F.F. and Zong, J. (2008), “Hotel Electronic Distribution and Online Price Dispersion in Mainland China”, China Economic Journal (Taylor & Francis Group – Routledge Journals, invited submission), vol. 1. No. 3, 303-315.

12)Li, H.., F.-F. Tang, L. Huang and  F. Song  (2009), “A Longitudinal Study on Australian Online DVD Pricing”, Journal of Product & Brand Management, vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 60-66.

 

13) Tang, F.F. and Xing, X. (2009), “Price Dispersion on the Internet: A Further Review and Discussion”, invited chapter for Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Digital Economy, ed. In-Lee, IGI Global Publications, forthcoming 2010.