Food contamination and food adulteration are widely known public health issues in Bangladesh. This research explores consumers' perceptions of food hazards and safe food purchasing strategies. The ...study uses data from a survey of 450 primary household food purchasers in an urban supermarket and two traditional bazaars in urban and regional areas. This study explored the differences between consumers in urban and regional areas. The urban supermarket consumers showed more significant concerns about food hazards and safe food purchasing strategies than consumers at the urban and regional bazaars. Urban consumers indicated a higher food safety perception, whereas regional consumers were concerned about food safety deterioration. This study finds that urban supermarket consumers considered biological food hazards more during food purchasing than the regional bazaar. Most of the consumers in this study were concerned about chemical food hazards such as formalin and pesticide residues, and these consumers considered food purchasing factors such as tastes and expiry dates more while purchasing food. On the other hand, consumers concerned about biological hazards emphasised food purchasing place and product origin. Urban and regional bazaar consumers considered prices more than urban supermarket consumers. The study also explores sociodemographic variations, such as women having more concern about chemical food hazards than men and people with less formal education levels showing less concern about food hazards. Therefore, dissemination of safe food knowledge, adequate infrastructure, monitoring, and policymaking are some immediate necessary steps to improve food safety situations and safe food accessibility in Bangladesh.
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Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is one of the newest and most widely-used forms of critical system investment in the research and development units of manufacturing industries. This paper ...presents an application of the AHP used to examine the weights attached to and priorities of experts' perceptions. Besides, in the design of the expert questionnaire this study has mainly referred to the relevant literature, the process involved as organizations purchase products, and decision-making patterns. One hundred and twenty-six valid expert questionnaires were collected from five manufacturing industries. The model defines five main factors and 15 indicators. Moreover, the “Effect after purchasing” is the most critical factor, and “Performance between new and old software” is the first priority for all indicators according to most experts. The outcomes of this study could provide insights for academia and help 3D CAD software companies better understand the important factors influencing the purchase of software for different industries and decision makers.
•Effect after purchasing was the key factor for five manufacturing industries when deciding to purchase 3D CAD software.•The performance between new and old software was the top-ranked and key indicator.•In addition to the Effect after purchasing factor, the Software license model and price factor are also important.•This study has empirically tested a new theoretical assessment framework for purchasing 3D CAD software.
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Food for thought Melović, Boban; Dabić, Marina; Rogić, Sunčica ...
British food journal (1966),
03/2020, Volume:
122, Issue:
4
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
Purpose
This paper seeks to identify the factors that influence the perceptions and attitudes of young people in Montenegro toward organic products.
Design/methodology/approach
The results of the ...research, obtained using the multivariate factor analysis, showed that the vast majority of young consumers identify organic food as healthy and natural and that its higher price is a significant barrier inhibiting their likelihood of purchasing it, along with inaccessibility and the limited options offered.
Findings
The data obtained provides valuable information for managers and decision-makers working in organic food production and sales in Montenegro – a country with the potential to develop in this field.
Research limitations/implications
The study was carried out in the CEE transition country of Montenegro, with 300 young consumers. Further research is needed to validate the results through longitudinal study.
Practical implications
The data obtained represents a meaningful contribution to the field of organic food production and sale in Montenegro (which is a country with a lot of potential in this area) and will assist managers and decision-makers in the field.
Social implication
Unlike most research that has previously examined issues concerning organic production – such as its standardization, financing, environmental impact, and even its promotion – this paper provides a better understanding of the behavior of young consumers toward organic products in Montenegro by outlining their perceptions and attitudes toward this product category.
Originality/value
This research represents the first academic study of customers' attitudes and perceptions in this area, alongside the main factors affecting the young consumer's choice to purchase organic food in Montenegro.
