Consumer Behavior Model

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Consumer behavior models
Consumer behavior involves searching, selecting, purchasing, using evaluating and disposing of product and services so as to satisfy their needs and desires (Belch and Belch 2004)
In the modern consumer behavior the purchase of a product depend not only on price and disposable income but also on other economic, social and cultural variables. Consumer behavior can be divided into cognitive and behavioral. Cognitive deals with mental structures, thinking process and physical action of selecting , purchasing and using. Behavioural approaches deals with link with environment and behavior.(Zonali and Naspetti 2002). In our present study the purchase of edible oils differ in attributes like taste, quality and convenience …show more content…

Convience has become a more influencing factor in food selection than price. Food is now differentiated by an array of diverse options in terms of time,venue of its purchase, preparation and actual consumption. Food choice models have their origin in social psychological theories of decision making behavior(Glanz and Ericksen,1993)Thus cultural, historical and demographic factors influence the choice of food and this is true in the case of edible oil also. The choice of food is more complex than just liking or disliking a food product. Several circumstantial factors such as habits, beliefs, attitudes and values influence our choices (Mela, 1999; Palojoki & Tuomi-Gröhn, …show more content…

Here a person’s behaviour intention depends on the person’s attitude to the behaviour and subjective norms. It is all beliefs of the people, weighted by the importance, one attribute to each of their opinions will influence his purchase intention as to whether he/she should purchase the branded products or not. Various factors like marketing, economic, cultural religious and demographic factors may act through the belief and attitudes of individual consumer behaviour (Shephered, 1999). Therefore, attitude and belief held by an individual influences his food

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