The Means-End Approach to Understanding Customer Values of a On-Line Newspaper



Título del documento: The Means-End Approach to Understanding Customer Values of a On-Line Newspaper
Revista: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000287536
ISSN: 1807-7692
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Ene-Abr
Volumen: 4
Número: 1
Paginación: 1-20
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Customer value is understood as one of the constructs that best explains consumer decision making. Its proposal is to understand how consumers translate product or service characteristics and consequences of use into personal self-relevant values. The means-end theory is a way of systematically thinking in this hierarchical representation. The most commonly used method to achieve means-end chains is laddering. This theory and method were used to understand customer values of an important on-line Brazilian newspaper, which is an innovative approach, since on-line laddering is uncommon. The findings indicate that values related to goals of a personal nature are the most important ones. However, other values indicate the increase of the public man pointing to an alternative vision of what is commonly thought of as the contemporary isolated and selfish human. Academic research could benefit from a broader understanding and use of the means-end theory and laddering on the Web. Future research for managerial practices is warranted in areas such as segmentation, satisfaction measuring and customer value reevaluation, in addition to copy tests
Disciplinas: Administración y contaduría,
Ciencia y tecnología
Palabras clave: Historia y teorías de la administración y la contaduría,
Tecnología,
Valores del cliente,
Teoría,
Laddering,
Consumo en línea,
Internet
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