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Agrotourism is the practice of visiting farms or other agricultural settings for recreation and/or education. It is widely understood that agrotourism is a positive benefactor for local farms and the economy, but little has been studied about the impact of agrotour participation on consumer behaviour. The aim of this preliminary analysis was to explore the impact of agrotour participation on attitudes, perceived behavioural control, personal norms, and intentions towards purchasing local foods. Participants who registered for an agrotour at Traktour (Montréal, QC) between March and July 2023 were invited to complete an online survey the week before, and two weeks following the tour. Paired t-tests compared results from the surveys before and after the agrotour. Pearson's correlation coefficient was utilized to explore associations. This study was approved by the McGill University REB #23-03-029. Of 61 participants emailed, 48 (79%) responded to the pre- and 34 (56%) to the postagrotour survey. Participants had a mean age of 47 years (SD 17), with 28 (58%) having a bachelor's degree education or higher and 36 (75%) reporting an annual household income of $50,000 or greater. There were no statistically significant changes in attitudes, perceived behavioural control, personal norms, or intentions regarding purchasing local foods. Perceived behavioural control and personal norms were positively correlated with intentions to purchase local foods, but attitudes were not. Thirty participants (88%) reported the agrotour made them more conscious about where their food comes from and in the two weeks following the tour, 25 (74%) participants reported purchasing local foods. This is the first study to explore consumer demographics and the impact of an agrotour in Québec on consumer attitudes towards purchasing local foods. Future efforts should utilize objective measures of local food purchasing and aim to target perceived behavioural control and personal norms to increase local food purchasing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Il est désormais admis que l’achat n’est pas seulement une nécessité dans la vie moderne, mais aussi un loisir et une forme de divertissement. Nonobstant, cela peut parfois induire à un excès d’achat et générer des conséquences néfastes voire destructrices pour certains consommateurs ; ce que l’on appelle le comportement d’achat compulsif, ou plus simplement l’addiction à l’achat. Ces conséquences demeurent parfois encore mal connues. À cet effet, la question liée à la compréhension des facteurs déterminant le comportement d’achat compulsif des consommateurs nécessite une attention prodigieuse des chercheurs. Dans la littérature, il a été démontré que les campagnes marketing sont en mesure de jouer un rôle catalyseur dans la stimulation et l’accentuation de l’achat compulsif. Celles-ci constituent un danger pour les consommateurs en affectant négativement leur santé mentale et leur situation financière. Ainsi, notre travail de recherche a pour but de passer en revue la littérature portant sur le concept du comportement d’achat compulsifs, en braquant notamment le focus sur les antécédents de ce comportement problématique. Ensuite, nous avons essayé de synthétiser les multiples causes et précurseurs du comportement d'achat compulsif. Les résultats de notre étude documentaire remettent en question l’éthique des campagnes marketing du fait qu’elles contribuent à la génération du comportement d'achat compulsif. Notre étude débouche également sur des limites et perspectives de recherche. Nowadays, it stands to reason that buying is not only a necessity in modern life, but also a form of leisure and entertainment. However, this can sometimes lead to excessive buying and generate harmful or even destructive consequences for some consumers; this is known as compulsive buying behaviour, or more simply as buying addiction. These consequences are sometimes still poorly understood. In this regard, the question of understanding the factors determining compulsive buying behaviour of consumers requires a considerable amount of research attention. In the literature, it has been shown that marketing campaigns are able to play a catalytic role in stimulating and accentuating compulsive buying. They pose a danger to consumers by negatively affecting their mental health and financial situation. Thus, our research aims to review the literature on the concept of compulsive buying behaviour, focusing in particular on the antecedents of this problematic behaviour. Secondly, we tried to synthesise the multiple causes and precursors of compulsive buying behaviour. The results of our literature review question the ethics of marketing campaigns in that they contribute to the generation of compulsive buying behaviour. Our study also leads to limitations and research perspectives.

