the internet is already the primary source of tourist destination information for travelers. according to world tourism organization, about 95% of web users use the internet to gather travel related information and about 93% indicate that they visited tourism web sites when planning for vacations. the number of people turning to the internet for vacation and travel planning has increased more t...

The competitive business environment demands innovative efforts to create product newness. Within consumer-oriented goals, the should arecognizable Consumption in economic rationality is theconsumption of benefits. Therefore, recognizable newness occurs when itself perceived be beneficial. This research resulted two basicconcepts perceived-benefit through consumer involvement, namely experience...

OBJECTIVES To obtain further information from members of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) on the involvement of consumers in their programs. METHODS A questionnaire for a survey was developed and sent to member agencies in November 2010. Survey responses were compared with those from an earlier survey conducted in 2005. RESULTS Of the thirty-th...

When a consumer needs a product or service and multiple sellers are available online, the process of selecting a seller to buy online from is complex since the process involves many behavioral dimensions that have to be taken into account. As a part of this selection process, consumers may set minimum trust expectation that can be used to screen out less trustworthy sellers. In the previous res...

The value and need for consumer involvement in the delivery of mental health services is becoming increasingly recognised and acknowledged both throughout government and non-government organisations. The aim of consumer and carer involvement and engagement is, ultimately, to improve the quality of health care provided. The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Eating Disorders Prog...

◦ Purpose: This research explores the status (extent), instruments (ideas), and outcome (impact) of customer integration in the wine business. Customer involvement, defined in the sense of “more active clients”, reflects a shift in paradigm from the historic production and marketing focus to a new focus on client relationships in the current business world. The boundaries in ancient producer-co...

Consumer globalisation is a fundamentally new stage in modern economic development. The Internet and digital technologies are becoming key drivers of consumer globalisation. To assess these processes, quantitative evaluation method was developed that distinguishes twofold — actual potential. example the EU countries analysed for results obtained allow concluding consumers with high per capita i...

One key impact of consumer generated media on today’s firms is that it has become an increasingly important source of information for consumers in their decision making process. Firms that are able to gather positive messages about themselves and their products or services on consumer generated media can be instrumental to the survival and success of their business. The quality and growth of co...