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How Does National Culture Impact on Consumers' Decision-making Styles? A Cross Cultural Study in Brazil, the United States and Japan

This empirical article investigates the relationship between national culture and consumer decision-making styles in the purchase of cell phones, a product category that appears to be required by consumers independent of their nationalities. To make the research measurable, we used Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions (power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, and masculinity) and Sproles and Kendall’s Consumer Style Inventory framework (quality conscious, brand conscious, innovative, recreation, price conscious, impulsive, confused and brand loyal), and tested nine hypotheses through MANOVA in a sample of 108 buyers of the product in Brazil, 104 in the USA, and 107 in Japan, countries ranked in the top ten of the world’s largest cell phone market. Factor Analysis via Principal Component Analysis was conducted to examine the suitability of the eight-factor model in observations from each country. The three nationalities and the eight decision-making styles were treated as independent and dependent variables, respectively. Findings showed mixed evidence for the application of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to decision-making styles. Managerial implications and suggestions for future research are presented to help understand the relationship between national culture and consumer decision-making styles.

Antecedentes da satisfação no setor imobiliário

This paper examines the trust that clients have, both in the salesman and in the company, and the product’s perceived quality and value as being the antecedents of satisfaction with high value purchases, such as the purchase of a residential property when only the plans exist. A theoretical proposition was developed and tested, using data from the Brazilian real estate market and structural equation modeling. The results indicate that satisfaction with the real estate broker has an infl uence on the trust placed in her/him, but that previous experiences and thecharacteristics of brokers in general have no impact on this variable. It was also detected that the product’s perceived value and trust in the broker and the homebuilder have an infl uence on the satisfaction with the purchase, but not on the perceived value of the product. The implications of the results for research and marketing management, more specifi cally in the fi eld of real estate marketing, are discussed.

Varejo: desafios e oportunidades em mercados emergentes

Presentation of the forum of articles from the Latin American Retail Conference (CLAV-2012) with thoughts on the evolution and perspectives for research in the area.

Modelagem de probabilidade de churn

Customer may abandon the organization, despite high investments made by the organization in their prospection and retention, which demands diagnose and understanding. The objectives of this article are threefold: i) to model the probability of churn, which refers to the rate of customers who leave a relationship with an organization during a given period; ii) to validate the model; and iii) to describe possible variables that explain the abandon of customers. We used historical data from a large retail chain´s dataset, and applied logistic regression in a sample of 70.000 users of a private label credit card to calibrate the model. Sixteen variables (14 individual characteristics and two behavior variables) were used. The model was validated in a different sample of 30.000 customers from the same dataset, through Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, confirming the good prevision power of the model. Managerial implications and suggestion for future research are discussed based on customer relationship management field of research.

Vínculos de negócios entre grandes empresas compradoras e pequenos fornecedores locais: implicações para políticas públicas e desenvolvimento*

This article analyzes the conditions under which public policies promoting business linkages (BL) between large and small/medium enterprises act, assuming that the state has a fundamental role stimulating them, and those linkages generate regional development and reduce social inequalities. The empirical research, qualitative in nature, was designed to analyze actions and programs promoting BL developed in Brazil, as well as the institutions involved in it. It also verifies the benefits of those actions and identifies opportunities for public sector intervention. The results show that public policies can be created so as to complement those related to promoting development directed toward education, competence building and technology transfer, and, more generally, to those promoting favorable environment for business and foreign direct investment attraction. The paper also suggests future research, including governance systems involving the relationship between companies and their connection with the public sector.

Efeito dos fatores de merchandising nas vendas do varejo

The studies of Mehrabian and Russell (1974), (researchers in the field of environmental psychology), have been instrumental in spreading the idea that the environmental features at the point of sale cause emotional reactions that lead to behavior that is hard to explain from a cognitive standpoint. For this reason, merchandising implementation plays a key role, since its aim is to provide an appropriate store atmosphere and display products in a way that encourages buying activity. This paper investigates the effects of merchandising factors on retail sales.The study was carried out in two types of stores: experimental – where merchandising factors were employed, and control - where the design features of merchandising remained unchanged.The analysis of the results confirmed the income effect. . The increase in revenue can be an indicator that merchandising factors have an influence on the consumer´s store choice criteria and his/her behavior within a determined sales environment.The studies of Mehrabian and Russell (1974), (researchers in the field of environmental psychology), have been instrumental in spreading the idea that the environmental features at the point of sale cause emotional reactions that lead to behavior that is hard to explain from a cognitive standpoint. For this reason, merchandising implementation plays a key role, since its aim is to provide an appropriate store atmosphere and display products in a way that encourages buying activity. This paper investigates the effects of merchandising factors on retail sales. The study was carried out in two types of stores: experimental - where merchandising factors were employed, and control - where the design features of merchandising remained unchanged. The analysis of the results confirmed the income effect. The increase in revenue can be an indicator that merchandising factors have an influence on the consumer´s store choice criteria and his/her behavior within a determined sales environment.

