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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1. How would you differentiate between organizational buying and individual buying? Taking the example of purchase of a computer for your personal use and for organizational purposes‚ explain the differences. Answer : Definition of organizational buying: Webster and wind define organizational buying as follows: ‘Organizational buying is a complex process of decision making and communication‚ which takes place over time‚ involving several organization members and relationship with other
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Abstract This project basically deals with Outlook of a consumer for major private Life Insurance Company. Perception of consumer before purchasing any plan is studied. This project helps us to know whether the consumer pay more attention to plan‚ brand and advisor / Seller before purchase of any plan‚ moreover reason to purchase the insurance by the consumer is also studied . Which Plan is preferred more by which age group of people is also studied in this project. Besides this whether the
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A STUDY OF IMPULSE BUYING WITH REFERENCE TO DEMEGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PESHAWAR’S CONSUMERS Dr.Farzand Ali Jan[1] Muhammad Farooq Jan‚ Muhammad Faheem Jan[2] Seema Zubair[3] Abstract Impulse buying is a fun‚ puzzle and a research question in today’s marketing world. The same is under the study of psychologists‚ consumer behavior researchers‚ economist‚ fashion designers‚ outlet decorators and advertisers. Objective of the study was to identify the nature of convenience
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Consumer behavior is the behavior that consumers display in searching for‚ purchasing‚ using‚ evaluating‚ and disposing of‚ products and services. The study of consumer behavior as a separate marketing discipline all started when marketers realized that consumers did not always react as marketing theory suggested they would. Many consumers rebel at using the identical products that everyone else used‚ instead they prefer differentiated products that they feel reflect their own special needs‚ personality
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Consumer behaviour is a hotbed of psychological research‚ as it ties together issues of communication (advertising and marketing)‚ identity (you are what you buy)‚ social status‚ decision-making‚ mental and physical health (Holt et al 2004). Customer behavior study is based on consumer buying behavior‚ with the customer playing three distinct roles of user‚ informer and buyer. According to Loudon (1988) consumer behavior is the study of individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations and the processes they
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to key behaviors associated with consumer purchasing patterns”.(2005). The clothing market across the world have seen a number of changes over the past decade with the emergence of a number of fashion brands in the industry and with the use of effective branding strategies have been successful in acquiring a share of the market . The companies identifying immense competition in the market look for niches in the market and have identified the youth population as a key segment of the market to appeal
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ABOUT CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Consumer behavior is an applied discipline. Its application exists at two different levels of analysis. One is at the micro level perspective and other at the macro level perspective. Micro level seeks application of the knowledge faced by the individual‚ firm or an organization. The macro perspective applied knowledge of consumer include the aggregate level of problem faced by large groups or by society as a whole. Buying behavior is an attempt to understand and predict
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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 as its scope and rationale. Chapter two provides
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Reasons for not Buying a Car As we all know‚ with the improvement of living standard‚ more and more people could afford to buy a car. But only a small number of them choose to do so. Why? First‚ not buying a car will help us save much money. In China‚ when people talking about buying cars‚ they always say that it’s easier to buy a car than than to maintain one. In other words‚ if we had got a car‚ we would have had to take more things into consideration such as the petrol‚ the requirement
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