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2010

Marketing

Decision making

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The Buying Center Concept: Fact Or Fiction?, W. Johnston, Daniel Mcquiston Jun 2010

The Buying Center Concept: Fact Or Fiction?, W. Johnston, Daniel Mcquiston

Daniel H. McQuiston

Focuses on the significance of organizational buying behavior. Importance of purchase decision; Factors affecting collective behavior and performance; Interaction of socioeconomic field.


An Empirical Investigation Of The Evaluative Criteria Of Industrial Buyers, Daniel H. Mcquiston, Rockney G. Walters Apr 2010

An Empirical Investigation Of The Evaluative Criteria Of Industrial Buyers, Daniel H. Mcquiston, Rockney G. Walters

Daniel H. McQuiston

A factor analytic methodology is used to measure and interpret the evaluative criteria used by the functional roles represented in an industrial decision making unit during their consideration to purchase a piece of capital equipment. The results of the study indicate that the criteria employed by each decision maker during the evaluation of this equipment varied by functional role. The attributes contained in each evaluative dimension were directly related to each functional role primary job responsibility.