Nonlinear and chaotic patterns in Japanese video game console sales and consequences for management control

Bonache, Adrien and Moris, Karen (2009): Nonlinear and chaotic patterns in Japanese video game console sales and consequences for management control.

Abstract

This paper investigates the behaviour of weekly hardware sales in the Japanese video game sector. It is found that weekly hardware sales exhibit significant linear and non-linear behaviours during the product cycle. We are going to analyse the implications of our findings for management control in the video game sector.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: forecasting, marketing, time series, systems dynamics, chaos theory
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C02 - Mathematical Methods; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M3 - Marketing and Advertising > M30 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M4 - Accounting and Auditing > M40 - General

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