Family has an institutionalised position in the society and provides primary setting for consumer socialization. The assignment of roles to specific members of the family has an impact on the overall buying behaviour. This paper compares buying behaviour of Young Married Couples and Empty Nest ...
Every year companies involved in MRO sales (maintenance and repair operations) spend hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting to recruit and retain effective sales people (Barksdale, Bellenger, Boles, & Brashear, 2003). This research examines the different socialization processes experienced by indivi...
Collegium of World Economy, Warsaw School of Economics, Al Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 564 6855 Email elzbieta.biernat@sgh.waw.pl Purpose: This paper concerns participation of Poles aged 15+ years in leisure time and transport-related physical activity (PA) with...
ones in a setting that was casual and relaxed. This vital facet in the socialization of young men has largely disappeared to the detriment of individual lives andcommunities. In its place, peer influence can be counterproductive by reinforcing a sense of underachievement or sanctioningdeviant...