PurposeThe aim of this paper is to study attitudes and perception of Slovak consumers toward healthy food in terms of consumption, as well as to identify key factors during the purchasing ...process.Design/methodology/approachAn online questionnaire survey was conducted using snowball sampling method in Slovakia (n = 1,138 respondents) between March and May 2021. By applying categorical principal component analysis, five latent factors were identified. Moreover, non-parametric tests (Chi-square test for independence, Kruskal–Wallis H test) were carried out to study differences between age cohorts.FindingsResults showed that Slovak consumers mostly perceived as very healthy the following food categories: fruit, vegetables, honey, juices made of fruit and vegetables, fish meat or cereals, nuts and seeds. Moreover, research has identified five latent factors, which consumers mostly consider during purchase of healthy food as follows: price-marketing factor, information and composition factor, authenticity factor, quality factor and factor of motivation.Originality/valueResearch paper gives an important insight about consumer behavior and perception toward healthy food in Slovakia. Results provide valuable information for producers in terms of marketing and communication strategies. In addition, provided information can be used by policymakers for improving food policy to foster public health in the society.
Increasing global demand for durable goods prevents the decoupling of economic growth from natural resource use required to achieve sustainable consumption and production. Presently, most consumers ...in the United Kingdom (UK) exhibit a strong preference for purchasing new durable goods. Therefore, short-to-medium term strategies that seek to engender sustainable consumption of durable goods should focus on encouraging consumers to choose longer-lasting, reliable products. This paper outlines the importance consumers place on six purchasing factors (appearance, brand, guarantee length, longevity, price and reliability) across eighteen categories of durable goods. Data was collected from a UK national survey of consumer satisfaction with product lifetimes (n=2207). The research identified that most consumers consistently emphasise the importance of longevity and reliability when purchasing new products. If consumer preference for longer-lasting, reliable products can be translated into purchasing behaviour, progress can be made towards engendering sustainable consumption, enacting the circular economy and reducing national ecological footprints.
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청소년의 화장품 구매행동 요인에 관한 연구 심상희; Sang-hee Sim; 이근광 ...
한국미용학회지,
08/2021, Volume:
27, Issue:
4
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The purpose of this study is to examine the factors of cosmetics purchasing behavior of cosmetics for adolescents. This study was conducted through a survey of 278 people, and the IBM SPSS 26.0 was ...used for statistical processing. The results of this study are as follows. First, adolescents tend to collect information necessary for purchasing cosmetics through the Internet, and purchase cosmetics directly by visiting cosmetics stores. Second, adolescents usually purchase cosmetics once or twice a month, and prefer products in the range of 10,000 to 20,000 won. The most important thing to consider when purchasing cosmetics is skin condition. Third, regarding the purchase of cosmetics, adolescents have a greater influence on their peer group. And the female group is more affected by the appearance and skin factors than the male group. The higher the cost of spending a month in cosmetic products and their interest in peer groups they are, the greater the number of purchases of cosmetics Adolescents tend to increas. Fifth, the higher the price of the cosmetics and the appearance factor they are, The higher the cost of purchasing cosmetics per month adolescents tend to spend. The results of this study can be used as basic data to understand cosmetics purchasing behavior and planning cosmetic sales strategies for adolescents.
