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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Older consumers."”.
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Home Repair Experiences of Older Consumers in Montgomery County, Virginia
… offers for home repair received at their door by older consumers and the decisions that were made regarding these offers. Deacon and Firebaugh's decision making process was used as the theoretical model for this study. Participants were asked questions about their experiences with door-to-door …
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An empirical examination of risk equalisation in a regulated community rated health insurance market
… community rating encourages higher take-up among older consumers than risk rating. Analysis of Irish hospital discharge figures suggests that this yields significant savings for the Irish public healthcare system. This thesis has implications for government policy towards private health insurance …
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Development, assessment and optimisation of meat systems for the aging consumer through processing and packaging modification
… for establishing meal solutions for the elderly consumers based around meat products. Of all product attributes, texture was found to be a major determinant in establishing preferences in various age cohorts. It was found that softer foods which were easier to chew and swallow were favoured by …
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Older People's Attitudes toward Residential Technology: The Role of Technology in Aging in Place
… interest is that the use of technology can help older people who experience deteriorating health to live independently. Another reason stems from an increase in the elderly population. The purpose of this study was to investigate older people's attitudes toward adopting technology as it relates …
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Brand Communities and Well-being: Learning to Age in a Red Hat
The older female segment plays a critical role in society's fabric, as women past retirement volunteer a significant amount in their communities and provide essential caregiving to family members and friends. Moreover, older females outnumber older males and with the baby boomer population aging …
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Asmeninių savybių, dėkingumo ir pasitenkinimo įtaka vartotojų ketinimui skleisti teigiamus atsiliepimus socialinėse medijose /
… characteristics, gratitude and satisfaction on consumers’ intention to spread positive feedback on social media. In this dissertation, three factors were evaluated as stimulants: empathy, benevolence, reciprocity. Gender, age, religiosity and a sense of gratitude were examined as personal …
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Three essays on nutrition and health: sugar-sweetened beverages, postpartum military wellness, and online grocery shopping
… shopping adoption and usage patterns among consumers in the United States. We employ a multivariate probit model to examine three interrelated dimensions of online grocery shopping: (1) the decision to shop for groceries online, (2) the primary reason for shopping online, and (3) the …
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Alternative Information Processing Formats for Overcoming Information Processing Deficits in Senior Adults
The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of alternative advertising presentation formats, and the quantity of information presented in advertisements in overcoming possible information-processing deficits in senior adults that could affect their recall of ad attributes and brand …