Consumer Trade-Offs Among Flame Retardance and Other Product Attributes: A Conjoint Analysis of Consumer Preferences

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. CROWN ◽  
S. A. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Flame Retardance ◽  
Product Attributes ◽  
Trade Offs

Exploring consumer preferences for hedonic and utilitarian food attributes

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (12) ◽  
pp. 3039-3063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Maehle ◽  
Nina Iversen ◽  
Leif Hem ◽  
Cele Otnes
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Product Attributes ◽  
Food Category ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Decision Making Processes

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the relative importance of four main attributes of food products for consumer’s choice. These are price, taste, environmental friendliness and healthfulness, tested across hedonic and utilitarian food products (milk and ice-cream). The weighting of attributes involved in food choices is a complex phenomenon, as consumers must consider contradictory requirements when making their choices. Consumers’ decision-making processes might also be influenced by food category. Some food products are mostly consumed for pleasure, whereas others are consumed because of their nutritional value. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs a choice-based conjoint technique, which addresses how consumers make trade-offs across a set of product attributes. Findings – The results indicate that price and taste attributes are rated as the most important for both hedonic and utilitarian food products. However, when the authors group consumers according to their product preferences, the relative importance of product attributes changes. Specifically, the importance of environmental friendliness and healthfulness is much higher among the health-conscious and environmentally conscious segments than for other segments. Originality/value – To the knowledge, this is the first study comparing the importance of this combination of product attributes (price, taste, calorie content and eco-label) across hedonic and utilitarian foods in a choice-based conjoint setting. Moreover, a new way of grouping consumers according to their ethical-value profiles enables the authors to create a psychographic description of these segments, and to relate it to their food attribute preferences.

scholarly journals Analisis Conjoint Preferensi Konsumen terhadap Kombinasi Fitur Produk Motor Bekas Berdasarkan Segmen Gender di Jambi

The Winners ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Apriyanti Apriyanti
Keyword(s):  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
The Body ◽  
Product Attributes ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Dominant Color ◽  
Classical Design

The purpose of this study is to determine consumer preferences for product attributes of used motorcycles. It is because motorcycles have so many variants that make consumers confused in choosing the products. Therefore, company should know what is required by the consumer to distinguish between men and women. This study used Cochrant Q Test and Conjoint Analysis aiming to evaluate the characteristics of the motorcycle product attributes considered by consumers when buying a used motorcycle. The results of this study indicate, from 13 attributes considered by consumers to buy a used motorcycle, 6 considered the most important attribute is price, design, color, safety, fuel efficiency, and durability of the motorcycle. Men desired a combination of motorcycle price 5-7 million, classical design, having security alarm, dominant color, economic fuel, and durability of the body. As for women is a combination of motorcycle price <5 million, classical design, having security alarm, dominant color, economic fuel, and durability of the body.

scholarly journals Analisis Konjoin Preferensi Konsumen terhadap Atribut Produk Kentang, Bawang Merah, dan Cabai Merah

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Witono Adiyoga ◽  
Nurmalinda Nurmalinda
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Tuber Size ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Product Attributes ◽  
Hot Peppers

