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| Ndembe, Elvis; Nganje, William E.; Miljkovic, Dragan. |
| Foodborne disease outbreaks have a tremendous impact on society, including foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, lost work time, and deaths. These food-safety events have a significant influence in shaping consumer's perception of risk. In food consumption, outbreaks of foodborne illnesses also have an effect on the development of public health policy. Due to these safety-related uncertainties in the food supply chain, various regulatory safety and health policies are implemented to decrease potential harm to likely victims. The expected effect of these food-safety policies forecasted in terms of reduction in foodborne illnesses, mortality, and food-related diseases may be overstated if consumer's offsetting behavior is overlooked. Reduction and in some... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Consumer Behavior; Food Safety Policies; HACCP; Offsetting Behavior; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6505 |
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| Staack, Tosten; Schramm, Matthias; Spiller, Achim. |
| The Chinese consumer goods market is widely considered to be one of the economic hot spots of the world. China seems to be the market with the largest growth potential within the next decade. Multina - tional retail companies, for example, Wal-Mart, Metro and Carrefour have made large investments to open up this new market. However, parallel to the positive aspects of the market development, foreign retail companies entering the market encounter numerous risks and difficulties. Whereas questions concerned with logistical problems are being discussed more often, analyses focusing on the shopping behavior of Chinese consumers are rare. In this context, the following report provides information on store preferences based on a comprehensive survey of 800... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Retail and Distribution Management; Consumer Behavior; Store Preferences; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10034 |
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