Present levels of income inequality in Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia remain considerably higher than their pre-transition levels, although the relative pace of change over time has varied quite a bit across countries. Using data from the 2006...

This paper addresses the question of how durable or reliable manufacturers of durable goods should make their products. Essentially, consumers are likely willing to pay more for a more durable product, yet increased durability depresses replacement demand. We gain insight into this trade-off by...

This paper explores some aspects of aesthetics, its qualities and attributes in case of a consumer durable and the association of some attributes and quality with one another. Attempt is also made to understand the extent to which these play a role in designing a consumer durable. The attribute...

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the influence of consumer dissatisfaction variable and needs to find a variation of the displacement decision brand (brand switching) Nokia mobile phone to a Blackberry in the Faculty of Law USU S-1. The authors draw the hypothesis that...

This study aims to determine the effect of consumer dissatisfaction and the need to find a variation of the displacement brand GSM mobile phones from Sony Ericsson to the Blackberry in the students of HARAPAN I private High School Medan. This research is a kind of explanatory research, the...

Concerning the effect of the 2019 coronavirus novel (COVID-19) pandemic on the global economic situation, this study examines the impact of customer attitudes toward negative Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) in their panic buying activities and switching barriers on customer satisfaction. This...