NEXT SEMINAR 2025/2026
In this section, you will find the information (Speaker/Guest, abstract, date & time slot , location, online registration link..) about the upcoming seminar during the year. Everyone is welcome, from within ESSEC as well as from outside.
Dear Professors,
The OMOR Cluster and the CERESSEC Research Center have the pleasure to invite you to our next seminar with
Sytske WIJNSMA - UC Berkeley Haas
On Wednesday, December 17 from 12pm to 1pm
Room : N406
Title : Des produits plus intelligents, une durée de vie plus courte : le coût environnemental des produits embarqués
Abstract :
Les produits à forte composante logicielle sont confrontés à un défi majeur en matière de durabilité : l’obsolescence matérielle est de plus en plus due à l’évolution des logiciels plutôt qu’à la dégradation physique, générant ainsi d’importants flux de déchets électroniques. Cet article examine la réponse stratégique de la chaîne d’approvisionnement pour atténuer ce remplacement forcé du matériel grâce à deux mécanismes : le support des logiciels existants et la pérennisation du matériel. Nous modélisons des configurations de chaîne d’approvisionnement intégrées (logiciels internes) et décentralisées (logiciels tiers) afin de déterminer les conditions d’adoption de ces mesures d’atténuation et leur impact sur la production de déchets électroniques et le bien-être des consommateurs. Enfin, nous analysons l’effet de la législation sur la responsabilité élargie des producteurs (REP) et de la loi sur la résilience en matière de cybersécurité (CRA), récemment introduite.
If you need more information, please contact matta@essec.edu.
Best regards,
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Kai Hoberg - Kühne Logistics University
On Wednesday, January 14 from 12pm to 1pm
Room : N406
Title : Demand Implications of Reshoring : How Product Origin Shapes Perceptions, Purchase Intentions, and Willingness to Pay
Robin Kabelitz-Bock, Kai Hoberg, Guido Voigt
Abstract :
Firms are increasingly re-evaluating global production locations due to supply chain disruptions, cost volatility, sustainability pressures, and geopolitical risks. While reshoring research has focused on cost and risk assessments, little is known about the demand-side implications of production location decisions. Building on country-of-origin (CoO) research, our study examines whether and why consumers value local product origins and how such preferences affect purchase intention (PI) and willingness to pay (WTP). Using a mult-method design, we conduct three complementary empirical studies with a total of 1.878 subjects. Study 1 employs a choice-based conjoint experiment to test consumer preferences across origins and products. Study 2 investigates the behavioral mechanisms linking origin, perceptions, PI, and WTP. Study 3 isolates the causal effects of quality, environmental, and social sustainability perceptions on these outcomes.
Across studies, consumers consistently favor local production and exhibit higher WTP for domestic goods, revealing measurable demand-side value.
Origin affects WTP indirectly through PI, with quality as the strongest driver, complemented by environmental and social sustainability.
The findings extend production location decision and CoO research by providing behavioral evidence of consumer-based value creation and integrating sustainability perceptions into production location decision making. For managers, the findings highlight that emphasizing credible information about production origin can justify a price premium, providing a potential lever to offset higher costs of local production and emphasizing the importance of considering both cost and demand implications of production location decisions.
Keywords: Reshoring, production location decision, country of origin, consumer behavior
If you need more information, please contact matta@essec.edu.
Best regards,