Purpose: Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly communicating and interacting with stakeholders through digital media. Therefore, this research investigates the SME owner-managers' attitudes toward the pace of technological innovation, and it examines their perceived use and...

Indian retail market is going through a turbulent time with the growth of online retail which has reduced the footfalls in the physical outlets/stores. Sales of electronics goods - specifically mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc., are increasing online and giving fierce competition to brick...

A green building is a building designed and constructed using the process and resources that will not compromise with the health of the environment as well as the building’s occupants, workers, general public and future generations. Due to rising awareness for issues like global warming,...

Buying behavior of customers for different product categories varies because of different factors. This research was intended to find impact of visual merchandising on consumer buying behavior for two different product categories. The two product categories for study were apparel and furniture....

Social media usage in the world and especially in Pakistan has a high growth due to which it (social media) has a potential of becoming an effective marketing tool. Despite its comparatively low cost and significance, marketers are not effectively utilizing social media. Thus the aim of this...

Trademarks are indeed about information, but trademark doctrine misunderstands trademarks’ information function. Trademark doctrine takes a broadcast view in a networked world. Rather than a world where a single source transmits messages to a passive public, we live in a world where many...

Research on discrepancies between the actual self and ideal self has examined self-discrepancies in knowledge, skills and stature but age-based self-discrepancies have only recently received attention and so we studied this phenomenon in young adolescents. In three studies we identified a...

In situations in which consumers and sellers negotiate on price, the seller’s goal is to complete the sale at a profitable price. We demonstrate that sellers that pair a discounted offer with a favor request can increase the probability that a consumer will accept the deal, an effect we refer...

The media industry has undergone a fundamental shift over the last decade as new online distribution channels have proliferated in an unprecedented manner. Although mobile devices have experienced rapid adoption among consumers, their effect on consumer behavior and their subsequent implications...

Apparel industry in India is booming and there is fierce competition among various players in apparel segment in terms of lifestyle format. The study is aimed to find out impact of various dimensions of visual merchandising on impulse buying behavior of the customers visiting “Central...