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Electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM) is the exchange of experiences and information between consumers to help each other make purchasing decisions. Therefore, if consumers are satisfied with their experience, they are likely to pass on positive e-Wom. Similarly, businesses place great importance on consumer feedback, as negative consumer feedback can generate a negative WOM. Studies have shown that social media attributes, such as social presence and interactivity, affect the level of consumer e-business behaviour. There are credible reasons to believe that trust is a major challenge for organisations wishing to use e-commerce to achieve their objectives. This paper focuses on a review of the literature on the influence of electronic word-of-mouth on consumer behaviour. We present our analysis in different aspects. First, we develop models of purchase behaviour including the theory of planned behaviour and models of consumer decision making, and second, the information processing of e-word including the characteristics and motivations of the recipient of the e-word message, the information processing models, and the evaluation and filtering process of e-word messages. Finally, we discuss the behaviour that follows the reading of electronic word-of-mouth messages. Le Bouche-à-oreille électronique (e-BAO) est l'échange d'expériences et d'informations entre consommateurs pour s'aider mutuellement à prendre des décisions d'achat. Par conséquent, si les consommateurs sont satisfaits de leur expérience, ils sont susceptibles de transmettre un e-BAO positif. De même, les entreprises accordent une grande importance aux commentaires des consommateurs, car les commentaires négatifs de ces derniers peuvent générer un e-BAO négatif. Des études ont montré que les attributs des médias sociaux, tels que la présence sociale et l'interactivité, affectent le niveau de comportement du consommateur lié au e-commerce. Il existe une justification crédible pour estimer que la confiance représente un défi majeur pour les organisations qui souhaitent utiliser l'e-commerce pour atteindre leurs objectifs. Le présent article s’intéresse à l’analyse d’une revue de littérature concernant l'influence du bouche-à-oreille électronique sur le comportement du consommateur. Nous présentons notre analyse selon différents aspects. En premier lieu, nous développons les modèles de comportement d'achat incluant la théorie du comportement planifié et les modèles de prise de décision des consommateurs, et en deuxième lieu, le traitement électronique de l'information de bouche à oreille incluant les caractéristiques et motivations du destinataire du message électronique de bouche à oreille, les modèles de traitement de l'information et le processus d'évaluation et de filtrage des messages électroniques de bouche à oreille. Enfin, nous traitons le comportement suite a la lecture des messages électroniques de bouche-à-oreille.

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L’étude a caractérisé les différents segments de la filière porcine des villes de Pala et Moundou en zone des savanes au Tchad. Des enquêtes transversales et rétrospectives, associées à des observations directes, ont été menées auprès de producteurs, de transformateurs et de consommateurs répartis dans ces deux villes. Au total, 1318 porcs ont été dénombrés dont 354 femelles en âge de reproduction. Le nombre de mises bas moyen par an a été de 1,8 et la taille de la portée de 7,2 porcelets. La productivité numérique annuelle par femelle a été de 11 porcelets. Pour l’ensemble des carcasses transformées annuellement, plus de la moitié était traitée à Moundou, la seconde ville du Tchad. A Pala, les consommateurs ont préféré la viande grillée. A Moundou, les préférences ont été partagées entre la viande en friture, et la viande au four ou grillée. Les résultats ont aussi montré que l’élevage de porcs visait l’amélioration des revenus de la famille grâce à la vente d’animaux, et la production d’animaux autoconsommés. Par la diversité des produits transformés, les activités de transformation et de préparation alimentaire, les acteurs de la filière ont mis à la disposition des consommateurs des aliments carnés à un coût relativement modéré. Les innovations majeures observées dans la filière étaient une porcherie améliorée, un abattoir privé, une société d’élevage et de commercialisation des viandes, et une boucherie-charcuterie pour la transformation et la distribution. La production, la transformation et la commercialisation de la viande porcine ont généré des emplois et amélioré le revenu des différents acteurs de la filière.

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Les consommateurs prennent quotidiennement et continuellement des décisions dans différents domaines en suivant de multiples processus et en recourant à un grand nombre de stratégies. En effet, nous sommes tous des décideurs : qu’il s’agisse du domaine personnel ou professionnel, de la vie politique, économique ou sociale ; nous avons tous été conduit à faire des choix, c’est-à-dire prendre conscience de la nécessité de décider, formuler des problèmes, envisager plusieurs options, renoncer à certaines, puis à faire face aux conséquences de nos choix.Cette recherche teste l’hypothèse suivante: L’influence de la femme pour la décision finale ou le choix final dépend de l’intérêt porté au produit.Pour se faire nous avons fixé notre taille d’échantillon autour de 300 femmes qui représentent 300 familles nucléaires.

