Students’ understanding of causation in pricing : a phenomenographic analysis. In: JSSE - Journal of Social Science Education. Vol.18 Issue 3. 12/08/2019
Content
- 2 Literature review: Students’ understanding of causal relationships in pricing
- Figure 1. Graphical representation of (A) Equal increase in demand and supply and (B) Greater increase in demand than supply.
- 3 Aim and research questions
- 4 Method
- 5 Results
- 5.1 Replication of results from previous studies
- 5.2 Extension of categorisation of conceptions of supply
- 5.3 Variation in conceptions of causation in pricing
- 5.3.1 Category 1: A relationship between supply and demand with no reference to price
- 5.3.2 Category 2: Unidirectional causal relationship between price and demand/supply
- 5.3.3 Category 3: Bidirectional causal relationships between either price and demand or between price and supply
- 5.3.4 Category 4: Complex relationships where price, demand and supply are interrelated
- 5.3.5 Critical aspects in understanding causation in price: what does it take to develop more complex conceptions?
- 6 Discussion
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Appendix 1. Examples of conceptions exposed in this study that replicate the analysis in previous research (as shown in Table 2)