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Learning From Las Vegas: Addiction, Limbic Capitalism, And Pleasure Meccas, David T. Courtwright
Learning From Las Vegas: Addiction, Limbic Capitalism, And Pleasure Meccas, David T. Courtwright
David T. Courtwright
In this Gaming Research Colloquium talk, Courtwright (Presidential Professor, Department of History, University of North Florida) discusses three overlapping features of modern history: the global spread of potentially addictive pleasures, limbic capitalism (the production of goods and services that stimulate pleasure and emotional responses in the brain), and the rise of pleasure meccas. He traces the economic, social, technological, and ideological changes that led to the rise of the meccas, and several potential challenges to them.
Behavioural Determinants That Drive Luxury Goods Consumption: A Study Within The Tourist Context, Winnie Wing Yin Chan, Chester K.M. To, Alice Wai Ching Chu, Zhiming Zhang
Behavioural Determinants That Drive Luxury Goods Consumption: A Study Within The Tourist Context, Winnie Wing Yin Chan, Chester K.M. To, Alice Wai Ching Chu, Zhiming Zhang
Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)
Chinese tourists have become the greatest driving force behind global tourism. An increasing number of luxury fashion brands regard these tourists as a potentially significant segment of status-conscious consumers. Yet a limited number of marketing studies have addressed the significance of the intrinsic motivation that drives these tourist consumers to consume luxury goods. This study investigates the significant intrinsic factors that affect the luxury goods buying behavior of tourist consumers. Data are collected from 284 tourist consumers and analyzed by using the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and cluster analysis. The EFA purified the measurement instruments to four factor attributes, namely, …