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Integral Method For Assessing The Sustainable Competitiveness Of Service Enterprises Selling Food Products, Niyozov Jamoliddin Safarivich
Integral Method For Assessing The Sustainable Competitiveness Of Service Enterprises Selling Food Products, Niyozov Jamoliddin Safarivich
Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
After the transition to the market economy, the consumer market of the Republic of Tajikistan faced different problems of the competitiveness of retail trade enterprises and the quality of services. In the result of our previous research about retail competitiveness, we defined some of the disadvantages in this sphere, expressed in the candidate dissertation on theme “Improving the retail enterprise competitiveness management system”. Problems regarding to the competitiveness of enterprises and the provision of quality services to consumers influenced the research an integral assessment of competitiveness. So, just only with by an integral assessment of competitiveness, economically sound solutions are …
Emotional Overload! A Dialogic Autoethnography Of Scholar-Participant-Consumer Reactions To The Marketing Of Thanatourism, Elizabeth Lloyd-Parkes, Jonathan H. Deacon, Alec J. Grant Phd, Simon Thomas
Emotional Overload! A Dialogic Autoethnography Of Scholar-Participant-Consumer Reactions To The Marketing Of Thanatourism, Elizabeth Lloyd-Parkes, Jonathan H. Deacon, Alec J. Grant Phd, Simon Thomas
The Qualitative Report
The terms “thanatourism” and “dark tourism” relate to visiting places of human tragedy, which are increasingly developed as tourist destinations. There is a need to trouble thanatouristic assumptions through sharing and discussing lived experiences. These challenge the simplistic mechanistic marketing and conventional research practices of thanatourism. This dialogic autoethnographic study responds to this need, addressing thanatourism from the subjective and emotional perspectives of “insider” scholar-participant-consumers. Two interactive dialogic stories are presented by the lead and second authors, with the fourth providing a theoretically informed response. In the final section, the third author, an experienced autoethnographer and outsider to the thanatouristic …
Consumer Social Aspects Towards Online Banking, Allam Mawlawi
Consumer Social Aspects Towards Online Banking, Allam Mawlawi
Al Jinan الجنان
This article mainly investigates the direct critical social aspects that determine the application of online banking in the market place. To be able to accomplish this mission, twelve theories are used to verify these major social aspects that shape this usage. To achieve the paper’s objective, the terms of online banking, consumer behavior and consumer social aspects in relation with these aspects are to be explained below; In addition a diversity of theories regarding this issue will be examined and explained in detail to clarify the core social factors underlining attitude formation toward online banking. This research will be divided …
The (Unfilled) Fintech Potential, Aluma Zernik
The (Unfilled) Fintech Potential, Aluma Zernik
Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies
Part I explores the idea that technology has the utopian potential to significantly improve the way individuals make financial decisions. Part II discusses some existing market failures, while presenting the potential of technological innovation in resolving such failures. Part III presents the realized potential of such innovative products, analyzing the design of credit card comparison websites, financial management tools, and mobile wallets. I will demonstrate the significant benefits of such products, and yet the limited realization of the potential advantages of such services. Part IV presents several explanations for why such potential is not being fully realized. These explanations may …
E-Tailing In India –An Overview, J. Lilly Ph.D., I Santhi Immaculate Jaculin Ph.D.
E-Tailing In India –An Overview, J. Lilly Ph.D., I Santhi Immaculate Jaculin Ph.D.