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La foule en magasin était toujours associée à de fortes ventes et aux meilleurs profits. Il a été intéressant d'explorer les éventuels effets de la foule en contexte de grandes et moyennes surfaces et qui ont étaient généralement négligés dans les cultures au dessous du bassin Méditerranéen.Cette étude fournit un modèle conceptuel qui donne une aperçue sur les niveaux élevés de foule et les aspects les plus importants des magasins tels que "le niveau du prix perçu", "l'image de qualité du magasin" et les "intentions de fréquentation"; tous cela dans une société avec des caractéristiques culturelles et sociales différentes des sociétés occidentales où la notion de foule en commerce à été largement étudiée récemment.Les résultats ont montré que la perception du consommateur Marocain envers le prix et le niveau de qualité dans une enseigne de grande distribution n'est pas significativement influencée par la foule; alors que l'image de qualité du magasin est très affectéepar les niveaux des prix affichés dans ce magasin. La capacité de tolérer la foule n'avait pas un effet ni direct sur la perception de la foule ni indirect sur la décision du consommateur d'accéder ou de retourner à un magasin avec des niveaux élevés de foule.En général, cette étude a permit de mieux cerner le vrais poids du phénomène de foule en contexte commerciale chez les marocain, notamment face au facteur "prix", en donnant aux managers des enseignes de grande distribution des pistes pour une meilleure gestion de ce phénomène.

Le comportement du consommateur pauvre est un sujet peu abordé en marketing, pourtant les consommateurs pauvres représententun segment du marché et une partie intégrante de la société de consommation. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier le processus de recherche d’information chez le consommateur pauvre au Maroc,plus précisément l’intensité de la recherche et l’accès à l’information. Sur la base d’une approche qualitative, nous mettons en exergue les spécificités du processus de recherche d’information des pauvres dans le contexte d’un pays émergent. Les résultats issus de cette étude exploratoire peuvent servir aux entreprises pour adapter leurs stratégies de communication aux spécificités de ce segment de marché

L’environnement connait ces dernières années des mutations d’ordre économique, socialeet culturellequi impactent le comportement du consommateur. En effet, de nouvelles tendances et habitudes de consommation émergent et on parle d’uncomportement postmoderne du client d’aujourd’hui qui est à la fois cognitif et affectif.Notre objectif à travers ce papier est de connaitre l’impact de la personnalité de la marque d’eau minérale sur le choix de cette dernière. Cet article retracela procédure de création et de validation de l’échelle de mesure de personnalité de la marque en question.Nous étudierons toutd’abord le rôle de cette variable dans l’étude et la compréhension du comportement du consommateur et de sa fidélité envers la marque. Nous cernons ce construit à travers une recherche qualitative menée par le biais d’entretiensindividuels semi directifs. Les résultats de la phase exploratoire seront validés à travers une étude quantitative moyennant un questionnaire administré auprès de 300 individus consommant régulièrement ’eau minérale. Les caractéristiques psychométriques de l’échelle purifiée seront ensuite discutées afin de dégager ses implications sur le choix d’une marque

