Consumption, Culture and Consumer Life-choices in Australia

Emerald Group Publishing Limited
April 14, 2006
89 Pages - SKU: ED1373538
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Countries covered: Australia

Consumption, Culture and Consumer Life-choices in Australia

 
While there is now an extensive literature on consumption theory virtually none of this work draws from Australian consumers. Most of the work is North American. Hence, the goal of this e-book lies in spotlighting consumer culture and consumption in the Australian setting.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to delve into the nature of ethnography to evaluate its potential as an applied qualitative research method in commercial ad hoc market research. A re-interpretation of ethnography adapted for the commercial market research environment is proposed and a conceptual framework for its implementation offered.

Design/methodology/approach - This will include examination of the different ethnographic approaches employed across social and market research fields.

Findings - An examination of several case studies reveals how ethnography can produce both tactical and strategic insights into aspects of consumer usage, behaviour, experience and culture.

Originality/value - The paper discusses how ethnographic research can potentially connect marketers, businesses and whole corporations with their consumers, in ways that other forms of market research cannot.


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