Harbingers of Failure

The authors identify customers, termed “Harbingers of failure,” who systematically purchase new products that flop. Their early adoption of a new product is a strong signal that a product will fail—the more they buy, the less likely the product will succeed. Firms can identify these customers throug...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Eric, Lin, Song, Simester, Duncan, Tucker, Catherine Elizabeth
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111114
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2758-0116
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1847-4832