<p>ABSTRAK. Pemahaman tentang preferensi konsumen sangat penting dalam proses pengambilan keputusan pemangku kepentingan utama, termasuk bagi produsen/petani serta berbagai pihak terkait yang beroperasi di dalam subsektor sayuran. Penelitian ini diarahkan untuk menghimpun informasi menyangkut preferensi konsumen atau optimalisasi utilitas atribut produk untuk komoditas prioritas/unggulan sayuran (kentang, bawang merah, dan cabai merah). Kegiatan penelitian dilaksanakan pada Bulan Juni sampai dengan September 2008 di tiga kota besar konsumen sayuran, yaitu Jakarta (DKI Jaya), Bandung (Jawa Barat), dan Padang (Sumatera Barat). Penelitian survai menggunakan kuesioner terstruktur dilaksanakan untuk mewawancarai 335 responden yang dipilih secara acak di ketiga kota tersebut. Atribut produk yang diamati mencakup atribut eksternal, internal, dan organoleptik. Preferensi konsumen diidentifikasi menggunakan analisis konjoin yaitu salah satu modul dalam program SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konsumen mengekspresikan preferensinya terhadap kentang yang berukuran 6­–8 butir/kg, berkulit mulus, dan memiliki jumlah mata sedikit (&lt;10). Konsumen menganggap ukuran umbi kentang merupakan faktor terpenting dalam menilai atau membeli kentang, dan secara berturut-turut diikuti oleh faktor permukaan kulit serta jumlah mata. Sementara itu, bawang merah yang paling disukai konsumen ialah bawang merah dengan diameter umbi 2,5 cm, berwarna kulit merah-ungu tua, dan beraroma tidak menyengat. Urutan kepentingan atribut bawang merah menurut persepsi konsumen secara berturut-turut yaitu warna kulit, ukuran umbi, serta aroma. Sementara itu, konsumen lebih menyukai cabai merah yang besar, kulit berwarna merah terang, dan memiliki kepedasan agak pedas. Dalam konteks atribut produk cabai merah yang digunakan untuk mengukur preferensi, faktor terpenting yang berpengaruh dalam proses pengambilan keputusan yaitu warna kulit, dan secara berturut-turut diikuti oleh faktor jenis cabai serta tingkat kepedasan.</p><p>ABSTRACT. Adiyoga, W and Nurmalinda 2012. Conjoint Analysis of Consumer Preferences on Potato, Shallots, and Hot Pepper’s Product Attributes. Understanding consumer preferences is important in the context of decision-making of key stakeholders, including producers themselves, as well as development agencies that operate in the vegetable subsector. This study was aimed at collecting information on consumer preference or optimizing the utility of product attributes of vegetable priority crops (potato, shallots, and hot peppers). It was carried out in June-September 2008 in three big vegetable consuming cities, Jakarta (Capital Special-Region of Jakarta), Bandung (West Java), and Padang (West Sumatera). Survey method by using a structured questionnaire was implemented to interview 335 respondents randomly selected in the three cities. Parameters observed were external, internal, and organoleptic attributes. Consumer preferences were identified by using conjoint analysis – a module in Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results showed that consumers express their preference to potato that has some characteristics, such as medium size of tuber (6-8 tubers/kg), smooth-flawless skin, and few numbers of eyes (&lt;10). Tuber size were perceived as the most important factor affecting purchasing decision, and followed by skin and number of eyes. The most preferred shallots was the one that has a diameter of 2.5 cm in size, dark-violet red skin color, and least strong aroma. The rank of shallot’s attributes importance as perceived by consumers were skin color, tuber size, and aroma, consecutively. Meanwhile, consumers prefer hot peppers that has the characteristics of bright-red skin color, big-hot peppers type, and slightly hot. Within the context of measuring preference, the most important hot peppers attribute that influences consumer decision making were skin color, and then followed by hot peppers type, and hotness.<br /><br /></p>

Original brands in competition against high quality copycats

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 1574-1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Nguyen ◽  
Kunter Gunasti
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Brand Identity ◽  
Product Attributes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Features ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Face ◽  
Cue Diagnosticity

Purpose Copycat brands offering improved product quality pose serious challenges to original brands. This paper aims to provide a better understanding of why consumers prefer copycat brands with superior product attributes and how original brands can shift this preference back by strategically leveraging brand identity cues. Design/methodology/approach Four experimental studies test different types of brand identity cues that original brands can use to influence consumer preferences. Logistic and linear regression analyses analyze the effects. Findings The results systematically show the power of brand identity cues in helping original brands reduce share loss to copycat brands using superior product attributes. They also reveal the role of brand equity, conspicuous consumption and consumers’ tendency of using brands as status symbols in enhancing the effect of brand identity cues in the face of superior copycats. Research limitations/implications This paper extends cue diagnosticity theory and the brand identity literature by showing the power of brand identity cues in predicting consumer choices of original brands. Practical implications This paper provides useful guidelines for managers of original brands on how to effectively use brand identity cues to compete against copycats. Originality/value Prior research focuses on how copycat brands’ characteristics influence consumers’ evaluations of copycats. These studies are limited, however, by their focus on cheap and low-quality copycats. The current paper examines the effects of brand identity cues and draws attention to the trade-offs consumers make when choosing between original brands and copycats offering superior product features.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Consumer Preferences for Value-Added Seafood Products Derived from Crawfish

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Wes Harrison ◽  
Timothy Stringer ◽  
Witoon Prinyawiwatkul
Keyword(s):  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Utility Functions ◽  
Ordered Probit ◽  
Probit Models ◽  
Seafood Products ◽  
Ordered Probit Models ◽  
Old Men

Conjoint analysis is used to evaluate consumer preferences for three consumer-ready products derived from crawfish. Utility functions are estimated using two-limit tobit and ordered probit models. The results show women prefer a baked nugget or popper type product, whereas 35- to 44-year-old men prefer a microwavable nugget or patty type product. The results also show little difference between part-worth estimates or predicted rankings for the tobit and ordered probit models, implying the results are not sensitive to assumptions regarding the ordinal and cardinal nature of respondent preferences.