Cet article propose une synthèse des recherches sur le temps des consommateurs. Mobilisant une étude systématique des travaux depuis 25 ans, il offre une grille de lecture originale en regroupant le temps des consommateurs en deux catégories. Dans la première, les travaux sur le « temps ressource » soulignent que celui-ci est apprécié différemment selon des antécédents situationnels et individuels. Dans la seconde, les recherches sur le « temps-trait de personnalité » présentent celui-ci dans une perspective globale (où le temps est apprécié comme un tout), comparative (comparant plusieurs zones temporelles) ou encore sélective (positionnée dans une zone temporelle précise), approche elle-même caractérisée selon l’ancrage plus ou moins profond de la variable temporelle dans la personnalité de l’individu. Si le temps des consommateurs s’éclaire à lumière de ces catégorisations, on ne peut que constater l’impossibilité d’avoir un ancrage théorique unifié. Cette recherche plaide pour un décloisonnement des différentes approches et méthodologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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L’équité est généralement considérée comme un levier clé du comportement humain. Les recherches en comportement organisationnel explorent l’équité en tant que levier des attitudes des employés. Les recherches en marketing soulignent le fait que la perception d’équité est un déterminent clé d’intention d’achat ainsi que de comportement d’achat. Cependant, à notre connaissance, aucun auteur n’a explicitement tenté d’articuler ces deux phénomènes. En nous basant sur un raisonnement déductif et des méthodes de délinéation, nous proposons que, à travers la diffusion d’expériences clients, de perceptions de valeur, d’attitudes, et de comportements, une symbiose de comportement organisationnel et de recherches en marketing agit de manière fondamentale sur la performance organisationnelle. Notre cadre conceptuel détermine l’influence des perceptions d’équité sur les attitudes des employés et sur la productivité des services par l’intermédiaire du développement de proposition. A son tour, cela génère une augmentation de la satisfaction client, de comportements d’achat et de rachat par le consommateur, et – enfin – de rentabilité. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Les investigations menées dans cette recherche exploratoire visent à comprendre le comportement du consommateur des produits bio et «beldi» dans le contexte marocain. L’objectif, plus précisément, est d’identifier les différents systèmes de valeurs de consommation afin de mieux comprendre ce phénomène et de mesurer le lien entre ces valeurs et les pratiques de consommation de ces produits. La revue de littérature sur ce sujet, nous a permis de proposer une typologie des valeurs de consommation de cette catégorie de produits. A travers une enquête qualitative par des entretiens semi-directifs, nous avons testé cette typologie. Les résultats sont présentés et commentés dans cette communication.

This research study identifies those factors which influence the consumption of care products in the Latinamerican male segment. That's why, an instrument based on the behavorial theory was applied to 600 men living in two countries of this región and having different levels of development regarding the above mentioned category, Mexico "highly developed" and Peru "moderately developed". The data obtained were analyzed using a model of structural equations. The results show that a subjective norm will stop men's consumption of these kinds of products. Similarly, the impact of this subjective norm will be lower in young men, allowing them to have a great aperture in the consumption of these care products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cette recherche s’intéresse à l’étude de l’effet des odeurs ambiantes sur les réponses cognitives, affectives et conatives des consommateurs.Une expérimentation menée dans un contexte commercial réel: un magasin de prêt à porter «Blue Island» à Slim Centre, à Sousse, auprès de 400 clients, montre que la diffusion d’une odeur ambiante agréable influence positivement l’évaluation de l’environnement global du magasin, les produits,et la qualité des services offerts; le niveau de plaisir ressenti; le niveau de stimulation; l’intention de revisiter le magasin et les dépenses réalisées par les clients.Toutefois, la senteur ambiante n’a aucun effet sur le temps réel passé au sein du magasin.Elle souligne par ailleurs,la nécessaire prise en compte du type de consommateur (Hédoniste vs Utilitariste) comme variable modératrice.

Out-of-home milk consumption has been increasing for the past ten years in N’Djamena, capital of Chad, through small shops called milk bars. In order to understand the reasons for this new dynamic, 180 consumers chosen at random in 36 of these places were interviewed by means of a transversal survey conducted in March-April 2007. The surveyed consumers were on average 31 years old, unmarried for the majority (54%), originated from the Sahara-Sahelian region (84%) and worked in the informal sector (half of them). More than one third (37%) bought milk “to take away” and the rest consumed it in the bars, mostly in the evening (79%). The dairy products consisted in sweetened fresh milk (halib) and cultured whole milk (rayeb) often consumed with bread. Average consumed quantities per client were 11.5 L/month for fresh milk and 19.5 L/month for rayeb. Quantities varied according to the season and the origin of the client. A consumption peak occurred during the hot dry season when production was at its lowest level. However, the price of these two products was stable at 1000 FCFA/L throughout the year, because of the existence of supply contracts with the milk bars. The farm origin of fresh or fermented whole milk greatly influenced the consumers’ choice. Suggestions are made to improve milk supply during the hot season so as to meet the increasing demand.

