COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF A PRODUCT ON CONSUMERS’ BUYING BEHAVIOR By FIREW KIFLE GUDERO Bachelor of Arts in Business Management Jimma University Jimma‚ Ethiopia July 2001 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE May‚ 2009 COPY RIGHT BY FIREW KIFLE GUDERO MAY 2009 THE EFFECT OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF A PRODUCT ON CONSUMERS’ BUYING BEHAVIOR Thesis Approved: Dr. Todd J
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Marketers expend considerable effort to have consumers learn about their products. Therefore it is vital that we understand how consumers‚ and that includes us‚ learn. Learning: Learning refers to any change in the content or organisation of long-term memory. Consumer behaviour is largely learned behaviour. Learning is defined as any change in the content or organisation of long-term memory. Consumers must learn almost everything related to being a consumer: product existence‚ performance‚ availability
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Consumer perception can be defined as a marketing concept that involves a customer’s impression‚ awareness‚ and consciousness about a brand that are offered. Consumer perception is important for both consumer and marketers because customer act and reach based on their perception‚ not on the basis of objective reality and it is important for marketers to understand the whole concept of perception so they can determine what are possible factors that influence consumers to buy. Sensation associated
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Gatorade What is Consumer behavior? Does consumer behavior extend beyond a person purchasing a product‚ the answer to that question and many more lie in the following reading. Consumer behavior is the study of when‚ why‚ how‚ and where people do or do not buy a product. Consumer Behaviors involve researching what the product is‚ why would someone want or need to purchase the product along with a consumer attitude toward the product. Most importantly answering these questions allow marketers
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Paper Summary: This research paper provides a background and overview of how cultural influences affect consumer buying behaviours to identify any commonalities and differences between consumers in the United States and Russia‚ and to determine what impact these differences and commonalities have on online and brick-and-mortar outlet purchasing behaviours. Chapter one introduces the topics under consideration‚ provides a statement of the problem‚ the purpose and importance of the study‚ as well
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1. What are the factors that might influence how important purchasing is to an organization? (Ch. 1‚ question 5) Several factors are driving an emphasis on supply chain management. First‚ the cost and availability of information resources between entities in the supply chain allow easy linkages that eliminate time delays in the network. Second‚ the level of competition in both domestic and international markets requires organizations to be fast‚agile‚ and flexible. Third‚ customer expectations
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2.4 Consumer Behaviour & Holidays In this task you consider how consumers approach buying a holiday. You look at some of the theoretical approaches in this area and apply them to the purchase of holidays. Learning Objectives The project will help you: * To recognise the concept of the business organisation operating within the parameters of a changing external environment. * To describe a range of theories related to consumer buyer behaviour and their role in analysing markets
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A Study of Consumers Behaviour towards Purchasing Decision of Car Mrs. Apurva Jain Assistant Professor‚ Department of Management‚ (MBA Programme)‚ Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management & Computer Application‚ Uka Tarsadia University‚ Bardoli apurva.jain@utu.ac.in 94277337227 Abstract: Consumer behavior represents the study of individuals and the activities that take place to satisfy their realized needs. That satisfaction comes from
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Chapter 01 Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy Multiple Choice Questions 1. Why is China very attractive to marketers around the world? A. because it represents a collective approach to marketing in contrast to the traditional individualist approach used in the United States and other western cultures B. Chinese consumers are very brand loyal C. they are the heaviest users of the Internet D. Chinese teens are easier to understand because they are less "trendy" than teenagers from other
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segmenting‚ selecting more effective target and creating more creative communication strategy. Keywords: Working wife‚ Perception‚ Norm‚ Schwartz Value‚ Household Purchase Decision‚ Family Decision Making Process 1. Introduction Family is an important unit of analysis in consumer decision-making field (Xia et al.‚ 2006)‚ but the vast interest in family as unit of analysis in research has not happened only until recently (So and Yao‚ 2006). Family is a main reference group when individual family
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