News tagged with consumer behaviour
KPN reports profit drop, blames Internet phone apps
Dutch telecoms operator KPN reported an 11.0-percent drop in net profit to 414 million euros for the second quarter on Tuesday, blaming the rise of Internet-based telephone applications.
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Simulation models offer clarity with regard to energy transition decisions
As a way of eliminating energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs from our supermarket shelves, a tax on incandescent light bulbs would be just as effective as an outright ban. Subsidising new technology, such as Led lighting, ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Group buying sites boost e-commerce in Asia
Innovative "group buying" sites offering bargains on everything from meals to travel packages are catching on in Asia as companies harness the power of social media to influence consumer behaviour.
May 02, 2011 |
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Shopping with the Grim Reaper in mind
Fear of death is a universal human emotion, but does it influence our behaviour as consumers? A new study, conducted by a graduate student at Concordia University's John Molson School of Business, has explored ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2011 |
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New research at the University of Leicester links shoplifting to your personality
A new study by psychologists at the University of Leicester has identified dimensions of personality seen in persons prone to shoplifting. Three characteristics in his study stood out: Being male; unpleasant and antisocial; ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 26, 2010 |
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Study shows popular people are influenced by others
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers looking to tap into social influencers as a means to promote their products should recognize that popular people aren't always the trailblazers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2010 |
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New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues
The new "smart meters" utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal, experts said ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Buying green can be license for bad behavior, study finds
Those lyin', cheatin' green consumers. Just being around green products can make us behave more altruistically, a new study to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2009 |
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