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Postsecondary student consumerism : a national Delphi forecast of developments and articulation of policy options

Creator:: Franks, Robert Grover
Abstract:: The purpose of this research, expressed in two coequal parts, was: to establish a forecast of developments and an articulation of policy options vis-a-vis postsecondary student consumerism; and to determine if interest groups of experts differed significantly in their evaluations of the aforementioned developments and policy options. The Delphi technique...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: this research, expressed in two coequal parts, was: to establish a forecast of developments and an

Faculty-Led Study Abroad as Social Justice Praxis: A Phenomenological Case Study

Creator:: Barbour, Nancy Staton
Abstract:: Faculty-led short-term programs are the most popular type of study abroad experience for undergraduate students in the United States. The rise of the FLST model has created new challenges for institutions and faculty. This study undertakes a critical analysis of the practice of faculty-led short-term (FLST) study abroad at U.S....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: delivery model of study abroad for US students is a key rationale for the importance of further research

Consumer clothing inventory management

Creator:: Cluver, Brigitte Gaal
Abstract:: The primary objective of the present research, which investigated consumer behavior regarding the storage of clothing items no longer worn, was to develop a model that describes and explains the process of consumer clothing inventory management. Data were collected via in-depth interviews of twenty-two adult female and male informants. Guided...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: understanding of consumer behavior regarding the storage of inactive clothing items. 5 Research

The impact of unsolicited behavioral tracking practices on consumers' shopping evaluations and attitudes toward trusted online retailers

Creator:: Jai, Tun-Min
Abstract:: The purpose of the present study is to examine consumers' privacy concerns in the online shopping context. Drawing from Social Contract Theory, the present study proposed a structure equation model to examine how consumers' evaluations of online shopping experiences (perceived benefit, risk and fairness) and attitudes (trust, moods, and repurchase...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: issues moved to the front position of consumer affairs and public policy research. According to the

An analysis of differences in the marginal propensity to consume of farm, rural nonfarm, and urban families in the United States

Creator:: Liao, Sheng-hui
Abstract:: The study was conducted to obtain information concerning the factors affecting the differences in the marginal propensities to consume of farm and nonfarm families observed by Friedman and Lee and Phillips. As a first step a theoretical framework was developed which indicated the factors affecting the marginal propensity to consume....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U. S. Department of Agriculture--Survey of Consumer

Parental influence on adolescents' consumer activities in Malaysia

Creator:: Masud, Jariah
Abstract:: An investigation was conducted on parental influence on adolescent's consumer activities in Malaysia. A total of 4287 Form Four students from 32 randomly selected schools, with 80 percent of their parents, participated in this study. A majority of the adolescents were staying with parents in rural areas. The adolescents received...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Organization of Consumer Union has expanded its activities (Karapatkin, 1983). The lack of research on

The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

Creator:: Berrens, Robert Patrick, 1962-
Abstract:: Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based contingent valuation (CV) method remains one of the most controversial topics in environmental economics. As the procedure matures and more applied studies are completed, there is increasing pressure to make the results policy relevant. This research is composed of three distinct yet...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Richard M. Adams Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based

Boundaries of research : civilian leadership, military funding, and the international network surrounding the development of numerical weather prediction in the United States

Creator:: Harper, Kristine C.
Abstract:: American meteorology was synonymous with subjective weather forecasting in the early twentieth century. Controlled by the Weather Bureau and with no academic programs of its own, the few hundred extant meteorologists had no standing in the scientific community. Until the American Meteorological Society was founded in 1919, meteorologists had no...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Weather Bureau Chief Francis W. Reichelderfer encouraged von Neumann, with Office of Naval Research

The mediating role of hedonic shopping value in apparel shopping satisfaction

Creator:: Chang, Eunyoung
Abstract:: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the moderating role of hedonic shopping value in shopping experience satisfaction in the context of clothing shopping. Hedonic shopping value is an emotional and hedonic appreciation of shopping. According to the existing literature, consumers' hedonic shopping value is associated with several...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1988). In most of the cases, the concept of value used in consumer research is related to an

An analysis of consumer response to environmentally certified, ecolabeled forest products

Creator:: Anderson, Roy Carl
Abstract:: Historically, researchers have used surveys, focus groups, and anecdotal evidence to evaluate consumer response to environmentally certified, ecolabeled forest products. These methods generally measure consumer attitudes toward certified forest products. Since the strength of the correlation between attitudes and behavior has long been questioned, consumer response to certified forest products...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: is not fully understood. Therefore, a major goal of this research was to better understand consumer

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Postsecondary student consumerism : a national Delphi forecast of developments and articulation of policy options

Faculty-Led Study Abroad as Social Justice Praxis: A Phenomenological Case Study

Consumer clothing inventory management

The impact of unsolicited behavioral tracking practices on consumers' shopping evaluations and attitudes toward trusted online retailers

An analysis of differences in the marginal propensity to consume of farm, rural nonfarm, and urban families in the United States

Parental influence on adolescents' consumer activities in Malaysia

The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

Boundaries of research : civilian leadership, military funding, and the international network surrounding the development of numerical weather prediction in the United States

The mediating role of hedonic shopping value in apparel shopping satisfaction

An analysis of consumer response to environmentally certified, ecolabeled forest products

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