The methods of PIXE and PIGE were applied for the analysis of cream-coloured earthenware ceramics produced in the territory of Northern Italy and central Slovenia. The light elements were found ...sufficiently discriminative to distinguish between different producers. Two sites of clay sources in Slovenia were identified and sampled. The differences between them are insignificant and indicate that the differences between the manufacturers resulted from different mixtures of the batch mass with limestone.
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GEOZS, IJS, IMTLJ, KILJ, KISLJ, NUK, OILJ, PNG, SAZU, SBCE, SBJE, UL, UM, UPCLJ, UPUK
Having knowledge of various aspects of the consumer's buying process can help companies significantly when developing strategies to increase their market share, while relying on two mechanisms: ...enhancing customer satisfaction and/or reducing the customer's perceived risk. This study aims to develop and empirically test a conceptual model of consumers' perceived risk for a prefabricated house purchase. The study has two specific objectives: (a) to determine the influence of prior subjective knowledge on an individual's risk perception, and (b) to test the mediating effect of the perceived benefits of information search between perceived risk and information search behavior. According to the empirical findings, prior subjective knowledge and perceived benefits of information search are significantly and directly related to perceived risk. Information search behavior is only indirectly influenced by perceived risk through perceived benefits of information search. In addition to the empirical research, implications are set out for several stakeholders: manufacturers and sellers of prefabricated houses, and companies producing strategically important products. PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
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Digital piracy represents a significant threat, especially to music, film and software industry worldwide. In order to provide insights into consumer behavior related to digital piracy, this study ...aimed at developing and empirically testing the role of subjective knowledge and three types of expected consequences (i.e., perceived benefits, moral intensity, perceived risk) as antecedents of attitude toward digital piracy and intention to pirate digital content. In view of the existing literature, the purpose of this research was twofold: (a) to develop a conceptual model of consumer's attitude and intention to pirate, and (b) to empirically test the role of subjective knowledge, perceived benefits, moral intensity and perceived risk as antecedents of consumers' attitude toward pirating, as well as the role of subjective knowledge, perceived benefits, and attitude as antecedents of intention to pirate. The hypotheses were tested by collecting data via self-administered mail survey sent to an initial sample of 10,000 adult consumers in Slovenia, yielding a usable random sample of 843 consumers. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results of the study show that moral intensity and perceived risk do not play an important role in shaping one's attitude toward piracy, while subjective knowledge and perceived benefits exhibit a statistically significant impact upon both, attitude toward digital piracy and intention to pirate. In addition, consistent with previous studies, attitude is a significant predictor of behavioral intention. Taking into consideration the specifics of the selected context, it is hoped that this study contributes to a better understanding of the demand side of digital piracy.
For decades we have witnessed an increased emphasis on the importance of marketing relationships, mainly due to the increasing interdependence of companies. Within such a rapidly evolving world, ...companies can no longer develop major innovative products or services on their own. This study examines how the companies that operate in Slovenia manage relationships with their partners with respect to their purchasing goals and strategies. To explore this topic, we relied on the conceptual framework by Svahn and Westerlund (2009), and employed semi-structured interviews as the main research method. A key finding is that the majority of analyzed companies focus on efficiency in operation rather than effectiveness, although the topic was purchasing strategic products and materials, for which some authors recommend cooperative relationships. Our analysis of interviews highlights several reasons for this finding: (1) a small size of customer's business compared to large, internationally operating suppliers, (2) a large number of providers of equivalent products or materials on the market, (3) characteristics of end products - either non-differentiation or a high proportion of material in the final product. We can conclude that Slovenian companies don't pay enough attention at all to building relationships with their partners that would have an impact not only on the efficiency of business operations, but also on their effectiveness. PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
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This chapter captures the interrelatedness of sustainable production and consumption, which can be brought together in the concept of sustainable market exchange. The purpose of this chapter ...is to develop and present a framework of sustainable market exchange, including the key players, factors that influence sustainable behavior and issues that need to be addressed to achieve sustainable market exchange. The framework includes the ecological, economic, and social dimensions, while factors in the framework are classified into three groups: individual, relational, and societal. The sustainability spheres and stakeholders contribute to raising the importance of the phenomenon in the long run. The authors subsequently conduct an exploratory quantitative study to examine the features of the framework which is empirically examined from the perspective of one group of stakeholders that needs to be understood better, that is, consumers. Searching for answers to research questions on how consumers perceive their sustainable behavior, company sustainable behavior, how perceptions of production and consumption are related and what are the differences according to individual factors, the authors demonstrate different emphasis that consumers place on different sustainability dimensions and suggest recommendations for encouraging sustainable market exchange for management and public policy stakeholders.
Digital piracy is a global and widespread phenomenon, and the impact is felt particularly in the music, movie and software industries. This qualitative study provides an insight into the factors ...that determine consumers' downloading of pirated files from the Internet. The goals of this research are: (a) to investigate consumers' digital piracy in terms of motivators and deterrents, (b) to examine which constructs used in theories explaining piracy behavior occurr in focus group discussions, (c) to suggest implications for policy makers and industry. The results show that digital piracy is an acceptable form of behavior; it lacks significant ethical or moral objections. However, consumers resort to rationalization techniques to reduce the impact of negative emotions associated with norm violations. Our findings show that perceived benefits of pirated files are found to be one of the strongest motivators for downloading from the Internet. On the other hand, perceived risks and benefits of the original file discourage individuals from digital piracy. Participants in focus group discussions also mentioned the aspect of consequences for the society at large, both positive and negative, but those consequences do not seem to affect their behavior. In conclusion, the implications of different patterns of results identified are discussed. PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
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