Individual Goal Hierarchies as Antecedents of Market Structures

The consideration set is defined as the set of alternatives which a consumer considers in a purchase decision. As brand consideration is a precondition for choice the understanding of what determines brand consideration is important both from an academic and a practical perspective. Based on the notion that consumers are self-regulating, volitional decision makers and capable of regulating their behavior according to their goals, Marcel Paulssen develops a self-regulatory model of consideration set formation. The model – tested and confirmed with two data sets in the product category cars – presents an answer to the question why consumers consider certain brands and analyzes the motivational structure that determines brand consideration.

Book details

• Author: Marcel Paulssen
• Publisher: Deutscher Universitätsverlag
• eText ISBN: 9783322978134
• Print ISBN: 9783824472222
• Format: Fixed Layout
• Language: en
• Copyright: 2000