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Le comportement nutritionnel des populations est une priorité pour les pouvoirs publics. En effet, les maladies associées sont la première cause de mortalité dans le monde. Dans un souci de santé publique, il est essentiel de mieux comprendre la Perception du Risque Nutritionnel par le consommateur (PRN), car elle influence l’intention comportementale d’après le modèle de la motivation à se protéger (Maddux et Rogers, 1983 ; Rogers, 1975). A travers une synthèse de la littérature et une étude qualitative, cet article clarifie le concept de PRN, explore de potentiels facteurs explicatifs ou modérateurs, et identifie des pistes de recherche. Il montre que la PRN ne tient pas seulement aux caractéristiques du produit (rôle de la naturalité perçue), mais aussi au contexte de consommation (rôle de la commensalité) et d’achat (rôle de l’hyperchoix). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This This article is the result of a research made to establish behavioral features of sport clubs consumers in the city of Bogota, specifying demographic and psychographic features. It characterize and classify the groups of users in terms of socioeconomic level, educational level, marital status and job issues. Another important aim is to identify the consuming pattern of service offers at sport clubs, the motivational factors related with the loyalty of users towards clubs offering various sport disciplines, analyzing the particular case of professional teams fans. For this reason, a descriptive research was made applying 336 interviews to active and final users of sport clubs in the city of Bogota. The results show a differential profile for players and fans regarding lifestyle, healthy habits and interacting patterns with sport events. The fans of football professional teams have a profile similar to the final users of the clubs of any other disciplines, but giving evidence of a higher involvement level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The recent growth in European use of mobile air-conditioning (MAC) in transport is examined with reference to the experience of the longer-established trend in the buildings sector and to experience in the US. Air-conditioning is identified as significantly undermining improvements in energy efficiency, whilst the penetration of MAC is observed as having been particularly rapid and deep compared with static air-conditioning (SAC). A conceptual framework for the adoption of MAC is then proposed, which draws on sociological and psychological concepts as well as technical considerations in characterizing the processes influencing the adoption and use of MAC. The availability of empirical evidence to validate this model is then considered, with the finding that significant gaps in knowledge exist about why MAC is adopted, who benefits from its adoption, how the systems are used in practice, and the extent of satisfaction of travellers with the comfort of the environments of 'mobile buildings'. Although social norms and behaviour with respect to MAC are flexible, and hence subject to influence by climate change policy, significant further research is required to inform the specification of that policy. L'auteur examine l'augmentation de l'utilisation des climatiseurs mobiles recemment observee en Europe par rapport a la tendance etablie de plus longue date dans le secteur de la construction et aux Etats-Unis. On estime que la climatisation sape gravement les ameliorations apportees a l'efficacite energetique alors que la penetration des climatiseurs mobiles a ete particulierement rapide et intense par rapport aux climatiseurs statiques. L'auteur propose ensuite un cadre conceptuel pour l'adoption des climatiseurs mobiles qui s'appuie sur des concepts sociologiques et psychologiques ainsi que sur des considerations techniques en caracterisant les processus qui ont une influence sur l'adoption et l'utilisation des climatiseurs mobiles. Puis, il analyse la disponibilite de preuves empiriques pour valider ce modele; il en ressort qu'il existe des lacunes significatives dans les connaissances pour expliquer pourquoi la climatisation mobile est adoptee, qui beneficie de son adoption, comment les systemes sont utilises dans la pratique et quelle est l'importance de la satisfaction des utilisateurs mobiles en termes de confort interieur des constructions mobiles. Bien que le comportement et les normes sociales par rapport a la climatisation mobile soient flexibles et donc sujets a l'influence de la politique du changement climatique, il faut mener d'autres recherches approfondies pour que les specifications tiennent compte de cette politique. climatisation, changement climatique, confort, comportement du consommateur, efficacite energetique, climatisation mobile, transport, comportement de l'utilisateur [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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