Effect of factors related to merchandising on retail sales

The studies of Mehrabian and Russell (1974), (researchers in the field of environmental psychology), have been instrumental in spreading the idea that the environmental features at the point of sale cause emotional reactions that lead to behavior that is hard to explain from a cognitive standpoint. For this reason, merchandising implementation plays a key role, since its aim is to provide an appropriate store atmosphere and display products in a way that encourages buying activity. This paper investigates the effects of merchandising factors on retail sales.The study was carried out in two types of stores: experimental – where merchandising factors were employed, and control - where the design features of merchandising remained unchanged.The analysis of the results confirmed the income effect. . The increase in revenue can be an indicator that merchandising factors have an influence on the consumer´s store choice criteria and his/her behavior within a determined sales environment.The studies of Mehrabian and Russell (1974), (researchers in the field of environmental psychology), have been instrumental in spreading the idea that the environmental features at the point of sale cause emotional reactions that lead to behavior that is hard to explain from a cognitive standpoint. For this reason, merchandising implementation plays a key role, since its aim is to provide an appropriate store atmosphere and display products in a way that encourages buying activity. This paper investigates the effects of merchandising factors on retail sales. The study was carried out in two types of stores: experimental - where merchandising factors were employed, and control - where the design features of merchandising remained unchanged. The analysis of the results confirmed the income effect. The increase in revenue can be an indicator that merchandising factors have an influence on the consumer´s store choice criteria and his/her behavior within a determined sales environment.

Efecto de los factores de merchandising en las ventas del mercado minorista

The studies of Mehrabian and Russell (1974), (researchers in the field of environmental psychology), have been instrumental in spreading the idea that the environmental features at the point of sale cause emotional reactions that lead to behavior that is hard to explain from a cognitive standpoint. For this reason, merchandising implementation plays a key role, since its aim is to provide an appropriate store atmosphere and display products in a way that encourages buying activity. This paper investigates the effects of merchandising factors on retail sales.The study was carried out in two types of stores: experimental – where merchandising factors were employed, and control - where the design features of merchandising remained unchanged.The analysis of the results confirmed the income effect. . The increase in revenue can be an indicator that merchandising factors have an influence on the consumer´s store choice criteria and his/her behavior within a determined sales environment.The studies of Mehrabian and Russell (1974), (researchers in the field of environmental psychology), have been instrumental in spreading the idea that the environmental features at the point of sale cause emotional reactions that lead to behavior that is hard to explain from a cognitive standpoint. For this reason, merchandising implementation plays a key role, since its aim is to provide an appropriate store atmosphere and display products in a way that encourages buying activity. This paper investigates the effects of merchandising factors on retail sales. The study was carried out in two types of stores: experimental - where merchandising factors were employed, and control - where the design features of merchandising remained unchanged. The analysis of the results confirmed the income effect. The increase in revenue can be an indicator that merchandising factors have an influence on the consumer´s store choice criteria and his/her behavior within a determined sales environment.

Churn probability model

Customer may abandon the organization, despite high investments made by the organization in their prospection and retention, which demands diagnose and understanding. The objectives of this article are threefold: i) to model the probability of churn, which refers to the rate of customers who leave a relationship with an organization during a given period; ii) to validate the model; and iii) to describe possible variables that explain the abandon of customers. We used historical data from a large retail chain´s dataset, and applied logistic regression in a sample of 70.000 users of a private label credit card to calibrate the model. Sixteen variables (14 individual characteristics and two behavior variables) were used. The model was validated in a different sample of 30.000 customers from the same dataset, through Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, confirming the good prevision power of the model. Managerial implications and suggestion for future research are discussed based on customer relationship management field of research.

Modelado de probabilidad de churn

Customer may abandon the organization, despite high investments made by the organization in their prospection and retention, which demands diagnose and understanding. The objectives of this article are threefold: i) to model the probability of churn, which refers to the rate of customers who leave a relationship with an organization during a given period; ii) to validate the model; and iii) to describe possible variables that explain the abandon of customers. We used historical data from a large retail chain´s dataset, and applied logistic regression in a sample of 70.000 users of a private label credit card to calibrate the model. Sixteen variables (14 individual characteristics and two behavior variables) were used. The model was validated in a different sample of 30.000 customers from the same dataset, through Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, confirming the good prevision power of the model. Managerial implications and suggestion for future research are discussed based on customer relationship management field of research.