Our purpose in this article is to present the concept of electronic agent used in e-commerce and its impact on consumer satisfaction. Electronic agents represent the future of electronic business. They help the consumers in an environment where all the information is available but hard to deal...

Death is the unescapable event that most of individuals want to hide motivated by a fundamental will to stay alive. Because it can be source of mystery, fascination and anxiety, this topic has been of specific interest in psychology thanks to the Terror Management Theory (TMT). This theory...

Devido às previsões de envelhecimento da população brasileira para os próximos anos e a importância da cadeia produtiva do leite dentro do agronegócio brasileiro, esse trabalho buscou identificar os atributos mais valorizados pelos idosos bem como os seus hábitos de consumo do leite,...

O crescimento do mercado mundial de alimentos orgânicos nos últimos dez anos tem aumentado a demanda por estudos relacionados a esse tema. Os supermercados têm se mostrado agentes relevantes na distribuição desses produtos no Brasil e no exterior. Este trabalho tem por objetivo descrever as...

This case explores the aggregate influence of corporate marketing practices on public health and examines the increasingly important issue of the role of targeted marketing strategies by the food and beverage industries in the obesity epidemic. Specifically, it engages a discussion about a...

Rarely studied in marketing, leisure companions represent a significant aspect of the leisure servicescapes experience. In leisure places, companions can be defined in terms of their presence (v. absence), number, and identity (spouse/friend/family members). This article reviews previous...