Measuring perceived pre-purchase risk for a new industrial product |
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Authors: | Jean-Marie Choffray Paul E. Johnston |
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Abstract: | Risk is an important element in industrial adoption decisions. This paper proposes a method to investigate how different group of individuals influencing the adoption of a new industrial product differ in their assessment of the risks. Two dimensions of risk are distinguished: (1) the likelihood that adoption of the new product will have undesirable consequences, and (2) the perceived intensity of these consequences both at the organizational and at the individual level. Purchase consequences are measured in terms of product economics and product reliability. Multivariate analysis of variance is used to assess how decision participants differ in their assessment of risk components. An attempt is made to assess the relative importance of these various components in the formation of individual preferences. The implications of the analysis for the development of better industrial marketing strategies are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Address correspondence to: Professor Jean-Marie Choffray Ecole Superieure Des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales Boite Postale 105 95001 Cergy France. |
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