The Influence of Competition Network Structure and Competitive Behavior on Customer Performance - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Catering Industry

Yan Gao; Jianxin Zhu; Jiawei Zhu

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Yan Gao ¹, Jianxin Zhu ¹ ^* , Jiawei Zhu ¹ ²

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¹ School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, CHINA² School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, CHINA^* Corresponding Author

This article belongs to the special issue "Problems of Application Analysis in Knowledge Management and Science-Mathematics-Education".

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This study proposes and tests a theory of the effects of competition network structure and competitive behavior on customer performance. Competition networks are defined as the patterns of interdependence between rivals that emerge from direct competition. We propose that the size, density and heterogeneity of competition networks influence customer performance in a systemic way. The results show that network size and network density positively affect customer performance, and network heterogeneity has no effect on the customer performance. We also validate the partial mediation role of competitive behavior in the process of competitive network structures affect the customer performance. We test our hypotheses in a unique dataset drawn from the Chinese service industry in Beijing and Shanghai.

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competition network structure
competitive behavior
customer performance
Chinese catering industry

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2017, 8193-8203

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Gao, Y., Zhu, J., & Zhu, J. (2017). The Influence of Competition Network Structure and Competitive Behavior on Customer Performance - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Catering Industry. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(12), 8193-8203. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/78103

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Gao Y, Zhu J, Zhu J. The Influence of Competition Network Structure and Competitive Behavior on Customer Performance - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Catering Industry. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(12):8193-203. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/78103

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Gao Y, Zhu J, Zhu J. The Influence of Competition Network Structure and Competitive Behavior on Customer Performance - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Catering Industry. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(12), 8193-8203. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/78103

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Gao, Yan, Jianxin Zhu, and Jiawei Zhu. "The Influence of Competition Network Structure and Competitive Behavior on Customer Performance - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Catering Industry". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 12 (2017): 8193-8203. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/78103

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Gao, Y., Zhu, J., and Zhu, J. (2017). The Influence of Competition Network Structure and Competitive Behavior on Customer Performance - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Catering Industry. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(12), pp. 8193-8203. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/78103

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Gao, Yan et al. "The Influence of Competition Network Structure and Competitive Behavior on Customer Performance - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Catering Industry". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 12, 2017, pp. 8193-8203. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/78103