Product Assortment and Consumer Choice - An Interdisciplinary Review (Paperback)

Product Assortment and Consumer Choice examines existing literature and builds on the current theoretical developments across different research domains to develop a set of research propositions delineating the impact of product assortment on consumer choice. Taking a consumer's perspective to examine how product assortment influences decision making and choice, this monograph defines the consumer aspect of assortment research to answer three key questions. First, how do consumers perceive the variety of items in an assortment? The first part of this review examines factors that influence consumer perceptions of the variety of an assortment. In particular, it investigates how factors such as assortment size, the degree of distinctiveness of assortment options, the dispersion of option frequencies, and the organization of the assortment influence consumer perceptions of assortment variety. Second, how do consumers choose an item from a given assortment? The second part discusses factors that influence consumer choice of an item from a given assortment. It examines the impact of assortment size on the purchase likelihood from a given assortment, the number of options purchased, and the particular options chosen from the assortment. Third, how do consumers choose among assortments? The third part examines factors that influence consumer choice among assortments. In particular, it investigates how assortment size, assortment structure, and purchase quantity influence consumers' choice of an assortment. Conceptual analysis of the existing research in each of these three areas is summarized in a series of research propositions that integrate current findings and offer directions for future research. Product Assortment and Consumer Choice concludes with a discussion of the theoretical contributions and managerial implications of existing product assortment research and identify venues for further investigation.

General

Imprint:	Now Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Foundations and Trends (R) in Marketing
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Alexander Chernev
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	74
ISBN-13:	978-1-60198-534-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Sales & marketing > Market research Promotions
LSN:	1-60198-534-7
Barcode:	9781601985347

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