본 연구는 스포츠의류 구매결정요인에 따라 소비자들을 세분화 하고, 세분화 된 집단별 구매행동과 인구통계학적 차이를 분석하여 각 집단의 특성을 규명하는데 그 목적이 있다. 전국 거주 만 15세 이상의 남녀 2,000명을 대상으로 설문한 결과를 분석하였다. 먼저 스포츠의류 구매결정요인을 분석한 결과 3개의 요인이 추출되었다. 첫 번째 요인은 스포츠의류의 ...디자인과 색상, 기능과 관련된 요인으로 ``제품관련요인``으로 명명하였고 두 번째 요인은 유행이나, 광고, 브랜드에 관련된 요인으로 ``외형적 요인``으로 구분하였다. 세 번째 요인은 가격, 서비스, 매장의 위치를 포함하는 ``편익적 요인``으로 나타났다. 요인분석을 기초로 계층적 군집분석방법 중 하나인 Ward 방법과 비계층적 군집방법인 K-means 방법을 병행 실시하여 스포츠의류 소비자들을 적절한 군집으로 분류하였다. 그 결과 ``외적요인중심집단``, ``제품중심집단``, ``무관심집단``의 세 집단을 명명하였고 교차분석과 카이제곱(Chi-square) 검증을 통해 집단간의 구매행동과 인구통계학적인 차이를 비교하여 시장을 세분화하였다. 구매횟수면에서 외적요인중심집단이 다른 집단에 비해 5회 이상 구매한 경우가 가장 많았으며 스포츠의류 구매자를 보면 무관심 집단이 배우자나 부모 등 타인에 의해서 구매되는 경우가 타 집단에 비해 월등히 많은 것으로 나타났다. 구매 장소는 외적요인중심집단은 대리점/전문점, 백화점, 대형 쇼핑센터의 순으로 구매빈도가 높았으며 무관심 집단은 시장/일반상가에서의 구매가 상대적으로 높은 비중을 차지했다. 인구통계학적인 비교에서는 무관심 집단에 남자의 비중이 높다는 특징을 보이며 가구월수입과 월평균 용돈은 상대적으로 적은 것으로 나타났다.
The purpose of this study was to segment sports apparel customers by purchasing decision making factors and to define the segments obtained on the basis of the participants` characteristics including purchasing behavior and demographic profiles. A total of 2,000 subjects over age 15 years in Korea were selected by a proportionate quota and systematic sampling method. Finally, a total 1,955 usable data were used and multiple steps were taken to analyze the data: a) an exploratory factor analysis to explain 9 attitudinal items toward purchasing sports apparel; b) a cluster analysis to segment the participants; and c) a cross-tabulation analysis with Chi-square analysis to determine any significant segment descriptors among the purchasing behavior and demographic variables. a) Three sports apparel purchasing factors were identified: ``product related factor``, ``outfit factor``, and ``benefit factor``. b) A three-cluster solution was identified and referred to as: ``outfit factor concerned group``(n=754), ``product concerned group``(n=773), and ``indifferent group``(n=428). c) There were statistically significant differences in the five purchasing behavior variables and four demographic variables at the significant level of .05.
This study examines the issue of demand forecasting in fresh food management based on a methodology for knowledge integration and creation called the i-System. More specifically, we divide the domain ...of the study into “managerial knowledge,” “purchase behavior,” and “demand forecasting model/system,” and endeavor to integrate the findings of each area of the study. Finally, we propose a fresh food management system based on the findings.
In this study, consumer attitudes were analyzed in regard to agricultural products produced in areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident. The study area included the prefectures of Fukushima, ...Ibaraki, Chiba, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa, which were designated as areas eligible for compensation for losses due to reduced demand for agricultural products. In Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Chiba, the compensation covered all agricultural products; in Shizuoka and Kanagawa, only tea. Results showed that consumers' willingness to purchase for local products increased with distance from the nuclear accident site. Willingness to purchase for local products was especially high in Chiba, and even exceeded the level in Shizuoka and Kanagawa. This willingness can be explained by factors including a sense of security that products offered for public sale are most likely safe, a desire to support local producers, and inspections carried out by retailers. Low price was not a major factor. Among respondents who were unwilling to purchase products produced in Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Chiba, about 70 % cited concern over radiation contamination. This figure was 50 % in Kanagawa and Shizuoka, showing that these areas also experienced reduced demand for local products, even though compensation covered only tea. The responses indicate that inspection and radiation dosage measurements are effective means of minimizing damages due to reduced demand. In particular, respondents gave higher ratings to inspections carried out by government, suppliers, and retailers than to those carried out by agricultural producers, because consumers want assurance that products remain safe right up to the time of purchase. Safety campaigns, direct personal appeals by agricultural producers, and discount received very low ratings.
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