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The Role Of Informal Sources Of Information In The Polish Consumer Market

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  • JACEK WOJCIK

    (Department of Marketing Collegium of Business Administration Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)

  • TYMOTEUSZ DOLIGALSKI

    (Department of Marketing Collegium of Business Administration Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)

Abstract

The paper presents results of the research conducted in 2009 with the participation of 466 Internet users via an online survey. The research showed that consumers before the purchase utilize formal sources of information about the product more often than informal ones. Nevertheless, the more they refer to the formal sources, the more they refer to the informal ones. It was also proved that in the tested group the place of residence, the time spent using the Internet and the value of a product had an influence on the prevalence of formal sources.

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  • Jacek Wojcik & Tymoteusz Doligalski, 2011. "The Role Of Informal Sources Of Information In The Polish Consumer Market," Perspectives of Innovation in Economics and Business (PIEB), Prague Development Center, vol. 9(3), pages 43-47, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:pdc:jrpieb:v:9:y:2011:i:3:p:43-47
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    Keywords

    Informal sources of information; ROPO; consumer behaviour; purchase behavior; B2C.;
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    JEL classification:

    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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