A vast body of knowledge exists with regards to the attitudes involved in the consumption of luxury brands. The purchase of products for their symbolic and social value rather than for their inherent utility in now widely recognised as a significant determinant of consumer behaviour (Mason...

Paper prepared for presentation at the 7th Industrieforum PelletsStuttgart (Germany), 10th October 2007

The commercialisation of wine in Spain isproblematic due to two concrete circumstances: thedecrease in wine consumption because of a consumershift toward substitute drinks and the greater presenceof national and foreign wine in the interior market,which involves an increase in business...

This paper looks at the under-researched area of assessing organisational green performance and its drivers from the consumer’s point of view. Drawing on the green literature, a model is advanced in which certain environmental attitudes held by consumers drive or restrain the performance...

Purpose ? Based on their size, disposable income, and purchasing power, generation Y (Gen Y) consumers are viewed as the Holy Grail for marketers. Conversely, some of this group's behavior disturbs public policy officials, particularly when dealing with issues such as poor financial planning,...