Exploring the Role of Interaction Effects in Visual Conjoint Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Sylcott ◽  
Jeremy J. Michalek ◽  
Jonathan Cagan
Keyword(s):  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
Fractional Factorial ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Full Factorial ◽  
Biased Estimates ◽  
Data Requirements

In conjoint analysis, interaction effects characterize how preference for the level of one product attribute is dependent on the level of another attribute. When interaction effects are negligible, a main effects fractional factorial experimental design can be used to reduce data requirements and survey cost. This is particularly important when the presence of many parameters or levels makes full factorial designs intractable. However, if interaction effects are relevant, main effects design can create biased estimates and lead to erroneous conclusions. This work investigates consumer preference interactions in the nontraditional context of visual choice-based conjoint analysis, where the conjoint attributes are parameters that define a product's shape. Although many conjoint studies assume interaction effects to be negligible, they may play a larger role for shape parameters. The role of interaction effects is explored in two visual conjoint case studies. The results suggest that interactions can be either negligible or dominant in visual conjoint, depending on consumer preferences. Generally, we suggest using randomized designs to avoid any bias resulting from the presence of interaction effects.

scholarly journals Let’s Talk about TEX—Understanding Consumer Preferences for Smart Interactive Textile Products Using a Conjoint Analysis Approach

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 3152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Offermann-van Heek ◽  
Philipp Brauner ◽  
Martina Ziefle
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Decision Criterion ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Input Modality ◽  
Textile Products

Interactive textiles are reaching maturity. First technology augmented textiles in form of clothes and furnitures are becoming commercially available. In contrast to the close link between technological development and innovations, future users’ acceptance and usage of such interactive textiles has not been integrated sufficiently, yet. The current study investigates future users’ consumer behavior and acceptance of interactive textiles using a scenario-based conjoint analysis study, which was presented in an online questionnaire ( n = 324 ). Two prototypical interactive textiles were focused on: a smart jacket and a smart armchair. To assess the textile products, the participants had to choose the preferred product alternative consisting each of the acceptance-relevant factors “connectivity”, “input modality”, “feature range”, “usability”, and “ease of cleaning”and their respective levels. The results revealed that the “ease of cleaning” is the most important decision criterion for both textile devices (even more important for the smart jacket), followed by “feature range”, “connectivity”, and “usability”. In contrast, the “input modality” is perceived as least important. The study also identified user profiles based on the projected consumer behavior (“adopters”, “rejecters”, and “undecided”) for both products. Besides the differences in product evaluation and projected consumer behavior, the user groups are significantly influenced by the individual affinity to textiles (both products) and gender (smart jacket). The findings are used to derive design and communication guidelines referring to interactive textiles in order to incorporate users’ needs, wishes, and requirements into future products.

scholarly journals PREFERENSI KONSUMEN SAGU DI KOTA KENDARI

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helviani Helviani ◽  
Sitti Aida Adha Taridala ◽  
Azhar Bafadal ◽  
Budiyanto Budiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Main Thing

Sago is a potential source of food with high calories and carbohydrates (rice equivalent). Sago consumer preferences can provide important information in making marketing strategy sago, and also is one of the indicators of market demand for the products of sago. The purpose of this study were to understand the srage of the purchase decision process undertaken by consumers of sago; analyze the level of customer satisfaction with sago attributes associated from sago; and analyze the consumer preference for various atrributes inherent in sago. The study was conducted in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi Province. Respondents were all members of a population of 21 respondents consisting of 15 restaurant owners who provide meals made from sago and 6 owners agro-industry made from raw sago. The study used Engel Model Analysis, Costumer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Analysis, and Conjoint Analysis. The results of the analysis gives an overview of some consumer behavior based on the decision-making process shows that the benefits sought in the purchase buy sago sago is as a raw material to be processed into a menu of traditional food and traditional cakes Kendari. Color sago is the main thing, which will be seen and considered by consumers to make purchases between and will buy sago in traditional markets as close to the place of business. The level of consumer satisfaction in this study were satisfied with the preference category that consumers like sago with normal color (pure white), normal scent (odorless), low prices and package sizes are 20 kg. The resulting combination of sago four attributes (color, flavor, price and package sizes) is acceptable to describe consumers' desire sago in Kendari. Keywords: consumer behavior; sago; Engel Model; Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI); conjoint analysis

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