|
|
CHAEBOL: A form of business structure common in South Korean which involves an alliance of businesses, each working toward the mutual success of the group. The alliance also has close ties to government. This is comparable to the keiretsu, which is common in Japan. Each "independent" business owns stock in the others and shares executives and directors.
Visit the GLOSS*arama
|
|
|
|
                          
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR: Actions (that is, behavior) undertaken by people (that is, consumers) that involve the satisfaction of wants and needs. Such actions often, but not always, involve the acquisition (that is, purchase) of goods and services through markets. The study of consumer behavior is fundamental to the understanding of the demand-side of the market. From a marketing perspective, the patterns, actions or steps in the process of decision making by consumers. The decision making process is influenced by various attitudes, motives, and social influences on the purchaser. Buyers tend to behave in certain ways including habits, brand loyalty, and post purchase behavior. See also | demand | utility | satisfaction | market | consumer demand theory | decision making process | branding | buyerÕs remorse | attitudes | motives | sociocultural factors |
Recommended Citation:CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2025. [Accessed: April 23, 2025].
Search Again?
Back to the GLOSS*arama
|
|
|
FRICTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT Unemployment attributable to the time required to match production activities with qualified resources. Frictional unemployment essentially occurs because resources, especially labor, are in the process of moving from one production activity to another. Employers are seeking workers and workers are seeking employment, the two sides just have not matched up. This mismatch is largely the result of limited information, which is often compounded by geographic separation between producers and resources. Frictional unemployment is one of four unemployment sources. The other three are cyclical unemployment, seasonal unemployment, and structural unemployment. Frictional and structural unemployment are the two components of natural unemployment.
Complete Entry | Visit the WEB*pedia |
|
|
WHITE GULLIBON
[What's This?]
Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers seeking to buy either a genuine down-filled comforter or a 200-foot blue garden hose. Be on the lookout for pencil sharpeners with an attitude.
Your Complete Scope
This isn't me! What am I?
|
|
|
The Dow Jones family of stock market price indexes began with a simple average of 11 stock prices in 1884.
|
|
|
"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. " -- Hugh White, U.S. Senator
|
|
DOL
Department of Labor
|
|
|
Tell us what you think about AmosWEB. Like what you see? Have suggestions for improvements? Let us know. Click the User Feedback link.
User Feedback
|
|
