Autocratic‚ Democratic‚ and Optimal Government: A Sketch W. A. Niskanen In his paper Niskanen provides valuable analysis of the effects of the voting rule‚ the progressivity of the tax structure‚ and the length of the fiscal horizon in democratic governments and interesting insights of the effect of alternative regimes on policies‚ such as war and immigration‚ that affect the number of people subject to the regime. His article follows Mancur Olson’s work called “Autocracy‚ Democracy‚ and Prosperity”
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Consumer behavior Simona Romani Chapter 1 – Consumer motives and values Motivation (I) Motivation is a driving force that moves individuals to take a particular action; this driving force is produced by a state of tension‚ which exists as a result of an unfulfilled need. Need Satisfaction Homeostasis We strive for a state of equilibrium (Homeostasis) Physiological needs (e.g. hunger) move us away from this But so do social and psychological needs Deprivation Motivation (II) Biogenic
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the number of consumer related issues. Consumer protection has earned an important place in the political‚ economic and social agendas of many nations. In India‚ the Government has taken many steps including legislative‚ to protect consumers. Education is a life long process of constantly acquiring relevant information‚ knowledge and skills. Consumer education is an important part of this process and is a basic consumer right that must be introduced at the school level. Consumers by definition
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CHINESE CONSUMER McEwen‚ W‚ Xiaoguang‚ F‚ Chuanping‚ Z & Burkholder‚ R 2006‚ ’Inside the mind of the Chinese consumer’‚ Harvard Business Review‚ vol. 84‚ no. 3‚ pp. 68-76. INTRODUCTION Today China becomes one of the biggest economies all around the world. After the economy boom‚ there is many affluent people appear. A study conducted in China‚ revealed that this country consumes a quarter of world luxury consumer products. Therefore‚ it can be obviously said that China converts one of the
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Prediction of Consumer Behavior by Experts and Novices J. Scott Armstrong University of Pennsylvania‚ armstrong@wharton.upenn.edu Postprint version. Published in Journal of Consumer Research‚ Volume 18‚ Issue 2‚ September 1991‚ pages 251-256. Publisher URL: http://www.jstor.org/browse/00935301?config=jstor This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. http://repository.upenn.edu/marketing_papers/46 For more information‚ please contact repository@pobox.upenn.edu. Reprinted from Journal of Consumer Research
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“STUDY THE CONSUMER AWARENESS ABOUT NANDINI MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS AND IMPACT OF PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES ON CREATING AWARENESS.” Under taken at [pic] Dharwad Milk Union‚ A Subsidiary of Karnataka Milk Federation Table of Contents |Sl.no |Particulars |Page No. | |1. |Executive Summary
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Journal of Consumer Research Inc. Brand Community Author(s): Albert M. Muniz‚ Jr. and Thomas C. O’Guinn Source: Journal of Consumer Research‚ Vol. 27‚ No. 4 (March 2001)‚ pp. 412-432 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/319618 . Accessed: 29/09/2011 15:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Consumer behavior is the study of consumers and the processes they use to choose‚ use‚ and dispose of products and services. A more in depth definition will also include how that process impacts the world. Consumer behavior incorporates ideas from several sciences including psychology‚ biology‚ chemistry and economics. (Tim Friesner). This following analysis will point out the differences between holiday decision-making and traditional problem-solving model of consumer decision-making
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Consumer Ethics “If you can’t make it‚ just fake it‚” states Gernhauser (2007‚ p 318). Because of the constant change of styles and trends‚ our society is often affected by who buys what. Instead of buying fake goods to fit into today’s society‚ the focus of the consumer should be buying what looks good rather than focusing on where it came from. Consuming counterfeits does not only affect the US society‚ but other countries as well. Behind consuming counterfeits‚ there is a farther depth most
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Starbucks Target Market Starbucks Target market is nine-to-five workers inurban centers and surrounding suburbs‚ but in general any age‚ and any person too. Their costumers identifying a clear Value proposal‚ because is best communicated simply when some person had made the decision to drop into a retail store‚ stay awhile‚ and then share with co-workers the next day the experience had there. Howard Schultz said in his vision of Starbucks that "you get more than the finest coffee when you visit
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