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Theses and Dissertations (Consumer Science): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)It has been suggested in past research that Materialism, where considerable importance is placed on the value and consumption of material goods, as well as Voluntary Simplicity, that refers to a desire to live simply and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study investigated South African wine consumers’ knowledge of wine (objective- and subjective knowledge) and their consumer self-confidence (CSC) when selecting wine in different sales contexts (off-premise and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)In a South African context, a range of consumer studies have been conducted over the past few years to understand the influence of food labels on South African consumers' purchasing behaviour, the specific factors influencing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The local food environment of black urban adults residing in Mamelodi West is explored and described. The study focused on the extent of the contribution of the food access dimensions (availability, accessibility, ...
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Differences in consumers' decision-making styles across product categories with varying complexity (University of Pretoria, 2018)Researchers in consumer behaviour agree that consumers’ purchasing behaviour is influenced by a variety of factors, including – but not limited to – personal or individual characteristics such as personality, attitudes, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Preventing climate change and further environmental deterioration is high on the agenda in many African countries, including South Africa. The impact of human behaviour is resulting in excessive waste especially in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The study investigated South African Millennials’ propensity to consume in a Voluntary Simplistic manner taking into consideration selected dimensions of Voluntary simplicity as defined in literature namely; material ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)With this study the researcher investigated the sustainable luxury value perceptions, supply chain information needs, and purchasing intent of American and Chinese tourists for South African manufactured luxury exotic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Globally, it is estimated that one-third of the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, which amounts to a concerning 1.3 billion tons per year (FAO, 2011). More concerning is the fact that much of the wastage ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Purpose – The purpose of this research study was two-fold; firstly, to investigate consumers’ overall perceptions of a specific South African premium private label food retailer’s (PPLFR) innovativeness within the selected ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The study investigated Eastern and Western tourists’ luxury value perceptions regarding exotic leather products, the e-luxe value perceptions that drive their preference for specific attributes of an exotic leather product’s ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This study explored South African female consumers’ value perceptions as well as their needs for traceable information on exotic crocodile leather accessories. The Wiedmann, Hennigs and Siebels' Luxury Value Perception ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This empirical study investigated how interpersonal influences (normative receptiveness and informative influences) and impersonal influences differ across different population groups in terms of status consumption of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Although substantial literature could be found on consumers’ attitudes towards consumerism and on consumers’ dissatisfaction with consumer products in first- and third-world countries (Lysonski et al., 2012; Orel & Zeren, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Kenya’s economic landscape, including the labour market is characterised by a large and growing Informal Sector (IS), which employs 80% of the labour force. Dressmaking, custom-tailoring and garment manufacturing Micro- ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The study investigated the role of knowledge (objective knowledge and subjective knowledge) and the importance of country-of-origin in female consumers’ purchasing intent of exotic crocodile leather accessories. The study ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The apparel and textile industry plays an enormous role in the depletion of natural resources, pollution and other environmental problems. Pro-environmental efforts should thus be encouraged in all stages of the apparel ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Means-end Chain theory posits that consumers choose certain products or services based on their attributes in an attempt to produce certain outcomes (Gutman, 1997). This results in consumers thinking about products and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The study investigated South African female consumers' purchase intent for luxury exotic leather accessories, with specific reference to exotic crocodile leather, as well as their perceived values of luxury exotic leather ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Concern regarding the decline in the knowledge and use of indigenous green vegetables exists in many southern African regions including Swaziland. Reasons for this are, amongst others, attributed to a lack of inter-generational ...
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