International Review of Business and Economics
The online retail market has evolved and grown significantly over the past few years. The Indian retail market is witnessing a revolution. The growth of internet has enabled the newretailformatofthevirtualretailer to emerge and forced the existing retailers to consider e-tailing model of retailing as well. The Internet has changed the consumer’s shops in many ways not just in the digital domain, but also in the physical world. In the era of globalization, companies are using the internet technologies to reach out to valued customers and to provide a point of contact 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In …
Investigating Consumer Satisfaction Towards Mobile Marketing, Dr Surabhi Singh
Investigating Consumer Satisfaction Towards Mobile Marketing, Dr Surabhi Singh
Journal of International Technology and Information Management
The extensive applications of mobile phones are visible in global companies for the marketing of their products. The popularity of mobile marketing is increasing considerably. This paper has provided insights into the perspectives of consumer attitude towards mobile marketing in India. The companies will develop an understanding of how mobile marketing influence consumer attitudes. The scale of measurement used for Attitudes was Likert scale and explained the consumer's behavior towards mobile marketing. The factors identified through the study will provide insights into Consumer buying behavior via mobile platforms. The analytical tool SPSS has been used for analysis by using methods …
Democratizing Innovation: How Consumer Electronics Is Revolutionizing Rocketscience, Abhith Pallegar
Democratizing Innovation: How Consumer Electronics Is Revolutionizing Rocketscience, Abhith Pallegar
International Review of Business and Economics
The traditional flow of cutting-edge technologies observed over the last 100 years was from government supported defense space to its broader application in the civilian domain. We have seen technology flow into consumer products years after its introduction in defense applications. Most common examples of this movement were the invention and incubation of the Internet and Global Positioning System in prestigious national labs, which later trickled down to benefit millions. But there seems to be a shift in the tide of innovation where consumer market has been influential in developing a range of technologies which have flown the other way …
Assessing The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program Using Both County Coordinator And Extension Volunteer Perspectives, Natalie R. Bumgarner, Joseph L. Donaldson
Assessing The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program Using Both County Coordinator And Extension Volunteer Perspectives, Natalie R. Bumgarner, Joseph L. Donaldson
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
The Extension Master Gardener (EMG) program is a vital contributor to Tennessee Extension residential and consumer horticulture education and outreach. In 2014, 2,480 volunteers statewide completed service and education requirements to achieve or maintain certified EMG status. These volunteers, led by Tennessee Extension agent county coordinators, contributed over 178,800 hours of service while recording over 30,300 hours of continuing education. These totals illustrate both the contributions of EMG volunteers to horticulture outreach and their desire for education to enhance their own knowledge and skill. Understanding the most needed areas of training for EMG volunteers to support their education and outreach …
Privacy And The Information Age: A Longitudinal View, Charles E. Downing
Privacy And The Information Age: A Longitudinal View, Charles E. Downing
Journal of International Technology and Information Management
As information systems and data storage capacity become increasingly sophisticated, an important ethical question for organizations is “What can/will/should be done with the personal information that has been and can be collected?” Individuals’ privacy is certainly important, but so is less costly and more targeted business processes. As this conflict intensifies, consumers, managers and policy makers are left wondering: What privacy principles are important to guide organizations in self-regulation? For example, do consumers view the five rights originally stated in the European Data Protection Directive as important? Comprehensive? Is there a product discount point where consumers would forsake these principles? …
Locally Grown: Examining Attitudes And Perceptions About Organic Cotton Production And Manufacturing Between Mississippi Cotton Growers And Consumers, Charles Freeman, Jordan Holley
Locally Grown: Examining Attitudes And Perceptions About Organic Cotton Production And Manufacturing Between Mississippi Cotton Growers And Consumers, Charles Freeman, Jordan Holley
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
The purpose of this study is to examine attitudes and perceptions about organic cotton of Mississippi cotton growers and producers in comparison to fashionconscious consumers, including advantages/disadvantages of growing and production processes, quality control, consumer preferences, and competitive price structures/profit margins. A sample size of 16 local Mississippi growers and/or producers and 44 undergraduate students at a mid-major Southeastern university were chosen to participate in the study. Instruments were developed based on current research and the definition of organic cotton production defined by the United States Department of Agriculture. Results indicate 75% of growers and producers do not perceive a …
What You Really See In The Mirror: A Consumer's Journey With Self-Brand Congruence, Alexis Verone
What You Really See In The Mirror: A Consumer's Journey With Self-Brand Congruence, Alexis Verone
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
In my own life, I have a set of brands that describe my personality, interests, and lifestyle. So, how do companies build this connection between the brand and the consumers’ self-perception? I researched the methods used to establish self-congruence with a brand, meaning how the brand’s personality fits with the consumer’s actual self, versus the consumer’s ideal self. I also examined the different ways advertising can increase brand congruity with the consumer, especially focusing on celebrity endorsements, purchase promotions, and the use of imagery in specific forms of advertising.
Keeping Focus Isn’T Easy: A Review Of Refocusing Focus Groups: A Practical Guide, Latonja Sallet
Keeping Focus Isn’T Easy: A Review Of Refocusing Focus Groups: A Practical Guide, Latonja Sallet
The Qualitative Report
The purpose of this review is to examine the salient aspects of the book Refocusing Focus Groups: A Practical Guide by Robert J. Morais (2010). This review will consider some of the strengths and weaknesses of focus groups as well as explain whether or not the author effectively achieved his goal of providing a tool that can be used by veterans and novices of qualitative research. Additionally, this review will further describe, analyze, and explore the book as well as what other researchers have shared about focus groups by comparing my experience with reading the book and how I was …
A Comparison Of U.S. And E.U. Product Safety Regulations: A Case Study, Bryan Harris
A Comparison Of U.S. And E.U. Product Safety Regulations: A Case Study, Bryan Harris
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Mr. Harris compares government approaches with respect to foods that are combined with, e.g., trinkets - particularly when likely to be consumed by children.