G.J. C.M.P.‚ Vol. 2(4):98-107 July-August‚ 2013 ISSN: 2319 – 7285 ONLINE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY Namita Bhandari* & Preeti Kaushal** *Panjab University‚ Chandigarh‚ India **Chitkara University‚ Punjab‚ India Abstract Online shopping is gaining momentum in India. With internet penetration improving in the country‚ smart phones becoming affordable and lifestyles becoming hectic‚ the way people used to shop are changing. Also with a huge chunk of young and working population
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Computers in Human Behavior Computers in Human Behavior 23 (2007) 1642–1659 www.elsevier.com/locate/comphumbeh Consumer behavior in online game communities: A motivational factor perspective Chin-Lung Hsu a‚* ‚ Hsi-Peng Lu b a b Department of Information Management‚ Da-Yeh University‚ 112 Shan-Jiau Road‚ Da-Tsuen‚ Changhua‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Department of Information Management‚ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Available online 8 November
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Guidelines for Writing Project Report Students under my supervision are expected to write in accordance with the following guidelines. Main Chapters 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Research Methodology 4. Data Presentation and Analysis 5. Summary‚ Conclusions and Recommendations Chapter One 1. Background to the study Introduction provides the necessary background information to your study. It also provides readers with some sense about your
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We started to get more information on the toys and prices from Target since we considered it to be more of middle to upper middle class store. We initially thought of Target to be a lower-middle class and classify it to be similar to Big Lots. After going through the toy section in Target‚ we soon realized that the prices were way more than those at Big Lots. The variety and selection of toys Target had to offer were far more extensive than those at Big Lots. We started from the first aisle of the
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Impact on Consumers Behavior by Elisabeta Ioanăs‚ Ivona Stoica The Bucharest University of Economic Studies‚ Romania Romanian American University in Bucharest‚ Romania maria.ioanas@mk.ase.ro‚ ivonas@ase.ro Abstract. Technology gives consumer the power to investigate products to label them and criticize them in equal measure‚ and more. Therefore many companies today have pages on social networks to complement the information held about products‚ held by the feedback of consumers about products
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the family. Today children are not only passive observers but they have taken a considerable place in the families and have a significant influence on parental buying decisions and they have occupied a big segment in the marketplace. Children are consumers in their own right; there are more products produced and directed at them. Because of a growing awareness of the role children play in family decision making on family purchases other than toys and cereals‚ as well as a realisation that the influence
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A Research Report on Consumer Preferences for Traditional Vs Online Shopping Business Research Methods School of Business Submitted to: Submitted by: Abhishek Dutta Mudassir Hasan Khan Faculty LPU
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AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH Introduction Store choice is a decision that a shopper is fairly involved in. It is important for a store to understand this behavior for developing marketing strategies to attract and keep its clientele. It is found that shoppers choose the store based on many aspects that could be classified as primary and image based. It is also found that the importance of each of these aspects changes with the kind of store the shopper wants to visit. In the Indian context
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STUDY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN SHOPPING MALLS INTRODUCTION Marketplaces in urban demographic settings attract a large number of buyers and sellers‚ which can be termed as market thickness. The co-existence of many shopping malls with traditional markets in a marketplace causes market congestion. This problem may be resolved by developing small kiosks for transactions and allowing consumers to test out customised products and services from the main stores The growth of market share for specialised
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plays a very significant role in identifying the needs of customers and meeting them in best possible way. The main task of Marketing Research is systematic gathering and analysis of information. It can be defined as "the function that links the consumers‚ customers‚ and public to the marketer through information — information used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; generate‚ refine‚ and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve understanding
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